United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3797 (112th)
Sports Gaming Opportunity Act of 2012
Introduced
23 January 2012
Last action
25 January 2012 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.
Sponsors
Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2], Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6], Rep. Runyan, Jon [R-NJ-3], Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5], Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7], Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1], Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
Sports Gaming Opportunity Act of 2012 - Amends the federal judicial code to exempt a lottery, sweepstakes, or other betting, gambling, or wagering scheme authorized by a state by a statute enacted on or after January 1, 2012, and in effect not later than January 1, 2016, from the prohibition against a governmental entity, or a person acting pursuant to the law or compact of a governmental entity, sponsoring, operating, advertising, or promoting sports gambling.
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Timeline
23 January 2012
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
23 January 2012
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
23 January 2012
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
25 January 2012
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 23 January 2012 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Sponsors
- Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Runyan, Jon [R-NJ-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← New Jersey Betting and Equal Treatment Act of 2012
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/3797
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3797
- us · 112-hr-3797 · source updated 14 August 2025