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Dead man’s hand The US government effectively dealt the online gaming industry (or more accurate the online gambling industry) the proverbial “dead man’s hand”. The US Senate passed a bill that would make it a crime to use credit cards or online payment systems for Internet betting. As a result, several online-gambling companies said Monday that they planned to stop doing business with customers in the United States – by far the largest market for Internet gambling. Analysts said the measure would effectively bar online-gambling companies from operating legally in the United States, fundamentally altering their business models and perhaps […]