SB 120-FN - AS INTRODUCED

2015 SESSION

15-0894

08/09

SENATE BILL 120-FN

AN ACT relative to the amount of wagers and applicants for secondary game operator licenses.

SPONSORS: Sen. Daniels, Dist 11

COMMITTEE: Ways and Means

ANALYSIS

This bill raises the limit on wagers and allows the racing and charitable gaming commission to issue provisional secondary game operator licenses.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

15-0894

08/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fifteen

AN ACT relative to the amount of wagers and applicants for secondary game operator licenses.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Equipment; Wagering; Prizes. 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] $6.

2 New Paragraph; Secondary Game Operator License Application; Specific Requirements. Amend RSA 287-D:10 by inserting after paragraph V the following new paragraphs:

VI. Upon submitting a complete application for a secondary game operator license the applicant shall be permitted to work until a permanent license is issued or denied.

VII. Upon receipt of an application under this section, and at the request of the applicant, the commission may issue a provisional license, valid for up to 90 days. If the commission denies the license, the provisional license shall expire upon the applicant’s receipt of such denial. If the applicant requests a provisional license under this paragraph, he or she shall submit a fee of $10 to the commission, in addition to the application fee for the license, at the time of such request.

3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2015 at 12:01 a.m.

LBAO

15-0894

01/16/15

SB 120-FN - FISCAL NOTE

AN ACT relative to the amount of wagers and applicants for secondary game operator licenses.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The Racing and Charitable Gaming Commission states this bill, as introduced, will have an indeterminable impact on state revenue and expenditures in FY 2016 and each year thereafter. There is no fiscal impact on county and local revenue or expenditures.

METHODOLOGY:

The Racing and Charitable Gaming Commission states this bill increases the limit a single wage from $4 to $6, and allows the Commission to issue provisional licenses for a fee of $10 per license to secondary game operators. The Commission states pursuant to RSA 287-D, charitable organizations are required to make payments to the state equivalent to 3% of all money collected from players in a game where chips have no monetary value, such as a tournament game, and 10% of the rake, house winnings, or other moneys collected by the game operator in games where chips have a monetary value. The Commission estimates the following increase in state revenue:

Games/ Chips

FY 2014 Actual Handle

Projected % Increase

Adjusted Handle

Tax Rate

FY 2016 Estimated State Revenue

FY 2014 Actual State Revenue

Increase (FY16-14)

No monetary value

$19,011,633

25%

$23,754,541

3%

$712,936

$570,349

$142,587

Monetary value with rake

$3,053,005

50%

$4,579,508

10%

$457,951

$305,301

$152,650

Monetary value with no rake

$5,672,142

50%

$8,508,213

10%

$850,821

$567,214

$283,607

TOTAL

$27,736,780

N/A

$36,852,262

N/A

$2,021,708

$1,442,864

$578,844

The Commission states there are 356 secondary game operators licensed in the state. The Commission has no data on how many individuals will apply for licenses in the future or how many applicants will request a provisional license to determine any increase in fee revenue or expenditures. The Commission assumes any increase in expenses will be offset by the $10 license fee.