One of Sheldon Adelson’s political playthings is at it again. Senator Lindsey Graham plans to use the confirmation hearing of William Barr, the Attorney General nominee, to push for a 2019 online gambling ban.

According to a report, the 2011 Department of Justice (DOJ) opinion that opened the door for states to legalize online gambling will be one of the first things Graham asks nominee Bill Barr to address. The Senator has indicated that he would seek an updated written or verbal stance from Barr on the 1961 Wire Act.

Using the bulk of his time to question an Attorney General nominee about an issue that’s only importnat to Republican mega-donor Sheldon Adelson is a Graham tradition. The cash motivated tactic dates back to the Loretta Lynch confirmation hearing in January 2015.

Shot down by Lynch, Graham decided to try his luck with 2017 Trump nominee Jeff Sessions. Sessions was a bit more open to looking into the matter, but his comments seemed to be little more than lip service, as he declined to revisit the 2011 DOJ opinion.

Now Graham is hoping former George H.W. Bush Attorney General and current nominee Barr will be sympathetic to his cause and consider a 2019 online gambling ban. If recent history is any indication, though, Barr probably won’t.

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