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SENATE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 160, 1st Eng.
Amendment No. ___ Barcode 253344
CHAMBER ACTION
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11 Senator Cowin moved the following amendment:
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18 (b) A cardroom may be operated at the facility only
19 when the facility is authorized to accept wagers on
20 pari-mutuel events during its authorized meet. A cardroom may
21 begin operations within 2 hours prior to the post time of the
22 first pari-mutuel event conducted live at the pari-mutuel
23 facility on which wagers are accepted and must cease
24 operations within 2 hours after the conclusion of the last
25 pari-mutuel event conducted live at the pari-mutuel facility
26 on which wagers are accepted.
27 (c) A cardroom operator must at all times employ and
28 provide a nonplaying dealer for each table on which authorized
29 card games which traditionally utilize a dealer are conducted
30 at the cardroom. Such dealers may not have any participatory
31 interest in any game other than the dealing of cards and may
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1 not have an interest in the outcome of the game. The
2 providing of such dealers by a licensee shall not be construed
3 as constituting the conducting of a banking game by the
4 cardroom operator.
5 (d) Each cardroom operator shall conspicuously post
6 upon the premises of the cardroom a notice which contains a
7 copy of the cardroom license; a list of authorized games
8 offered by the cardroom; the wagering limits imposed by the
9 house, if any; any additional house rules regarding operation
10 of the cardroom or the playing of any game; and all costs to
11 players to participate, including any rake by the house. In
12 addition, each cardroom operator shall post at each table a
13 notice of the minimum and maximum bets authorized at such
14 table and the fee for participation in the game conducted.
15 (e) The cardroom facility shall be subject to
16 inspection by the division or any law enforcement agency
17 during the licensee's regular business hours. The inspection
18 will specifically encompass the permitholder internal control
19 procedures approved by the division.
20 (f) A cardroom operator may refuse entry to or refuse
21 to allow to play any person who is objectionable, undesirable,
22 or disruptive, but such refusal shall not be on the basis of
23 race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, marital
24 status, physical handicap, or age, except as provided in this
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26 (8) METHOD OF WAGERS; LIMITATION.--
27 (a) No wagering may be conducted using money or other
28 negotiable currency. Games may only be played utilizing a
29 wagering system whereby all players' money is first converted
30 by the house to tokens or chips which shall be used for
31 wagering only at that specific cardroom.
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1 (b) The winnings of any player in a single round,
2 hand, or game may not exceed $10 in value. The fee charged by
3 the cardroom for participation in the game shall not be
4 included in the calculation of the limitation on the pot size
5 provided in this paragraph.
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9 And the title is amended as follows:
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