When it comes to his stance on Internet gambling, Huckabee\u2019s television program may provide the most insight. On the November 22 episode of his show, Huckabee had former Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-Arkansas) on to talk about the issue.<\/p>\n
While she may not seem like a likely ally of online gambling antagonist Sheldon Adelson, Lincoln is a member of his Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling (CSIG).<\/p>\n
During the episode, Huckabee and Lincoln talked about the potential for an online gambling ban, with Huckabee coming out strongly in support of measures such as the Restoration of America\u2019s Wire Act, which would effectively ban states from regulating Internet gambling.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\u201cOnline gambling websites are preying on every kid with a smartphone or a tablet,\u201d Huckabee said. \u201cThis is frankly one of the most important topics that I don\u2019t hear anybody talking about.\u201d<\/p>\n
Huckabee went even further, suggesting that this was an issue that there shouldn\u2019t be any debate over.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrankly, this is one of those few things that I think, anyone who doesn\u2019t support this in the Congress, they should be thrown out,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Mike Huckabee is no stranger to the world of presidential politics, having previously run for the Republican nomination in 2008. Now, the former Arkansas governor is going to take a second run at the GOP nomination for president of the United States. Huckabee officially announced his candidacy on Tuesday, once again positioning himself as a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":28736,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,13],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Mike Huckabee, Fierce Anti-Gambling Proponent, Back in GOP Ring for 2016<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n