Florida Senate - 2005                        SENATOR AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for SB 2432
                        Barcode 154240
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11  Senator Bullard moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment 
14         On page 1, line 16, through
15            page 2, line 10, delete those lines
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17  and insert:  
18         Section 1.  Paragraphs (a), (c), and (e) of subsection
19  (2), paragraph (a) of subsection (4), paragraph (a) of
20  subsection (6), paragraph (c) of subsection (7), and paragraph
21  (a) of subsection (8) of section 849.086, Florida Statutes,
22  are amended, and present paragraphs (h), (i), (j), and (k) of
23  subsection (2) of that section are redesignated as paragraphs
24  (i), (j), (k), and (l), respectively, and a new paragraph (h)
25  is added to that subsection, to read:
26         849.086  Cardrooms authorized.--
27         (2)  DEFINITIONS.--As used in this section:
28         (a)  "Authorized game" means a game or series of games
29  of poker or dominoes which are played in a nonbanking manner.
30         (c)  "Cardroom" means a facility where authorized card
31  games are played for money or anything of value and to which
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Florida Senate - 2005 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 2432 Barcode 154240 1 the public is invited to participate in such games and charged 2 a fee for participation by the operator of such facility. 3 Authorized games and cardrooms do not constitute casino gaming 4 operations. 5 (e) "Cardroom distributor" means any business that 6 distributes cardroom paraphernalia such as card tables, 7 betting chips, chip holders, dominoes, dominoes tables, drop 8 boxes, banking supplies, playing cards, card shufflers, and 9 other associated equipment to authorized cardrooms. 10 (h) "Dominoes" means a game of dominoes typically 11 played with a set of 28 flat rectangular blocks, called bones, 12 marked on one side, which is divided into two equal parts, 13 with from zero to six dots, called pips, in each part. There 14 are larger sets of blocks which contain a correspondingly 15 higher number of pips. The term "dominoes" also refers to the 16 set of blocks used to play the game. 17 (4) AUTHORITY OF DIVISION.--The Division of 18 Pari-mutuel Wagering of the Department of Business and 19 Professional Regulation shall administer this section and 20 regulate the operation of cardrooms under this section and the 21 rules adopted pursuant thereto, and is hereby authorized to: 22 (a) Adopt rules, including, but not limited to: the 23 issuance of cardroom and employee licenses for cardroom 24 operations; the operation of a cardroom; the review and 25 approval of the play and wagering in a game or series of games 26 of poker or a game of dominoes; recordkeeping and reporting 27 requirements; and the collection of all fees and taxes imposed 28 by this section. 29 (6) BUSINESS AND EMPLOYEE OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE 30 REQUIRED; APPLICATION; FEES.-- 31 (a) A person employed or otherwise working in a 2 1:15 PM 04/29/05 s2432c1b-39-c8t
Florida Senate - 2005 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 2432 Barcode 154240 1 cardroom as a cardroom manager, floor supervisor, pit boss, 2 dealer, or any other activity related to cardroom operations 3 while the facility is conducting card playing or games of 4 dominoes must hold a valid cardroom employee occupational 5 license issued by the division. Food service, maintenance, and 6 security employees with a current pari-mutuel occupational 7 license and a current background check will not be required to 8 have a cardroom employee occupational license. 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 3 1:15 PM 04/29/05 s2432c1b-39-c8t