congress has passed legislation (house voted 317-93) trying to further limit online gambling, but carving out state run lotteries and horse racing???

i don't see why they are trying to fight it.  makes much more sense to regulate the field, let the states/federal government take their piece of the action (like any respectable mob organization), and give the people the freedom to lose all their money.

carving out lotteries and horse race betting is obviously without any real merit.