HB 4081 Summary

• Adds Article 2 to the 1972 Gaming Act to regulate "millionaire party" gambling events conducted by qualified nonprofit organizations, establishing licensing requirements, operational standards, and enforcement mechanisms.

• Requires millionaire party licensees to submit applications with organization details, dealer information, event location and dates, and proof of nonprofit status; license fee is $50 per day of operation with a maximum of 4 licenses per organization annually.

• Restricts gaming operations to demarcated areas, limits daily buy-in amounts to $20,000 (or up to $80,000 for qualifying organizations), and requires at least 2 bona fide organization members present at all times; prohibits participation by location owners, lessors, and their household members.

• Mandates dealers be either organization members or supplier employees with no felony, gambling offense, fraud, forgery, larceny, or false reporting convictions; prohibits organization members from playing games or sharing prizes while working events.

• Allows executive director to deny, suspend, or revoke licenses for violations; imposes civil penalties up to $2,500 per violation and requires annual reporting to the governor and legislature; requires compliance with rules to be promulgated under the Administrative Procedures Act.