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2009 Senate Bill 711 (Legalize table games (poker, black jack) at casinos) (House Roll Call)
Amendment offered by Rep. Bryan Cutler (R) on October 4, 2009, to require a state voter referendum on the issue of whether or not gambling should be exanded to table games. Only with majority approval on this referendum could table games be authorized. The amendment failed in the House (93 to 102) on October 4, 2009. [History, Amendments & Comments]
The vote was 93 in favor, 102 opposed, and 8 not voting
(House Roll Call at House Journal 0)
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The following legislators supported the amendment:
The following legislators opposed the amendment:
The following legislators did not vote on the amendment:
| Curry (D) | Deasy (D) | Gabler (R) | Harper (R) | Lentz (D) | Miccarelli (R) |
| Perry (R) | Wagner (D) |
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1) 2009 Senate Bill 711 (Ban casino officials from contributing to the political campaigns of legislators and state officials) [by admin on January 1, 2001]Introduced in the Senate on June 22, 2009, to make significant reforms to the law governing casinos in Pennsylvania, including: reestablishing the prohibition on political campaign contributions by individuals and entities subject to the Gaming Act;
prohibiting future board members from having any outside employment; expanding the automatic felony ban provisions of the Act to include a lifetime ban on applicants with a felony conviction who seek a principal or key employee license (for all other license or permit applications, the existing automatic 15-year ban remains in place); prohibiting employees of the PGCB, including attorneys, from being employed by any regulated entity for a period of two years after leaving the PGCB; requiring the PGCB to post on its web site information related to individuals with a controlling interest or ownership interest in any licensed entity and any license applicant; and more
The vote was 47 in favor, 1 opposed and 2 not voting
(Senate Roll Call 0 at Senate Journal 0)
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