Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Gambling; clarify definition of unlawful gambling devices and revise penalty for violation.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/05 (H) Referred To Gaming | |
| 2 | 02/01 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2005 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Robinson (84th)
Code Section: A 097-0033-0007
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 97-33-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH DEFINES UNLAWFUL GAMBLING DEVICES, TO INCLUDE VIDEO POKER MACHINES, COMPUTER GAMING DEVICES AND ELECTRONIC GAMING DEVICES IN THAT DEFINITION; TO REVISE THE PENALTY FOR UNLAWFULLY POSSESSING, OWNING, CONTROLLING, DISPLAYING OR OPERATING GAMBLING DEVICES; TO SWITCH SUBSECTIONS (4) AND (5) OF SECTION 97-33-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CORRECT THE INACCURATE SUBSECTION REFERENCE TO SECTION 97-33-7(4), FOUND IN SECTIONS 21-19-33, 95-3-25, 97-33-9 AND 97-33-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHERE IT IS INTENDED TO REFER TO THE LANGUAGE CONTAINED IN WHAT IS NOW DESIGNATED INCORRECTLY AS SECTION 97-33-7(5), MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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