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Can you summarize FLCL 551.121?
SLOT MACHINES > Prohibited activities and devices; exceptions.
Short Summary
This legal document governs the prohibited activities and devices related to slot machines in Florida. It applies to slot machine licensees and operators. The document prohibits serving complimentary or reduced-cost alcoholic beverages to persons playing a slot machine, and requires that alcoholic beverages served to slot machine players cost at least the same amount as those served to the general public at a bar within the facility. It also prohibits slot machine licensees from making loans, providing credit, or advancing cash to enable a person to play a slot machine, except for automated ticket redemption machines located in the designated slot machine gaming area. Additionally, the document prohibits the presence of automated teller machines or similar devices that provide credit or dispense cash within the designated slot machine gaming areas. It further restricts the acceptance or cashing of checks from individuals within the designated gaming areas, with exceptions for employees, certain government-issued checks, and checks from pari-mutuel patrons or facilities. The document allows slot machines or their computer operating systems to be linked to other machines or systems within the facility, and permits the use of a progressive system between licensed facilities. Slot machines within licensed facilities are required to accept tickets, paper currency, or electronic payment systems for wagering, and provide payouts in the form of tickets that can be exchanged for cash, merchandise, or other items of value. The use of coins, credit or debit cards, tokens, or similar objects is specifically prohibited, although an electronic credit system may be used for receiving wagers and making payouts. No specific penalties are mentioned in the document.
Whom does it apply to?
Slot machine licensees and operators
What does it govern?
Prohibited activities and devices related to slot machines
What are exemptions?
Automated ticket redemption machines, accepting and depositing checks received in the normal course of business
What are the Penalties?
No specific penalties mentioned
Jurisdiction
Florida