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Relating to illegal gaming, and making penalties applicable
Proposed by the Department of Public Safety · their explanation · all agency proposals
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 15, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 15, 2025
- Done: House committeeMarch 5, 2025
- Next: Passes the House
- Skipped: Senate committeeSkipped
- Done: Passes the SenateMarch 12, 202548–0
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
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What’s in it
This bill relates to illegal gaming.7(1). A person who violates these prohibitions is guilty of illegal gaming and is subject to criminal penalties. The bill defines “account sharing” and “proxy betting” and includes those activities in the list of activities considered illegal gaming. The bill also includes in the activities considered illegal gaming the act of delivering anything of value to place as a wager in a pari-mutuel pool or other authorized system of wagering after receiving that thing of value, for a fee, outside of a gambling structure.
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A person guilty of illegal gaming commits an offense ranging from a serious misdemeanor to a class “C” felony based on the sum of money or value of other property involved and whether the offense was a first or repeat offense. Illegal gaming in the fourth degree ($100 or less) constitutes a serious misdemeanor for a first offense, an aggravated misdemeanor for a second offense, a class “D” felony for a third offense, and a class “C” felony for a fourth or subsequent offense. Illegal gaming in the third degree ($100 to $500) constitutes an aggravated misdemeanor for a first offense, a class “D” felony for a second offense, and a class “C” felony for a third or subsequent offense. Illegal gaming in the second degree ($500 to $5,000) constitutes a class “D” felony for a first offense and a class “C” felony for a second or subsequent offense. Illegal gaming in the first degree (more than $5,000) constitutes a class “C” felony. _____ $2,560. An aggravated misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than two years and a fine of at least $855 but not more than $8,540. A class “D” felony is punishable by confinement for no more than five years and a fine of at least $1,025 but not more than $10,245. A class “C” felony is punishable by confinement for no more than years and a fine of at least $1,370 but not more than $13,660.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text
House subcommittee
Named January 15, 2025. On January 23, 2025 it recommended passage.
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Fiscal note
7; however, the extent of the increase in costs to the Department of Corrections (DOC) is unknown. Figure 2 shows the average State cost per offense for a serious misdemeanor, an aggravated misdemeanor, a Class D felony, and a Class C felony. The estimated impact to the General Fund includes operating costs incurred by the Judicial Branch, the Indigent Defense Fund, and the DOC.
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Nonpartisan cost estimates from the Legislative Services Agency’s Fiscal Services Division. The newest is first. Reading a fiscal note
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