Chaffetz Reintroduces Federal Online Gambling Bill Chaffetz Reintroduces Federal Online Gambling Bill
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Key Takeaways
  • US representative Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) reintroduced the Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA) on Wednesday.
  • Under the bill, horse racing and fantasy sports would be exempt, but the bill would effectively overturn online gambling laws already in effect in Delaware, Nevada and New Jersey.
  • Even online lotteries such as those in Illinois and Georgia would become illegal if the law were to pass.

US representative Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) reintroduced the Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA) on Wednesday. The bill, which first made its way to Capitol Hill last year, seeks to been most types of online gambling.