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18 U.S.C. § 1955

Prohibition of illegal gambling businesses

United States · Title 18 — CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective

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18 U.S.C. § 1955, Prohibition of illegal gambling businesses, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/449433
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As used in this section— “illegal gambling business” means a gambling business which— This section shall not apply to—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.

  • Amended byPub. L. 99-514(H.R. 3838)1986-10-22
    Tax Reform Act of 1986
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 103-322(H.R. 3355)1994-09-13
    Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994
    House: 197–232Senate: 61–38
  • Amended byPub. L. 113-251(H.R. 3374)2014-12-18
    American Savings Promotion Act
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally