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HB 525 Charitable gaming; revises several existing definitions.

Introduced by: Terrie L. Suit | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

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Charitable gaming. Adds definitions of conduct, management, and operation and revises several existing definitions. Minors may no longer play bingo with parental consent, but may play only if accompanied by a parent or guardian. The bill allows a qualified organization to accept debit cards, and provides that certain employees of the Department of Charitable Gaming are law-enforcement officers. The bill allows a private security services business to provide security for bingo games. Increases the allowance for a single door prize from $25 to $50 and allows $250 in cumulative door prizes in any one session. Increases the remuneration which may be paid to bingo callers from $50 to $100. Differentiates between the management or operation of a charitable game and the conduct of a game for the purposes of criminal convictions and places more restrictions on participation by persons with criminal convictions. Increases the fee for a supplier permit from $500 to $1,000. The bill provides that conversion of funds derived from charitable gaming is punishable as larceny. Allows the dissemination of criminal history record information to the Department of Charitable Gaming for the conduct of investigations.


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