Leach Infuriates Players With Comment
Published: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 Online-Casinos.com
BEDROOM GAMBLING IS NOT A SOCIALLY USEFUL ACTIVITY, SAYS LEACH
Major Republican supporter of online gambling ban infuriates players with throwaway comment
Several US politicians prominent in the successful passing of the new US anti-online gambling funding bill have been crowing in the media over their weekend victory, but it could come back to bite them.
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer attracted substantial online player approval for a report in which it ridiculed a comment attributed to Iowa Rep. Jim Leach in which he is reported to have said: "Gambling from your bedroom or living room or dormitory is not a socially useful activity."
The PI said that the "....legislative maneouver" was seen as a way for congressional Republicans to show they'd done something for the religious right in a session "....in which Congress accomplished so little for almost everyone."
The PI concluded: "While accessibility of online gambling has surely lured its share of gullible gamers, just how comfortable should we be with government dictating which activities undertaken in our bedroom, living room or dormitory are "socially useful"?
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