Bill > H1017

Introduced Session

An act relating to gambling; creating s. 16.717, F.S.; authorizing the Florida Gaming Control Commission to acquire property without complying with specified provisions for specified purposes; amending s. 843.08, F.S.; prohibiting the false personation of an officer of the Florida Gaming Control Commission; providing criminal penalties; amending s. 849.01, F.S.; specifying that certain prohibited games require chance in the determination of a winner; providing enhanced criminal penalties for specified violations of prohibitions on keeping a gambling operation; amending s. 849.03, F.S.; specifying the criminal penalties for knowingly renting a premises for gaming; amending s. 849.04, F.S.; increasing criminal penalties for permitting minors and persons under guardianship to gamble; repealing s. 849.07, F.S., relating to permitting gambling on billiard or pool tables by a holder of a license; amending s. 849.09, F.S.; revising criminal penalties for specified lottery offenses; revising provisions concerning applicability; amending s. 849.0931, F.S.; revising the definition of the term "instant bingo"; revising provisions concerning applicability; amending s. 849.10, F.S.; increasing criminal penalties for specified violations involving printing lottery tickets; creating s. 849.105, F.S.; prohibiting specified acts relating to gambling advertising; providing criminal penalties; amending s. 849.13, F.S.; proving for reclassification of certain offenses for which there is no penalty specified for a second or subsequent violation; amending s. 849.14, F.S.; proving an exception for participants or contestants to a prohibition on betting on certain trials or contests of skill; revising criminal penalties; amending s. 849.15, F.S.; specifying criminal penalties for various offenses involving slot machines; creating s. 894.155, F.S.; providing criminal penalties for specified offenses relating to trafficking in illegal slot machines, devices, and parts; amending s. 849.16, F.S.; revising the definition of the term "slot machine or device"; removing a rebuttable presumptions concerning such devices; repealing s. 849.23, F.S., relating to the penalty for violations of specified sections; amending s. 849.25, F.S.; making technical changes concerning certain bookmaking offenses; deleting an obsolete provision; creating s. 849.48, F.S.; defining the term "illegal gambling"; prohibiting certain gambling or gaming advertisements; providing criminal penalties; providing exceptions; amending ss. 772.102 and 895.02, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 903.046, F.S.; revising criteria for bail determination to specify consideration of certain offenses as the source of funds; requiring that a court consider the source of currency seized that is connected to certain violations; amending s. 921.0022, F.S.; ranking offenses on the offense severity ranking chart of the Criminal Punishment Code; providing effective dates.

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Vicki Lopez (R)*, 

Died in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee (on 06/16/2025)

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