Restoration of America's Wire Act
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jun 24, 2015)
Restoration of America's Wire Act
Amends provisions of the federal criminal code, commonly known as the Wire Act, to provide that the prohibition against using a wire communication facility for the transmission of bets or wagers, wagering information, or wagering proceeds shall: (1) apply to any bet or wager (currently, to bets or wagers on any sporting event or contest); and (2) include any transmission over the Internet carried interstate or in foreign commerce.
States that nothing in this Act shall be construed to preempt any state law prohibiting gambling or to alter, limit, or extend: (1) the relationship between the Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978 and other federal laws currently in effect, (2) the ability of a state licensed lottery or state licensed retailer to make on-premises retail lottery sales or to transmit information ancillary to such sales, (3) the ability of a state licensed gaming establishment or a tribal gaming establishment to transmit information assisting in the placing of a bet or water on the physical premises of the establishment, or (4) the relationship between federal laws and state charitable gaming laws.
What just happenedJun 24, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateJun 24, 2015
- Jun 24, 2015IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Jun 24, 2015IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate