[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 783 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 783

 To amend chapter 178 of title 28 of the United States Code to permit 
 during a 4-year period States to enact statutes that exempt from the 
 operation of such chapter, lotteries, sweepstakes, and other betting, 
   gambling, or wagering schemes involving professional and amateur 
                                sports.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 1, 2017

  Mr. LoBiondo (for himself and Mr. Pallone) introduced the following 
       bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend chapter 178 of title 28 of the United States Code to permit 
 during a 4-year period States to enact statutes that exempt from the 
 operation of such chapter, lotteries, sweepstakes, and other betting, 
   gambling, or wagering schemes involving professional and amateur 
                                sports.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Sports Gaming Opportunity Act of 
2017''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT.

    Section 3704(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3) 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 wagering scheme in a State authorized by such State by an 
        applicable statute--
                    ``(A) enacted on or after January 1, 2017, and
                    ``(B) as in effect not later than January 1, 
                2021.''.
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