Revision: Dec. 14, 2011, midnight
HB 1260-FN – AS INTRODUCED
2012 SESSION
08/10
HOUSE BILL 1260-FN
AN ACT relative to poker games and charitable gaming.
SPONSORS: Rep. Lambert, Hills 27; Rep. Bowers, Sull 3
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
This bill:
I. Allows the offering of pay-by-the-hour charitable games.
II. Removes limits on by-ins and re-buys.
III. Removes the limit on wagers.
IV. Allows the playing of poker in private residences.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
12-2113
08/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve
AN ACT relative to poker games and charitable gaming.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Subparagraph; License Addendum; Pay Per Hour Games. Amend RSA 287-D:2-a, II by inserting after subparagraph (g) the following new subparagraph:
(h) If the charitable organization will offer games of chance allowing a player to pay by the hour, the addendum required by RSA 287-D:2-a, XI.
2 New Paragraph; License Addendum; Pay-Per-Hour Games. Amend RSA 287-D:2-a by inserting after paragraph X the following new paragraph:
XI. If a charitable organization intends to offer games of chance that allow a player to pay by the hour with no limit, the charitable organization shall submit an addendum to the license application submitted to the racing and charitable gaming commission. The commission may approve or deny the addendum.
3 Games of Chance; Limits on Buy-Ins and Re-Buys. Amend RSA 287-D:2-b, XI-XII to read as follows:
XI. For games of chance where chips have no monetary face value, the charitable organization may offer any number of games per licensed event in which each player [may spend up to $150 per game including buy-ins and re-buys.
XII. Notwithstanding paragraph XI, the charitable organization may offer one game per licensed event in which each player may spend up to $250 for the game including buy-ins and re-buys] may have unlimited buy-ins and re-buys.
4 New Paragraph; License Addendum; Pay-Per-Hour Games. Amend RSA 287-D:2-b by inserting after paragraph XV the following new paragraph:
XVI. For games where the chips have no monetary face value and the game operator allows a player to pay by the hour there shall be no limit on buy-ins or re-buys.
5 New Subparagraph; Poker in Private Residences. Amend RSA 647:2, V by inserting after subparagraph (c) the following new subparagraph:
(d) Poker games held in a private residence.
6 Repeal. RSA 287-D:3, V, relative to limits on wagers on games of chance, is repealed.
7 Effective Date.
I. Section 5 of this act shall take effect January 1, 2013.
II. The remainder of this act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
LBAO
12-2113
11/09/11
HB 1260-FN - FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT relative to poker games and charitable gaming.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Racing and Charitable Gaming Commission states this bill will have an indeterminable fiscal impact on education trust fund revenue in FY 2012 and each year thereafter. There will be no fiscal impact on state, county and local expenditures or county and local revenue.
METHODOLOGY:
The Racing and Charitable Gaming Commission states this bill allows for the offering of pay-by-the hour charitable games; removes limits on by-ins and re-buys; removes limits on wagers; and allows the playing of poker in private residences. The Commission states the offering of pay-by-the hour charitable games; removing limits on by-ins and re-buys; and removing limits on wagers may increase revenue to the education trust fund by an indeterminable amount. The Commission states allowing poker games in private residences will have an indeterminable fiscal impact on state revenue.