PRINTER'S NO. 19
No. 27 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY WAGNER, STOUT, COSTA, RAFFERTY AND KITCHEN,
JANUARY 13, 2005
REFERRED TO FINANCE, JANUARY 13, 2005
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of July 10, 1981 (P.L.214, No.67), entitled "An
2 act relating to the lawful conduct of bingo, prescribing
3 penalties and making a repeal," providing for a licensing
4 exception.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. The act of July 10, 1981 (P.L.214, No.67), known
8 as the Bingo Law, is amended by adding a section to read:
9 Section 3.1. Licensing exception.
10 Notwithstanding any other provision of this act to the
11 contrary, an individual, group, partnership, association,
12 company, corporation, municipality, municipal authority or
13 political subdivision, whether or not the entity is organized as
14 a nonprofit organization or is conducting charitable or civic
15 purposes, that conducts at one location not more than ten games
16 of bingo per month in which each game has a prize valued at less
17 than $25 shall not be required to obtain a license under this
18 act.
1 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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