S*0779(Rat #0218, Act #0194 of 2014)  General Bill, By Davis
 AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
 16-19-60 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN SOCIAL TILES, CARDS, AND DICE GAMES ARE
 NOT UNLAWFUL UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. - ratified title

   06/05/13  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 6)
   06/05/13  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
                     (Senate Journal-page 6)
   02/11/14  Senate Referred to Subcommittee: Rankin (ch), Hutto, Bennett
   04/02/14  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 7)
   04/03/14         Scrivener's error corrected
   04/08/14  Senate Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 25)
   04/08/14  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 25)
   04/08/14  Senate Roll call Ayes-39  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 25)
   04/09/14  Senate Read third time and sent to House
                     (Senate Journal-page 35)
   04/10/14  House  Introduced and read first time
   04/10/14  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   05/14/14  House  Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
                     (House Journal-page 5)
   05/20/14  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 55)
   05/20/14  House  Roll call Yeas-70  Nays-32 (House Journal-page 55)
   05/21/14  House  Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 6)
   05/29/14         Ratified R 218
   06/02/14         Signed By Governor
   06/06/14         Effective date 06/02/14
   06/10/14         Act No. 194

(A194, R218, S779)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 16-19-60 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN SOCIAL TILES, CARDS, AND DICE GAMES ARE NOT UNLAWFUL UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Gambling and lotteries, certain social games of tiles, cards, and dice not unlawful under certain circumstances

SECTION    1.    Chapter 19, Title 16 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 16-19-60.    Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, it is not unlawful for persons who are members of a club or other social organization to gather for the purpose of engaging in games of tiles, cards, or dice including, but not limited to, canasta, mahjong, and bridge, where the games are played among members in a private residence, home, or community clubhouse or similar structure; no mechanical or electronic devices or machines of any kind, slot machines, pull tabs, punch boards, pull boards, or video games, devices, or machines of any kind are used or incorporated in any way; no person or entity of any kind receives any direct or indirect economic, financial, or monetary benefit of any kind; the host of the game or owner or lessee of the location in which the games are played does not receive any direct or indirect economic, financial, or monetary benefit of any kind; there is no betting, wagering, or gambling of any kind; a bona fide social relationship among the participants exists; and, except for the advantage of skill or luck, the risks of losing or winning are the same for all parties."

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 29th day of May, 2014.

Approved the 2nd day of June, 2014.