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HR 3797 112th Congress House Sports and Recreation Gambling Professional sports School athletics State and local government operations

Sports Gaming Opportunity Act of 2012

Introduced: January 23, 2012 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 25, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.
Jan 23, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 23, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Sports Gaming Opportunity Act of 2012 - Amends the federal judicial code to exempt a lottery, sweepstakes, or other betting, gambling, or wagering scheme authorized by a state by a statute enacted on or after January 1, 2012, and in effect not later than January 1, 2016, from the prohibition against a governmental entity, or a person acting pursuant to the law or compact of a governmental entity, sponsoring, operating, advertising, or promoting sports gambling.

What's happening now January 25, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3809 Related bill New Jersey Betting and Equal Treatment Act of 2012
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1
ANDREWS, ROBERT
· Jun 28, 2012
Lance, Leonard
· Jun 15, 2012
Garrett, Scott
· Jun 5, 2012
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 24, 2012
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3797: Sports Gaming Opportunity Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3797/
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"H.R. 3797: Sports Gaming Opportunity Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3797/.
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H.R. 3797, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3797/.
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