Internet Gambling: Mystery of "Jon Kyl" Letter Continues

The mystery surrounding a letter purported to have been written by Senator Jon Kyl (R) of Arizona and circulated throughout the Congress last week continues.

Interactive Gaming News, the online trade publication run by Sue Schneider, first published the letter in its entirety last week (read it here).  The letter celebrates wiping $7 billion off the London Stock Exchange and requests that President Bush, for whom it is addressed, take measures to better enforce the current i-gaming law in the name of "family values".

IGN implies that Kyl had been "circulating the letter" the letter throughout Congress but stopped short of suggesting it was actually sent to President Bush.  The letter, however, was addressed to President George W. Bush.

IGN further reported that Kyl last Thursday began circulating among Senators a letter to President Bush praising him for his protection of family values and urging him to act immediately in ensuring that the forthcoming regulations for the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) are as stringent as possible.

Sorely lacking, however, is a signature from Mr. Kyl.

Gambling911.com can confirm that the banking sector, which was adversely affected by the new legislation, has taken a keen interest to this letter.

One source close to Gambling911.com commented:

"This seems like classic politics and spin," the anonymous source said.  "Get PR out of “nothing” and he did not sign it so he cannot be held accountable for it.  Unreal."

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Christopher Costigan, Gambling911.com

Originally published March 26, 2007 10:46 pm ET