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26-57-403. Automatic money payoff mechanisms not legalized.

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26-57-403. Automatic money payoff mechanisms not legalized.

26-57-403. Automatic money payoff mechanisms not legalized. (a) Nothing contained in this section and §§ 26-57-401, 26-57-402, and 26-57-404 — 26-57-407 shall be deemed to legalize, authorize, license, or permit any machine commonly known as a slot machine, roscoe, or jackpot, or any machine equipped with any automatic money payoff mechanism. (b) Any person owning or possessing an amusement device described in § 26-57-402 or any person employed by or acting on behalf of the person, who gives to any other person money for a noncash prize, toy, or novelty received as a reward in playing the amusement device or for free games won on the amusement device shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 26-57-403

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26-57-401. Purposes.

26-57-401. Purposes. The purposes of this subchapter are to permit, license, and regulate the operation of coin-operated amusement devices and to fix a penalty for a violation of this subchapter.

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 26-57-401

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26-57-402. Definitions.

26-57-402. Definitions. As used in this subchapter: (1)(A) “Amusement device” means a coin-operated machine, device, or apparatus that provides amusement, diversion, or entertainment and includes without limitation such games as: (i) Radio rifles; (ii) Miniature football; (iii) Golf; (iv) Baseball; (v) Hockey; (vi) Bumper pool; (vii) Tennis; (viii) Shooting galleries; (ix) Pool tables; (x) Bowling; (xi) Shuffleboard; (xii) Pinball tables; (xiii) Marble tables; (xiv) Music vending phonographs; (xv) Jukeboxes; (xvi) Cranes; (xvii) Video games; (xviii) Claw machines; (xix) Bowling machines; (xx) Countertop machines; (xxi) Novelty arcade machines; (xxii) Other similar musical devices for entertainment; and (xxiii) Other miniature games, whether or not the games show a score, that are not otherwise excluded in this subchapter. (B) “Amusement device” does not include a machine, device, or apparatus that constitutes a casino-gambling-style game, including without limitation mechanical or electronic: (i) Draw games; (ii) Slot machines; (iii) Roulette wheels; (iv) Craps; (v) Video poker; and (vi) Casino-gambling-style games of any other type in which the outcome is determined substantially by chance; (2)(A) “Any money or property”, “other articles”, “other valuable things”, or “any representative of anything that is esteemed of value”, as used in the antigambling statutes, § 5-66-101 et seq., shall not be expanded to include: (i) A free amusement feature such as the privilege of playing additional free games if a certain score is made on a pinball table or on any other amusement device described in this section; or (ii) Toys, novelties, candy, or representations of value redeemable for those items that are won

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 26-57-402

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26-57-404. Privilege tax on amusement devices.

26-57-404. Privilege tax on amusement devices. (a) On each amusement device there shall be imposed an annual privilege tax of five dollars ($5.00). (b) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall collect for each amusement device the full annual license fee when paid during the first six (6) months of the fiscal year, but any license fee paid during the last six (6) months of the fiscal year shall be upon the basis of one-half (½) of the annual tax.

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 26-57-404

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26-57-407. Disposition of revenue collected.

26-57-407. Disposition of revenue collected. (a) All revenue collected under this section and §§ 26-57-401 — 26-57-406 shall be deposited into the State Treasury. (b) The first thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) annually collected shall be placed to the credit of the Public School Fund, and all moneys over thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) annually collected shall be placed to the credit of the State Board of Health for rural health work.

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 26-57-407

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