Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3598 Primary Sponsor:Davenport Committee Number:25 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Games and betting Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Computer Document Number:JIC/5449HC.93 Introduced Date:19930302 Last History Body:House Last History Date:19930302 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Davenport Type of Legislation:General Bill
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3598 House 19930302 Introduced, read first time, 25
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TO AMEND SECTIONS 16-19-40 AND 16-19-60, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO UNLAWFUL GAMES AND BETTING, SO AS TO REVISE THE PROVISIONS DETAILING WHICH GAMES AND LOCATIONS ARE UNLAWFUL BY PROHIBITING THE PLAYING OF A GAME WITH CARDS OR DICE OR AT A GAMING TABLE OR BETTING FOR ANY THING OF VALUE, PROVIDE FOR A PERSON KEEPING A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE PLACE FOR GAMING OR GAMBLING TO BE GUILTY OF A FELONY, AND REVISE PENALTIES; TO AMEND SECTION 16-1-10, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO CRIMES CLASSIFIED AS FELONIES, SO AS TO INCLUDE THE OFFENSE PROVIDED FOR IN THIS ACT; AND TO REPEAL SECTIONS 16-19-50, 16-19-70, 16-19-90, 16-19-100, 16-19-130, 16-19-140, 16-19-150, AND 16-19-160 RELATING TO GAMING AND GAMBLING.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 16-19-40 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 16-19-40. If any A person shall may not play at any tavern, inn, store for the retailing of spirituous liquors or in any house used as a place of gaming, barn, kitchen, stable or other outhouse, street, highway, open wood, race field or open place at (a) any a game with cards or dice, (b) any or at a gaming table under whatever name it may be called, commonly called A, B, C, or E, O, or any gaming table known or distinguished by any other letters or by any figures, (c) any roley-poley table, (d) rouge et noir, (e) any fare bank or (f) any other table or bank of the same or the like kind under any denomination whatsoever, except the games of billiards, bowls, backgammon, chess, draughts or whist when there is no betting on any such game of billiards, bowls, backgammon, chess, draughts or whist, or shall bet on the sides or hands of such as do game, upon being convicted thereof, before any magistrate, shall be imprisoned for a period of not over for money or any other thing of value or bet money or any other thing of value on the outcome of a game or event, promote or operate betting pools, or engage in bookmaking, and a person who violates this provision, upon conviction, must be fined: thirty days or shall suffer a fine of not over one hundred dollars, and every
(1) fifty dollars for a first offense;
(2) fifty dollars and imprisoned for twenty-four hours for a second offense;
(3) one hundred dollars and imprisoned for five days for a third offense;
(4) five hundred dollars and imprisoned for not less than five days nor more than thirty days for a fourth offense;
(5) one thousand dollars and imprisoned for not less than thirty days nor more than six months for a fifth offense;
(6) two thousand dollars and imprisoned for not less than six months nor more than one year for a sixth offense;
(7) three thousand dollars and imprisoned for not less than one year nor more than four years for a seventh or subsequent offense.
Magistrates have exclusive jurisdiction of first through fourth offenses.
A person so keeping such tavern, inn, retail store, a public or private place or house used as a place for gaming or gambling such other house shall, upon being convicted thereof, upon indictment, be imprisoned for a period not exceeding twelve months and forfeit a sum not exceeding is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned for not more than two years or fined not more than two thousand dollars, for each and every offense or both."
SECTION 2. The offense of keeping a public or private place used for gaming, as provided for in Section 16-19-40, as amended in Section 1 of this act, is added to the list of crimes classified as felonies in Section 16-1-10.
SECTION 3. Section 16-19-60 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 16-19-60. Nothing in Section 16-19-40 or 16-19-50 shall extend applies to coin-operated nonpayout machines with a free play feature; provided, that nothing herein shall, but this section does not authorize the licensing, possession, or operation of any a machine which disburses money to the player."
SECTION 4. Sections 16-19-50, 16-19-70, 16-19-90, 16-19-100, 16-19-130, 16-19-140, 16-19-150, and 16-19-160 of the 1976 Code are repealed.
SECTION 5. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.