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Subject: A Bad Bet
Date: December 14, 2012 10:04:33 PM EST
| Congress takes first steps towards legalizing internet gambling |
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A Bad Gamble
Some members of Congress want to take the first step toward legalizing internet gambling. Stuart Shepard asks Chad Hills about the impact on families. Watch > |
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Dear Friend,
Over the last few weeks, perhaps you’ve been wondering what liberal legislators may try to push through the lame-duck session of Congress, before the new members are seated in January.
There are several answers to that question, but one which may concern you is a 73-page bill seeking to legalize online poker. Capitol Hill insiders say liberals are likely to try to attach this to the omnibus spending bill which Congress must pass before the end of the year. If they succeed, it would open the door to all forms of legalized online gambling in the future.
This bill represents the largest and most invasive expansion of gambling ever attempted in our nation. If it passes, it could bring online gambling into every home, school, library and business with internet access. In addition to creating generations of new gambling addicts, there is sufficient evidence to prove that hackers can enable children to gamble, launder money and fund organized crime. Clearly, this is not safe for families or our national security.
Research shows us that more than 40 percent of people who use the internet to gamble are addicted. Among people over the age of 21, gambling addiction is even more prevalent than alcoholism. We don’t need to expose children to this epidemic as well.
If you know someone who’s already addicted to gambling, you can help. Resources are available through Gamblers Anonymous and GamblingExposed.org. Let’s reach out to our loved ones who’ve already been affected by internet gambling, while also doing all we can to protect our children from becoming the next victims.
For faith and family,
Tom Minnery
Senior Vice President, Government & Public Policy |
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