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Online Gaming May Have Met Its Match: Sheldon Adelson

AIR DATE: December 12, 2011
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The lobby for the legalization of online poker just got smacked by what could be its greatest opponent: Sheldon Adelson.  He has come out against online poker, saying that he doesn't believe the technology is there to protect against underage gamblers. 
 
Adelson is a man with a lot of political clout.  Could he be the person who will push Congress to drop this debate?
 
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Jon Ralston, host of Face to Face, columnist Las Vegas Sun

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