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Bill: gambling
Details
Submitted by[?]: Seosavists 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: December 2142
Description[?]:
| while we understand worries that people may become addicted to gambling it shouldn't be completey banned. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The right to gamble.
Old value:: Gambling is illegal.
Current: Gambling is legal, but only in private homes and casinos with special licences.
Proposed: Only small-scale gambling is allowed, involving limited amounts of money; casinos are illegal.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:17:17, November 13, 2005 CET | From | Luthori Green Party | To | Debating the gambling |
| Message | Yes. |
| Date | 02:52:11, November 13, 2005 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the gambling |
| Message | Nay, nay, and thrice nay. |
| Date | 03:30:05, November 13, 2005 CET | From | Social Calvinist Unionist Party | To | Debating the gambling |
| Message | DUP, the worst this could get would be some guy looses $5 because he couldn't hit a ping-pong ball 5 times in a row =P |
| Date | 19:10:26, November 13, 2005 CET | From | Seosavists Republican party | To | Debating the gambling |
| Message | At the moment the lotto would be illeagal! (imagines SWAT times raiding a school raffle) |
| Date | 23:28:37, November 13, 2005 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the gambling |
| Message | Yes, lotteries should be illegal. They are a tax on the stupid and the poor! |
| Date | 00:26:46, November 14, 2005 CET | From | United Conservative Party | To | Debating the gambling |
| Message | NO GAMBLING! 'Tis ungodly. |
| Date | 18:51:37, November 14, 2005 CET | From | Seosavists Republican party | To | Debating the gambling |
| Message | "They are a tax on the stupid and the poor!" I thought you and UCP would like that? |
| Date | 13:15:48, November 17, 2005 CET | From | Luthori Green Party | To | Debating the gambling |
| Message | I don't see why, they would be taxed for the former. |
| Date | 23:58:57, November 17, 2005 CET | From | United Conservative Party | To | Debating the gambling |
| Message | Nope. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 291 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 370 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 89 |
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