HB414 Summary

• Defines "person" for gambling crime purposes to include individuals, corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, associations, and other organizations engaged in for-profit or not-for-profit activities.

• Elevates penalties for promoting illegal gambling from Class A misdemeanor to Class C felony.

• Elevates penalties for conspiracy to promote illegal gambling from Class A misdemeanor to Class C felony.

• Elevates penalties for possession of illegal gambling records in the first degree from Class A misdemeanor to Class C felony.

• Makes possession of 10 or more slot machines or gambling devices a Class C felony, and authorizes law enforcement to seize and condemn real property used for illegal gambling with proceeds from sale going to seizing agencies upon conviction.