,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ccbb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #ac1 
#bjbj,mr4 ,cotton introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,banking1
 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs  ,a      
,,bill  ,to prevent the unlawful use of 
financial instruments in the ,united    
,states for online slot machines1       
lotteries1 table games1 and similar     
offerings1 including games and          
applications that are deceptively       
marketed or designed to be attractive to
 children1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,prevention of ,deceptive or        
,child-,targeted ,advertising in        
,violation of the ,unlawful ,internet   
,gambling ,enforcement ,act4  #b4 ,sense
 of ,congress ,it is the ,sense of      
,congress that-- 7#a7 ,congress enacted 
subchapter ,,iv of chapter #ec of title 
#ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 because     
traditional law enforcement mechanisms  

proved often inadequate for enforcing   
gambling prohibitions or regulations on 
the internet4  7#b7 ,congress intended  
subchapter ,,iv of chapter #ec of title 
#ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 to generally
 prevent the use of financial           
instruments in the ,united ,states for  
online slot machines1 lotteries1 table  
games1 and similar offerings4  7#c7 ,the
 proliferation of smart devices has     
increased the number of casino and      
lottery websites offering online        
gambling websites and mobile            
applications that are designed to be    
attractive to children1 including by    
featuring cartoon characters1 themes    
based on children's fairy tales1 and    
similar content1 or by including        
gambling activities disguised as other  
content4  7#d7 ,the continued           
development and proliferation of online 
gambling websites and mobile            
applications in defiance of ,federal law
 prohibiting such activity necessitates 
that ,congress understand the extent of 

such attempts to evade the law and the  
options available to improve            
enforcement4  #c4 ,reports  7a7 ,report 
by the ,secretary of the ,treasury ,not 
later than #ahj days after enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary of the        
,treasury1 in consultation with the     
,chair of the ,board of ,governors of   
the ,federal ,reserve ,system1 shall    
submit to ,congress a report on         
compliance with subchapter ,,iv of      
chapter #ec of title #ca1 ,united       
,states ,code1 including-- 7#a7 a       
summary of the online slot machines1    
lotteries1 table games1 and similar     
offerings that are offered by online    
casinos and lotteries operating in the  
,united ,states1 including a list of    
such offerings that feature cartoon     
characters1 themes based on children's  
fairy tales1 or other content that may  
appear to be targeted toward children2  
7#b7 an assessment of the means by which
 online casino and lottery gambling     
websites or mobile applications receive 

funds from players for gambling         
activities in light of the prohibition  
on the use of financial instruments in  
the ,united ,states for unlawful        
internet gambling under subchapter ,,iv 
of chapter #ec of title #ca1 ,united    
,states ,code2 and  7#c7 an assessment  
of the effectiveness of efforts by the  
,department of the ,treasury and the    
,board of ,governors of the ,federal    
,reserve ,system to ensure compliance   
with subchapter ,,iv of chapter #ec of  
title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 by    
online slot machines1 lotteries1 table  
games1 and similar offerings1 including 
steps that the ,department of the       
,treasury and the ,board of ,governors  
can take to improve compliance4  7b7    
,report by the ,federal ,trade          
,commission ,not later than #ahj days   
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,chairman of the ,federal     
,trade ,commission 7referred to in this 
subsection as the ,commission7 shall    
provide a report to ,congress regarding 

deceptive advertising related to        
unlawful internet gambling1 including-- 
7#a7 an assessment of-- 7,a7 the        
prevalence of both targeted and         
non-targeted advertising for online slot
 machines1 lotteries1 table games1 and  
similar offerings that are offered by   
online casinos and lotteries and-- 7i7  
are displayed within mobile applications
 and games that are available on common 
mobile application webstores in the     
,united ,states2 and  7ii7 employ       
content that is targeted toward         
children1 such as through the use of    
cartoon characters or themes based on   
children's fairy tales2 and  7,b7       
efforts by internet website and mobile  
application developers to deceptively   
present unlawful internet gambling      
opportunities1 including online slot    
machines1 lotteries1 table games1 and   
similar offerings-- 7i7 as part of      
non-gambling gameplay or application use
 within websites and mobile applications
 offered to users in the ,united        

,states2 and  7ii7 to users of websites 
and mobile applications that are        
targeted toward or known to be          
frequently accessed by children2 and    
7#b7 a summary of the ,commission's     
efforts to prevent deceptive marketing  
of in-app purchases within mobile       
applications1 including efforts related 
to the prevention of in-app gambling    
opportunities that violate subchapter   
,,iv of chapter #ec of title #ca1       
,united ,states ,code1 the effectiveness
 of those efforts1 and steps that the   
,commission can take to improve         
enforcement4