HB 1498 - AS INTRODUCED
2016 SESSION
\t16-2620
\t08/10
HOUSE BILL\t1498
AN ACT\trepealing the prohibition on certain gambling.
SPONSORS:\tRep. Ammon, Hills. 40; Rep. Simmons, Hills. 17; Rep. Osborne, Rock. 4; Rep. Spillane, Rock. 2; Rep. Aldrich, Belk. 2; Rep. Schleien, Hills. 37; Rep. Baldasaro, Rock. 5; Rep. Ingbretson, Graf. 15; Rep. Itse, Rock. 10; Sen. Reagan, Dist 17
COMMITTEE:\tWays and Means
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ANALYSIS
\tThis bill repeals the prohibition on certain types of gambling.
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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\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
\t16-2620
\t08/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT\trepealing the prohibition on certain gambling.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
\t1 Manufacture of Gambling Machines; Cross Reference Removed. Amend RSA 287-C:1 to read as follows:
\t287-C:1 Manufacture Authorized. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, gambling machines[ as defined in RSA 647:2, II] may be repaired, reconditioned, sold, designed, developed and manufactured in this state, provided however that such machines shall not under any circumstances, be sold, leased, used, or made available for use, or be shipped or delivered to any location in this state or any other state whose laws prohibit the possession or use of such machines.
\t2 Games of Chance; Definition; Cross Reference Removed. Amend RSA 287-D:1, III to read as follows:
\t\tIII. "Games of chance'' means [any game involving gambling as defined by RSA 647:2, II, or] any lottery prohibited by RSA 647:1, but shall not include any game involving the use of a slot machine or any other device in the nature of a slot machine, 50/50 raffles as defined in RSA 287-A:1, III, or ice-out contests as defined in RSA 287-D:1, VI.
\t3 Repeal. RSA 647:2, relative to the prohibition on certain types of gambling, is repealed.
\t4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2017.