Betting the house.

Discusses the gambling industry. Reason for class-action lawsuits against Visa International, MasterCard International, and American Express credit card companies, which are being consolidated in a Louisiana federal court; Revenues from online gambling; Lobby by the American Gaming Association to prohibit bills in the United States Congress that the gaming industry is opposed to; Efforts of the U.S. Justice Department to update the 1961 Federal Interstate Wire Act to encompass Internet technology. INSET: Cybergambling on the reservation.