HB 1381 – AS INTRODUCED
2008 SESSION
08/10
HOUSE BILL 1381
AN ACT relative to game operators acting on behalf of charitable organizations.
SPONSORS: Rep. Butynski, Ches 4
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
This bill requires game operators to submit the name of a financial institution with a branch in New Hampshire where they have an account to 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
08-2530
08/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight
AN ACT relative to game operators acting on behalf of charitable organizations.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Game Operators; Deposits. RSA 287-D:2-b, VIII is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
VIII.(a) On game dates where the charitable organization operates the games, the, charitable organization shall deposit cash and proceeds from a game of chance into the account required by RSA 287-D:2-a, VII(e). All expenses, including but not limited to prizes of more than $500 and equipment and hall rental fees shall be paid by check from the account required by RSA 287-D:2-a, VII(e). The treasurer of the charitable organization shall document all prizes awarded as prescribed in rules adopted by the pari-mutuel commission.
(b) On game dates where the licensed game operator operates the games, the licensed game operator shall deposit cash and proceeds from a game of chance into the account required by RSA 287-D:2-c, VI. All expenses, including but not limited to prizes of more than $500, payments to charitable organizations required by RSA 287-D:3, VIII and equipment and hall rental fees shall be paid by check from the account required by RSA 287-D:2-a, VI. The licensed game operator shall document all prizes awarded as prescribed in rules adopted by the pari-mutuel commission.
2 New Subparagraph; Bank Account of Game Operator. Amend RSA 287-D:2-c, II by inserting after subparagraph (f) the following new subparagraph:
(g) The name of the financial institution with at least one branch in New Hampshire and the corresponding bank account number for the account in which money from the game of chance will be deposited and withdrawn.
3 New Paragraphs; Licensing of Game Operators. Amend RSA 287-D:2-c by inserting after paragraph V the following new paragraphs:
VI. Game operators who operate games of chance on behalf of a charitable organization shall be responsible for all requirements that the charitable organization would otherwise be responsible for if they were operating the games of chance themselves.
VII. To be eligible for licensure under this chapter, a licensed game operator shall maintain an account at a financial institution with at least one branch in New Hampshire solely in the name of the licensed game operator or the game operator’s employer in which money from the game of chance will be deposited and withdrawn.
4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.