Top U.S. senator seeks to add Internet gambling ban to defense bill, sources say
Senate Majority Leader Sen. Bill Frist is trying use a bill authorizing U.S. military operations, including those in Iraq and Afghanistan, to prohibit people from using credit cards to settle Internet gambling debts. -
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