[20020731]RS20905_学校体育赌博：加强联邦禁令的提案概要.pdf

Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS20905Updated July 31, 2002Sports Gambling in School: A Sketch ofProposals to Strengthen Federal Prohibitionsname redactedSenior Specialist American Law DivisionSummaryThe National Gambling Impact Study Commission reported wide-spread sportsgambling on college campuses and, although closely divided, recommended thatgambling on collegiate and amateur athletic events be completely outlawed. As in the106th Congress, the sports gambling measures introduced thus far in this Congress fallinto two categories: those that impose a complete ban on amateur sports gambling (S.718 (McCain et al.), H.R. 1110 (Graham et al.), and those that seek to reduce campusgambling and illegal sports gambling (S. 338 (Ensign et al.), H.R. 641 (Gibbons et al).This is a sketch of those proposals and an abridged version of CRS Report RL30954,Sports Gambling in School: A Legal Analysis of Proposals to Strengthen FederalProhibitions. BackgroundThere are more than a few federal gambling laws. Most, but not all, are designed toreenforce state gambling laws. Several refer to sports gambling and others