Section 287-D:3 Equipment; Wagering; Prizes. - New Hampshire Statutes

   I. No game of chance shall be conducted with any equipment except such as is owned absolutely or used without payment or any compensation therefor by the licensee or as is rented at a fixed fee only from a dealer in such equipment who has his principal place of business in this state and who has registered with the secretary of state in such manner and on such form as the secretary of state prescribes.
   II. All devices and equipment used to conduct said games of chance shall be subject to inspection by duly authorized law enforcement or pari-mutuel officials.
   III. No mechanism or device, which can be used to regulate odds, will be permitted to operate said games of chance and no progression in any form shall be permitted in the operation of any such game.
   IV. A player of any game of chance and only a player shall activate any and all devices used for the purposes of wagering on said games of chance.
   V. No single wager by a player, on any game of chance, shall exceed the amount of $4.
   VI. Any contract for the rental of a facility for a game of chance shall be independent of any contract for the rental of equipment. Those contracts shall not be contingent upon the charitable organization's agreement that it will contract with a particular business for a particular facility or equipment.
   VII. A charitable organization shall only rent a facility by means of a fixed rental payment. The fixed rental payment shall not be based on a percentage of what the charitable organization receives from the game of chance and it shall reflect fair rental value of the property for any use not just as a place to hold a game of chance. Any rental entered into by the charitable organization shall be submitted with the charitable organization's license application for review by the racing and charitable gaming commission.
   VIII. The charitable organization shall retain no less than 35 percent of the gross revenues from any game of chance minus any prizes paid on any game date in which game operators licensed under RSA 287-D:2-c are involved in any capacity. Such revenues shall be used by the organization to advance its charitable purpose.
   IX. In games where chips have no monetary value, 3 percent of all funds collected from players, less moneys used by the racing and charitable gaming commission to fund authorized personnel expenses and related costs, shall be paid to the state treasurer to be deposited into the general fund. Such payments shall be made within 5 business days of the game date on which the funds were collected.
   X. In games where chips have monetary value, 10 percent of the rake or house winnings and other moneys collected by the game operator that are not paid out as prizes to players, less moneys used by the racing and charitable gaming commission to fund authorized personnel expenses and related costs, shall be paid to the state treasurer for deposit into the general fund. Such payments shall be made within 5 business days of the game date on which the funds were collected.

Source. 1977, 329:1, eff. June 29, 1977. 1998, 251:5, eff. Aug. 24, 1998. 2006, 311:12, eff. July 19, 2006. 2008, 25:1, eff. July 11, 2008; 285:14, eff. June 30, 2008; 291:1, 2, eff. July 1, 2008.