CHAPTER 115
HB 1405 - FINAL VERSION
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2000 SESSION
08/09
HOUSE BILL 1405
AN ACT exempting 50/50 raffles from the laws regulating games of chance.
SPONSORS: Rep. Scanlan, Graf 11; Rep. Weber, Graf 11; Rep. Picconi, Graf 14
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
This bill exempts 50/50 raffles from the laws regulating games of chance. This bill also defines "50/50 raffle."
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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08/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand
AN ACT exempting 50/50 raffles from the laws regulating games of chance.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
115:1 New Paragraph; Raffles; 50/50 Raffles; Definition. Amend RSA 287-A:1 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:
III. "50/50 raffle" means a raffle conducted by a charitable organization whereby moneys collected by sale of raffle tickets are split evenly between the prize winner or winners and the charitable organization after the raffle drawing.
115:2 Games of Chance; Definition of Games of Chance Amended. Amend RSA 287-D:1, II to read as follows:
II. "Games of chance" means any game involving gambling as defined by RSA 647:2, II, or any lottery prohibited by RSA 647:1, but shall not include any game involving the use of a slot machine or any other device in the nature of a slot machine, or 50/50 raffles as defined in RSA 287-A:1, III.
115:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
(Approved: May 8, 2000)
(Effective Date: July 7, 2000)