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Gambling ban initiator voted out
2006-11-09 13:15:00
The US politician who set the wheels in motion on the gambling ban juggernaut has been voted out of office in the country's midterm elections.
Representative Jim Leach, a veteran Republican politician, lost his campaign to see off Democratic challenger Dave Loebsack in Iowa on Tuesday.
Mr Leach, who served more than 30 years in Congress, had called the internet gaming legislation one of his "proudest" accomplishments during his campaign for re-election.
Elsewhere, there was better news for two other architects of the ban, with representative Bob Goodlatte and senator Jon Kyl both remaining in power.
Commenting on the election results, which saw the Democrats make big gains in both the House and the Senate, president of the Poker Players' Alliance Michael Bolcerek welcomed the result.
"We believe this will be a more favourable environment moving forward," he said.
"The old environment wasn't helpful so we're hoping we have a fresh look at exemption for poker and regulating and licensing poker in the US," Mr Bolcerek added.
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