Senate File 2166 - Introduced



                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  DANIELSON


    Passed Senate, Date               Passed House,  Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act concerning the awarding of cash prizes for participation
  2    in a card or parlor game or tournament conducted by an
  3    organization primarily representing veterans.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 5985XS 81
  6 ec/gg/14

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 99B.7, subsection 1, paragraph d,
  1  2 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code Supplement 2005, is amended to
  1  3 read as follows:
  1  4    Cash prizes shall not be awarded in games other than bingo
  1  5 and raffles except as otherwise provided in this paragraph
  1  6 "d".  The value of a prize shall not exceed ten thousand
  1  7 dollars and merchandise prizes shall not be repurchased.  If a
  1  8 prize consists of more than one item, unit, or part, the
  1  9 aggregate value of all items, units, or parts shall not exceed
  1 10 ten thousand dollars.  However, one raffle may be conducted
  1 11 per calendar year at which real property or one or more
  1 12 merchandise prizes having a combined value of more than ten
  1 13 thousand dollars may be awarded or cash prizes of up to a
  1 14 total of two hundred thousand dollars may be awarded.
  1 15    Sec. 2.  Section 99B.7, subsection 1, paragraph d, Code
  1 16 Supplement 2005, is amended by adding the following new
  1 17 unnumbered paragraph:
  1 18    NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH.  If the qualified organization
  1 19 conducting games under this section primarily represents
  1 20 veterans, then a participant in a card or parlor game or
  1 21 tournament conducted by the organization may win a cash prize
  1 22 so long as no participant in the game or tournament loses more
  1 23 than a total of fifty dollars or other consideration
  1 24 equivalent thereto or wins more than a total of two hundred
  1 25 dollars or other consideration equivalent thereto in one or
  1 26 more games or activities permitted by this section during any
  1 27 period of twenty=four consecutive hours.
  1 28                           EXPLANATION
  1 29    This bill concerns card or parlor games conducted by
  1 30 qualified nonprofit organizations that primarily represent
  1 31 veterans.  The bill provides an exception for these
  1 32 organizations to the general provision prohibiting the
  1 33 awarding of cash prizes for social games other than bingo and
  1 34 raffles.  The bill provides that a participant in a card or
  1 35 parlor game or tournament conducted by an organization
  2  1 representing veterans may lose no more than $50 or win no more
  2  2 than $200 from such a game or tournament in a 24=hour period.
  2  3 LSB 5985XS 81
  2  4 ec:nh/gg/14