New Jersey Betting and Equal Treatment Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-784
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]
Introduced: 2017-02-01
Policy area: Sports and Recreation
Subjects: Gambling

New Jersey

Professional sports

School athletics

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-02-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>New Jersey Betting and Equal Treatment Act of 2017</b></p> <p> This bill amends the federal judicial code to exempt a lottery, sweepstakes, or other betting, gambling, or waging scheme operating exclusively in New Jersey, to the extent such scheme is approved by that state's legislature by statute, from the prohibition against a governmental entity, or a person acting pursuant to the law or compact of<em><strong> </strong></em>a governmental entity, sponsoring, operating, advertising, or promoting sports gambling.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 784 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 1, 2017 Mr. Pallone (for himself and Mr. LoBiondo ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 28 of the United States Code to exclude the State of New Jersey from the prohibition on professional and amateur sports gambling to the extent approved by the legislature of the State.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the New Jersey Betting and Equal Treatment Act of 2017 . 2. Exclusion of the State of New Jersey from the prohibition on amateur and professional sports gambling to the extent approved by the legislature of the State Section 3704(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking or at the end; (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (5) a lottery, sweepstakes, or other betting, gambling, or waging scheme operating exclusively in the State of New Jersey, to the extent such scheme is approved by the legislature of the State by statute. . 3. Applicability The amendments made by this Act apply to conduct occurring on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.