Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling Praises New Graham/Chaffetz Legislation

“We support and applaud all efforts to restore the long-standing interpretation that the Wire Act prohibits Internet gambling.  It’s common sense that putting a virtual casino in the pocket of every American with a phone is bad public policy,” said former New York Gov. George Pataki (R-NY), former Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) and former Denver […]

Mayor Webb: Martha Coakley Should Be Commended for Her Opposition to Internet Gambling

Today, former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb, National Co-Chair of the Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling, applauded Massachusetts Attorney General and Gubernatorial candidate Martha Coakley after she came out in opposition to Internet gambling.  Coakley argues that families in Massachusetts will be the hardest hit, saying, “The potential to run up credit card debt gambling online […]