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Senate committee advances bill to let DOJ go after offshore online casinos, strips crypto language
Summary
The Senate Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs Committee voted to pass SB 555 as amended, giving the Montana Department of Justice new tools to target unlicensed offshore online casinos and redirect fines to DOJ; committee removed explicit references to cryptocurrency after concerns raised in the House.
The Senate Business, Labor and Economic Affairs Committee on Tuesday voted to advance Senate Bill 555, a measure that strengthens the Montana Department of Justice’s authority to pursue offshore online casinos that receive gambling revenue from Montana residents.
Sponsor Senator Vince Rickey introduced the bill as a targeted enforcement measure, saying it is meant to go after operators that "are not licensed gambling operators in Montana" rather than criminalize Montana players. Jason Johnson, administrator of the DOJ gambling control division, told the committee the bill clarifies what counts as a gambling…
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