Revision: June 16, 2018, 9:03 a.m.
CHAPTER 265
HB 169-FN - FINAL VERSION
23May2018... 2015-CofC
2018 SESSION
17-0260
08/05
HOUSE BILL 169-FN
AN ACT relative to limits on wagers in charitable games of chance.
SPONSORS: Rep. Spillane, Rock. 2; Rep. McGuire, Merr. 29; Rep. V. Sullivan, Hills. 16; Rep. J. Moore, Hills. 21; Rep. J. Edwards, Rock. 4; Rep. Itse, Rock. 10; Sen. Sanborn, Dist 9; Sen. Reagan, Dist 17
COMMITTEE: Ways and Means
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This bill raises the limits on wagers in charitable games of chance.
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Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
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23May2018... 2015-CofC 17-0260
08/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT relative to limits on wagers in charitable games of chance.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
265:1 Limit on Wagers. Amend RSA 287-D:16 to read as follows:
287-D:16 Wagers. No single wager by a player, on any game of chance, shall exceed the amount of [$4] $10. Provided, however, that in games of poker where the chips have monetary value, play may be conducted under "table stakes'' rules where the amount of blinds, antes, and any other type of forced bet shall not exceed [$4] $10 per player but the amount wagered by a player during the play of a hand shall not be limited except by the amount of chips the player has in his or her possession on the table. In any such "table stakes'' game, the amount of chips a player may purchase during the course of play in said game shall be no greater in value than $150.
265:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: June 14, 2018
Effective Date: June 14, 2018