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Bill: Gambling Proposal Ammendment
Details
Submitted by[?]: We Say So! Party
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: August 2074
Description[?]:
| To set a National policy on gambling to provide all Constituencies with the same rules and regulations, as well as to provide better and more defined regulation for the industry. Hours of opening are limited to between 11am - 3am. A maximum of no more than 2 "Super Casino's" per Constituency, which must be granted a licence by Government. Betting Shops are limited to a ratio of no more than 1/25000 citizens. Public Houses, and any other institutions requesting the use of slot machines etc, must request a licence from the Gambling Licencing Authorities. |
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 illegal unless taking place in a licensed casino.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:04:20, June 29, 2005 CET | From |  United Blobs | To | Debating the Gambling Proposal Ammendment |
| Message | I don't like it as it stands. Adding the regulations from the old bill (http://aiglesrv.no-ip.info:8080/particracy/main/viewbill.php?billid=1691) would be a start but I would like to see small bets/gambling games between people to be allowed with only larger bets being consigned to licenced places. |
| Date | 21:29:19, June 29, 2005 CET | From | United Socialist Movement | To | Debating the Gambling Proposal Ammendment |
| Message | I am in favour for an outright ban on gambling. If this is a step in that direction i'll happily go along with it. |
| Date | 21:39:58, June 29, 2005 CET | From | United Blobs | To | Debating the Gambling Proposal Ammendment |
| Message | @USM - Actually it's just a formalisation of the current legislation |
| Date | 21:45:30, June 29, 2005 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the Gambling Proposal Ammendment |
| Message | Small bets would be able to be carried out in the betting shops that are already regulated, unless you can think of a better way of wording it? |
| Date | 21:47:46, June 29, 2005 CET | From | United Blobs | To | Debating the Gambling Proposal Ammendment |
| Message | Not really... We will vote for it anyway as we voted for the old law and this is effectively the same. |
| Date | 23:24:05, June 29, 2005 CET | From | Social Democratic Liberal Party | To | Debating the Gambling Proposal Ammendment |
| Message | This seems fair, on the whole, but we have one small concern. In the light of this new proposal, would private gambling between friends eg. poker night with your buddies, become illegal? |
| Date | 14:18:26, June 30, 2005 CET | From | Social Democratic Liberal Party | To | Debating the Gambling Proposal Ammendment |
| Message | Sorry, we really would like to vote for this but there must be a clarification on the "poker night" issue before we can decide one way or the other. |
| Date | 14:27:25, June 30, 2005 CET | From |  Liberal-Progressive Union | To | Debating the Gambling Proposal Ammendment |
| Message | I believe this is the first step towards outright banning. I can't support this. |
| Date | 14:32:58, June 30, 2005 CET | From | United Blobs | To | Debating the Gambling Proposal Ammendment |
| Message | @SDLP - I would urge you to vote as abstaining will hurt you more than voting one way. |
| Date | 14:56:00, June 30, 2005 CET | From | Social Democratic Liberal Party | To | Debating the Gambling Proposal Ammendment |
| Message | @UB: Thanks for the heads up, I was aware of the negative effects of abstaining (particularly before an election!) but I'm sure you can understand my dilemma. It'll be no for now, but if my party's concerns were addressed we would have no problem voting yes. |
| Date | 00:30:14, July 02, 2005 CET | From | United Blobs | To | Debating the Gambling Proposal Ammendment |
| Message | I've asked for a proposal allowing small-scale private and licensed gambling to be implemented. We can recreate this bill after its implementation. |
| Date | 01:58:30, July 02, 2005 CET | From | Social Democratic Liberal Party | To | Debating the Gambling Proposal Ammendment |
| Message | @UB: That sounds fair enough. Position officially changed. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 137 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 6 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 196 |
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