The U.S. House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation held a hearing last week to gather opinions on Internet gambling from a variety of sources within the gaming and financial industries. For your reading pleasure, IGN has compiled the testimony of all 10 witnesses.
U.S. House of Representatives
Committee on Financial Services
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Hearing on Internet Gambling
Witness List
July 12, 2001
Opening Statements
Sue Kelly
Chair, U.S. House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation
Michael G. Oxley
Chair, U.S. House Committee on Financial Services
John J. LaFalce, D-N.Y.
Panel I
John Peter Suarez
Director, Division of Gaming Enforcement, New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety
Sebastian Sinclair
Vice President, Christiansen Capital Advisors, LLC
Keith S. Whyte
Executive Director, National Council on Problem Gambling
Valerie C. Lorenz
Ph.D.
Executive Director, Compulsive Gambling Center, Inc.
Frank Fahrenkopf
President and CEO, American Gaming Association
Panel II
William S. Saum
Director of Agent, Gambling and Amateurism Activities, National Collegiate Athletic Association
Mark MacCarthy
Senior Vice President, Public Policy, VISA
Sue Schneider
Chairman, Interactive Gaming Council
Penelope W. Kyle
Executive Director, Virginia Lottery; President, Northern American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries
Greg C. Avioli
Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer, The National Thoroughbred Racing Association