| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to bingo; amending s. 849.0931, F.S.; |
| 3 | providing a definition of instant bingo dispensers; |
| 4 | authorizing the dispensing of instant bingo tickets by |
| 5 | instant bingo ticket dispensers; providing an effective |
| 6 | date. |
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| 8 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 10 | Section 1. Paragraphs (g) through (j) of subsection (1) of |
| 11 | section 849.0931, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as |
| 12 | paragraphs (h) through (k), respectively, paragraph (g) is added |
| 13 | to that subsection, and paragraph (i) is added to subsection |
| 14 | (13) of that section, to read: |
| 15 | 849.0931 Bingo authorized; conditions for conduct; |
| 16 | permitted uses of proceeds; limitations.- |
| 17 | (1) As used in this section: |
| 18 | (g) "Instant bingo ticket dispenser" means a mechanical or |
| 19 | electronic device that dispenses an instant bingo ticket as the |
| 20 | sole item of value dispensed and that has the following |
| 21 | characteristics: |
| 22 | 1. Is activated upon the insertion of United States |
| 23 | currency. |
| 24 | 2. Performs no gaming functions. |
| 25 | 3. Requires a winning ticket to be paid by the bingo game |
| 26 | operator. |
| 27 | 4. Is capable of recording each ticket dispensed, the |
| 28 | number of coins or amount of currency received for each ticket, |
| 29 | and totals of each for all tickets dispensed. |
| 30 | 5. Does not contain a video display monitor visible to the |
| 31 | customer or generate noise. |
| 32 | 6. Is incapable of determining whether a dispensed bingo |
| 33 | ticket is a winning or losing ticket. |
| 34 | 7. Is incapable of simulating or displaying an interactive |
| 35 | game of skill or chance to represent a winning or losing |
| 36 | outcome. |
| 37 | 8. Is incapable of simulating or displaying rolling or |
| 38 | spinning wheels. |
| 39 | 9. Is not part of an electronic network. |
| 40 | (13) |
| 41 | (i) Instant bingo tickets may be dispensed, subject to the |
| 42 | other provisions of this section, by an instant bingo ticket |
| 43 | dispenser. An instant bingo ticket dispenser used to dispense |
| 44 | such tickets is exempt from regulation under ss. 849.15 and |
| 45 | 849.16. |
| 46 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010. |