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Bill: Freedom to Gamble Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Capitalist Delegation
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: June 2658
Description[?]:
| It is not responsible of the government to restrict a perfectly legitimate business purely on the basis of cultural bias. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The right to gamble.
Old value:: Gambling is illegal unless taking place in a licensed casino.
Current: Gambling is illegal.
Proposed: Gambling is legal across the nation, no regulation whatsoever.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:56:37, October 29, 2008 CET | From | United Labour Party of Telamon | To | Debating the Freedom to Gamble Act |
| Message | We oppose this, as deregulation would open up the market for gambling much more easily to organized crime. |
| Date | 21:14:29, October 29, 2008 CET | From | Democratic Capitalist Delegation | To | Debating the Freedom to Gamble Act |
| Message | To the contrary. If gambling is legalized, then we take away power from organized crime groups who would be able to establish a black market monopoly on gambling if we outlawed it or made it difficult to enter the market (as we currently do). By opening up gambling to everyone, it creates too many businesses for an organized crime family to dominate. A licensing scheme by comparison, creates an oligopoly, which would mean crime families would only have to target a few businesses to control the whole market. Allegra Cabrazi Chairwoman Democratic Capitalist Delegation |
| Date | 21:14:53, October 29, 2008 CET | From | Democratic Capitalist Delegation | To | Debating the Freedom to Gamble Act |
| Message | To the contrary. If gambling is legalized, then we take away power from organized crime groups who would be able to establish a black market monopoly on gambling if we outlawed it or made it difficult to enter the market (as we currently do). By opening up gambling to everyone, it creates too many businesses for an organized crime family to dominate. A licensing scheme by comparison, creates an oligopoly, which would mean crime families would only have to target relatively few businesses to control the whole market. Allegra Cabrazi Chairwoman Democratic Capitalist Delegation |
| Date | 21:15:57, October 29, 2008 CET | From | Democratic Capitalist Delegation | To | Debating the Freedom to Gamble Act |
| Message | OOC: another double post, sorry. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 182 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 307 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 12 |
| Random fact: Players who deliberately attempt to present a misleading picture of the nation's current RP laws will be subject to sanction. |
| Random quote: "I don't believe you need to be bitch to succeed in business" - Lucinda Redwood, former Luthorian-Dorvish businesswoman |