PRINTER'S NO. 249
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
249
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY A. HARRIS, COHEN, MILLARD, SCHWEYER, GABLER,
GROVE, TALLMAN, M. K. KELLER, GRELL AND MAHONEY,
JANUARY 28, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAMING OVERSIGHT, JANUARY 28, 2015
AN ACT
Amending the act of December 19, 1988 (P.L.1262, No.156),
entitled, as amended, "An act providing for the licensing of
eligible organizations to conduct games of chance, for the
licensing of persons to distribute games of chance, for the
registration of manufacturers of games of chance, and for
suspensions and revocations of licenses and permits;
requiring records; providing for local referendum by
electorate; and prescribing penalties," in preliminary
provisions, further providing for the definition of "games of
chance"; and defining "coin auction."
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The definition of "games of chance" in section
103 of the act of December 19, 1988 (P.L.1262, No.156), known as
the Local Option Small Games of Chance Act, amended November 24,
2013 (P.L.1045, No.90) and November 27, 2013 (P.L.1062, No.92),
is amended and the section is amended by adding a definition to
read:
Section 103. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
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context clearly indicates otherwise:
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"Coin auction." A game in which a participant buys a
numbered paddle for a chance to bid on a donated prize with the
winner determined by a random drawing of corresponding numbers.
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"Games of chance." Punchboards, daily drawings, weekly
drawings, 50/50 drawings, raffles, coin auctions, tavern games,
pools, race night games and pull-tabs, as defined in this act,
provided that no such game shall be played by or with the
assistance of any mechanical or electrical devices or media
other than a dispensing machine or passive selection device and
further provided that the particular chance taken by any person
in any such game shall not be made contingent upon any other
occurrence or the winning of any other contest, but shall be
determined solely at the discretion of the purchaser. This
definition shall not be construed to authorize any other form of
gambling currently prohibited under any provision of 18 Pa.C.S.
(relating to crimes and offenses) or authorized under 4 Pa.C.S.
(relating to amusements). Nothing in this act shall be construed
to authorize games commonly known as "slot machines" or "video
poker" or other games regulated by the Pennsylvania Gaming
Control Board.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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