Canada is one step closer to allowing betting on single sporting events, such as the Super Bowl.
Members of Parliament voted Tuesday night in favour of
Windsor-Tecumseh NDP MP Joe Comartin's private members' bill that if
passed would change the criminal code to allow gambling on one sporting
event at a time.
Right now, gamblers must bet on the outcome of multiple games to
legally bet. Gamblers must illegally bet with a bookie if they wish to
bet on one game.
'I'm optimistic we're ultimately going to get this through.'¡ª Windsor-Tecumseh NDP MP Joe Comartin
Comartin
is confident the bill will breeze through the Justice and Human Rights
Committee and receive a third reading in the House by year's end.
"I¡¯m optimistic we¡¯re ultimately going to get this through. It¡¯s not often a private members¡¯ bill gets through," Comartin said.
The bill was already fast-tracked. Members of Parliament decided to
forgo a second hour of debate, which would have occurred about a month
from now.
"I wasn't clear on how strong the support was going to be on the
Conservative side of the House, but as I say there was no opposition
whatsoever," Comartin said. "And there would have been an opportunity
for members of that party to speak against it, but none of them did."
Senate a 'concern' for Comartin
The bill goes to Senate after third reading. And that concerns Comartin.
Comartin said the Senate is "fairly notorious for slowing bills down."
"It isn¡¯t an automatic rubber stamp," Comartin said.
But, he said he has already started campaigning senators for their support.
However, Comartin said an internet gambling company that has hired a
lobby firm to counter the bill is also campaigning senators.
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Canada is one step closer to allowing betting on single sporting events, such as the Super Bowl.
Members of Parliament voted Tuesday night in favour of
Windsor-Tecumseh NDP MP Joe Comartin's private members' bill that if
passed would change the criminal code to allow gambling on one sporting
event at a time.
Right now, gamblers must bet on the outcome of multiple games to
legally bet. Gamblers must illegally bet with a bookie if they wish to
bet on one game.
'I'm optimistic we're ultimately going to get this through.'¡ª Windsor-Tecumseh NDP MP Joe Comartin
Comartin
is confident the bill will breeze through the Justice and Human Rights
Committee and receive a third reading in the House by year's end.
"I¡¯m optimistic we¡¯re ultimately going to get this through. It¡¯s not often a private members¡¯ bill gets through," Comartin said.
The bill was already fast-tracked. Members of Parliament decided to
forgo a second hour of debate, which would have occurred about a month
from now.
"I wasn't clear on how strong the support was going to be on the
Conservative side of the House, but as I say there was no opposition
whatsoever," Comartin said. "And there would have been an opportunity
for members of that party to speak against it, but none of them did."
Senate a 'concern' for Comartin
The bill goes to Senate after third reading. And that concerns Comartin.
Comartin said the Senate is "fairly notorious for slowing bills down."
"It isn¡¯t an automatic rubber stamp," Comartin said.
But, he said he has already started campaigning senators for their support.
However, Comartin said an internet gambling company that has hired a
lobby firm to counter the bill is also campaigning senators.
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