The anti-gaming bill is being endorsed primarily (but certainly not exclusively) by the Republican party. The Republican Party has taken some big blows the last couple of years, courtesy George Bush (and inner circle). The Republican party cannot take any more major news, nor involve themselves with major controversial news, that can further damage their image, that will have ripple-effects in the upcoming November elections. Although anti-gaming is not world-beating news realtive to some of the other stuff going on, it will trigger major issues regarding first-amendment freedom-of-speech issues. George Bush is already under-fire with his clandestine actions to be able to wiretap people that “could have an association with terrorism”. The ramifications of this anti-gambling legislation will further be associated with freedom-of-speech and civil right issues that have already been challenged with Bush’s recent wire-tapping stance. I truly believe that anti-gambling is a hot issue that Republicans will want to distance themselves from, with elections around the corner. To bundle this bill with any other bill, will be party suicide, particularly if main bills (like anti-lobbying) don’t wind up passing, due to filibusters on bills that contain amended bills such as anti-gaming. Look for this anti-gaming bill to be shelved for a while, and like someone said, maybe it will result in committees to be formed to look at it further, to weigh the options of legalization, regulation, and adding it to the tax base.