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SENATE
FILE
2134
BY
GREEN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
gambling,
including
social
gambling
between
1
individuals
and
the
operation
of
poker
card
rooms,
and
2
providing
fees.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
99B.45,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
Code
1
2026,
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph
and
inserting
in
2
lieu
thereof
the
following:
3
a.
Card
and
parlor
games,
including
but
not
limited
to
4
poker,
pinochle,
pitch,
gin
rummy,
bridge,
euchre,
hearts,
5
cribbage,
dominoes,
checkers,
chess,
backgammon,
pool,
and
6
darts.
7
Sec.
2.
Section
99F.1,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
8
following
new
subsections:
9
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
23A.
“Poker
card
room”
means
a
gambling
10
structure
licensed
under
this
chapter
that
offers
poker
games
11
to
the
public
but
does
not
offer
sports
wagering,
other
forms
12
of
gambling
games
pursuant
to
this
chapter,
or
pari-mutuel
13
wagering
pursuant
to
chapter
99D.
14
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
23B.
“Poker
variant”
means
any
form
of
15
poker
using
playing
cards,
including
but
not
limited
to
Texas
16
hold
’em,
Omaha,
seven-card
stud,
razz,
draw
poker,
and
any
17
other
recognized
poker
game
or
variation
approved
by
the
18
commission
by
rule.
19
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
27A.
“Rake”
means
a
fee
charged
by
the
20
operator
of
a
poker
card
room
for
providing
the
poker
game,
21
collected
from
each
pot
or
on
a
length-of-time
basis,
not
to
22
exceed
limits
established
by
the
commission
by
rule.
23
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
99F.5B
License
to
operate
poker
card
24
room.
25
1.
A
person
may
apply
to
the
commission
for
a
license
to
26
operate
a
poker
card
room
as
provided
in
this
section.
27
2.
A
poker
card
room
may
offer
any
poker
variant
to
persons
28
twenty-one
years
of
age
or
older.
29
3.
A
poker
card
room
may
charge
a
rake
as
provided
by
the
30
commission
by
rule.
The
commission
shall
establish
maximum
31
rake
percentages
or
structures
to
ensure
fairness
and
prevent
32
excessive
fees.
33
4.
The
commission
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
34
17A
for
the
licensing,
operation,
and
regulation
of,
and
the
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collection
of
taxes
imposed
pursuant
to
section
99F.11
from,
1
poker
card
rooms,
including
but
not
limited
to
licensing
2
fees,
background
checks,
facility
standards,
game
integrity,
3
recordkeeping,
anti-money
laundering
measures,
and
consumer
4
protection.
Licensing
fees
collected
under
this
subsection
5
shall
be
deposited
in
the
general
fund
of
the
state.
6
EXPLANATION
7
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
8
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
9
This
bill
changes
the
list
of
games
allowed
as
social
10
gambling
between
individuals
from
games
of
skill
and
games
of
11
chance,
except
casino-style
games
other
than
poker,
to
instead
12
include
card
and
parlor
games,
including
but
not
limited
to
13
poker,
pinochle,
pitch,
gin
rummy,
bridge,
euchre,
hearts,
14
cribbage,
dominoes,
checkers,
chess,
backgammon,
pool,
and
15
darts.
16
The
bill
allows
a
person
to
apply
to
the
state
racing
and
17
gaming
commission
(commission)
for
a
license
to
operate
a
poker
18
card
room,
defined
in
the
bill
as
a
gambling
structure
that
19
offers
poker
games,
including
poker
variants,
to
the
public
but
20
does
not
offer
any
other
form
of
gambling
game
or
wagering.
21
The
bill
allows
a
poker
card
room
to
offer
poker
games
to
22
persons
21
years
of
age
and
older
and
to
charge
a
rake,
defined
23
in
the
bill
as
a
fee
charged
by
the
operator
of
a
poker
card
24
room
for
providing
the
poker
game,
collected
from
each
pot
or
25
on
a
length-of-time
basis.
The
bill
requires
the
commission
26
to
adopt
rules
setting
maximum
rake
percentages
or
structures,
27
as
well
as
rules
for
the
licensing,
operation,
taxation,
and
28
regulation
of
poker
card
rooms,
including
a
license
fee
to
be
29
deposited
in
the
general
fund
of
the
state.
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