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Thursday, February 07, 2008

NBA: "Strengthen Prohibition Against Internet Gambling"

The powerful National Basketball Association (NBA), one of the strongest sports organizations in the United States, paid a consulting company $330,000 last year in order to lobby congress over a number of issues, including the need to "strengthen prohibition against internet gambling". McGuirewoods Consulting firm was paid $50,000 in the first half of 2007, and a further $280,000 in the second half, in a bid to push congress to preserve the ban on sports gambling and to strengthen the ban on online wagering.

NBA's moves were made public under a 1995 federal law that requires lobbyists to disclose any activities that may influence legislative bodies. It is thought that the NBA's lobbying comes in the wake of mounting pressure from local and international sectors for the US to do away with the controversial UIGEA that essentially bans online gambling in the country.

posted by Clark Gamble at NBA: "Strengthen Prohibition Against Internet Gambling"

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