28 U.S.C. § 3704: Applicability

Summary

Some state or local lotteries, sweepstakes, or other betting schemes are not covered by the federal rule. That includes four kinds: (1) games run by a State or local government any time from January 1, 1976, through August 31, 1990; (2) games allowed by state law on October 2, 1991, where a game covered by the federal rule (except parimutuel animal racing or jai‑alai) was actually run in that State between September 1, 1989, and October 2, 1991; (3) betting only in city casinos that were authorized no later than one year after this chapter took effect and where commercial casino gaming ran in that city for the full 10 years before that effective date; and (4) parimutuel animal racing and jai‑alai. Except for those exceptions, the federal rule applies on Indian lands as defined by the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.

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(a)section 3702 shall not apply to—

(1)a lottery, sweepstakes, or other betting, gambling, or wagering scheme in operation in a State or other governmental entity, to the extent that the scheme was conducted by that State or other governmental entity at any time during the period beginning January 1, 1976, and ending August 31, 1990;

(2)a lottery, sweepstakes, or other betting, gambling, or wagering scheme in operation in a State or other governmental entity where both—

(A)such scheme was authorized by a statute as in effect on October 2, 1991; and

(B)a scheme described in section 3702 (other than one based on parimutuel animal racing or jai-alai games) actually was conducted in that State or other governmental entity at any time during the period beginning September 1, 1989, and ending October 2, 1991, pursuant to the law of that State or other governmental entity;

(3)a betting, gambling, or wagering scheme, other than a lottery described in paragraph (1), conducted exclusively in casinos located in a municipality, but only to the extent that—

(A)such scheme or a similar scheme was authorized, not later than one year after the effective date of this chapter, to be operated in that municipality; and

(B)any commercial casino gaming scheme was in operation in such municipality throughout the 10-year period ending on such effective date pursuant to a comprehensive system of State regulation authorized by that State’s constitution and applicable solely to such municipality; or

(4)parimutuel animal racing or jai-alai games.

(b)Except as provided in subsection (a), section 3702 shall apply on lands described in section 4(4) of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703(4)).

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The

Effective Date

of this chapter, referred to in subsec. (a)(3)(A), is Jan. 1, 1993, see section 3 of Pub. L. 102–559, set out as an

Effective Date

note under section 3701 of this title.

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Effective Date

Section effective Jan. 1, 1993, see section 3 of Pub. L. 102–559, set out as a note under section 3701 of this title.

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