HOUSE BILL No. 4716 April 29, 1997, Introduced by Reps. Rhead, Llewellyn, Law, Galloway, Hood, Varga and Parks and referred to the Committee on House Oversight and Ethics. A bill to amend the Initiated Law of 1996, entitled "Michigan gaming control and revenue act," (MCL 432.201 to 432.216) by adding section 9a. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 SEC. 9A. (1) IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER CIVIL OR CRIMINAL 2 PENALTIES IMPOSED BY THIS OR ANY OTHER ACT, AN OWNER, EMPLOYEE, 3 OR AGENT OF A CASINO WHO COMMITS OR ATTEMPTS TO COMMIT AN ACT 4 SPECIFIED IN SUBSECTION (3) OR (4) IS GUILTY OF A FELONY, PUNISH- 5 ABLE BY IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT MORE THAN 4 YEARS OR A FINE OF NOT 6 MORE THAN $50,000.00, OR BOTH. 7 (2) IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER CIVIL OR CRIMINAL PENALTIES 8 IMPOSED BY THIS OR ANY OTHER ACT, A PATRON OF A CASINO WHO KNOW- 9 INGLY COMMITS OR ATTEMPTS TO COMMIT AN ACT SPECIFIED IN 10 SUBSECTION (3) OR (4) IS GUILTY OF A FELONY, PUNISHABLE BY 02997'97 VPW 2 1 IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT MORE THAN 2 YEARS OR A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN 2 $25,000.00, OR BOTH. 3 (3) IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO KNOWINGLY DO ANY OF THE 4 FOLLOWING: 5 (A) CHEAT AT ANY GAME. 6 (B) MANIPULATE ANY COMPONENT OF A GAME IN A MANNER CONTRARY 7 TO THE DESIGNED AND NORMAL OPERATIONAL PURPOSE FOR THE COMPONENT 8 WITH KNOWLEDGE THAT THE MANIPULATION AFFECTS THE OUTCOME OF THE 9 GAME OR WITH KNOWLEDGE OF ANY OTHER EVENT THAT AFFECTS THE OUT- 10 COME OF THE GAME, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, VARYING THE PULL 11 OF THE HANDLE OF A SLOT MACHINE. 12 (C) ALTER OR MISREPRESENT THE OUTCOME OF A GAME ON WHICH 13 WAGERS HAVE BEEN MADE AFTER THE OUTCOME IS DETERMINED BUT BEFORE 14 IT IS REVEALED TO THE PLAYERS. 15 (D) USE OR POSSESS WITH AN INTENT TO USE ANY DEVICE TO 16 ASSIST IN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: 17 (i) PROJECTING THE OUTCOME OF THE GAME. 18 (ii) KEEPING TRACK OF THE CARDS PLAYED IN A GAME. 19 (iii) ANALYZING THE PROBABILITY OF THE OCCURRENCE OF AN 20 EVENT RELATING TO THE GAME. 21 (iv) ANALYZING THE STRATEGY FOR PLAYING OR BETTING TO BE 22 USED IN THE GAME. 23 (E) PLACE, INCREASE, OR DECREASE A BET, OR DETERMINE THE 24 COURSE OF PLAY AFTER ACQUIRING KNOWLEDGE NOT AVAILABLE TO ALL 25 PLAYERS OF THE OUTCOME OF THE GAME OR KNOWLEDGE OF ANY EVENT THAT 26 AFFECTS THE OUTCOME OF THE GAME OR THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF THE 27 BET. 02997'97 3 1 (F) AID ANYONE IN ACQUIRING KNOWLEDGE NOT AVAILABLE TO ALL 2 PLAYERS OF THE OUTCOME OF THE GAME OR KNOWLEDGE OF ANY EVENT THAT 3 AFFECTS THE OUTCOME OF THE GAME OR THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF THE 4 BET, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PLACING, INCREASING, OR DECREASING A BET, 5 OR DETERMINING THE COURSE OF PLAY. 6 (G) CLAIM, COLLECT, OR TAKE, OR ATTEMPT TO CLAIM, COLLECT, 7 OR TAKE, MONEY OR ANYTHING OF VALUE IN OR FROM A GAME, WITHOUT 8 HAVING MADE A WAGER ON THE GAME. 9 (H) CLAIM, COLLECT, OR TAKE AN AMOUNT GREATER THAN THE 10 AMOUNT WON IN A GAME. 11 (I) PLACE OR INCREASE A BET AFTER ACQUIRING KNOWLEDGE OF THE 12 