The Congressional Gaming Caucus is a Congressional Member Organization within the

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, as approved by the Committee on House Administration.

History of the Caucus

The Congressional Gaming Caucus was originally formed in the 20th century, as a means for Gambling and Casino Companies to have their voices heard on Congressional Issues. However, since many states at the time had imposed a ban on gambling, the Congressional Caucus went under the name of the Congressional Gaming Caucus. The Caucus was dissolved in the latter half of the 20th century, but continued to exist informally until it was officially reestablished in 2013 by Rep.

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(R-NV) and

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(D-MS). The Caucus was relaunched again in 2020 by Rep.

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(R) (PA-14) and Rep.

(D) (MS-2), and is currently chaired by Reschenthaler and Rep.

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(D) (NV-01).

Information and purpose

According to founding member and Co-Chair

(R-NV), the purpose of the Congressional Gaming Caucus is to: *Address employment and economic issues pertaining to the gaming industry, as well as working with the gaming industry to find solutions. *To promote training and skills improvement which can make jobs available to constituents and economically empower gaming communities; *Interacting with gaming companies and their representatives to hear their concerns and to share Member's concerns *Holding Member and staff level meetings on a regular basis to assure the effectiveness, viability, and relevance of the Caucus.

Membership

As of the 116th Congress, the Congressional Gaming Caucus has 33 members.

Current members

*Rep.

(MS-2) D *Rep.

(PA-14) R *Rep.

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(OH-15) R *Rep.

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(IL-16) R *Rep.

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(FL-20) D *Rep. Danny K. Davis (IL-7) D *Rep.

Stacey Plaskett Stacey Elizabeth Plaskett ( ; born May 13, 1966) is an American politician and attorney serving since 2015 as the delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the United States Virgin Islands' at-large congressional district. Pla ...

(VI) D *Rep. Anthony Brown (MD-4) D *Rep.

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(CA-13) D *Rep.

(NV-1) D *Rep.

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(NV-2) R *Rep.

Dave Joyce David Patrick Joyce (born March 17, 1957) is an American politician and attorney currently serving in the United States House of Representatives for Ohio's 14th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, Joyce was pre ...

(OH-14) R *Rep.

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(CA-1) R *Rep. Marcia Fudge (OH-11) D *Rep. Luis Correa (CA-46) D *Rep.

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(MI-11) D *Rep.

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(ND) R *Rep.

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(MI-1) R *Rep.

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(MS-4) R *Rep.

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(NJ-5) D *Rep.

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(PA-2) D *Rep. Jefferson Van Drew (NJ-2) R *Rep.

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(OK-2) R *Rep.

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(AZ-1) R *Rep.

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(MA-1) D *Rep.

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(AZ-7) D *Rep.

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(NY-16) D *Rep.

Jared Golden Jared Forrest Golden (born July 25, 1982) is an American politician and United States Marine Corps, Marine Corps veteran serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for Maine's 2nd congressional district since 2018 ...

(ME-2) D *Rep.

Debbie Dingell Deborah Ann Dingell ( ; ; November 23, 1953) is an American politician serving as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative from Michigan since 2015, representing the state's Michigan's 6th congressional district, 6th congres ...

(MI-12) D *Rep.

Steven Horsford Steven Alexzander Horsford (born April 29, 1973) is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative for Nevada's 4th congressional district since 2019, previously holding the position from 2013 to 2015. He also served ...

(NV-4) D *Rep.

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(NV-3) D *Rep.

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(AZ-4) R

Former members

*Fmr. Rep. Michael Grimm (NY-15)-Was sentenced to prison. *Fmr. Rep.

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(IL-18)- Resigned due to an investigation around corruption charges. *Fmr. Rep.

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(NV-1)- Unsuccessfully ran for Senate in 2012 instead of defending her seat. *Fmr. Rep.

(D) (NV-4)- Lost his 2014 reelection bid. *Fmr. Rep.

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(R) (NJ-3)- Chose not to seek reelection in 2014. *Fmr. Rep.

Ann Kirkpatrick Ann Leila Kirkpatrick (born March 24, 1950) is an American politician and retired attorney who served as the U.S. representative for from 2019 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she represented from 2009 to 2011, and again from 2013 ...

(AZ-1)- Unsuccessfully ran for Senate in 2016 instead of defending her seat. *Fmr. Rep.

(R) (NV-3)- Unsuccessfully ran for Senate in 2016 instead of defending his seat. *Fmr. Rep.

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(R) (OH-12)- Resigned to lead the Ohio Business Roundtable

Controversy

In recent years, the Caucus has received scrutiny from members of the press and public for its connections to the Gambling and Casino industry. Some examples include: *In 2007, it was reported that Former Co-Chair of the Congressional Gaming Caucus, Rep.

(NV-1), received over $161,000 for her 2006 reelection campaign from various gambling and Casino Special Interest Groups. *In 2015, the Caucus lobbied the

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to cancel its plans to lower the tax-reporting threshold for gambling earnings, a ruling intended to prevent tax fraud, despite the IRS receiving over 10,000 signatures requesting the measure to be enacted. In the letter to the Internal Revenue Service, the Caucus stated: ''"We strongly believe the IRS should not consider any reduction of this reporting threshold, as any lowering from $1,200 would have significantly negative impacts on casino operations and customers. Any reduction in this threshold would dramatically raise costs to comply, decrease gaming revenue due to more frequent slot machine 'lock-ups,' and would greatly increase the burden workload for IRS."'' *From 2007 to 2017, Representative

(MS-2) has received $97,672 from MGM Corporations, and $69,525 from

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. *From 2007 to 2017, Representative

has received $130,050 from

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, and $38,850 from

. *From 2007 to 2014, Representative

has received $95,150 from

, and $24,000 from

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in campaign contributions.

References

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