Bill to stop online gambling passes House panel - 2003-03-14
A House panel passed a bill Thursday to stop online gambling, a day after hockey superstar Jaromir Jagr admitted to compensating $450,000 in back payments he accumulated through an online bookmaker.
The House Financial Services Committee passed a bill endorsed by Rep. Jim Leach, R-Iowa, that makes it a crime for Internet gambling ventures to take credit cards or other wired transactions.
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