The Hill – A coalition of libertarian groups have said a new bill to ban online gambling would pave the path for more government control over the Internet. The bill “is an inappropriate and unnecessary use of federal powers that infringes on the rights of individuals and states,” a coalition of ten libertarian groups said in a letter to the leaders of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees on Monday. The bill to ban most online gambling for money was introduced by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) earlier this year. It would reverse a 2011 Justice…

Capitol Hill conservatives are bracing for a fight they do not want to fight: An online gambling ban, being pushed by Las Vegas mogul Sheldon Adelson. The fight begins as soon as companion bills are filed in each chamber before the end of the week by Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R.-S.C.) and Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R.-Utah). The bills were written by the staff of the Coalition to Stop Online Gambling, the advocacy group funded by Adelson, who has pledged to “spend whatever it takes” to see the legislation passed. What gives this fight the “#awkward” is the huge give and…