HB 529 - AS INTRODUCED
2001 SESSION
08/09
HOUSE BILL 529
This bill requires state or private advertising for any gambling activities to be truthful and factual, and to clearly state the odds of winning. A private violator is subject to a civil forfeiture, and shall lose its state license to carry on gambling activities after 3 violations. The provisions of this bill shall not apply to gaming conducted by charitable organizations or horse and dog racing.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
01-0968
08/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand One
AN ACT relative to advertisements for sweepstakes and gambling.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Subdivision; Advertising. Amend RSA 284 by inserting after section 40 the following new subdivision:
284:41 Advertising.
I. In this section, "gambling" means "gambling" as defined in RSA 647:2, II.
II. Except as provided in paragraph III, all advertising by any state or private entity for any gambling activities, including but not limited to lotteries and other activities sponsored by or under the oversight of the sweepstakes commission, shall be truthful and factual, and shall clearly state the odds of winning any prize or levels of prizes. All such advertising information conveyed by television shall be provided in both audio and visual form. A copy of all such advertising shall be submitted to the department of justice.
III. Charitable organizations conducting games permitted under RSA 287-A, 287-D, or 287-E and horse and dog racing shall not be subject to the provisions of this section.
IV. Each private sector violation of the provisions of this section shall be subject to a civil forfeiture of up to $500. Civil forfeitures shall be levied and collected under this section by the attorney general, and shall be deposited in the general fund as unrestricted revenue. After 3 such violations a private violator shall lose its license to carry on its gambling activities licensed by the state.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2002.