3.0.0 1597 2023-01-11T13:18:10Z 2023-01-11T13:18:10Z Senate S S 2009-08-06 111 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-08-06T17:26:04Z Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act 111 2267 HR 2010-11-30 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 398. Related bill CRS 2009-08-06 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2009-08-06 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ N B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2010-09-29 False Commerce Administrative law and regulatory procedures Consumer affairs Department of the Treasury Fraud offenses and financial crimes Gambling Games and hobbies Government studies and investigations Government trust funds Health promotion and preventive care Indian lands and resources rights Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Licensing and registrations Medical research Mental health Sales and excise taxes State and local government operations Tax administration and collection, taxpayers User charges and fees Commerce 00 2009-08-06 Introduced in Senate 2009-11-17T20:02:51Z Internet Poker and Game of Skill Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act of 2009 - Prescribes federal administrative and licensing requirements governing Internet game-of-skill facilities. Vests the Secretary of the Treasury with regulatory and enforcement jurisdiction over such facilities. Prohibits any person from operating an Internet game-of-skill facility that knowingly accepts bets or wagers from persons located in the United States without a license issued by the Secretary.

Requires the Secretary to impose: (1) fees upon licensees to cover the cost of administering this Act; and (2) specified civil money penalties for willful violation of this Act or related regulations.

Cites safeguards required of licensees, including: (1) collection of customer and licensee taxes related to Internet games of skill or game-of-skill facilities; (2) safeguards against fraud, money laundering, and terrorist finance; and (3) safeguards to prevent compulsive Internet betting or wagering.

Requires the Secretary to prescribe regulations for: (1) development of a Problem Gaming, Responsible Gaming, and Self-Exclusion Program; (2) establishment of a list of persons self-excluded from gaming activities at licensee sites; and (3) a public awareness program about the availability of the self-exclusion list.

Prohibits a person who is prohibited from gaming with a licensee from collecting any winnings or recovering any losses that arise as a result of prohibited gaming activity.

Shields a financial transaction provider from liability for engaging in financial activities or transactions in connection with bets permitted under this Act and the Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978, unless the provider knows or has reason to know they violate federal or state law.

Permits states and Indian tribal authorities to opt-out of Internet gaming activities.

Prohibits wagers on games of chance and sporting events.

Prohibits electronic cheating devices.

Requires the Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network to give the Secretary a list of unlawful Internet gambling enterprises.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose upon licensees: (1) a federal Internet gaming license fee;(2) a state or Indian tribal government gaming license fee; and (3) specified tax return and recordkeeping requirements.

Establishes the State and Indian Tribal Government Gaming License Fee Trust Fund.

Subjects to tax withholding parimutuel pool winnings and net Internet gaming winnings (including those of nonresident aliens).

Exempts certain gaming proceeds from taxation by either a state or Indian Tribal Government receiving appropriations from the Trust Fund.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize: (1) treatment programs for pathological gambling; and (2) grants for comprehensive education, prevention and treatment services for problem and pathological gaming.

Directs the Secretary to carry out a national campaign to increase public awareness of problem gambling.

]]> Internet Poker and Game of Skill Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act of 2009 Display Title Internet Poker and Game of Skill Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for the licensing by the Secretary of the Treasury of Internet poker and other games that are predominantly of skill, to provide for consumer protections on the Internet, to enforce the tax code, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Internet Poker and Game of Skill Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act of 2009 Introduced in Senate 2009-08-06T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s1597is/xml/BILLS-111s1597is.xml 2009-08-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.