HOUSE BILL NO. 216
INTRODUCED BY B. PAVLOVICH, R. MENAHAN, V. COCCHIARELLA, M. COLE, G. DEVLIN, A. ELLIS, S. GALLUS, J. HARP, D. HARRINGTON, M. LINDEEN, J. LYNCH, D. MAHLUM, J. MANGAN, G. MATTHEWS, B. MCCARTHY, J. QUILICI, G. ROUSH, B. RYAN, D. SHEA, C. SQUIRES, C. SWYSGOOD, J. TROPILA
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT ALLOWING CUSTOMERS IN BARS TO PLAY
ANY GAME THE GAME OF PING PONG PAVVY, IN WHICH A CUSTOMER MAY ONCE
EACH DAY PAY AN AMOUNT OF MONEY PREDETERMINED BY THE ESTABLISHMENT,
BUT NOT MORE THAN 50 CENTS, IN AN ATTEMPT TO WIN MERCHANDISE OR A
PORTION OR ALL OF A POOL OF THE MONEY PAID TO PLAY THE GAME SINCE THE
GAME WAS LAST WON; AMENDING SECTION 23-5-160, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN
IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE."
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
Section 1. Section 23-5-160, MCA, is amended to read:
"23-5-160. Shaking dice for a drink or music or in a shake-a-day game -- other allowable
similar games game. (1) It is legal for a customer in an establishment licensed for the sale of
alcoholic beverages to be consumed on the premises to:
(a) shake or choose one or more dice, alone or with an owner or employee of the establishment, to
determine whether the customer or the establishment shall pay for the customer's drink or to determine
whether the customer or the establishment shall immediately pay a predetermined amount of money,
not to exceed $2, for music from a jukebox in the establishment; or
(b) play a game, including the game called ping pong pavvy and the game provided for in
subsection (1)(c), in which a customer may once each day pay an amount of money predetermined by
the establishment, but not more than 50 cents, in an attempt to win merchandise or a portion or all of a
pool of the money paid to play the game since the game was last won. The establishment may, before
a game begins, limit the amount that will be won and use the remaining money played on that game to
start a pool for the next game, thus enhancing the incentive to play the next game in the early stages of
the next game. All money paid to play games must be paid out as winnings. An establishment may
offer more than one game at any given time.
(b)(c) play the dice game commonly known as shake-a-day, in which a customer may once each
day pay an amount of money predetermined by the establishment, but not more than 50 cents, and
shake a number of dice predetermined by the establishment in an attempt to roll certain combinations
simulating poker hands predetermined by the establishment. If one of the combinations is rolled, the
customer may win merchandise or a portion or all of the money paid to play the game since the last
winning combination was rolled. The establishment may, before a game begins, limit the amount that
will be won and use the remaining money played on that game to start the pot for the next game, thus
enhancing the incentive to play the next game in the early stages of the next game. All money paid to
play games must be paid out as winnings. An establishment may offer to the public more than one
shake-a-day game at any given time.
(2) Nothing in this section authorizes the dice game of craps or any other dice game not
specifically described in allowed by this section."
NEW SECTION. Section 2. Effective date. [This act] is effective on passage and approval.
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