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Bill C-290

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C-290
Second Session, Forty-first Parliament,
62 Elizabeth II, 2013
HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
BILL C-290
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sports betting)

AS PASSED
BY THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
OCTOBER 16, 2013

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SUMMARY
This enactment repeals paragraph 207(4)(b) of the Criminal Code to make it lawful for the government of a province, or a person or entity licensed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council of that province, to conduct and manage a lottery scheme in the province that involves betting on a race or fight or on a single sport event or athletic contest.

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2nd Session, 41st Parliament,
62 Elizabeth II, 2013
house of commons of canada
BILL C-290
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sports betting)
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
R.S., c. C-46
CRIMINAL CODE
1. Paragraph 207(4)(b) of the Criminal Code is repealed.
COMING INTO FORCE
Coming into force
2. This Act comes into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.
Published under authority of the Speaker of the House of Commons