Jackson-Lee #4
Removes credit cards from the list of bank instruments banned under the bill. The reasoning for removing credit cards is that the age requirements necessary for obtaining a credit card provide a means of preventing minor's use of Internet gambling websites.

Kelly #5
Adds a new section 5 to the end of the bill consisting of a rule of construction clarifying that the bill should be read as leaving intact the substantive law with respect to gambling in the United States. It confirms that the bill does not change Federal, State or Tribal law in this regard.

Pombo #1
Ensures that Federally Recognized Indian Tribes (as that term is defined in the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act) are given the same status for the purpose of the bill. Ensures that Tribal gaming is given the same status as gaming conducted under state and federal law.

Sensenbrenner/Cannon/Conyers #2
Strikes language in the bill which states that a bet or wager does not include "any lawful transaction with a business licensed or authorized by a State."

Sensenbrenner/Cannon/Conyers #3
Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute. Creates a new crime of accepting financial instruments, such as credit cards or electronic fund transfers, for debts incurred in illegal Internet gambling. Enables state and federal Attorneys General to request that injunctions be issued to any party, such as financial institutions, Internet Service Providers, and computer software providers, to assist in the prevention or restraint of this crime. Allows federal bank regulators to create rules requiring financial institutions to use designated methods to block or filter illegal Internet gambling transactions. Similar to H.R. 21 as reported by the Committee on the Judiciary on May 14, 2003.

* Summaries derived from information submitted by the amendment sponsors.