House
File
785
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House
File
785
AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
AMUSEMENT
CONCESSIONS.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
Section
99B.1,
subsection
1,
Code
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
1.
“Amusement
concession”
means
a
game
of
skill
or
game
of
chance
with
an
instant
win
possibility
where,
if
the
participant
completes
a
task,
the
participant
wins
a
prize.
“Amusement
concession”
includes
but
is
not
limited
to
carnival-style
games
that
are
conducted
by
a
person
for
profit.
“Amusement
concession”
does
not
include
casino-style
games
,
nudge
games,
swap
games,
or
amusement
devices
required
to
be
registered
pursuant
to
section
99B.53
.
Sec.
2.
Section
99B.1,
Code
2021,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subsections:
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
24A.
“Nudge
game”
means
any
game
or
phase
of
a
game
in
which
a
participant
spins
reels
or
simulated
reels
and
may
choose
to
nudge
one
or
more
reels
in
any
direction
to
complete
a
winning
combination
or
pattern.
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
28.
“Swap
game”
means
any
game
or
phase
of
a
game
in
which
a
participant
spins
reels
or
simulated
reels
and
may
choose
to
swap,
move,
or
substitute
one
or
more
icons
or
symbols
to
create
a
winning
combination
or
pattern.
Sec.
3.
Section
99B.31,
subsection
1,
paragraph
k,
Code
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
House
File
785,
p.
2
k.
The
amusement
concession
is
not
designed
or
adapted
with
any
control
device
to
permit
manipulation
of
the
amusement
concession
by
the
operator
in
order
to
prevent
a
player
participant
from
winning
or
to
predetermine
who
the
winner
will
be.
Sec.
4.
Section
99B.31,
Code
2021,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subsection:
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
1A.
An
electronic
or
computerized
game
with
a
video
display
screen
may
be
licensed
by
the
department
as
an
amusement
concession
if
all
of
the
following
requirements
are
met:
a.
Except
as
otherwise
provided
by
this
subsection,
the
game
complies
with
all
requirements
of
subsection
1
and
all
applicable
rules
promulgated
by
the
department.
b.
The
game
is
conducted
through
continuous
gameplay.
For
the
purposes
of
this
paragraph,
“continuous
gameplay”
means
play
on
a
single
video
screen
that
is
not
refreshed,
updated,
or
renewed
through
the
expenditure
of
additional
money,
tokens,
or
credits
by
a
game
participant.
The
game
may
allow
two
or
more
persons
to
participate
in
the
same
continuous
gameplay
at
the
same
time.
c.
Prizes
shall
be
awarded
based
solely
upon
a
participant’s
successful
completion
of
a
required
skill
or
task
in
the
course
of
the
game’s
play.
A
person
shall
actively
participate
in
the
game’s
play
by
directing
or
otherwise
manipulating
a
game
function
or
operation
in
order
to
complete
the
required
skill
or
task.
Participant
skill
shall
be
necessary
to
influence
the
outcome
of
the
game’s
play
but
is
not
required
to
be
the
predominant
factor
in
determining
whether
a
prize
is
awarded.
d.
The
game
is
not
a
nudge
game,
swap
game,
or
a
mechanical
or
electrical
device
that
displays
spinning
reels
or
simulated
reels.
e.
The
game
may
be
programmed
to
ensure
a
set
payout
percentage
to
participants
of
at
least
eighty
percent.
If
a
game
is
programmed
with
a
set
payout
percentage,
the
operator
shall
prominently
post
in
a
manner
visible
to
all
playing
positions
the
percentage
applicable
to
the
game’s
play.
f.
The
game
may
be
programmed
to
award
prizes
by
allowing
a
player
to
complete
tasks
or
use
skills
at
variable
frequency
House
File
785,
p.
3
or
difficulty.
The
game
may
not
be
programmed
to
prevent
the
completion
of
any
advertised
or
offered
skills
or
tasks.
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
______________________________
JAKE
CHAPMAN
President
of
the
Senate
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
House
and
is
known
as
House
File
785,
Eighty-ninth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
MEGHAN
NELSON
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
Approved
_______________,
2021
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor