AN ACT ALLOWING RESTAURANTS AND BARS TO HOLD POKER AND OTHER CARD TOURNAMENTS.


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 5654*
*January Session, 2005*		LCO No. 2256

Referred to Committee on General Law
Introduced by:
REP. O'CONNOR, 35th Dist.

AN ACT ALLOWING RESTAURANTS AND BARS TO HOLD POKER AND OTHER CARD TOURNAMENTS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to allow restaurants and bars to hold poker and other card tournaments as long as no profit is made off such tournament by participants or the restaurant or bar.

Statement of Purpose:

To improve the business climate of restaurants and allow individuals to interact with others who enjoy card games.