U.K. to host global online-gambling summit

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Country seeks support for regulating fast-growing industry, blocking children from accessing the sites.

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Deal me in
by Big Slick January 17, 2006 7:54 AM PST: People are playing poker for real money anyway online, so let's make it legal.; Reply to this comment

Bush probably put them up to it so it can reverberate around the world.
by casper2004 January 17, 2006 8:06 AM PST: Wanting to regulate online gambling for the children and because of crime is a smokescreen. What the UK really wants is to rule an adults online gaming.; Reply to this comment

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