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HB 88 - Coin operated amusement machines; amend provisions

Powell, Alan T (23rd)	Hudson, Newt (156th)

Status Summary	HC:	Ind	SC:	C Aff	FR:	01/14/99	LA:	05/03/99	Signed by Governor

First Reader Summary

A BILL to amend Code Section 16-12-35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the nonapplicability of Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, to certain materials, equipment, devices, and bona fide coin operated amusement machines, so as to clarify the applicability of certain criminal statutes to coin operated games or devices; and for other purposes.

HB 88                                              LC 22 3270 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 
                               AN ACT 
 
 
  1- 1  To amend Code Section 16-12-35 of the Official Code of 
  1- 2  Georgia Annotated, relating to the nonapplicability of Part 
  1- 3  1 of Article 2 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official 
  1- 4  Code of Georgia Annotated to certain materials, equipment, 
  1- 5  devices, and bona fide coin operated amusement machines, so 
  1- 6  as to clarify the applicability of certain criminal statutes 
  1- 7  to coin operated games or devices; to clarify rewards that 
  1- 8  such games may provide; to provide for accumulation, 
  1- 9  carry-over, and redemption of winnings; to repeal 
  1-10  conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 
 
  1-11       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: 
 
  1-12                           SECTION 1. 
 
  1-13  Code Section 16-12-35 of the Official Code of Georgia 
  1-14  Annotated, relating to the nonapplicability of Part 1 of 
  1-15  Article 2 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of 
  1-16  Georgia Annotated to certain materials, equipment, devices, 
  1-17  and bona fide coin operated amusement machines, is amended 
  1-18  by striking in its entirety subsection (d) and inserting in 
  1-19  its place the following: 
 
  1-20      "(d)(1) Nothing in this part shall apply to a coin 
  1-21      operated game or device designed and manufactured only 
  1-22      for bona fide amusement purposes which involves some 
  1-23      skill in its operation if it rewards the player 
  1-24      exclusively with: 
 
  1-25        (A) Free free replays; or merchandise 
 
  1-26        (B) Merchandise limited to noncash merchandise, 
  1-27        prizes, toys, gift certificates, or novelties, each of 
  1-28        which has a wholesale value of not more than $5.00 
  1-29        received for a single play of the game or device; 
 
  1-30        (C) Points, tokens, vouchers, tickets, or other 
  1-31        evidence of winnings which may be exchanged for 
  1-32        rewards set out in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph 
  1-33        or subparagraph (B) of this paragraph or a combination 
 
 
 
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  2- 1        of rewards set out in subparagraph (A) and 
  2- 2        subparagraph (B) of this paragraph; or 
 
  2- 3        (D) Any combination of rewards set out in two or more 
  2- 4        of subparagraphs (A), (B), or (C) of this paragraph. 
 
  2- 5      A player may be rewarded with both free replays and 
  2- 6      noncash merchandise, prizes, toys, gift certificates, or 
  2- 7      novelties for a single play of the game or device as 
  2- 8      provided in this Code section.  This subsection shall 
  2- 9      not apply, however, to any game or device classified by 
  2-10      the United States government as requiring a federal 
  2-11      gaming stamp under applicable provisions of the Internal 
  2-12      Revenue Code. 
 
  2-13      (2) A player of bona fide coin operated amusement games 
  2-14      or devices described in paragraph (1) of this subsection 
  2-15      may accumulate winnings for the successful play of such 
  2-16      bona fide coin operated amusement games or devices 
  2-17      through either tokens, vouchers, points, or tickets and. 
  2-18      Points may be accrued on the machine or device.  A 
  2-19      player may carry over points on one play to subsequent 
  2-20      plays.  A player may redeem these accumulated tokens, 
  2-21      vouchers, or tickets for noncash merchandise, prizes, 
  2-22      toys, gift certificates, or novelties so long as the 
  2-23      amount of tokens, vouchers, or tickets received earned 
  2-24      on a single play does not exceed $5.00 for a single 
  2-25      play." 
 
  2-26                           SECTION 2. 
 
  2-27  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are 
  2-28  repealed. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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