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Alan Wilson: “I believe that if online gambling, if it is allowed by the Federal Government, you're basically putting a virtually…”

On the recordDecember 8, 2015
I believe that if online gambling, if it is allowed by the Federal Government, you're basically putting a virtually floating casino over every State or in every pocket of every teenager or young person who wants to be able to access it.
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Alan Wilson
South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Wilson expresses concern about the implications of federal online gambling legalization.

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