Revision: April 10, 2024, 1:05 p.m.
Senate Ways and Means
April 10, 2024
2024-1474s
02/08
Amendment to HB 1549
Amend the bill by replacing all after the enacting clause with the following:
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.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
2024-1474s
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill changes the deduction from the buy-in amount collected from players for 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.