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Bill: Against gambling with lower stakes act - CPT
Details
Submitted by[?]: Communist Party of Telamon
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: July 3267
Description[?]:
Noting that gambling has driven many people to the financial ground, secondly noting that it leads to a rise in crime and thirdly noting that it serves no societal purpose. We as the CPT propose a ban on casino's and higher-stake gambling as a logical extension of the former. |
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 illegal.
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 | 02:57:19, March 01, 2012 CET | From | Catholic Political Union | To | Debating the Against gambling with lower stakes act - CPT |
Message | Mr. Speaker, We strongly support this legislation. Gambling addiction is a serious, serious problem that wrecks lives and tears apart families. Big-scale gambling should be discouraged. Leroy Adams (Chairman of the CPU) |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | ||||
yes |
Total Seats: 342 | ||||
no |
Total Seats: 339 | ||||
abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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