Law could derail online poker as float planned

THE world’s biggest online poker company, PartyGaming, said yesterday it expected that proposals for American legislation to ban credit card companies from dealing with online casinos would fail.

Leading US senators plan to attack online casinos by blocking banks and credit card companies from allowing US customers to use their accounts for online bets, weekend reports said.

The proposed law is being sponsored by a senator from the state of Arizona. Legislators will discuss the proposal after the summer recess.