Florida Senate - 2007 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
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11 The Committee on Regulated Industries (Hill) recommended the
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14 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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18 Section 1. Section 551.102, Florida Statutes is
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20 551.102 Definitions.--As used in this chapter, the
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22 (1) "Distributor" means any person who sells, leases,
23 or offers or otherwise provides, distributes, or services any
24 slot machine or associated equipment for use or play of slot
25 machines in this state. A manufacturer may be a distributor
26 within the state.
27 (2) "Designated slot machine gaming area" means the
28 area or areas of a facility of a slot machine licensee in
29 which slot machine gaming may be conducted in accordance with
30 the provisions of this chapter.
31 (3) "Division" means the Division of Pari-mutuel
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1 Wagering of the Department of Business and Professional
2 Regulation.
3 (4) "Eligible facility" means any licensed pari-mutuel
4 facility located in Miami-Dade County or Broward County
5 existing at the time of adoption of s. 23, Art. X of the State
6 Constitution that has conducted live racing or games during
7 calendar years 2002 and 2003 and has been approved by a
8 majority of voters in a countywide referendum to have slot
9 machines at such facility in the respective county.
10 (5) "Manufacturer" means any person who manufactures,
11 builds, rebuilds, fabricates, assembles, produces, programs,
12 designs, or otherwise makes modifications to any slot machine
13 or associated equipment for use or play of slot machines in
14 this state for gaming purposes. A manufacturer may be a
15 distributor within the state.
16 (6) "Non-redeemable credits" means slot machine
17 operating credits that cannot be redeemed for cash or any
18 other thing of value by a slot machine, kiosk, or the slot
19 machine licensee that are provided free of charge to patrons.
20 Such credits shall not constitute "non-redeemable credits"
21 until such time as they are metered as credit into a slot
22 machine and recorded in the facility based monitoring system.
23 (7)(6) "Progressive system" means a computerized
24 system linking slot machines in one or more licensed
25 facilities within this state and offering one or more common
26 progressive payouts based on the amounts wagered.
27 (8)(7) "Slot machine" means any mechanical or
28 electrical contrivance, terminal that may or may not be
29 capable of downloading slot games from a central server
30 system, machine, or other device that, upon insertion of a
31 coin, bill, ticket, token, or similar object or upon payment
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1 of any consideration whatsoever, including the use of any
2 electronic payment system except a credit card or debit card,
3 is available to play or operate, the play or operation of
4 which, whether by reason of skill or application of the
5 element of chance or both, may deliver or entitle the person
6 or persons playing or operating the contrivance, terminal,
7 machine, or other device to receive cash, billets, tickets,
8 tokens, or electronic credits to be exchanged for cash or to
9 receive merchandise or anything of value whatsoever, whether
10 the payoff is made automatically from the machine or manually.
11 The term includes associated equipment necessary to conduct
12 the operation of the contrivance, terminal, machine, or other
13 device. Slot machines may use spinning reels, video displays,
14 or both. A slot machine is not a "coin-operated amusement
15 machine" as defined in s. 212.02(24) or an amusement game or
16 machine as described in s. 849.161, and slot machines are not
17 subject to the tax imposed by s. 212.05(1)(h).
18 (9)(8) "Slot machine facility" means a facility at
19 which slot machines as defined in this chapter are lawfully
20 offered for play.
21 (10)(9) "Slot machine license" means a license issued
22 by the division authorizing a pari-mutuel permitholder to
23 place and operate slot machines as provided by s. 23, Art. X
24 of the State Constitution, the provisions of this chapter, and
25 division rules.
26 (11)(10) "Slot machine licensee" means a pari-mutuel
27 permitholder who holds a license issued by the division
28 pursuant to this chapter that authorizes such person to
29 possess a slot machine within facilities specified in s. 23,
30 Art. X of the State Constitution and allows slot machine
31 gaming.
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1 (12)(11) "Slot machine operator" means a person
2 employed or contracted by the owner of a licensed facility to
3 conduct slot machine gaming at that licensed facility.
4 (13)(12) "Slot machine revenues" means the total of
5 all cash and property, except non-redeemable credits, received
6 by the slot machine licensee from the operation of slot
7 machines less the amount of cash, cash equivalents, credits,
8 and prizes paid to winners of slot machine gaming.
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12 And the title is amended as follows:
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