Believe it or not, a U.S. House committee hearing titled "A Casino in Every Smartphone — Law Enforcement Implications" may have been the best hearing ever at the federal level related to online poker. At the very least, it was the most entertaining.
It started off like other Congressional hearings on the Restoration of America's Wire Act (RAWA) that have been called at the behest of Las Vegas Sands owner Sheldon Adelson over the past two years.
Witnesses handpicked for their opposition of online gambling issued fear-mongering generalities that apply only to the unregulated, offshore market, citing outdated studies, articles, and statistics to back up their claims.