HB 1247 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
10Mar2016... 0443h
2016 SESSION
\t16-2174
\t08/09
HOUSE BILL\t1247
AN ACT\trelative to poker in private residences.
SPONSORS:\tRep. Itse, Rock. 10; Rep. Hoell, Merr. 23; Rep. Seaworth, Merr. 20; Rep. Souza, Hills. 43; Rep. Ingbretson, Graf. 15; Rep. Osborne, Rock. 4
COMMITTEE:\tWays and Means
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
\tThis bill allows the playing of poker games in a private residence.
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Explanation:\tMatter added to current law appears in bold italics.
\t\tMatter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
10Mar2016... 0443h\t16-2174
\t08/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT\trelative to poker in private residences.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
\t1 New Subparagraph; Poker in Private Residences. Amend RSA 647:2, V by inserting after subparagraph (c) the following new subparagraph:
\t\t\t(d) Poker games held in a private residence so long as there is no rake, the house takes no compensation from the prize pool, no admission fee or seat fee is charged, no one receives any money or anything of value for conducting the game except their own winnings as a player, the game’s odds do not favor a “house” or any player, there is no house bank, and the game is not advertised to the public.
\t2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.