Pennsylvania Lawmaker Taking Action Urging U.S. Congress To End Federal Prohibition On Sports Betting

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Pennsylvania lawmaker moves to end federal prohibition on sports betting

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A Pennsylvania Representative has introduced a new bill that urges the US Congress to end the federal prohibition on sports betting and allow states that have already regulated casino gambling to legalise betting through licensed facilities.

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good to see this

 

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Well give these States an A for trying ...

Like the old saying, Throw enough Shit at the wall, and sooner or later something will stick

 

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Here's a petition for legalizing if anyone's interested.
https://www.change.org/p/the-legali...utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink

 

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Would love to be able to drive 1 hour to Hollywood & place my bets & stay at the book all day Sunday......

 

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Betallsports said:

Well give these States an A for trying ...

Like the old saying, Throw enough Shit at the wall, and sooner or later something will stick

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It's later now! So......

Now is the time!

During the 2015-16 legislative session, Payne was appointed as chairman of the House Gaming Oversight Committee, which oversees slot machine gaming, bingo, small games of chance, amusement laws and table games in Pennsylvania.

Nice resume! Hoping for the best and if you can please sign and get involved <><>

 

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Lets get it done!

 

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Wouldn't it be great to one day be able to log onto your computer, visit 10 different online sportsbooks run by casinos in your state, all moving lines based on their own action -- rather than logging onto EVERY per head book out there that all copy their numbers from CRIS and 5D?

 

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Scott L said:

Wouldn't it be great to one day be able to log onto your computer, visit 10 different online sportsbooks run by casinos in your state, all moving lines based on their own action -- rather than logging onto EVERY per head book out there that all copy their numbers from CRIS and 5D?

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Yes it is great, and I hope it's available in every state soon. Though most books still hang the same lines on most of the popular stuff, you can still get many different lines on MLB and NHL though.

 

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The Computer Group said:

Would love to be able to drive 1 hour to Hollywood & place my bets & stay at the book all day Sunday......

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Or better yet, be able to place your wager right down the road from anywhere, just like in England.

No reason we shouldn't be allowed to do the same here if this is truly a free country...

 

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Gotta protect people from themselves; cradle to grave socialism..Hillary style...

 

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8ate said:

Gotta protect people from themselves; cradle to grave socialism..Hillary style...

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Is that Kyle's first name? You know, the guy that hammered internet gambling. Excited that this might happen !

 

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Pennsylvania lawmaker introduces resolution urging Congress to lift federal ban on sports betting


"Sports betting, or sports book, in the United States totals an estimated $400 billion per year with only 1 percent taking place in legal form. Fantasy sports betting draws in an estimated 57 million participants," Matzie told the House Gaming Oversight Committee at a Tuesday hearing on his resolution.

 

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Pennsylvania lawmaker introduces resolution urging Congress to lift federal ban on sports betting


"Sports betting, or sports book, in the United States totals an estimated $400 billion per year with only 1 percent taking place in legal form. Fantasy sports betting draws in an estimated 57 million participants," Matzie told the House Gaming Oversight Committee at a Tuesday hearing on his resolution.

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If legal, I can see that number hitting a trillion.

 

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I'm not big into politics or the economy and how we spend it...I just know that we are in serious debt but...

Wouldn't Billions of dollars annually fix SOME of the money problems we have?