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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY GROVE, HARRIS, BENNINGHOFF, HANNA, CALTAGIRONE, DONATUCCI, EVERETT, FARRY, GEIST, HALUSKA, M. K. KELLER, KOTIK, MARSICO, MILLARD, MILLER, MOUL, MYERS, PERRY, PYLE, SWANGER AND VEREB, APRIL 8, 2011 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAMING OVERSIGHT, APRIL 8, 2011 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending the act of December 19, 1988 (P.L.1262, No.156), |
2 | entitled, as amended, "An act providing for the licensing of |
3 | eligible organizations to conduct games of chance, for the |
4 | licensing of persons to distribute games of chance, for the |
5 | registration of manufacturers of games of chance, and for |
6 | suspensions and revocations of licenses and permits; |
7 | requiring records; providing for local referendum by |
8 | electorate; and prescribing penalties," further providing for |
9 | the definition of "games of chance"; and defining "coin |
10 | auction." |
11 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
12 | hereby enacts as follows: |
13 | Section 1. The definition of "games of chance" in section 3 |
14 | of the act of December 19, 1988 (P.L.1262, No.156), known as the |
15 | Local Option Small Games of Chance Act, amended October 18, 2000 |
16 | (P.L.602, No.79), is amended and the section is amended by |
17 | adding a definition to read: |
18 | Section 3. Definitions. |
19 | The following words and phrases when used in this act shall |
20 | have the meanings given to them in this section unless the |
21 | context clearly indicates otherwise: |
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2 | "Coin auction." A game in which a participant buys a |
3 | numbered paddle for a chance to bid on a donated prize with the |
4 | winner determined by a random drawing of corresponding numbers. |
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6 | "Games of chance." Punchboards, daily drawings, weekly |
7 | drawings, raffles, coin auctions and pull-tabs, as defined in |
8 | this act, provided that no such game shall be played by or with |
9 | the assistance of any mechanical or electrical devices or media |
10 | other than a dispensing machine or passive selection device and |
11 | further provided that the particular chance taken by any person |
12 | in any such game shall not be made contingent upon any other |
13 | occurrence or the winning of any other contest, but shall be |
14 | determined solely at the discretion of the purchaser. This |
15 | definition shall not be construed to authorize any other form of |
16 | gambling currently prohibited under any provision of Title 18 of |
17 | the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes (relating to crimes and |
18 | offenses). Nothing in this act shall be construed to authorize |
19 | games commonly known as "slot machines" or "video poker." |
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21 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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