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SF0055 • 2021

Skill based amusement games-continued authorization.

AN ACT relating to gaming; repealing the sunset date applicable to skill based amusement games; requiring applicable fees to be paid on an annual basis; and providing for an effective date.

Inactive

Wyoming marks this bill as inactive, which usually means it is no longer moving in the current session.

Sponsor
Travel
Last action
2021-04-07
Official status
inactive
Effective date
3/1/2021

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide specific details about the limits on the number of games per establishment or the exact fee amounts for future years beyond June 30, 2021.

Continuing Rules for Skill-Based Amusement Games

This act extends rules and fees for skill-based amusement games in Wyoming beyond their original expiration date.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes the end date for when skill-based amusement games can operate legally in Wyoming.
  • Requires operators to pay a $50 fee each year to keep a decal on their game, which shows they are approved by the commission.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Operators of skill-based amusement games
  • Establishments that host these games

Terms To Know

Skill-Based Amusement Games
Games that require some level of skill to play, such as arcade games or video games.
Commission
The regulatory body overseeing the operation and approval of these games in Wyoming.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This act does not specify what happens after June 30, 2021.
  • It is unclear if this bill will be reconsidered or updated in future sessions.

Bill History

  1. 2021-04-07 Senate

    S:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 5-4

  2. 2021-03-19 Senate

    S No report prior to CoW Cutoff

  3. 2021-01-12 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S06 - Travel

  4. 2021-01-12 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  5. 2021-01-11 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
21LSO-0204
2021
STATE OF WYOMING
21LSO-0204
Numbered
2.0

SENATE FILE NO. SF0055

Skill based amusement games-continued authorization.

Sponsored by: Joint Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources Interim Committee

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to gaming; repealing the sunset date applicable to skill based amusement games; requiring applicable fees to be paid on an annual basis; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
.

2020 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 114, Section 1(a), (c), (e), (h) and (k) is amended to read:

Section 1.

(a)

Notwithstanding W.S. 6-7-102, skill based amusement games operating in the state prior to
the effective date of this section
March
17, 2020
shall be allowed to continue operation
until June 30, 2021
in accordance with the requirements of this section.

(c)

Within sixty (60) days of the effective date of this section
A
skill based amusement game that meets the requirements of this section shall be approved by the commission to continue operating in the state or it shall be removed from the state by the operator.

(e)

Skill based amusement games that meet the requirements of this section shall bear a commission issued decal that identifies the operator of the game.
Each decal shall be valid for one (1) year.
No skill based amusement game shall be operational unless it bears a
current
commission issued decal. The commission shall charge a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) for a decal. Each decal shall include the bucking horse and rider emblem.
The annual fee required under this section shall be paid on or before July 1 of each year.
Fees collected shall be deposited to
the commission gaming account, which is hereby created.
For the period from the effective date of this section through June 30, 2021,
F
unds within the account are continuously appropriated to the commission to pay for reasonable expenses incurred to administer this section.

(h)

No establishment shall have more than four (4) skill based amusement games at any one (1) time. Only an establishment that had a skill based amusement game operating within the establishment as of
the effective date of this section
March 17, 2020
may continue to have a skill based amusement game operating pursuant to this section.

(k)

An establishment shall pay the commission
a
an annual
fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) to continue to have skill based amusement games in the establishment
.

until June 30, 2021.
Operators of skill based amusement games shall pay the commission
a
an annual
fee of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) to
operate skill based amusement games
.

until June 30, 2021. Fees paid pursuant to this subsection
The fees required under this section shall be paid on or before July 1 of each year and
shall be deposited into the commission gaming account.

Section 2
.

2020 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 114, Section 1(r) is repealed.

Section 3.

This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

(END)

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