S 0599 General Bill, By Knotts
Summary: Bingo, electronic dabber, provisions
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 12-21-4015, SO AS TO ALLOW OTHERWISE LAWFUL BINGO GAMES IN THIS STATE TO BE PLAYED BY MEANS OF AN ELECTRONIC DABBER, TO REQUIRE THAT PLAYERS USING AN ELECTRONIC DABBER MUST BE GIVEN BINGO CARDS APPROVED BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE THAT ARE DATE STAMPED AND VALIDATED AND NOT REUSABLE, TO DEFINE "ELECTRONIC DABBER" AND PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS AND PROHIBITIONS APPLICABLE TO DABBERS, TO REQUIRE DABBERS TO BE TESTED AND APPROVED BY AN INDEPENDENT TESTING FACILITY DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE TO ENSURE THAT EACH DABBER MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION, TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE TO REVOKE PERMANENTLY THE BINGO LICENSE AND PROMOTER LICENSE OF AN ORGANIZATION AND PROMOTER FOUND TO BE USING A DABBER WITHOUT THE REQUIRED BINGO CARDS AND PROHIBIT A PROMOTER WHOSE LICENSE IS REVOKED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION FROM ANY FUTURE INVOLVEMENT WITH BINGO IN THIS STATE, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THIS SECTION DOES NOT DIMINISH OR IMPAIR RIGHTS GRANTED TO THE CATAWBA INDIAN TRIBE PRESENT TO THE LAWS IN THIS STATE.
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04/15/03	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-47
04/15/03	Senate	Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-47