Ley Federal de Juegos y Sorteos

English translation: Federal Gaming and Lottery Law

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Spanish term or phrase: Ley Federal de Juegos y Sorteos
English translation:Federal Gaming and Lottery Law
Entered by: Maria Coonley

20:14 Oct 20, 2005
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino / Gambling, drawing
Spanish term or phrase: Ley Federal de Juegos y Sorteos
I have many doubts about how to translate this heading. I have some ideas, but I am not crazy about them... I have thought of : Federal Law of Games and Drawings, Federal Gaming Law, Federal Gambling Law... Please help!!
Maria Coonley
Local time: 14:53
Federal Gaming and Lottery Law
Explanation:
GAMBLE TRIBUNE. Gambling news, strategy and how-to-win tips ...A congressional committee in The Mexican lower house Wednesday approved A federal Gaming and Lottery law, but stripped out language legalizing casinos - in ...
www.gambletribune.org/article184.html - 35k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages


GAMBLE TRIBUNE. Gambling news, strategy and how-to-win tips ...a congressional committee in the Mexican lower house Wednesday approved a Federal Gaming and Lottery Law, but stripped out language legalizing casinos - in ...
www.gambletribune.org/article1030.html - 35k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages
[ More results from www.gambletribune.org ]


Online Casino News.com - All The Gambling, Sports and Casino News ...... thwarted. Approval of a federal gaming and lottery law by the Mexican lower house has omitted the legalizing of casinos. Mexican ...
www.onlinecasinonews.com/ ocnv2_1/article/Article.asp?id=2626 - 29k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages


Welcome to IndianGamingnews.com... legislators rule out legalizing casinos (MEXICO) -- A congressional committee of the lower house has approved a federal gaming and lottery law that rules out ...
www.indiangamingnews.com/ofinterest.htm - 66k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages

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Marian Greenfield
Local time: 15:53
Grading comment
I think this is the best option for my context. Thank you very much!
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5 +4Federal Gaming and Lottery Law
Marian Greenfield
5 +1Federal anti-lottery and gambling law
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
5 +1federal lottery and gambling law
bigedsenior


  

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Federal anti-lottery and gambling law


Explanation:
Federal Anti-Lottery Laws. Gambling Law US. | Gambling Law US | Laws: State // Federal // Charitable | Summary | Articles | ...
www.gambling-law-us.com/ Federal-Laws/antilottery-law.htm - 16k - Cached - Similar pages


United States Federal Gambling LawsUS Federal Gambling Laws. Gambling Law US. | Gambling Law US | Laws: State // Federal ... Federal Anti-Lottery Laws · Wire Act Violation: Internet v. ...
www.gambling-law-us.com/Federal-Laws/ - 8k - Oct 18, 2005 - Cached - Similar pages
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Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marina Soldati
0 min

agree  Marina Lara Petersen: OK for the US
1 hr

neutral  bigedsenior: Why anti-lottery? Those days are gone.
4 hrs
  -> I have no clue..this is what it is in the US..who the heck knows what country this is; I don't know which Spanish-speaking countries talks about Federal except Mexico...

disagree  Juan Jacob: No es anti, es regulatorio. Los juegos, sorteos, apuestas están permitidos, sólo que bajo ciertas reglas.
8 hrs
  -> Oh please..this is the "title" in English...Sometimes the translation in the source language is not the "official" name in English
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Federal Gaming and Lottery Law


Explanation:
GAMBLE TRIBUNE. Gambling news, strategy and how-to-win tips ...A congressional committee in The Mexican lower house Wednesday approved A federal Gaming and Lottery law, but stripped out language legalizing casinos - in ...
www.gambletribune.org/article184.html - 35k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages


GAMBLE TRIBUNE. Gambling news, strategy and how-to-win tips ...a congressional committee in the Mexican lower house Wednesday approved a Federal Gaming and Lottery Law, but stripped out language legalizing casinos - in ...
www.gambletribune.org/article1030.html - 35k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages
[ More results from www.gambletribune.org ]


Online Casino News.com - All The Gambling, Sports and Casino News ...... thwarted. Approval of a federal gaming and lottery law by the Mexican lower house has omitted the legalizing of casinos. Mexican ...
www.onlinecasinonews.com/ ocnv2_1/article/Article.asp?id=2626 - 29k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages


Welcome to IndianGamingnews.com... legislators rule out legalizing casinos (MEXICO) -- A congressional committee of the lower house has approved a federal gaming and lottery law that rules out ...
www.indiangamingnews.com/ofinterest.htm - 66k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages



Marian Greenfield
Local time: 15:53
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
I think this is the best option for my context. Thank you very much!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marina Lara Petersen: OK for Mexico
1 hr
  -> thanks

agree  Roberto Rey: Gaming sound better to me ..yeah
2 hrs
  -> thanks... vbg

agree  Deborah Workman
18 hrs
  -> thanks

agree  Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X): yes for Mexico...but this might be referring tot he US Law in Spanish...could be
20 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
federal lottery and gambling law


Explanation:
This ref. is about the Mexican law. In the US there are many statutes but no one single law, as far as I can tell.

As part of the new Federal Lottery and Gambling Law, the National Lottery and Gambling Commission would be created and would be in charge of granting gaming ...
www.lotteryinsider.com.au/lottery/mexico.htm

bigedsenior
Local time: 12:53
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X): but is it? how do we know if its Mexico? not obvious
15 hrs
  -> thanks, Jane. The ref. is Mex. not necessarily the text.
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