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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) In the race to be the first to approve Internet gambling and dominate a potentially multi-billion-dollar market New Jersey lawmakers heard what they wanted to hear Monday from a Seton Hall law professor and expert on the state constitution.

John Wefing told an Assembly panel he doesn't believe voters need to approve Internet gambling in order to make it legal. Wefing said existing law gives the Legislature and the governor the power to decide what forms of gambling are appropriate for Atlantic City. That authority, he said, came from a constitutional amendment passed by voters in 1976 that legalized casino gambling in New Jersey, and restricted it only to Atlantic City.

New Jersey wants to let its residents gamble online as long as they are within the state's borders. But Gov. Chris Christie vetoed a law last year that would have done so, citing concern about its constitutionality.

A key question is whether having the computer servers in Atlantic City would satisfy state law requiring all casino gambling to take place in Atlantic City.

"It is permissible to expand gambling in Atlantic City if the gambling is actually taking place in Atlantic City," Wefing testified.

Supporters note that the computer servers that actually process and accept bets would all be located in Atlantic City, either on casino property or in a remote location somewhere within the city limits. But in his veto message a year ago, Christie expressed doubts about the constitutionality of the bill and suggested voters decide the matter through a referendum.

On Monday, Christie said he could conceivably sign a bill approving Internet gambling without a referendum, as long as the state Attorney General's Office and other legal authorities he has consulted say it would be OK.

State Sen. Raymond Lesniak had predicted that both houses of the Legislature could approve an Internet gambling bill and send it to Christie's desk by Thursday. But Assemblyman John Burzichelli, sponsor of one of the bills, said that won't happen. Such a vote is at least a few weeks away, he said.

"We have a clash of technology and the constitution," he said. "In 1976, none of this was contemplated. And yet there's room to make it fit."

Lesniak said New Jersey can't afford to wait too long, noting the chairman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board has predicted his state could begin granting Internet poker licenses in that state in May or June, with companies having games up and running before the end of this year.

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The U.S. Commerce Department has rejected bids to manage the Internet's address and domain systems, instead extending the contract for six months and saying it would try again.

Its not clear whether the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, or ICANN, had submitted a bid. The group, which was chosen by Commerce to manage the domain name system for the Internet, didnt say. But other groups said that the announcement looked bad for ICANN.

We are canceling this [request for proposal] because we received no proposals that met the requirements requested by the global community. The department intends to reissue the RFP at a future date to be determined so that the requirements of the global internet community can be served, the Commerce Departments National Telecommunications and Information Administration said in a statement.

This RFP cancellation, announced as ICANN convenes its March 11-16, 2012, meeting in Costa Rica, can only be seen as a clear message to ICANN that it must seriously address concerns by NTIA and multiple global stakeholders, Douglas Wood, general counsel to the Association of National Advertisers and a partner with Reed Smith, said in a statement.

These include federal policymakers, the Association of National Advertisers, Internet security experts, the Coalition for Responsible Internet Domain Oversight,and other stakeholders that have criticized ICANNs expansion of the domain name system with hundreds, perhaps even thousands, of new generic top-level domains, Wood added.

ICANN has been moving ahead with a controversial plan to open up a whole new range of top-level domain names--the dot-com and dot-net suffixes. Just about any word could be used, offering the possibility of .Apple, .shoe or even .internet.

This action by NTIA speaks volumes on how serious the problems are with ICANN and its continued need to respond responsibly to the clear demands of the stakeholders it purports to represent, Bob Liodice, president and CEO of the ANA, said in a statement.

"Think of this as NTIA showing 'tough love' for ICANN, since it reduces the risk of ICANN approving really controversial new [top-level domains] in this expansion program," added Steve DelBianco, executive director of NetChoice. "Any controversy between ICANN and governments would be an opening for the United Nations and the [International Telecommunication Union] to close down ICANN's model of private sector leadership in a multi-stakeholder organization."

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CMS won't spend $10 million on iPads

by ANN HELMS / The Charlotte Observer

WCNC.com

Posted on March 12, 2012 at 2:41 PM

A few days after saying a teacher iPad project had $10 million in county money behind it, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools officials told the school board theyll spend less than half that amount.

Last week, CMS notified teachers they can apply for innovation kits that include an iPad for each teacher and up to 10 per classroom. Its part of the districts push to use digital technology for learning in 2012-13, when all schools will have wireless internet access.

When the Observer asked about the cost of the teacher iPad project and the source of the money, spokeswoman Tahira Stalberte said Wednesday it was approximately $10 million, which would include training and technology infrastructure upgrades. But in a weekly report to the school board Friday, interim Superintendent Hugh Hattabaugh said the $10 million will cover five technology projects, with the iPad project expected to get less than half.

The memo said the other areas are upgrading computer labs in middle and high schools, maintaining classroom LED screens, installing wireless internet and creating a projection system for science classrooms. It said Hattabaugh will notify the board when his staff decides how to spent the $10 million in one-time technology money.

The money is part of the 2011-12 budget. Hattabaugh will present his plan for a 2012-13 budget Tuesday.

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