Take a look at the letters of support for this legislation on the bottom of this page:
http://www.house.gov/goodlatte/internetgambling109.htm
Want to talk about hypocrisy? In the text of this bill he blames Abramoff for derailing his legislation last time. One of Abramoff’s partner in crime dealing with Indians is Ralph Reed, the former head of the Christian Coalition.
Frankly, I think our ace in the hole this time is the stock market. Through all of the big New York investment firms, there are more Americans who are essentially online gambling operators by owning stock in SportingBet, PartyPoker, etc.. The stocks took a hit the day this legislation was announced. This bill is DOA. Just follow the money.