S. 3376 — A bill to ensure the integrity of laws enacted to prevent the use of financial instruments for funding or operating online casinos are not undermined by legal opinions not carrying the force of law issued by Federal Government lawyers.

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This bill declares that the Memorandum Opinion for the Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice (September 20, 2011) shall have no force or effect for purposes of interpreting the definition of "unlawful Internet gambling" under current federal law.

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H.R. 6453To 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.
2016-12-22Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
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2016-09-21
Introduced in Senate
2016-09-21
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

A bill to ensure the integrity of laws enacted to prevent the use of financial instruments for funding or operating online casinos are not undermined by legal opinions not carrying the force of law issued by Federal Government lawyers.

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