Key Votes
S Amdt 3266 - Internet Gambling Amendment - Key Vote
National Key Votes
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Issues
Stage Details
Amendment - Amendment Adopted (Senate) (90-10) - July 23, 1998 (Key vote)
Title: Internet Gambling Amendment
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to adopt an amendment that bans placing, receiving, or otherwise making a bet or wager on the Internet.
Highlights:
- Sets penalties for knowingly gambling over the Internet as a fine of up to $500, 3 months imprisonment, or both.
- Sets penalties for knowingly creating an Internet gambling business as a fine of up to $20,000, 4 months imprisonment, or both Permits Internet gambling if it is: run by a lawful State lottery, a closed-loop subscriber based service that is wholly intrastate, on Indian land, or a fantasy sport.
Sponsors
- Jon Kyl (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Christopher S. 'Kit' Bond (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Richard H. Bryan (NV - D) (Out Of Office)
- Daniel R. Coats (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael B. 'Mike' Enzi (WY - R)
- Mitch McConnell (KY - R)