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CHAPTER 233
HB 164 - FINAL VERSION
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2017 SESSION
17-0205
08/05
HOUSE BILL 164
AN ACT relative to poker in private residences
SPONSORS: Rep. Schleien, Hills. 37; Rep. Fisher, Belk. 9; Rep. Zaricki, Hills. 6; Rep. Fromuth, Hills. 7
COMMITTEE: Ways and Means
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This bill allows the playing of home poker games.
This bill also raises the limits on wagers in charitable games of chance.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
05/18/2017 1708s
22Jun2017... 2342-CofC
22Jun2017... 2386EBA 17-0205
08/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen
AN ACT relative to poker in private residences
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
233:1 New Subparagraph; Poker in Private Residences. Amend RSA 647:2, V by inserting after subparagraph (c) the following new subparagraph:
(d) A poker game held in a private residence so long as 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, for allowing the use of his or her residence for the game, or for any other reason except his or her own winnings as a player, the game’s odds do not favor a “house” or any player, there is no house bank, the game is limited to no more than 10 players, and the game is not advertised to the public.
233:2 Contingency; Renumbering. If HB 580-FN-A of the 2017 regular legislative session becomes law, RSA 647:2, V(d) as inserted by section 1 of this act shall be renumbered as RSA 647:2, V(e).
233:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: July 18, 2017
Effective Date: September 16, 2017