Gambling Backers on the Hill Count 47
03/17/2008
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Support might be gaining slowly, but it is gaining nonetheless.

Congressman Tim Bishop, a Democrat representing the 1st District of New York State, serving his third term in office, has added his signature in support of a regulated online gambling industry in the United States.

IGREA - the Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act - was introduced in 2007 by Massachusetts Congressman and House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank. Also known by its ID, HR 2046, the bill currently counts 47 co-sponsors.

Rep. Bishop is the former Provost of Southampton College. His website lists fighting for middle class families and seniors, securing the homeland, and safeguarding the environment among his top priorities.

As a New Yorker, and now a supporter of regulated online gambling, Bishop has even won a friendly wager on Super Bowl XLII earlier this year.


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