[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3010 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3010

  To assure that advertisements by States for participation in their 
   lotteries provide information to the consumer on the statistical 
            probability of winning, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 5, 1996

Mr. Geren of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                       the Committee on Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To assure that advertisements by States for participation in their 
   lotteries provide information to the consumer on the statistical 
            probability of winning, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. LOTTERY ADVERTISEMENTS.

    The advertisements by States to encourage participation in 
lotteries administered by the States shall--
            (1) in the case of written and television advertisements, 
        appear in conspicuous and prominent type,
            (2) in the case of broadcast radio and television 
        advertisements, be clearly audible,
            (3) state the statistical probability of winning in each 
        lottery, and
            (4) be subject to the regulations of the Federal Trade 
        Commission respecting unfair and deceptive acts or practices 
        under section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act.
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