
“If one Nevada lawmaker has his way, visitors to Sin City will soon be able to bet on the next presidential election. Las Vegas Democrat Tick Segerblom on Monday introduced a bill in the Nevada state Senate that would legalizing betting on federal elections. SB 418 would revise the state’s definition of sports betting ‘to include wagers with respect to the outcome of a federal election.’ ‘We’re in a competitive environment,’ Segerblom explained to KVVU. ‘We’re basically competing against the world, and I think we need to start looking beyond what we’ve done.'”
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/03/27/nevada-bill-would-legalize-gambling-on-federal-elections/
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