| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to cardrooms; amending s. 849.086, F.S.; |
| 3 | providing for cardrooms to conduct games of dominoes; |
| 4 | revising definitions; defining "dominoes"; providing an |
| 5 | effective date. |
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| 7 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 9 | Section 1. Paragraphs (a), (c), and (e) of subsection (2) |
| 10 | and paragraph (a) of subsection (6) of section 849.086, Florida |
| 11 | Statutes, are amended, paragraphs (h), (i), (j), and (k) of |
| 12 | subsection (2) of said section are redesignated as paragraphs |
| 13 | (i), (j), (k), and (l), respectively, and a new paragraph (h) is |
| 14 | added to said subsection, to read: |
| 15 | 849.086 Cardrooms authorized.-- |
| 16 | (2) DEFINITIONS.--As used in this section: |
| 17 | (a) "Authorized game" means a game or series of games of |
| 18 | poker or dominoes which are played in a nonbanking manner. |
| 19 | (c) "Cardroom" means a facility where authorized card |
| 20 | games are played for money or anything of value and to which the |
| 21 | public is invited to participate in such games and charged a fee |
| 22 | for participation by the operator of such facility. Authorized |
| 23 | games and cardrooms do not constitute casino gaming operations. |
| 24 | (e) "Cardroom distributor" means any business that |
| 25 | distributes cardroom paraphernalia such as card tables, betting |
| 26 | chips, chip holders, dominoes, dominoes tables, drop boxes, |
| 27 | banking supplies, playing cards, card shufflers, and other |
| 28 | associated equipment to authorized cardrooms. |
| 29 | (h) "Dominoes" means a game of dominoes typically played |
| 30 | with a set of 28 flat rectangular blocks, called bones, marked |
| 31 | on one side, which is divided into two equal parts, with from |
| 32 | zero to six dots, called pips, in each part. There are larger |
| 33 | sets of blocks which contain a correspondingly higher number of |
| 34 | pips. The term "dominoes" also refers to the set of blocks used |
| 35 | to play the game. |
| 36 | (6) BUSINESS AND EMPLOYEE OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE REQUIRED; |
| 37 | APPLICATION; FEES.-- |
| 38 | (a) A person employed or otherwise working in a cardroom |
| 39 | as a cardroom manager, floor supervisor, pit boss, dealer, or |
| 40 | any other activity related to cardroom operations while the |
| 41 | facility is conducting card playing or games of dominoes must |
| 42 | hold a valid cardroom employee occupational license issued by |
| 43 | the division. Food service, maintenance, and security employees |
| 44 | with a current pari-mutuel occupational license and a current |
| 45 | background check will not be required to have a cardroom |
| 46 | employee occupational license. |
| 47 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2005. |