RE: RE: This Too is Very Illegal
Sean, your lack of basic gambling laws in this state makes me want to beat you over the head.
But there's a snow storm going on (or something like it) and I like you, so the beating will happen another day.
First of all, you have to realize that it all began with something called "Wisconsin Act 321" in 1991/1992. It was the authorization of a statewide advisory referendum that asked the people in April of 1993 the following questions:
That same April 1993, AJR 1/SJR 2 was passed by State voters. It was essentially "a constitutional cap" on gambling, but it also created the scratch tickets, number games like PowerBall, SuperCa$h, and Megabuck$, and allowed bingo and raffles for fund-raising or charitable purposes only. OTBs were okay as long as the race was happening on-site (like at the now-gone dog tracks in Kenosha and Kaukauna) or the race was happening elsewhere in the state.
That means the Oneida and Ho-Chunk OTBs are illegal both because they allow bets on races that are out of state and are further expansions of gambling in Wisconsin.
Article IV, Section 24 (I'm not posting it all.) in the Wisconsin Constitution is a good place to start. Grab a Blue Book (and a lawyer) and start reading.
Only certain things are allowed in certain places across the state. (That 1993 Amendment creating a state lottery also allowed the tribal casinos the State Supreme Court rules, but with limited games.) What Doyle has "okayed" in these "new" compacts is a direct violation of the State Constitution. It doesn't matter if you want to see it in the state or not, it breaks the law and needs to be stopped.
We are conservatives here aren't we? Laws are suppose to matter to us, am I right; or does the allure of a sports book or occasional game of Texas Hold 'em at the Potowatomi's new "Poker Room" trump all that?
But there's a snow storm going on (or something like it) and I like you, so the beating will happen another day.
First of all, you have to realize that it all began with something called "Wisconsin Act 321" in 1991/1992. It was the authorization of a statewide advisory referendum that asked the people in April of 1993 the following questions:
SECTION 9m. Nonstatutory provisions; advisory referenda on gambling. There shall be submitted, for advisory purposes only, to the voters of this state at the spring election in April 1993, the following questions:Questions 2, 4, and 5 passed (see page 242). But the failure of Questions 1 & 3 were also key to expanded gambling in the state.
(1) "Do you favor a law that would allow gambling casinos on excursion vessels operating in this state on the Mississippi river, Lake Michigan and Lake Superior?"
(2) "Do you favor a constitutional amendment that would restrict gambling casinos in this state?"
(3) "Do you favor a law that would allow video poker and other forms of video gambling in this state?"
(4) "Do you favor continuing to allow pari-mutuel on-track betting on races in this state, such as horse, dog and snowmobile races?"
(5) "Do you favor continuing to allow the state-operated lottery?"
That same April 1993, AJR 1/SJR 2 was passed by State voters. It was essentially "a constitutional cap" on gambling, but it also created the scratch tickets, number games like PowerBall, SuperCa$h, and Megabuck$, and allowed bingo and raffles for fund-raising or charitable purposes only. OTBs were okay as long as the race was happening on-site (like at the now-gone dog tracks in Kenosha and Kaukauna) or the race was happening elsewhere in the state.
That means the Oneida and Ho-Chunk OTBs are illegal both because they allow bets on races that are out of state and are further expansions of gambling in Wisconsin.
Article IV, Section 24 (I'm not posting it all.) in the Wisconsin Constitution is a good place to start. Grab a Blue Book (and a lawyer) and start reading.
Only certain things are allowed in certain places across the state. (That 1993 Amendment creating a state lottery also allowed the tribal casinos the State Supreme Court rules, but with limited games.) What Doyle has "okayed" in these "new" compacts is a direct violation of the State Constitution. It doesn't matter if you want to see it in the state or not, it breaks the law and needs to be stopped.
We are conservatives here aren't we? Laws are suppose to matter to us, am I right; or does the allure of a sports book or occasional game of Texas Hold 'em at the Potowatomi's new "Poker Room" trump all that?
posted by Kevin @ 9:34 AM
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