Prohibition 2001

Efforts to prohibit Internet gambling in the United States have risen again on Capitol Hill. U.S. Rep. James Leach, R-Iowa, yesterday reintroduced the Internet Gambling Funding Prohibition Bill. The congressman cosponsored the same bill last year, although it died in committee. Many industry experts say that, out of all the I-gaming prohibition bills to receive consideration in Congress, the Leach bill presents the biggest threat to online gambling businesses because it seeks to cut of the lifeblood of interactive gambling--the transfer of funds. IGN will deliver the details on the new bill in coming hours.