Public Safety and Security Committee
Planning and Development Committee
AN ACT AUTHORIZING CASH PRIZES FOR BLOWER BALL GAMES
SUMMARY: This act allows organizations authorized to conduct bazaars to award cash prizes of up to $50 for “blower ball games. ” Under prior law, a bazaar permittee could award cash prizes only for fifty-fifty coupon games.
The act defines a “blower ball game” as a game of chance in which players wager on a color or number and winners are determined by the drawing of a colored or numbered ball from a mechanical ball blower that mixes Ping Pong balls with blown air.
EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon passage
BACKGROUND
Organizations Authorized to Conduct Bazaars and Raffles
The law allows the following to conduct, operate, or sponsor bazaars or raffles if the town where they are located has adopted the Bazaar and Raffle Act: veterans,' religious, civic, fraternal, educational, and charitable organizations; volunteer fire companies; and political parties and their town committees. Raffles may also be promoted and conducted if sponsored by the town acting through a designated centennial, bicentennial, or other centennial celebration committee. To conduct a bazaar or raffle, an organization must have a local permit.
Only the sponsoring organization's qualified members age 18 or older may promote, operate, or work at bazaars and raffles. And people under age 16 may not sell or promote raffle tickets.
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