This week will see Congress hold two webcast meetings about online poker and gaming in the US.

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The first hearing will take place on November 17 in front of the Senate Committee and is about Indian affairs, called The Future of Internet Gaming: What's at Stake for Tribes?

The following day, there will be hearing in front of the sub-committee called Internet Gaming: Regulating in an Online World, which is about commerce, manufacturing and trade and is a follow-up to a hearing last month.

The committee hearings are the latest in an effort to regulate online gambling in the US.