It becomes increasingly more challenging for us in recent years to compete with illegal Internet gambling. Also, we're in favor of bringing video lottery terminals to Texas.

Two to three years ago there were early adopters gambling on the Internet, ... Today it's the mass market. The public wants to know that they're putting their money into something trustworthy.

Internet gambling is an illegal and destructive activity. People have bought into the lie that because it is done in the privacy of their own home, it is acceptable. Nothing could be further from the truth.

As far as the gambling debts on there, not one cent was any type of sports betting. It's just something obviously I'm not proud of because it drags a lot of other people into this than I'd want. It's something I'm continuing to deal with.

The Internet gambling industry will be delighted AGA has called for an objective study because this will show (Internet gambling) can be regulated.

If we can develop profiles, then we can determine whether Internet activity that appears threatening was undertaken by a terrorist or a teen-ager.