PRINTER'S NO. 790
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
140
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY PAYNE, KOTIK, D. COSTA, DeLUCA, DUNBAR, HELM,
KILLION, READSHAW, SAINATO, STURLA AND YOUNGBLOOD,
MARCH 3, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAMING OVERSIGHT, MARCH 3, 2015
A RESOLUTION
Urging the Congress of the United States to defeat H.R. 707 and
any other legislation which would prohibit states from
authorizing and conducting Internet gaming.
WHEREAS, The Restoration of America's Wire Act, introduced as
H.R. 707 in the 114th Congress, would prohibit the transmission
by wire communication of any bet or wager or of information
assisting in the placement of any bet or wager, including
Internet gaming; and
WHEREAS, A Federal prohibition against Internet gaming would
directly and negatively impact Pennsylvania by foreclosing the
future potential of Internet gaming to generate tax revenue, to
create economic and employment opportunities, including high-
tech software jobs, and to foster valuable business ventures for
Pennsylvania casinos; and
WHEREAS, If enacted, H.R. 707 would prohibit the Commonwealth
from authorizing and conducting Internet gaming and from
capturing new tax revenue for Pennsylvania; and
WHEREAS, This prohibition would preclude the Commonwealth's
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ability to create a legitimate online gaming industry within its
borders, drive illegal operators out of business and protect
consumers; and
WHEREAS, Passage of this measure as Federal law would be
inimical to the interests of this Commonwealth, which has been
at the forefront of a well-regulated casino gaming industry for
nearly a decade and which recognizes the benefits of Internet
gaming and its future potential; and
WHEREAS, Over the course of our nation's history, state
governments, not the Federal Government, have determined what
forms of gambling should be legal or illegal within their
borders and, if legal, how gambling should be regulated or
controlled; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania urge the Congress of the United
States to defeat the Restoration of America's Wire Act,
introduced as H.R. 707 in the 114th Congress, which prohibits
the transmission by wire communication of any bet or wager or of
information assisting in the placement of any bet or wager,
including Internet gaming; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania implore the Pennsylvania
Congressional Delegation to unequivocally oppose H.R. 707, which
would unduly ban Internet gaming and violate the rights and
protections guaranteed to the states under the 10th Amendment of
the Constitution of the United States; and be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to
each member of Congress from Pennsylvania.
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