CHAPTER 248
HB 1549 - FINAL VERSION
04/18/2024 1474s
2024 SESSION
24-2520
02/08
HOUSE BILL 1549
AN ACT relative to buy-in amount deductions collected during the operation of games of chance.
SPONSORS: Rep. Doucette, Rock. 25
COMMITTEE: Ways and Means
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill changes the deduction from the buy-in amount collected from players of games of chance where chips have no monetary face value and allows game operator employers to offer players the option of a dealer add-on.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
04/18/2024 1474s 24-2520
02/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to buy-in amount deductions collected during the operation of games of chance.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
248:1 Operation of Games of Chance. Amend RSA 287-D:14, XVI to read as follows:
XVI. For games of chance where chips have no monetary face value, [the payback in prizes shall not exceed 80 percent of the total amount collected from players] a minimum of 20 percent or $250 of the buy-in amount collected from players, whichever is less, shall be deducted from the buy-in amount with 35 percent of the total amount deducted paid to the charity and the balance retained by the game operator employer. For such games, a game operator employer may offer players the option of a dealer add-on where the player receives some amount of additional chips in exchange for paying an additional sum, provided that the dealer add-on shall not exceed $25 and that 100 percent of the add-on shall be given to dealers as a gratuity.
248:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: July 19, 2024
Effective Date: September 17, 2024
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| April 10, 2024 | 2024-1474s |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 30, 2024 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 14, 2024 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 14, 2024 | House | Floor Vote |
| March 27, 2024 | Senate | Hearing |
| April 18, 2024 | Senate | Floor Vote |
July 26, 2024: Signed by Governor Sununu 07/19/2024; Chapter 248; eff. 09/17/2024
July 2, 2024: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/13/2024 HJ 16
July 2, 2024: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/13/2024); SJ 18
May 31, 2024: House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2024-1474s (Rep. Janigian): MA VV 05/30/2024 HJ 15 P. 25
April 18, 2024: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-1474s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/18/2024; SJ 10
April 18, 2024: Committee Amendment # 2024-1474s, AA, VV; 04/18/2024; SJ 10
April 10, 2024: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-1474s, 04/18/2024, Vote 3-0; SC 15
March 20, 2024: Hearing: 03/27/2024, Room 100, SH, 10:00 am; SC 12
March 13, 2024: Introduced 03/07/2024 and Referred to Ways and Means; SJ 7
March 7, 2024: Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/07/2024 HJ 7 P. 26
Feb. 20, 2024: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 02/14/2024 (Vote 19-0; CC) HC 9 P. 16
Feb. 7, 2024: Executive Session: 02/14/2024 10:00 am LOB 202-204
Feb. 7, 2024: Full Committee Work Session: 02/13/2024 10:00 am LOB 202-204
Jan. 17, 2024: Public Hearing: 01/30/2024 12:00 pm LOB 202-204
Dec. 11, 2023: Introduced 01/03/2024 and referred to Ways and Means HJ 1 P. 24