HF 165 (LSB 2116YH (3) 86)

HOUSE FILE 165

BY  HAGENOW

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to video machine tournament contests.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 99B.11, subsection 2, paragraph e, Code 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   e.  A video machine golf tournament game which is an interactive bona fide contest. A player operates a video machine golf tournament game with a trackball assembly or by player-directed movement with a video or electronic gaming device which acts as the golfer’s swing and determines the results of play and tournament scores. A video machine golf tournament game is capable of receiving program and data information from an off-site location. A tournament operator shall prominently display all tournament rules.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with

the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill authorizes the paying of awards and prizes to participants in video machine tournament games.
   Code section 99B.11, concerning bona fide contests, is amended to provide that a video machine tournament game is a bona fide contest, allowing the payment of awards to persons winning the contest. The bill provides that a player operates a video machine tournament game with a trackball assembly or by player-directed movement with a video or electronic gaming device which determines the results of play and tournament scores. Under current law, only video machine golf tournament games using a trackball assembly are considered bona fide contests.