Bill Text: OH SCR17 | 2013-2014 | 130th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: To urge the Congress of the United States to repeal
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-06-20 - To State Government Oversight & Reform [SCR17 Detail]
Download: Ohio-2013-SCR17-Introduced.html
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Senator Kearney
Cosponsor:
Senator Schiavoni
| To urge the Congress of the United States to repeal | 1 |
| the federal ban on sports wagering. | 2 |
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF OHIO
(THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING):
| WHEREAS, Since January 1, 1993, the federal "Professional and | 3 |
| Amateur Sports Protection Act," 28 U.S.C. 3701 et seq., has | 4 |
| prohibited states from authorizing sports wagering; and | 5 |
| WHEREAS, Under the terms of the federal law, sports wagering | 6 |
| is legally permitted in states in which it was legally permitted | 7 |
| before the enactment of the Act; and | 8 |
| WHEREAS, The State of Ohio would like to see an end to the | 9 |
| federal ban to allow sports wagering at casinos in Ohio; now | 10 |
| therefore be it | 11 |
| RESOLVED, That the Congress of the United States is urged to | 12 |
| repeal the federal ban on sports wagering; and be it further | 13 |
| RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the Senate transmit duly | 14 |
| authenticated copies of this resolution to the President of the | 15 |
| United States, to the President Pro Tempore and Secretary of the | 16 |
| United States Senate, to the Speaker and the Clerk of the United | 17 |
| States House of Representatives, to the members of the Ohio | 18 |
| Congressional delegation, and to the news media of Ohio. | 19 |
