| SENATE AMENDED |
| PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 2550, 3788 | PRINTER'S NO. 3877 |
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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY VULAKOVICH, DAVIS, SCHRODER, MANN, BAKER, CLYMER, D. COSTA, FABRIZIO, HAHN, LONGIETTI, MAJOR, MARSHALL, MILLARD, MILLER, SAINATO, SWANGER, YOUNGBLOOD, MURT, BROOKS AND DeLUCA, OCTOBER 14, 2011 |
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| AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, IN SENATE, JUNE 28, 2012 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania |
2 | Consolidated Statutes, further providing for gambling |
3 | devices, gambling, etc. |
4 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
5 | hereby enacts as follows: |
6 | Section 1. Section 5513(a) and (f) of Title 18 of the | <-- |
7 | Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended and the section |
8 | is amended by adding a subsection to read: |
9 | Section 1. Section 5513(f) of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania | <-- |
10 | Consolidated Statutes is amended and the section is amended by |
11 | adding subsections to read: |
12 | § 5513. Gambling devices, gambling, etc. |
13 | (a) Offense defined.--A person is guilty of a misdemeanor of | <-- |
14 | the first degree if he: |
15 | (1) intentionally or knowingly makes, assembles, sets |
16 | up, maintains, sells, lends, leases, gives away, or offers |
17 | for sale, loan, lease or gift, any punch board, drawing card, |
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1 | slot machine or any device to be used for gambling purposes, |
2 | except playing cards; |
3 | (2) allows persons to collect and assemble for the |
4 | purpose of unlawful gambling at any place under his control; |
5 | (3) solicits or invites any person to visit any unlawful |
6 | gambling place for the purpose of gambling; [or] |
7 | (4) being the owner, tenant, lessee or occupant of any |
8 | premises, knowingly permits or suffers the same, or any part |
9 | thereof, to be used for the purpose of unlawful gambling[.]; |
10 | or |
11 | (5) owns, operates, maintains, places into operation or |
12 | has a financial interest in an electronic gaming machine or |
13 | device to do any of the following: |
14 | (i) Conduct a sweepstakes through the use of a |
15 | simulated gambling device, including the entry process or |
16 | the revealing of a prize. |
17 | (ii) Promote a sweepstakes that is conducted through |
18 | the use of a simulated gambling device, including the |
19 | entry process or the revealing of a prize. |
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21 | (a.1) Electronic video monitor.--A person commits a | <-- |
22 | misdemeanor of the first degree if he owns, operates, maintains, |
23 | places into operation or has a financial interest in an |
24 | electronic video monitor or business that owns, operates, |
25 | maintains or places into operation or has a financial interest |
26 | in an electronic video monitor: |
27 | (1) which is offered or made available to persons to |
28 | play or participate in a simulated gambling program for |
29 | direct or indirect consideration, including consideration |
30 | associated with a related product, service or activity; and |
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1 | (2) for which the person playing the simulated gambling |
2 | program may become eligible for a cash or cash-equivalent |
3 | prize, whether or not the eligibility for or value of the |
4 | cash or cash-equivalent prize is determined by or has any |
5 | relationship to the outcome of or play of the simulated |
6 | gambling program. |
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8 | (e.1) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be |
9 | construed to prohibit any activity that is lawfully conducted |
10 | under any of the following: |
11 | (1) The act of August 26, 1971 (P.L.351, No.91), known |
12 | as the State Lottery Law. |
13 | (2) The act of July 10, 1981 (P.L.214, No.67), known as |
14 | the Bingo Law. |
15 | (3) The act of December 19, 1988 (P.L.1262, No.156), |
16 | known as the Local Option Small Games of Chance Act. |
17 | (4) 4 Pa.C.S. (relating to amusements). |
18 | (f) Definitions.--[As used in this section, the term |
19 | "gambling place" does not include a vessel that is in the |
20 | process of construction, delivery, conversion or repair by a |
21 | shipbuilding business that complies with subsection (d).] The |
22 | following words and phrases when used in this section shall have |
23 | the meanings given to them in this subsection unless the context |
24 | clearly indicates otherwise: |
25 | "Electronic gaming machine or device." A mechanically, | <-- |
