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MI SB1065
Bill
AI Summary
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Replaces "crane game" definition with broader "redemption game machine" definition to include crane games, pusher games, and other skill-based amusement devices that award prizes.
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Increases maximum prize wholesale value from $3.75 to $500.00 per redemption game machine play, allowing players to win multiple prizes and accumulate coupons up to $500.00.
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Authorizes gift cards and stored value cards as redeemable prizes, with individual card value capped at $500.00 and limited to 8 gift card machines per location.
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Removes previous criminal penalties specific to crane games (felony charges and confiscation procedures) and replaces with misdemeanor penalties (up to 1 year imprisonment or $20,000 fine) for violations of redemption game machine rules.
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Adds detailed definition of "some element of skill" including learned competency, strategy, eye-hand coordination, and technical proficiency, and establishes enforcement authority for the Attorney General and private civil actions.
Legislative Description
Gaming: other; redemption games allowed under penal code; revise. Amends secs. 303 & 310b of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.303 & 750.310b).
Crimes: gambling
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Regulatory Reform
9/28/2022