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Online gaming had ties to US ‘super-lobbyists’
Published: October 5 2006 22:03 Last updated: October 5 2006 23:06
PartyGaming, SportingBet and other online gaming companies paid millions of dollars to Washington lobbyists linked to Jack Abramoff, the notorious super-lobbyist, to help them thwart US anti-gambling legislation.
Mr Abramoff’s highly public fall from grace and conviction on criminal corruption charges earlier this year – and the downfall of many of his associates – opened the door for the passage last weekend of a law that he and the companies staunchly opposed.
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