SC H4129

Establishes that paying a fee to participate in skill-based games, activities, or events where skill predominates over chance does not constitute gambling under South Carolina law

Lists specific exempt activities including PGA tournaments, NASCAR events, billfishing and bass fishing tournaments, ATP and WTA tennis events, turkey shoots, and other non-card-based skill competitions

Participants may receive prizes proportionate to how skillfully they performed without violating gambling laws

Explicitly excludes all physical or electronic card-based games from this exemption, even if skill predominates

Games involving material elements of chance determined by randomness (such as "turn of a card" or "roll of the dice") remain illegal gambling