85R8326 DMS-F
By: Miller H.B. No. 1708
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the prizes awarded in certain pull-tab bingo games.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 2001.002, Occupations Code, is amended
by adding Subdivision (6-a) to read as follows:
(6-a) "Carryover pull-tab bingo" means a form of
pull-tab bingo played in successive rounds, in which a portion of
the bingo prize awarded each round is paid into a jackpot prize, the
winner of each round has the opportunity to win the jackpot prize,
and the play continues until the jackpot prize is awarded.
SECTION 2. Section 2001.420, Occupations Code, is amended
by amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsection (d) to
read as follows:
(a) Except for a jackpot prize awarded in a carryover
pull-tab bingo game, a [A] bingo prize may not have a value of more
than $750 for a single game.
(b) A person may not offer or award on a single bingo
occasion prizes with an aggregate value of more than $2,500 for all
bingo games other than:
(1) pull-tab bingo, including carryover pull-tab
bingo; or
(2) bingo games that award individual prizes of $50 or
less.
(d) A jackpot prize awarded in a carryover pull-tab bingo
game may not have a value of more than $10,000.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2017.