Bill Text: NH HB1260 | 2018 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relative to the payout value of bingo games at private campgrounds and hotels, the hours of operation of Keno, and the sale of Lucky 7 tickets during bingo games.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: (Passed) 2018-06-26 - Signed by Governor Sununu 06/25/2018; Chapter 295; Eff. 6/25/2018 [HB1260 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2018-HB1260-Amended.html
HB 1260 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
05/02/2018 1785s
2018 SESSION
18-2308
08/05
HOUSE BILL 1260
SPONSORS: Rep. Webb, Rock. 6; Rep. Abrami, Rock. 19; Rep. LeBrun, Hills. 32; Sen. Reagan, Dist 17; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20
COMMITTEE: Ways and Means
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill:
I. Raises the maximum payout value for bingo games at private campgrounds and hotels.
II. Extends the hours a licensee may operate Keno games.
III. Allows the sale of Lucky 7 tickets during certain hours of a bingo licensed game date.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
05/02/2018 1785s 18-2308
08/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Bingo for Private Campgrounds and Hotels; Maximum Payout. Amend RSA 287-E:12, III to read as follows:
III. All revenues received from the sale of bingo cards in any game or series of games on any one calendar day shall be paid out to the players. The total value of all prizes, tokens, or awards used, given, offered, or awarded in connection with any one game on any calendar day shall not exceed a payout value of $500, or series of games on that same day shall not exceed a payout value of [$1,000] $2,000.
2 Keno; Hours of Operation. Amend RSA 284:47, I to read as follows:
I. A licensee may operate keno games at its business between the hours of 11 a.m. and [11 p.m.] 1 a.m.
3 Lucky 7 Tickets; Sales During Bingo. Amend RSA 287-E:21, II(a)-(b) to read as follows:
(a) The regular meeting place of or a facility owned, leased or utilized by the charitable organization for its activities; [or]
(b) Any other location where the sale of lucky 7 tickets is conducted in conjunction with and at the same time as an event sponsored or co-sponsored by the charitable organization, to be held once a year, and will be held for no more than 4 consecutive days; or
(c) Lucky 7 tickets sold in conjunction with bingo games may be sold between the hours of 12 p.m. and 1 a.m. on any licensed game date.
4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
