15 U.S.C. § 3001 : US Code - Section 3001: Congressional findings and policy

Search 15 U.S.C. § 3001 : US Code - Section 3001: Congressional findings and policy

(a) The Congress finds that -
(1) the States should have the primary responsibility for
determining what forms of gambling may legally take place within
their borders;
(2) the Federal Government should prevent interference by one
State with the gambling policies of another, and should act to
protect identifiable national interests; and
(3) in the limited area of interstate off-track wagering on
horseraces, there is a need for Federal action to ensure States
will continue to cooperate with one another in the acceptance of
legal interstate wagers.
(b) It is the policy of the Congress in this chapter to regulate
interstate commerce with respect to wagering on horseracing, in
order to further the horseracing and legal off-track betting
industries in the United States.