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Bill: Gambling Regulation Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Independent Republican Party
Status[?]: defeated
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: July 2423
Description[?]:
| Currently, gambling in Lodamun is completely legal and subject to no regulation. While we believe in keeping gambling legal, we also think that it should be subject to some basic regulation. Also, regulating gambling would allow the Lodamun government to collect taxes from winnings. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The right to gamble.
Old value:: Gambling is legal across the nation, no regulation whatsoever.
Current: Gambling is illegal unless taking place in a licensed casino.
Proposed: Gambling is legal, but only in private homes and casinos with special licences.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:38:05, June 30, 2007 CET | From | Radical Nationalist Party | To | Debating the Gambling Regulation Act |
| Message | We can agree to this, we feel that this current law will just lead to the destruction of families and end up making them people a strain on the nation. |
| Date | 14:02:50, June 30, 2007 CET | From | New Democratic Party | To | Debating the Gambling Regulation Act |
| Message | Again, we'd like to see earnings from gambling and money spent in casinos taxed. Would this accomplish that goal? |
| Date | 22:26:59, June 30, 2007 CET | From | United Republics Party | To | Debating the Gambling Regulation Act |
| Message | gambling is already taxed |
| Date | 03:23:56, July 01, 2007 CET | From | The Unified Lodamun Party | To | Debating the Gambling Regulation Act |
| Message | That's a lie. Its taxed if, and only if, you report your winnings. |
| Date | 05:01:06, July 01, 2007 CET | From | United Republics Party | To | Debating the Gambling Regulation Act |
| Message | How will this bill or any bill change tax fraud? |
| Date | 05:32:03, July 02, 2007 CET | From | New Democratic Party | To | Debating the Gambling Regulation Act |
| Message | If you had to apply for a license, you could be subject to regulations including reporting payouts for taxation purposes. The way we understand the current law, the complete lack of regulation seems to imply that there is no taxation, except for when winnings are reported (as the ULP mentioned.) |
| Date | 06:10:26, July 02, 2007 CET | From | United Republics Party | To | Debating the Gambling Regulation Act |
| Message | how can the government collect revenue from private homes exactly? |
| Date | 22:14:37, July 02, 2007 CET | From | The Unified Lodamun Party | To | Debating the Gambling Regulation Act |
| Message | It can't. Private homes are an entirely different animal. |
| Date | 04:43:39, July 03, 2007 CET | From | Independent Republican Party | To | Debating the Gambling Regulation Act |
| Message | Private homes can function like "mini-casinos." |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 250 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 260 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 89 |
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