CHAPTER 160

HB 169 – FINAL VERSION

2015 SESSION

15-0682

08/03

HOUSE BILL 169

AN ACT relative to table stakes poker.

SPONSORS: Rep. Williams, Hills 4

COMMITTEE: Ways and Means

ANALYSIS

This bill defines table stakes poker.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

15-0682

08/03

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fifteen

AN ACT relative to table stakes poker.

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

160:1 Table Stakes Poker. Amend RSA 287-D:16 to read as follows:

287-D:16 No single wager by a player, on any game of chance, shall exceed the amount of $4. Provided, however, that in games of poker where the chips have monetary value, play may be conducted under “table stakes” rules where the amount of blinds, antes, and any other type of forced bet shall not exceed $4 per player but the amount wagered by a player during the play of a hand shall not be limited except by the amount of chips the player has in his or her possession on the table. In any such “table stakes” game, the amount of chips a player may purchase during the course of play in said game shall be no greater in value than $150.

160:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2015, at 12:01 a.m.

Approved: June 26, 2015

Effective Date: July 1, 2015 at 12:01 a.m.