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MO HB1751

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/21/2010

Primary Sponsor

Timothy Meadows

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Origin

House of Representatives

2010 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Repeals and reenacts section 313.830, RSMo, relating to prohibited acts on excursion gambling boats with updated penalty provisions

  • Removes the provision that made a licensee guilty of a class B misdemeanor for exchanging tokens, chips, or other forms of credit for anything of value, except as provided in section 313.817

  • Maintains class D felony penalties for operating unlicensed gambling excursions, operating excursions outside specified methods, and employing shills or decoys

  • Establishes class B misdemeanor (first offense) and class A misdemeanor (subsequent offenses) for permitting minors under 21 to wager or aiding minors in entering gambling boats

  • Maintains class D felony penalties and lifetime ban from excursion gambling boats for various cheating, fraud, and bribery offenses; grants concurrent jurisdiction to state attorney general and local prosecutors for enforcement

Legislative Description

Removes the provision that makes an excursion gambling boat licensee guilty of a class B misdemeanor if he or she exchanges tokens, chips, or other forms of credit to be used on games for anything of value

Last Action

Referred: Tourism (H)

5/14/2010

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