An Internet gambling ban has been approved by Congress as lawmakers passed and sent to President Bush a port security bill that included online wagering restrictions.

After being stymied in recent efforts to attach the Internet gambling ban to a defense authorization bill, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., succeeded in attaching online wagering restrictions to the port bill, according to lobbyists.

Passage of the bill was the last act of the House on Friday as lawmakers left for a five-week recess. The Senate passed it by a voice vote early today.

Read the full story in today's Las Vegas Review Journal.