PRINTER'S NO. 530
No. 492 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY MAITLAND, FLEAGLE, GRUCELA, McILHATTAN, S. MILLER,
NICKOL, ROSS, SOLOBAY, STABACK, TIGUE AND TRICH,
FEBRUARY 6, 2001
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 6, 2001
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of December 19, 1988 (P.L.1262, No.156),
2 entitled, as amended, "An act providing for the licensing of
3 eligible organizations to conduct games of chance, for the
4 licensing of persons to distribute games of chance, for the
5 registration of manufacturers of games of chance, and for
6 suspensions and revocations of licenses and permits;
7 requiring records; providing for local referendum by
8 electorate; and prescribing penalties," further providing for
9 prize limits.
10 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
11 hereby enacts as follows:
12 Section 1. Section 5(d) of the act of December 19, 1988
13 (P.L.1262, No.156), known as the Local Option Small Games of
14 Chance Act, amended October 18, 2000 (P.L.602, No.79), is
15 amended to read:
16 Section 5. Prize limits.
17 * * *
18 (d) Exception.--An eligible organization may conduct a
19 raffle and award a prize or prizes valued in excess of $500 each
20 only under the following conditions:
21 (1) The licensing authority has issued a special permit
1 for the raffle under section 11.
2 (2) Eligible organizations shall be eligible to receive
3 no more than two special permits in any licensed year except
4 that volunteer fire, ambulance and rescue organizations shall
5 be eligible to receive no more than [three] five special
6 permits in any licensed year.
7 (3) Only one raffle may be conducted under each special
8 permit.
9 (4) The total cash value of all prizes shall be no more
10 than $100,000 per calendar year.
11 * * *
12 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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