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H.R. 1174 (112th): Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act
- Introduced:
- Mar 17, 2011 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
- Sponsor:
- Rep. John Campbell III [R-CA48]
- Status:
- Died (Referred to Committee)
The bill’s title was written by the bill’s sponsor. H.R. stands for House of Representatives bill.
- Full Title
To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for the licensing of Internet gambling activities by the Secretary of the Treasury, to provide for consumer protections on the Internet, to enforce the tax code, and for other purposes.
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- Text
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Last updated Mar 17, 2011.
69 pages
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Library of Congress Summary
The summary below was written by the Congressional Research Service, which is a nonpartisan division of the Library of Congress.
3/17/2011--Introduced.
Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act - Grants the Secretary of the Treasury regulatory and enforcement jurisdiction over the Internet Gambling Licensing Program established by this Act. Prescribes administrative and licensing requirements for Internet betting, including background check requirements and suitability standards for license applicants.
Prohibits any person from operating an Internet gambling facility that knowingly accepts bets or wagers from persons located in the United States without a license issued by the Secretary. Prescribes safeguards to:
(1) ensure the legal age of any wagering individual as well as a permissible location for placing the wager;
(2) combat fraud, money laundering, and terrorist finance; and
(3) combat compulsive Internet gambling.
Directs the Secretary to:
(1) compile and make available to the public, on the Secretary's website, datasets on player behavior;
(2) assess civil penalties on licensees or other persons for willful violations of this Act;
(3) monitor, evaluate, and measure compliance effectiveness of software and other mechanisms used by licensees to prevent minors from Internet wagering and impose a fine for ineffective protections; and
(4) place court-ordered child support delinquents on the self-exclusion list (established by this Act) as long as they remain delinquent in their support obligations.
Requires the Secretary and any qualified state or tribal regulatory body to prescribe regulations for:
(1) development of a Problem Gambling, Responsible Gambling, Consumer Safeguards, and Self-Exclusion Program;
(2) a list of persons self-excluded from gambling activities at licensee sites; and
(3) a program to alert the public to the existence, consequences, and availability of the self-exclusion list.
Prohibits a person who is prohibited from gambling with a licensee, including anyone on the self-exclusion list, from collecting any winnings or recovering any losses that arise as a result of prohibited gambling activity.
Shields a financial transaction provider from liability for engaging in financial activities and transactions on behalf of a licensee, or involving a licensee, including payments processing activities, unless the provider has knowledge that the specific financial activities or transactions are conducted in violation of federal or state law.
Requires the Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network to submit to the Secretary a list of unlawful Internet gambling enterprises which violate this Act for distribution in electronic format to all persons required to comply with regulations under this Act. Permits states and Indian tribal authorities to opt-out of Internet gambling activities within their respective jurisdictions.
Prohibits licensees from engaging in the operation of an Internet gambling facility that knowingly accepts bets or wagers initiated by persons who reside in any opt-out state or the tribal lands of any opt-out Indian tribe.
Prohibits:
(1) sports betting on the Internet, except pari-mutuel racing, and the use of credit cards for Internet gambling; and
(2) electronic cheating devices.
Directs the Secretary to:
(1) report to Congress on the licensing and regulation of Internet gambling operators, and
(2) conduct a feasibility study on safeguards to address gambling while impaired.
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The bill contains the following citations to other parts of U.S. law:
United States Code
The United States Code is the compilation of permanent laws enacted by Congress. Temporary and other non-permanent laws do not appear in the United States Code. (About half of the United States Code is the law itself, called positive law. The other half is merely a compilation of the laws but has no legal significance.)
- Title 31: MONEY AND FINANCE
- Subtitle I: GENERAL
- Chapter 3: DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
- Subchapter I: ORGANIZATION
- Section 310: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
- Other Citations
- 31 U.S.C. 5387
Other Citations
- 31 U.S.C. Chapter 53