Bill Text: MI HB5886 | 2015-2016 | 98th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Gaming; other; provision related to redemption gaming; define gift card. Amends sec. 310b of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.310b).
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 7-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-09-20 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 09/15/2016 [HB5886 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2015-HB5886-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 5886
September 15, 2016, Introduced by Reps. Garcia, Kelly, McBroom, Johnson, Rendon, Tedder, Iden and Singh and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Trade.
A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled
"The Michigan penal code,"
by amending section 310b (MCL 750.310b), as amended by 2010 PA 219.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 310b. (1) This chapter does not apply to a redemption
game if all of the following conditions are met:
(a) The outcome of the game is determined through the
application of an element of skill by the player.
(b) The award of the prize is based upon the player's
achieving the object of the game or otherwise upon the player's
score.
(c) Only noncash prizes, toys, novelties, or coupons or other
representations of value redeemable at the location where the games
are played for noncash prizes, toys, or novelties are awarded. A
gift card may be awarded under this subdivision if all of the
following apply:
(i) The gift card is usable only at a retailer or
an
affiliated
group of retailers.the
location where the games were
played.
(ii) The gift card is issued in a specified amount by the
business where the games were played.
(iii) The gift card is redeemable only for goods and services
available
from the retailer or retailers business
and not for
cannot be converted to cash, including the giving of change for a
purchase.
(iv) Information on the gift card may not be altered with the
use of a personal identification number.
(d) The wholesale value of a prize, toy, or novelty awarded
for the successful single play of a game is not more than $3.75.
(e) The redemption value of coupons or other representations
of value awarded for the successful single play of a game does not
exceed 15 times the amount charged for a single play of the game or
a $3.75-per-play average, whichever is less. However, players may
accumulate coupons or other representations of value for redemption
for noncash prizes, toys, or novelties of a greater value up to,
but not exceeding, $500.00 wholesale value.
(f) The game is registered with the Michigan gaming control
board.
(2)
As used in this section: , "redemption
(a) "Gift card" means a written promise or electronic payment
device that is honored upon presentation and is usable for the
future purchase or delivery of goods and services. Gift card does
not include a general use, prepaid card, or other electronic
payment device that is issued or sponsored by a financial
institution such as a bank, savings and loan association, credit
union, money transmitter, or similar entity.
(b) "Redemption game" means a single player or multiplayer
mechanical, electronic, or manual amusement device involving a
game, the object of which is throwing, rolling, bowling, shooting,
placing, propelling, or stopping a ball or other object into, upon,
or against a hole or other target. Redemption game does not include
either of the following:
(i) (a)
A game such as roulette, beano,
cards, dice, wheel of
fortune, video poker, a slot machine, or another game in which
winning depends primarily upon fortuitous or accidental
circumstances beyond the control of the player.
(ii) (b)
A game that includes a mechanical
or physical device
that directly or indirectly impairs or thwarts the skill of the
player.
(c) "Registered" means that the owner of the location where
the game is located notifies the Michigan gaming control board of
the presence of the game at a particular location and provides the
serial number or other information requested by the Michigan gaming
control board. A game is not considered registered if it is in a
location other than the location provided to the Michigan gaming
control board.
