Coin Slot
Issue: 1981 December 082 - Page 51
Coin Slot Magazine - #082 - 1981 - December [International Arcade Museum]
LEGISLATIVE
TTWIATK
STATE OF
NEW HAMPSHIRE
••••••••••••
CHAPTER 287-C
MANUFACTURE OF GAMBLING MACHINES
287-C:
287-C:
287-C:
287-C:
1
2
3
4
Manufacture Authorized
Literature Printed.
License.
State Exempt.
287-C: 1 Manufacture Authorized. Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, gambling machines as defined
in RSA 647: 2, IV may be repaired, reconditioned, sold,
designed, developed and manufactured in this state, pro
vided however that such machines shall not under any
circumstances, be sold, leased, used, or made available for
use, or be shipped or delivered to any location in this state
or any other state whose laws prohibit the possession or
use of such machines.
HISTORY
Source. 1975, 130: 1, erf. May 13, 1975
287-C: 2 Literature Printed. Literature advertising or
promoting the use and possession of gambling machines
may be printed in and distributed from this state provided
however, that such literature shall not be designed for
distribution in any state which forbids such literature.
HISTORY
Source. 1975, 130: 1, eff. May 15, 1975
287-C: 3 License. Any corporation desiring to repair,
recondition, sell, design, develop and manufacture gam
bling machines as provided in this chapter shall make
application to the office of the secretary of state upon such
form as the secretary shall provide. Upon the secretary's
determination that said corporation has complied with all
provisions of federal law regarding manufacture and trans
portation of gambling machines, he shall issue said cor
poration a license authorizing the corporation to repair,
recondition, sell, design, develop and manufacture gam
bling machines, as provided in this chapter.
HISTORY
Source. 1975, 130: 1, eff. May 13, 1975.
287-C:4 State Exempt. Inordertofurthercarryoutthe
provisions of this chapter, this state shall henceforth be
exempt from the provisions of 15 USC 1172, as permitted
under the terms of said federal law.
HISTORY
an agreement or understanding that he will receive some
thing of value in the event of a certain outcome. [Amended
1978, 23: 1, eff. Aug. 21, 1978.]
[No change in paragraph V.]
VI. An antique gambling machine in the possession of a
collector and which is not maintained or operated for
gambling purposes shall not be subject to the provisions
of this section. For the purpose of this section a "collector"
is defined as a person who for nostalgic reasons, monetary
investment or personal interest acquires antique gambling
devices as defined in RSA 647:2, IV, for personal display or
retention. [Added 1978, 23: 2, eff. Aut. 21, 1978.]
Amendments—1978. Paragraph IV: Defined antique gambling
machine.
Paragraph VI: Added.
ANNOTATIONS
1. Control
Defendant could be found in control of premises resorted to for
gambling where he was an incorporator and the secretary-treasurer
of club renting the premises from him, kept an extension of his
private telephone in the club, and a witness testified he had placed
bets with defendant, who once refused payment on a win in the
numbers game, and that defendant was present when another man
accepted bets and a police officer testified that during a raid on the
club a telephone caller asked for defendant and placed a bet with
the officer upon being told defendant was not present. State v.
George (1973) 113 NH 703, 313, A2d 401.
We have been asked about whether
or not Maine is "legal." In August we
received the following copy of
Maine's law, which indicates it is
not.
STATE OF
MAINE
••••••••••••
§ 1811. Handling of punch boards, seal cards, slot
machines and the like.
No person shall have in his actual or constructive
possession any punch board, seal card, slot gambling
machine or other implements, apparatus or materials of
Continued on
page 50
Source. 1975, 130: 1, eff. May 13, 1975.
647: 2 Gambling. A person is quilty of a misdemeanor
if he knowingly and unlawfully
[No changes in paragraphs I-IIL]
IV. For purposes of this section "unlawfully" means not
specifically authorized by law or not solely for amusement,
without stake or possibility of gain or loss. "Gambling
machine" means any device or equipment which is capable
of being used to discharge money or anything that may be
exchanged for money, or to display any symbol entitling a
com
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1981
© December
The International
Arcade Museum
THE COIN SLOT-49
http://www.arcade-museum.com/
LEGISLATIVE
TTWIATK
STATE OF
NEW HAMPSHIRE
••••••••••••
CHAPTER 287-C
MANUFACTURE OF GAMBLING MACHINES
287-C:
287-C:
287-C:
287-C:
1
2
3
4
Manufacture Authorized
Literature Printed.
