D.C. Code § 36-641.10: Registration; display of registration sticker, license, and warning sign; locations of game of skill machines.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 36. Trade Practices.
- Chapter 6. Lottery, Gaming, and Sports Wagering.
- Subchapter III. Game of Skills Machines.
(a)
After March 31, 2021, no distributor shall distribute a game of skill machine to a retailer or allow the continued distribution of its game of skill machine at a retailer's licensed establishment, and no retailer shall allow the distribution of a game of skill machine to the retailer or allow the installation or operation of a game of skill machine at its licensed establishment, unless:
(1)
The game of skill machine is registered with the Office; and
(2)
A registration sticker issued by the Office is affixed to and maintained on the game of skill machine.
(b)
The Office shall issue to a distributor or retailer, after approval of an application for registration of a game of skill machine filed by the distributor or retailer with the Office, a registration sticker for placement on the registered game of skill machine. The registration fee for each game of skill machine shall be $100. If the registration sticker is damaged, destroyed, lost, or removed, the retailer shall pay the Office $75 for a replacement registration sticker.
(c)
(1)
A distributor shall not distribute more than 5 game of skill machines to a licensed establishment at any time.
(2)
A retailer shall not allow more than 5 game of skill machines to be operated or located on a licensed premises at any time.
(d)
A retailer shall locate its game of skill machines for play only in specific locations approved by ABCA within the retailer's licensed establishment.
(e)
A retailer shall post a warning sign and, after March 31, 2021, its retailers license, both maintained in good repair and in a place clearly visible at the point of entry to the designated areas where the game of skill machines are located. The warning sign shall include:
(1)
The minimum age required to play a game of skill machine;
(2)
The contact information for the District's gambling hotline; and
(3)
The contact information for the Office of Lottery and Gaming for purposes of filing a complaint against the manufacturer, distributor, or retailer.
(f)
Failure to display the registration sticker, license, or warning sign may result in the Office revoking or suspending the license or issuing a fine against the licensed establishment pursuant to § 36-641.15.
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