Gaming - Slot Machines - Skills-Based Amusement Devices

Added detailed subcategories under section (vii) to clarify that skills-based amusement devices awarding prizes are excluded if the prizes per play do not exceed minimal value approved by regulators, and may be accumulated for noncash prizes with value similar to the exchanged objects or not exceeding $599 wholesale value.

Added new subcategory (iv) to exclude handheld bingo devices that display facsimiles of bingo cards, limit users to 54 cards at once, do not randomly generate numbers, and are not part of an integrated system.

Added new subcategory (vi) to exclude video lottery terminals if future legislation authorizes their operation, as defined and licensed under that legislation.

Modified subcategory (vii) to add new language specifying that accumulated prizes may be exchanged for noncash merchandise or prizes with value similar to the exchanged objects, or not exceeding a minimal wholesale value of $599.

Added explanatory notes at the beginning of the bill to clarify that capital letters indicate matter added to existing law, brackets indicate deletions, underlining indicates amendments, and strike-through indicates matter stricken from the bill.