26 | electrically or electronically operated machine or device that |
27 | is intended to be used by a sweepstakes entrant and is capable |
28 | of displaying information on a screen or other mechanism. The |
29 | term includes an electronic gaming machine or device which: |
30 | (1) Uses a simulated game terminal as a representation |
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1 | of the prizes associated with the results of the sweepstakes |
2 | entries. |
3 | (2) Uses software that simulates a game that influences |
4 | or determines the winning or value of the prize. |
5 | (3) Selects prizes from a predetermined finite pool of |
6 | entries. |
7 | (4) Uses a mechanism that reveals the content of a |
8 | predetermined sweepstakes entry. |
9 | (5) Predetermines the prize results and restores those |
10 | results for delivery at the time the sweepstakes entry is |
11 | revealed. |
12 | (6) Uses software to create a game result. |
13 | (7) Requires a deposit of any money, coin or token or |
14 | the use of any credit card, debit card, prepaid card or other |
15 | method of payment to activate the electronic gaming machine |
16 | or device. |
17 | (8) Requires direct payment into the electronic gaming |
18 | machine or device or remote activation of the electronic |
19 | gaming machine or device. |
20 | (9) Requires purchase of a related product and the |
21 | related product has legitimate value. |
22 | (10) Reveals the prize incrementally even though it may |
23 | not influence whether a prize is awarded or the value of any |
24 | prize awarded. |
25 | (11) Determines and associates the prize with an entry |
26 | or entries at the time the sweepstakes is entered. |
27 | "Enter" or "entry." The act or process by which a person |
28 | becomes eligible to receive any prize offered in a sweepstakes. |
29 | "Gambling place." The term does not include a vessel that is |
30 | in the process of construction, delivery, conversion or repair |
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1 | by a shipbuilding business that complies with subsection (d). |
2 | "Prize." Any gift, award, gratuity, good, service, credit or |
3 | anything else of value which may be transferred to a person |
4 | whether or not possession of the prize is actually transferred |
5 | or placed on an account or other record as evidence of the |
6 | intent to transfer the prize. |
7 | "Simulated gambling device." A mechanically or |
8 | electronically operated machine, network, system or device that |
9 | is intended to be used by an entrant to a game promotion or |
10 | sweepstakes that is capable of displaying a simulated gambling |
11 | display on a screen or other mechanism. The term includes, but |
12 | not limited to: |
13 | (1) A video poker game or any other kind of video card |
14 | game. |
15 | (2) A video bingo game. |
16 | (3) A video craps game. |
17 | (4) A video keno game. |
18 | (5) A video lotto game. |
19 | (6) Eight liner. |
20 | (7) Pot-of-gold. |
21 | (8) A video game based on or involving the random or |
22 | chance matching of different pictures, words, numbers or |
23 | symbols. |
24 | "Sweepstakes." Any game, advertising scheme or plan or other |
25 | promotion that, with or without payment of any consideration, a |
26 | person may enter to win or become eligible to receive any prize. |
27 | "Consideration associated with a related product, service or | <-- |
28 | activity." Money or other value collected for a product, |
29 | service or activity which is offered in any direct or indirect |
30 | relationship to playing or participating in the simulated |
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1 | gambling program. The term includes consideration paid for |
2 | computer time, Internet time, telephone calling cards and a |
3 | sweepstakes entry. |
4 | "Electronic video monitor." An electronic device capable of |
5 | showing moving or still images. |
6 | "Simulated gambling program." Any of the following that is | <-- |
7 | method intended to be used by a person playing or participating | <-- |
8 | in the program interacting with an electronic video monitor in a | <-- |
9 | business establishment that directly or indirectly implements |
10 | the predetermination of sweepstakes cash or cash-equivalent |
11 | prizes or otherwise connects the sweepstakes player or |
12 | participant with the cash or cash-equivalent prize: | <-- |
13 | (1) A mechanically or electronically operated machine, |
14 | computer, Smartphone, tablet or other device. |
15 | (2) A network, application, system or software that runs |
16 | or operates on a device under paragraph (1). |
17 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days | <-- |
18 | immediately. | <-- |
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