Sheldon Adelson, CEO of Las Vegas Sands Corporation the nation’s 11^th richest person, has promised “to spend whatever it takes” to stop online gaming in United States.  He has reportedly hired “an  army of lawyers and lobbyists to try to convince Congress” to pass a federal law that would ban it. At the same time, a draft bill has leaked that would amend the Wire Act so as to define “sporting event or contest” so broadly that the amended law  would essentially prohibit all internet, mobile and telephonic gaming in the United States, with exceptions only for wagering on horse races pursuant to the  Interstate Horseracing Act and participation in fantasy sports tournaments pursuant to the conditions set  forth in the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006.