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HR 6663 110th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Gambling Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media

Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Clarification and Implementation Act of 2008

Introduced: July 30, 2008 Introduced by: Sessions, Pete Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 30, 2008
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Clarification and Implementation Act of 2008 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the Attorney General should focus prosecutorial efforts on persons who: (1) offer Internet sports betting in the United States; or (2) process payments for illegal Internet sports betting in the United States.

Amends federal law governing prohibited funding of unlawful Internet gambling to declare that no person shall be subject to criminal liability arising out of certain bets or wagers by means of the Internet.

Defines criminal liability to include actions against real or personal property that arise from or depend upon the allegedly criminal nature of the bet or wager or of the transmission or receipt of funds in connection with that bet or wager.

What's happening now July 30, 2008

Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6663: Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Clarification and Implementation Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6663/
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"H.R. 6663: Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Clarification and Implementation Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6663/.
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H.R. 6663, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6663/.
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