{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-36-641.10","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 36-641.10","heading":"Registration; display of registration sticker, license, and warning sign; locations of game of skill machines.","body":"(a)\nAfter 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:\n(1)\nThe game of skill machine is registered with the Office; and\n(2)\nA registration sticker issued by the Office is affixed to and maintained on the game of skill machine.\n\n(b)\nThe 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.\n\n(c)\n(1)\nA distributor shall not distribute more than 5 game of skill machines to a licensed establishment at any time.\n(2)\nA retailer shall not allow more than 5 game of skill machines to be operated or located on a licensed premises at any time.\n\n(d)\nA retailer shall locate its game of skill machines for play only in specific locations approved by ABCA within the retailer's licensed establishment.\n\n(e)\nA 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:\n(1)\nThe minimum age required to play a game of skill machine;\n(2)\nThe contact information for the District's gambling hotline; and\n(3)\nThe contact information for the Office of Lottery and Gaming for purposes of filing a complaint against the manufacturer, distributor, or retailer.\n\n(f)\nFailure 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.","path":["Title 36. Trade Practices.","Chapter 6. Lottery, Gaming, and Sports Wagering.","Subchapter III. Game of Skills Machines."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/36-641.10","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"752a6eea5046864c5e6e7689104c22349289893a3798e3efcf8b53582ddf87a1","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-36-641.09","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-36-641.11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}