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Bill: Gambling for the Locals
Details
Submitted by[?]: Bündnis 89 / Die Faulenzer
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: March 2489
Description[?]:
| Whereas legal gambling does provide some income for governments in the form of tax revenue, Whereas legal gambling provides rules and makes it available for law abiding citizens, Whereas the government does recognize that gambling also attracts crime elements, such as the mafia and those who attempt to fix games for their benefit, Whereas the government does recognize that some people see gambling as a way to get rich quick, and often causes those who cannot afford to use disposable income on gaming, Be it resolved that the government continue to provide the atmosphere for legal gambling to exist, but allow local governments the option to control or outlaw gaming in their communities should they be dealing with some of the negative aspects which legal gambling brings. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The right to gamble.
Old value:: Gambling is legal across the nation, no regulation whatsoever.
Current: The legality of gambling is a matter of local governments.
Proposed: The legality of gambling is a matter of local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:35:32, November 18, 2007 CET | From | Bündnis 89 / Die Faulenzer | To | Debating the Gambling for the Locals |
| Message | Our party sees both the positive and negative aspects to gambling. We believe that gambling is OK, but it should be left to the local governments to decide in the event that they feel gaming has gotten out of control and has brought negative consequences to their neighborhoods. |
| Date | 18:21:31, November 18, 2007 CET | From | Vereinigte Bürgerschaft Dundorfs | To | Debating the Gambling for the Locals |
| Message | No, this a federal state matter because we believe that gambling is a basic right for all our citizens. |
| Date | 21:30:21, November 18, 2007 CET | From | Neuer Antikommunistischen Partei | To | Debating the Gambling for the Locals |
| Message | Supported. The free market will invariably keep gambling legal in most areas, anyway. |
| Date | 17:49:28, November 19, 2007 CET | From | Die Schwarze Front | To | Debating the Gambling for the Locals |
| Message | Supported. The moral position on gambling varies from community to community. This should be a matter for the people to decide. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 351 | |||||||
| no | Total Seats: 147 | |||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Unless otherwise stated, monarchs and their royal houses will be presumed to be owned by the player who introduced the bill appointing them to their position. |
| Random quote: "If you cannot convince a fascist, acquaint his head with the pavement." - Leon Trotsky |