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Can I offer contests that involve both skill and chance in Wyoming? What are the requirements?

Offering Contests Involving Skill and Chance in Wyoming

Yes, you can offer contests that involve both skill and chance in Wyoming. However, you must ensure that the game meets the requirements for skill-based amusement games and that the establishment where the game will be played has been approved by the Commission [1.1][1.2][3.2].

To meet the requirements for skill-based amusement games, the game must be played on a fixed, commercial electrical gaming device that allows a player to exercise skill or strategy over the game. The primary determination of the award amount cannot be the presentation or generation of a particular puzzle or group of symbols dealt to the player, and the player must have control over the puzzle or group of symbols presented [1.1].

Additionally, all skill-based amusement games must be submitted to a nationally recognized, independent gaming laboratory approved by the Commission for certification testing. If the game meets or exceeds the specifications set forth in the rules, the independent gaming laboratory approved by the Commission shall certify the skill-based amusement game. Vendors are prohibited from offering a skill-based amusement game in Wyoming without such certification [2.1].

The establishment where the game will be played must have an operator permit, vendor license, and skill-based amusement game decal approval from the Commission. The Commission shall deny any application for these permits and licenses if the applicant has been convicted of certain crimes, tampered with submitted documentation, failed to cooperate in the investigation of a crime relating to gambling, or failed to meet the requirements imposed under the rules [3.1].

Furthermore, no skill-based amusement game shall allow a game play of more than three dollars ($3.00) per play or a payout of more than three thousand dollars ($3,000.00) per play. No establishment shall have more than four (4) skill-based amusement games operating for play at any one (1) time. An operator shall not locate a skill-based amusement game in an area of the establishment into which a person under the age of twenty-one (21) years may enter. The operator shall conspicuously mark each area of the establishment containing a skill-based amusement game as an age-restricted area. The operator shall not allow a person under the age of twenty-one (21) years to play a skill-based amusement game [3.3].

Conclusion

In summary, you can offer contests that involve both skill and chance in Wyoming as long as the game meets the requirements for skill-based amusement games, the establishment where the game will be played has been approved by the Commission, and the game follows the restrictions on operation of skill-based amusement games.

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Wyoming