House
Study
Bill
50
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Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
DEPARTMENT
OF
PUBLIC
SAFETY
BILL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
concerning
gambling
game
prohibited
activities
and
1
making
penalties
applicable.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
99F.15,
subsection
4,
paragraph
d,
Code
1
2015,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
d.
Cheats
at
a
gambling
game
,
including
but
not
limited
to
3
committing
any
act
which
alters
the
outcome
of
the
game
.
4
Sec.
2.
Section
99F.15,
subsection
4,
paragraph
h,
Code
5
2015,
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph.
6
Sec.
3.
Section
99F.15,
Code
2015,
is
amended
by
adding
the
7
following
new
subsection:
8
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
5A.
a.
A
person
who
places,
removes,
9
increases,
or
decreases
a
bet
after
acquiring
knowledge
of
the
10
outcome
of
the
gambling
game
which
is
the
subject
of
the
bet
or
11
to
aid
a
person
in
acquiring
the
knowledge
for
the
purpose
of
12
placing,
removing,
increasing,
or
decreasing
a
bet
contingent
13
on
that
outcome
commits
the
offense
of
unlawful
betting.
14
b.
(1)
A
person
is
guilty
of
a
class
“D”
felony
if
the
15
person
commits
the
offense
of
unlawful
betting
where
the
16
potential
winnings
from
the
bet
exceed
one
thousand
dollars
in
17
value.
18
(2)
A
person
is
guilty
of
an
aggravated
misdemeanor
if
19
the
person
commits
the
offense
of
unlawful
betting
where
the
20
potential
winnings
from
the
bet
exceed
five
hundred
dollars
in
21
value
but
do
not
exceed
one
thousand
dollars
in
value.
22
(3)
A
person
is
guilty
of
a
serious
misdemeanor
if
the
23
person
commits
the
offense
of
unlawful
betting
where
the
24
potential
winnings
from
the
bet
exceed
two
hundred
dollars
in
25
value
but
do
not
exceed
five
hundred
dollars
in
value.
26
(4)
A
person
is
guilty
of
a
simple
misdemeanor
if
the
person
27
commits
the
offense
of
unlawful
betting
where
the
potential
28
winnings
from
the
bet
do
not
exceed
two
hundred
dollars
in
29
value.
30
c.
Two
convictions
of
the
offense
of
unlawful
betting
as
31
provided
in
this
subsection
shall
result
in
the
person
being
32
barred
for
life
from
excursion
gambling
boats
and
gambling
33
structures
under
the
jurisdiction
of
the
commission.
34
EXPLANATION
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The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
1
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
2
This
bill
concerns
prohibited
activities
and
penalties
3
relative
to
gambling
games
on
excursion
gambling
boats
and
4
gambling
structures.
5
Code
section
99F.15(4)(d)
is
amended
to
provide
that
6
cheating
at
a
gambling
game
includes
committing
any
act
which
7
alters
the
outcome
of
the
game.
A
violation
of
cheating
at
a
8
gambling
game
is
a
class
“D”
felony.
9
Code
section
99F.15(4)(h)
currently
provides
that
a
person
10
who
places
a
bet
after
acquiring
knowledge,
not
available
to
11
all
players,
of
the
outcome
of
the
gambling
game
which
is
the
12
subject
of
the
bet
commits
a
class
“D”
felony
regardless
of
13
the
amount
of
the
bet
and
is
barred
for
life
from
excursion
14
gambling
boats
and
gambling
structures
after
a
single
offense.
15
The
bill
strikes
this
provision
and
creates
new
subsection
5A
16
concerning
the
offense
of
unlawful
betting.
The
bill
provides
17
that
a
person
who
places,
removes,
increases,
or
decreases
a
18
bet
after
acquiring
knowledge
of
the
outcome
of
the
gambling
19
game
which
is
the
subject
of
the
bet
commits
the
offense
of
20
unlawful
betting.
The
bill
then
provides
that
a
person
is
21
guilty
of
a
class
“D”
felony
if
the
potential
winnings
from
the
22
unlawful
bet
exceed
$1,000
in
value,
an
aggravated
misdemeanor
23
if
the
potential
winnings
from
the
unlawful
bet
exceed
$500
in
24
value
but
do
not
exceed
$1,000
in
value,
a
serious
misdemeanor
25
if
the
potential
winnings
from
the
unlawful
bet
exceed
$200
in
26
value
but
do
not
exceed
$500
in
value,
or
a
simple
misdemeanor
27
if
the
potential
winnings
from
the
unlawful
bet
do
not
exceed
28
$200
in
value.
The
bill
further
provides
that
two
convictions
29
of
the
offense
of
unlawful
betting
shall
result
in
the
person
30
being
barred
for
life
from
excursion
gambling
boats
and
31
gambling
structures.
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