HB 1348 – AS INTRODUCED
2012 SESSION
08/03
HOUSE BILL 1348
AN ACT relative to playing mind sports for money.
SPONSORS: Rep. D. McGuire, Merr 8; Rep. Renzullo, Hills 27
COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs
This bill allows the playing of certain mind sports for money.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
12-2120
08/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve
AN ACT relative to playing mind sports for money.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Subparagraph; Definitions; Mind Sports. Amend RSA 647:2, II by inserting after subparagraph (g) the following new subparagraph:
(h) “Mind sports” means human games whose long-term outcomes are determined primarily by the skill of the players. Mind sports shall include backgammon, bridge, chess, and poker. Bingo, blackjack, craps, pai gow poker, roulette, and games involving gambling machines shall not be mind sports.
2 New Subparagraph; Exceptions; Mind Sports. Amend RSA 647:2, V by inserting after subparagraph (c) the following new subparagraph:
(d) Financial arrangements between players, organizers, and venues of mind sports.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2013.