To 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.

3.0.0 3376 2023-01-11T13:33:33Z 2023-01-11T13:33:33Z Senate S 2016-09-21 114 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2016-09-21T21:27:09Z To 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. 114 6453 HR 2016-12-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Related bill CRS 2016-09-21 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2016-09-21 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001095 Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] Tom Cotton R AR N L000577 Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] Mike Lee R UT 2016-09-21 True G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC 2016-09-21 True Crime and Law Enforcement Gambling Illinois Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media New York State Crime and Law Enforcement

00 2016-09-21 Introduced in Senate 2016-12-22T22:51:20Z 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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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. Display Title 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. Official Title as Introduced 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. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s3376is/xml/BILLS-114s3376is.xml 2016-09-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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.