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114-hr-6453114th Congress

To clarify the effect of a Memorandum Opinion for the Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, dated September 20, 2011, and pertaining to the lawfulness of proposals by Illinois and New York to use the Internet and out-of-state transaction processors to sell lottery tickets to in-state adults, and for other purposes.

Sponsored By: Representative Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8]

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Summary

This bill declares that the Memorandum Opinion for the Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice (dated September 20, 2011) shall have no force or effect for purposes of interpreting the definition of "unlawful Internet gambling" under current federal law. (The memorandum opinion concluded that state proposals to use the Internet and out-of-state vendors to sell lottery tickets to in-state adults did not constitute unlawful Internet gambling.)

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8]

PA • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15]

    PA • R

    Sponsored 12/8/2016

  • Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 12/8/2016

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