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IA SF2182
Bill
Status
2/3/2026
Primary Sponsor
Jeff Reichman
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AI Summary
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Authorizes licensed qualified organizations to conduct "queen of hearts" games, a raffle-based card game where participants win a jackpot by selecting a pre-designated winning card from a 54-card deck over multiple rounds.
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Adds "queen of hearts" to the legal definition of "game of chance" alongside bingo, allowing cash prizes to be awarded to raffle winners, consolation prize recipients, and jackpot winners.
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Creates exceptions to existing gambling restrictions for queen of hearts games, permitting build-up/pyramid structures, concealed cards, and requiring winners to be present—rules that are otherwise prohibited for other gambling activities.
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Limits cash prizes for queen of hearts: raffle prizes capped at $1,000 per round, consolation prizes for non-winning cards capped at $500, with no explicit cap stated for the jackpot amount.
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Amends Iowa Code Chapter 99B to establish a new section (99B.28) with specific operational requirements for conducting queen of hearts games by qualified organizations.
Legislative Description
A bill for an act relating to games of queen of hearts conducted by licensed qualified organizations, and making penalties applicable.
Last Action
Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
2/11/2026