SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for SB 1086
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 085346
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11  Senator Geller moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment 
14         On page 3, lines 19-24, delete those lines
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17         (9)  HIGH STAKES POKER TOURNAMENTS.--
18         (a)  A cardroom operator may host a high-stakes poker
19  tournament twice a year for 1 week at a pari-mutuel facility
20  authorized to operate cardrooms, during the hours the
21  pari-mutuel facility is open to conduct business. Such
22  tournament may be conducted only once in any 6-month period.
23         (b)  A high stakes poker tournament must be organized
24  in the following manner:
25         1.  The facility may charge an admission fee to enter
26  the tournament;
27         2.  All players must be issued the same number of chips
28  or tokens for play at the start of the tournament; and
29         3.  Players may be awarded cash or prized at the end of
30  the tournament, but chips or tokens may not be redeemed for
31  cash or prizes.
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