Here is an article that talks about who’s behind the current move to get rules implemented.
A Tennessee Democrat is charging a top Bush adviser with exerting “considerable political pressure” to benefit one of his former lobbying clients.
Rep. Steve Cohen asked White House Counsel Fred Fielding to investigate whether William Wichterman, a top political aide to the president, disclosed his “potential conflict of interest” in pushing the administration to enact new requirements to enforce an Internet gambling ban, according to a letter the congressman sent Friday.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1108/15442.html
More about his former employer Convington and Burling, who lobbies for the NFL, Electronic Arts, Sony. I can see why video game makers want to keep online gaming out of the US market.
Plus i found this on their site:
Developed and implemented a brand protection and Internet enforcement strategy for a luxury casino hotel resort.
so they have casino client.