Plain English Breakdown
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HB50: Snow Classics
This law updates the definition of a 'snow classic' to allow these games at any specific location and removes restrictions requiring them to be run by Four Valleys Community School, Inc.
What This Bill Does
- Amends Alaska state code section AS 05.15.690(47).
- Defines 'snow classic' as a game of chance where money prizes are awarded for the closest guess of total snow accumulation at a specific location and time.
- Removes the rule that limited these games to Mount Alyeska only.
- Removes the requirement that Four Valleys Community School, Inc. must operate and administer the event.
Who It Names or Affects
- People who play or organize snow guessing games in Alaska
- State agencies enforcing gambling laws
Terms To Know
- snow classic
- A game of chance where a money prize is awarded for the closest guess of total snow accumulation at a specific location and time.
- game of chance
- An activity defined in this law as one where prizes are based on guessing outcomes rather than skill, though the text does not define the term itself.
Limits and Unknowns
- The official text only shows changes to the definition and does not list new rules for how much snow must be present.
- The source does not explain if other groups need extra approval to run these games, though it removes the specific requirement for Four Valleys Community School, Inc.