CHAPTER 291

HB 1509-FN-A – FINAL VERSION

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2008 SESSION

08-2540

08/04

HOUSE BILL 1509-FN-A

AN ACT relative to games of chance.

SPONSORS: Rep. Butynski, Ches 4; Rep. F. Sullivan, Hills 12; Rep. Marsh, Rock 17

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill:

I. Raises the limit on a single wager by a player.

II. Directs moneys from certain games of chance to the general fund.

III. Limits the amount of payback in certain games of chance.

IV. Authorizes the pari-mutuel commission to adopt rules regarding game operator fees.

V. Establishes 3 internal auditor III positions and one supervisor IV position in the pari-mutuel commission.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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08-2540

08/04

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight

AN ACT relative to games of chance.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

291:1 Equipment; Wagering; Prizes. Amend RSA 287-D:3,V to read as follows:

V. No single wager by a player, on any game of chance, shall exceed the amount of [$2] $4.

291:2 New Paragraphs; Percentage Paid to the General Fund. Amend RSA 287-D:3 by inserting after paragraph VIII the following new paragraphs:

IX. In games where chips have no monetary value, 3 percent of all funds collected from players, less moneys used by the pari-mutuel commission to fund authorized personnel expenses and related costs, shall be paid to the state treasurer to be deposited into the general fund. Such payments shall be made within 5 business days of the game date on which the funds were collected.

X. In games where chips have monetary value, 10 percent of the rake or house winnings and other moneys collected by the game operator that are not paid out as prizes to players, less moneys used by the pari-mutuel commission to fund authorized personnel expenses and related costs, shall be paid to the state treasurer for deposit into the general fund. Such payments shall be made within 5 business days of the game date on which the funds were collected.

291:3 New Paragraph; Operation of Games of Chance; Prize Payback. Amend RSA 287-D:2-b by inserting after paragraph XIII the following new paragraph:

XIV. For games of chance where chips have no monetary face value, the payback in prizes shall not exceed 80 percent of the total amount collected from players.

291:4 License Fees and Specifications. RSA 287-D:2-d, III is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:

III. An applicant for a game operator license under RSA 287-D:2-c shall apply to the pari-mutuel commission, and if the applicant meets all other requirements of this chapter and pays the fee established by the pari-mutuel commission in rules adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A, a license shall be issued. A license issued under RSA 287-D:2-c shall expire on December 31. The pari-mutuel commission shall notify the attorney general and police chief of any city or town where games of chance are held of any applications approved. RSA 7:28-c shall not apply to game operator licensees subject to this chapter.

291:5 New Paragraph; Rulemaking; Game Operator Fees. Amend RSA 287-D:1-b by inserting after paragraph XII the following new paragraph:

XII-a. Game operator fees pursuant to RSA 287-D:2-d, III.

291:6 Pari-Mutuel Commission; Positions Established. The following positions are hereby established in the pari-mutuel commission. These positions and costs associated with these positions, including current expenses, equipment, in-state travel, and out-of-state travel, shall be funded from fees collected pursuant to RSA 287-D:2-d, III and RSA 287-D:3, IX-X.

Three internal auditor III, labor grade 23.

One supervisor IV, labor grade 25.

291:7 Contingency. If either HB 1302-FN or SB 310-FN of the 2008 legislative session become law, section 5 of this act shall not take effect. If both HB 1302-FN and SB 310-FN of the 2008 legislative session do not become law, section 5 of this act shall take effect on July 1, 2008.

291:8 Effective Date.

I. Section 5 of this act shall take effect as provided in section 7 of this act.

II. The remainder of this act shall take effect on July 1, 2008.

Approved: June 27, 2008

Effective Date: I. Section 5 shall take effect as provided in section 7.

II. Remainder shall take effect July 1, 2008.