OUTCOME OF THE GAME THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF THE BET, INCLUDING 13 PAST-POSTING AND PRESSING BETS. 14 (J) REDUCE THE AMOUNT WAGERED OR CANCEL A BET AFTER ACQUIR- 15 ING KNOWLEDGE OF THE OUTCOME OF THE GAME THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF 16 THE BET, INCLUDING PINCHING BETS. 17 (K) ENTICE OR INDUCE ANOTHER TO GO TO ANY PLACE WHERE GAMING 18 IS BEING CONDUCTED OR A CASINO IS BEING OPERATED IN VIOLATION OF 19 THIS ACT, WITH THE INTENT THAT THE OTHER PERSON PLAY OR PARTICI- 20 PATE IN THE GAMING ACTIVITY. 21 (4) IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO KNOWINGLY DO ANY OF THE 22 FOLLOWING: 23 (A) IF THE PERSON IS NOT AN OWNER, EMPLOYEE, OR AGENT OF A 24 CASINO, ACTING IN THE COURSE OF HIS OR HER EMPLOYMENT, POSSESS A 25 KEY OR DEVICE DESIGNED FOR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: 02997'97 4 1 (i) OPENING, ENTERING, OR AFFECTING THE OPERATION OF A GAME, 2 DROP BOX, OR AN ELECTRONIC OR MECHANICAL DEVICE CONNECTED WITH A 3 GAME. 4 (ii) REMOVING COINS, TOKENS, CHIPS, OR OTHER CONTENTS OF A 5 GAME. 6 (B) POSSESS MATERIALS USED TO MANUFACTURE A SLUG, COUNTER- 7 FEIT CHIP, TOKEN, OR ELECTRONIC CARD, OR DEVICE INTENDED TO BE 8 USED IN A MANNER THAT VIOLATES THIS ACT OR THE RULES PROMULGATED 9 BY THE BOARD. 10 (C) POSSESS OR USE ANY SLUG OR COUNTERFEIT TOKEN, CHIP, OR 11 ELECTRONIC CARD WITH THE INTENTION OF USING THE SLUG OR COUNTER- 12 FEIT TOKEN, CHIP, OR ELECTRONIC CARD IN A GAME. 13 (D) ENGAGE IN SKIMMING OF GAMING PROCEEDS. AS USED IN THIS 14 SUBDIVISION, "SKIMMING OF GAME PROCEEDS" MEANS THE INTENTIONAL 15 EXCLUDING OR ATTEMPTING TO EXCLUDE ANYTHING OR ITS VALUE FROM THE 16 DEPOSIT, COUNTING, COLLECTION, OR COMPUTATION OF ANY OF THE 17 FOLLOWING: 18 (i) GROSS REVENUES FROM GAMING OPERATIONS. 19 (ii) NET GAMING PROCEEDS. 20 (iii) AMOUNTS DUE TO THE STATE OR A CITY PURSUANT TO THIS 21 ACT. 22 (5) IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER CIVIL OR CRIMINAL PENALTIES 23 IMPOSED BY THIS OR ANY OTHER ACT, ANY PERSON WHO KNOWINGLY COM- 24 MITS OR ATTEMPTS TO COMMIT ANY ACT SPECIFIED IN SUBSECTION (6) IS 25 GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR, PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT MORE 26 THAN 6 MONTHS OR A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN $5,000.00, OR BOTH. 02997'97 5 1 (6) IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO KNOWINGLY DO ANY OF THE 2 FOLLOWING: 3 (A) MAKE A FALSE STATEMENT ON AN APPLICATION FOR ANY LICENSE 4 OR APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF A LICENSE UNDER THIS ACT. 5 (B) PERMIT A PERSON WHO IS LESS THAN 21 YEARS OF AGE TO 6 ENTER AN AREA OF A CASINO WHERE GAMING IS BEING CONDUCTED, UNLESS 7 THAT PERSON IS AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE AND AN EMPLOYEE OF THE 8 GAMING OPERATION. 9 (C) PERMIT A PERSON WHO IS LESS THAN 21 YEARS OF AGE TO 10 PLACE A WAGER ON ANY GAME. 11 (D) PLACE A WAGER ON ANY GAME IF THE PERSON IS LESS THAN 21 12 YEARS OF AGE. 13 (E) PERMIT A PERSON TO PLACE A WAGER ON ANY GAME ON BEHALF 14 OF A PERSON WHO IS LESS THAN 21 YEARS OF AGE. 15 (F) PLACE A WAGER ON ANY GAME ON BEHALF OF A PERSON WHO IS 16 LESS THAN 21 YEARS OF AGE. 02997'97 Final page. 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