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Measurements of online traffic by Nielsen/NetRatings show that the number of unique U.S. visitors to any of 10 Web sites tracked dropped 56 percent from September.
Nielsen/NetRatings said the decrease followed a year of steady growth — and there still was a growth of 19 percent recorded in October compared with the same month in 2005.
Sites tracked by the company include Sportsbook.com, PartyPoker.com and Ultimatebet.com.
On Oct. 13, Bush signed a port-security bill that included the online gambling provision, which seeks to clarify existing laws that had addressed gambling by phone. It also creates new criminal penalties and prohibits Internet gamblers from using credit cards, checks and electronic fund transfers to settle their wagers.
Although experts predicted that some might skirt the ban by turning to overseas payment services out of the law's reach, many sites announced they would stop taking U.S. bets in light of the law and arrests of executives from leading gambling companies based abroad.
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Measurements of online traffic by Nielsen/NetRatings show that the number of unique U.S. visitors to any of 10 Web sites tracked dropped 56 percent from September.
Nielsen/NetRatings said the decrease followed a year of steady growth — and there still was a growth of 19 percent recorded in October compared with the same month in 2005.
Sites tracked by the company include Sportsbook.com, PartyPoker.com and Ultimatebet.com.
On Oct. 13, Bush signed a port-security bill that included the online gambling provision, which seeks to clarify existing laws that had addressed gambling by phone. It also creates new criminal penalties and prohibits Internet gamblers from using credit cards, checks and electronic fund transfers to settle their wagers.
Although experts predicted that some might skirt the ban by turning to overseas payment services out of the law's reach, many sites announced they would stop taking U.S. bets in light of the law and arrests of executives from leading gambling companies based abroad.
