Gambling ATM and Credit/Debit Card Reform Act - Amends the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit the placement of an electronic terminal for initiating a consumer credit transaction (including an automated teller machine or a point-of-sale terminal) or the acceptance of a credit card to initiate such a transaction in the immediate area of a gambling establishment where any form of gambling is going on. Makes violators of this prohibition liable to consumers for actual and punitive damages.
Actions
Jul 31, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
Jul 20, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1376-1377)
Jul 19, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.