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AL SB398
Bill
Status
4/12/2016
Primary Sponsor
Hank Sanders
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AI Summary
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Proposes a constitutional amendment to legalize electronic bingo games in the Town of White Hall and Lowndes County operated by Native American tribes and authorized by the National Indian Gaming Commission under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
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Allows nonprofit organizations, including the Town of White Hall, to operate bingo games for charitable, educational, or lawful purposes subject to town council resolution or ordinance.
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Prohibits persons under age 18 from playing bingo and persons under age 19 from conducting or assisting in bingo operations.
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Requires bingo licenses only for nonprofit organizations in existence for at least two years, with games operated on organization-owned or leased premises and prizes limited to amounts set by regulation.
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Establishes penalties of Class C misdemeanor for first violation and Class A misdemeanor for subsequent violations of bingo regulations.
Legislative Description
Bingo, White Hall and Lowndes Co., legalizing certain operations of electronic bingo for prizes or money for charitable or educational purposes, const, amend.
Constitutional Amendments
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Tourism and Marketing
4/12/2016