HB 1367 — Definition of the Term "Slot Machine or Device"

F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HBCS/HB 1367 2018 A bill to be entitled An act relating to gamingthe machinesdefinition of the term "slot machine or devices;device";

546.10, F.S.;

providing civil penalties;

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87 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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Subsection (10) is added to section 546.10, Florida Statutes, to read:

546.10 Amusement games or machines.— (10) A person who violates this section in a manner that infringes upon exclusivity provided to a federally recognized tribal government pursuant to a gaming compact with the state is liable to the tribal government for minimum damages in the amount of $10,000 per amusement game or machine operated in violation of this section and reasonable attorney fees.

Section 2.

849.16 Machines or devices which come within provisions of law defined.— (1) As used in this chapter, the term "slot machine or device" means any machine or device or system or network of devices that is adapted for use in such a way that, upon Pageactivation, 1which may be achieved by, but is not limited to, the insertion of 3any CODING:piece of money, coin, account number, code, or other object or information, such device or system is directly or indirectly caused to operate or may be operated and if the user, whether by application of skill or by reason of any element of chance or any other outcome unpredictable by the user, regardless of whether the machine or device or system or network of devices includes a preview of the outcome or whether the outcome is known, displayed, or capable of being known or displayed to the user, may:

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The term "slot Pagemachine 2or ofdevice" 3includes, CODING:but is not limited to, devices regulated as slot machines pursuant to chapter 551.

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words underlined are additions.

hb1367-00 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HB 1367 2018 machine or device" includes, but is not limited to, devices regulated as slot machines pursuant to chapter 551 and any machine or device or system or network of devices that meets the definition of "class III gaming" under the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, 25 U.S.C.

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