SSIGI - Professor Assails Inaccurate Claim by Congressman, Encourages Responsible Internet Gambling Regulation (07/21/08)
By Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative
Monday, July 21st, 2008
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WASHINGTON, July 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Dr. Jeffrey L. Derevensky, a leading professor at McGill University, contends that Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.) incorrectly cited the university’s research on gambling addiction in arguing for the continued prohibition on Internet gambling. Derevensky in fact believes that the regulation of online gambling is an opportunity to put in place safeguards to combat problem and underage gambling.
