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Bill: Gambling Regulation Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Söhne der Freiheit
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: September 2087
Description[?]:
| In order to bring more justice and give some more moderation to games of chance, we propose movement of all gambling into liscensed casinos. Private disputes which arise in private gambling pose too much of a threat of violence, and can cause vendettas. We recognize that most private gambling happens between friends, but there are certain seedier and malicious elements involved as well. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The right to gamble.
Old value:: Gambling is legal, but only in private homes and casinos with special licences.
Current: Gambling is legal across the nation, no regulation whatsoever.
Proposed: Gambling is illegal unless taking place in a licensed casino.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 12:30:03, July 27, 2005 CET | From | Liberal Party for Equality | To | Debating the Gambling Regulation Act |
| Message | But how do you enforce it? It would be a waste of police time trying to track down and get warrants to search every house where gambling goes on, and if they don't bother then nobody pays attention to the law anyway. |
| Date | 17:58:55, July 27, 2005 CET | From | Söhne der Freiheit | To | Debating the Gambling Regulation Act |
| Message | This law isn't meant to target the average joe. It's meant to target mob or gang run casinos operating in private homes. The charge could be added on to any disturbance where it was discovered they were gambling at the time, so in a way it would be a secondary charge and to close a loophole. |
| Date | 05:30:26, July 28, 2005 CET | From | Söhne der Freiheit | To | Debating the Gambling Regulation Act |
| Message | If there are no further objections within 24 hours the bill will be moved to a vote. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 181 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 98 |
| Random fact: Real-life places should not be referenced in Particracy. |
| Random quote: “Where would the weapons and equipment come from once you've banned the defence industry? Will we be defended by all your hippy people hurling potatoes and cabbages?†- Margaret Woodhall, former Dranian politician |