• A New Prohibition Bill Emerges in the House

The U.S. House Financial Services Committee today voted to report favorably a new version of the Leach Internet gambling bill that lacks the former bill's civil and criminal penalties. The new bill, HR 2143, was introduced yesterday by Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Ala. It was put forth as a challenge to the version of the Leach bill that was reported favorably last week by the Judiciary Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives. The Judiciary Committee, some said, had driven a stake through the heart of HR 21, Leach's bill. The committee approved an amendment, offered by Rep. Chris Cannon, R-Utah, that removed the bill's carve-outs for the horse racing, dog racing, lottery and casino industries. The purpose of Leach's bill is to eradicate illegal Internet gambling by disallowing merchants from accepting credit card, debit card or other bank-sanctioned transactions as payment for online gambling. The bill would, however, allow online gambling in states that license it. It was widely believed that the Cannon amendment would alienate many lobbying groups and therefore hurt the Leach bill's chances in the full House. [...]

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• Multiple Jackpots Hit in Biloxi

BILOXI, Miss., May 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- William Frank Sciabarrasi hit the Wheel of Fortune(R) quarters MegaJackpots(TM) top award, winning $2,521,789.47 on Wednesday, May 14, 2003 at Casino Magic in Biloxi. Just last month two additional winners were announced for MegaJackpots(TM) games at Biloxi area casinos, bringing the total winnings in the last two months to over $8 million in the Biloxi area for MegaJackpots(TM) winners. Sciabarrasi said he never played the quarter Wheel of Fortune(R), "so I decided to give it a try." From Mobile, Alabama, Sciabarrasi decided to stop at Casino Magic in Biloxi for the day and had played approximately $20 before hitting the MegaJackpots(TM) bonanza. With his winnings, Sciabarrasi plans to pay off his debts, help his children and "spend more time with family." [...]

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• Skill vs Chance

As all casino players know, there are two kinds of games. You might divide them into "the ones I like" vs "the ones I don't". Or maybe it's a mood thing: "sometimes I like this game and sometimes I like that one". In any case, the world of casino gambling -- online, land based, or whatever -- divides itself right down the middle: there are games of skill and there are games of chance. [...]

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• Powerball Jackpot Winner Opens Charity Website

Last Christmas day a little miracle took the Whittaker family by storm. Jack Whittaker won the biggest undivided jackpot in the history of Powerball. And a merry Christmas it must have been. After winning a heavenly $315 million Jack opted for a lump sum payment of $113 million after tax. Now, some folk would take the money and run, but not the Whittaker’s. Unlike a lot of people they must have decided that even $113 million is an awful big amount to go around one family. Perhaps they were inspired by the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future. Whatever their motive the Whittaker family has decided to share their Xmas winnings with one and all. Having founded the Jack Whittaker Foundation they are now welcoming any requests for financial charity. They even put the Foundation on a web site recently so Tiny Tim’s around the world can ask for help with a simple click. [...]

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