License.
State Exempt.
287-C: 1 Manufacture Authorized. Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, gambling machines as defined
in RSA 647: 2, IV may be repaired, reconditioned, sold,
designed, developed and manufactured in this state, pro
vided however that such machines shall not under any
circumstances, be sold, leased, used, or made available for
use, or be shipped or delivered to any location in this state
or any other state whose laws prohibit the possession or
use of such machines.
HISTORY
Source. 1975, 130: 1, erf. May 13, 1975
287-C: 2 Literature Printed. Literature advertising or
promoting the use and possession of gambling machines
may be printed in and distributed from this state provided
however, that such literature shall not be designed for
distribution in any state which forbids such literature.
HISTORY
Source. 1975, 130: 1, eff. May 15, 1975
287-C: 3 License. Any corporation desiring to repair,
recondition, sell, design, develop and manufacture gam
bling machines as provided in this chapter shall make
application to the office of the secretary of state upon such
form as the secretary shall provide. Upon the secretary's
determination that said corporation has complied with all
provisions of federal law regarding manufacture and trans
portation of gambling machines, he shall issue said cor
poration a license authorizing the corporation to repair,
recondition, sell, design, develop and manufacture gam
bling machines, as provided in this chapter.
HISTORY
Source. 1975, 130: 1, eff. May 13, 1975.
287-C:4 State Exempt. Inordertofurthercarryoutthe
provisions of this chapter, this state shall henceforth be
exempt from the provisions of 15 USC 1172, as permitted
under the terms of said federal law.
HISTORY
an agreement or understanding that he will receive some
thing of value in the event of a certain outcome. [Amended
1978, 23: 1, eff. Aug. 21, 1978.]
[No change in paragraph V.]
VI. An antique gambling machine in the possession of a
collector and which is not maintained or operated for
gambling purposes shall not be subject to the provisions
of this section. For the purpose of this section a "collector"
is defined as a person who for nostalgic reasons, monetary
investment or personal interest acquires antique gambling
devices as defined in RSA 647:2, IV, for personal display or
retention. [Added 1978, 23: 2, eff. Aut. 21, 1978.]
Amendments—1978. Paragraph IV: Defined antique gambling
machine.
Paragraph VI: Added.
ANNOTATIONS
1. Control
Defendant could be found in control of premises resorted to for
gambling where he was an incorporator and the secretary-treasurer
of club renting the premises from him, kept an extension of his
private telephone in the club, and a witness testified he had placed
bets with defendant, who once refused payment on a win in the
numbers game, and that defendant was present when another man
accepted bets and a police officer testified that during a raid on the
club a telephone caller asked for defendant and placed a bet with
the officer upon being told defendant was not present. State v.
George (1973) 113 NH 703, 313, A2d 401.
We have been asked about whether
or not Maine is "legal." In August we
received the following copy of
Maine's law, which indicates it is
not.
STATE OF
MAINE
••••••••••••
§ 1811. Handling of punch boards, seal cards, slot
machines and the like.
No person shall have in his actual or constructive
possession any punch board, seal card, slot gambling
machine or other implements, apparatus or materials of
Continued on
page 50
Source. 1975, 130: 1, eff. May 13, 1975.
647: 2 Gambling. A person is quilty of a misdemeanor
if he knowingly and unlawfully
[No changes in paragraphs I-IIL]
IV. For purposes of this section "unlawfully" means not
specifically authorized by law or not solely for amusement,
without stake or possibility of gain or loss. "Gambling
machine" means any device or equipment which is capable
of being used to discharge money or anything that may be
exchanged for money, or to display any symbol entitling a
com
.
m
:
u
m
use machine"
fro "Antique
person to receive money.
gambling
m
d
-
e
e manufactured prior to
means any device
equipment
ad or
lo the
rcad of a collector and which is
1941 which is
in
possession
n
a
.
w
not maintained
Do // or
ww for gambling purposes. "Gam
w operated
:
bling" means
to risk something of value upon a future
p
t
ht event not under his control or influence, upon
contingent
1981
© December
The International
Arcade Museum
THE COIN SLOT-49
http://www.arcade-museum.com/
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