NFL enlisting the support of the Christian Right to defeat Frank bill
The Financial Times is reporting that the National Football League has publicly enlisted the support of Focus on the Family and other conservative political groups to help stall legislation proposed by Barney Frank (D-Mass) that seeks to regulate, rather than ban. online gambling.
FT acquired an email sent by Bill Witcherman, a former aide to Bill Frist and lobbyist for the NFL, that sought to persuade Christian groups to support a letter to Congress aimed at derailing the Frank legislation. The letter called Frank’s legislation a “threat” that groups must “actively work against.”
Poker Player Alliance Chairman, former Senator Alfonse D’Amato, reacted gravely to the news. Citing the NFL’s significant pull in D.C., D’Amato told the times “I don’t believe the NFL can be defeated on this.”
The news highlights the need for equivalent grassroots actions in support of the bill. To learn more about gaming legislation and how you can be involved, visit the Poker Player’s Alliance.
