General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5532
February Session, 2014 LCO No. 2008
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Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
(PS)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 5532
February Session, 2014
LCO No. 2008
*02008_______PS_*
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
(PS)
AN ACT MAKING TECHNICAL CHANGES CONCERNING GAMING.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 7-169c of the 2014 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
(a) Any organization whose membership consists of persons sixty years of age or over may operate and conduct bingo games on and after January 1, 1989, for the amusement and recreation of its members without a permit as required by section 7-169, provided (1) such organization has registered with and applied for and received an identification number from the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, (2) such organization does not charge an admission fee in excess of one dollar, (3) the prize or prizes awarded do not exceed fifty dollars in value, either in cash or merchandise, and (4) only active members of such organization assist in the operation of the bingo games without compensation. The commissioner may revoke any such registration for cause.
(b) Each such organization [which] that operates bingo games shall keep accurate records of receipts and disbursements, which shall be available for inspection by the [commissioner] Commissioner of Consumer Protection.
(c) Each such organization shall be exempt from the provisions of sections 7-169 and 7-169a.
(d) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall adopt such regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, as are necessary to carry out effectively the provisions of this section in order to prevent fraud and protect the public, which regulations shall have the effect of law.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 from passage 7-169c
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
from passage
7-169c
Statement of Purpose:
To make technical changes concerning gaming.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]