Adelson Visits DC to Reboot Effort to Outlaw Online Gambling

After spending millions of dollars to help elect a Republican House and Senate, Capitol Hill sources report Las Vegas gambling mogul Sheldon Adelson received a private briefing with Republican members of the House Judiciary Committee in the second week of January. The meeting sends a strong signal that the billionaire, who is one of the most generous contributors to Republican candidates and campaigns – ever, will not retreat away from his desire to outlaw legal and regulated Internet gaming by the states.