Conservatives Warn Against Online Gambling Bill
- Stephanie Samuel - Christian Post Reporter
- Dec 13, 2010
Conservatives have condemned lame-duck efforts to pass a congressional bill that would legalize online gambling.
In the search for untapped revenue streams, Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank and other lame-duck Democrats have been working on legislation that would allow for cyber casinos in order to tax what could potentially be tens of billions of dollars in revenue.
Frank, a gaming proponent, chairs the House Financial Service Committee. Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) is pushing the bill. The legislation is an amendment in the tax relief extension bill awaiting a vote.
Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, is urging Christians to contact their congressmen to block the amendment.
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