independent.co.uk
Shares in online gambling groups dipped lower yesterday after a bill
aimed at stamping out the $12bn (£7bn) industry in the US cleared its
first hurdle on its way through Congress. London-listed shares in the poker giant
PartyGaming and its rivals 888 and Sportingbet, which get much of their business from the US, were hit
by up to 9 per cent in early trading after the US House of
Representatives Committee on Financial Services approved a bill
designed to ban the use of credit cards, cheques and electronic fund
transfers for online gaming
