2013 House Bill 5001

Exempt senior center poker from low-stakes gambling ban

Introduced in the House

Sept. 24, 2013

Introduced by Rep. Pete Lund (R-36)

To exempt low stakes card games (25-cent maximum “ante” and $5 maximum "pot" and initial buy-in) in government (but not private) senior centers from state prohibitions on (non-lottery) gambling. Under current law the exemption applies only to senior citizen housing facilities.

Referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform