Groups call on Congress to block states from legalizing Internet gambling
Family-centric groups in 13 states are calling on Congress to block states across the nation from legalizing Internet gambling, saying the societal costs will far outweigh the benefit to tax coffers.
California apparently is on its way to become the first US state to legalize online poker, thanks to a new legislation by Sen. Rod Wright, the state's foremost lawmakers who currently heads the Senate committee which oversees gambling.