Electronic Gaming Devices Act; established, penalty.
Summary
Establishes the Electronic Gaming Devices Act to be administered by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (the Department). The bill requires the Charitable Gaming Board to promulgate regulations (i) establishing a process for the approval or disapproval of electronic gaming devices and the individual games offered on such devices as games of skill; (ii) requiring registration for the placement of an approved electronic gaming device in a club, establishment, or restaurant; and (iii) requiring that a charitable organization that has been registered by the Department be designated to receive a predetermined percentage of the gross receipts generated by the electronic gaming device. The bill also requires suppliers and manufacturers of electronic gaming devices to obtain a permit from the Department prior to selling or distributing electronic gaming devices in the Commonwealth and imposes a penalty of not more than $1,000 for each violation of the provisions of the bill. The bill was incorporated into
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 16, 2019
Last action Jan 28, 2019
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Committee
2
Jan 28, 2019
Committee
Rereferred to Courts of Justice
upper
Jan 16, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Jan 16, 2019
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 19104345D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JA
John A. Cosgrove, Jr.
RRepublican
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