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Rep. Shelley Berkley


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Third-Party Descriptions

December 2008: "In May 2007, Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-Nev.) introduced legislation that would authorize the National Research Council to study the effects of legalizing Internet gambling."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/30/AR2008113002006.html

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Member of (past or present) Democratic Party / Democratic National Committee (DNC) Organization Dec 13, 2008
Member of (past or present) US House of Representatives Organization Dec 13, 2008

Articles and Resources

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Dec 01, 2008 Prohibition vs. Regulation Debated As U.S. Bettors Use Foreign Sites

QUOTE: Even as bettors around the world gamble millions of dollars online, confusion reigns about the legal status of those bets and the companies that handle them. According to the Justice Department, Neteller was "a colossal criminal enterprise masquerading as a legitimate business," violating a 47-year-old law aimed at organized-crime bookies. Prosecutors contend the law applies to any and all betting on the Internet, as well as the electronic money transfers enabling those bets.

 Washington Post