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5-66-111. Pinball machines, etc.

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5-66-111. Pinball machines, etc.

5-66-111. Pinball machines, etc. (a)(1) Any coin-operated pinball machine or other device that is designed so that more than one (1) coin can be inserted so as to give the player additional odds in making a high score or winning an additional free game is unlawful. (2) The operation of the coin-operated pinball machine or other device described in subdivision (a)(1) of this section is a misdemeanor that is punishable by the imposition of a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one (1) year, or both. (b) It is the intent of this section to prohibit the use of so-called “bingo”-type pinball machines, the interstate transportation of which is prohibited by 15 U.S.C. § 1172. (c)(1) A coin-operated amusement device, including a pinball machine, that takes only one (1) coin for each player for each game and that is equipped with flippers that can be activated by the player to propel a ball back onto the playing surface of the machine so as to prolong the playing time and increase the score attained by the player and upon which not more than twenty-five (25) free games can be won by the player are specifically designated as an amusement device. (2) The use of an amusement device described in subdivision (c)(1) of this section is declared to be legal so long as all state and municipal taxes have been paid and the owner of the amusement device has obtained a permit, filed a bond, and paid the privilege tax required by § 26-57-401 et seq.

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 5-66-111

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15 U.S.C. § 1172 — Transportation of gambling devices as unlawful; exceptions; authority of Federal Trade Commission

**(a) General rule** It shall be unlawful knowingly to transport any gambling device to any place in a State or a possession of the United States from any place outside of such State or possession: Provided, That this section shall not apply to transportation of any gambling device to a place in any State which has enacted a law providing for the exemption of such State from the provisions of this section, or to a place in any subdivision of a State if the State in which such subdivision is located has enacted a law providing for the exemption of such subdivision from the provisions of this section, nor shall this section apply to any gambling device used or designed for use at and transported to licensed gambling establishments where betting is legal under applicable State laws: Provided, further, That it shall not be unlawful to transport in interstate or foreign commerce any gambling device into any State in which the transported gambling device is specifically enumerated as lawful in a statute of that State. **(b) Authority of Federal Trade Commission** Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to interfere with or reduce the authority, or the existing interpretation of the authority, of the Federal Trade Commission under the Federal Trade Commission Act [[15 U.S.C. 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section41&num=0&edition=prelim) et. seq.]. **(c) Exception** This section does not prohibit the transport of a gambling device to a place in a State or a possession of the United States on a vessel on a voyage, if— (1) use of the gambling device on a portion of that voyage is, by reason of subsection (b) of [section 1175 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section1175&num=0&edition

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15 U.S.C. § 1172 — Transportation of gambling devices as un-

Page 1338 TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE § 1172 1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘subsection’’. (c) The term ‘‘possession of the United States’’ means any possession of the United States which is not named in paragraph 1 (b) of this sec- tion. (d) The term ‘‘interstate or foreign commerce’’ means commerce (1) between any State or pos- session of the United States and any place out- side of such State or possession, or (2) between points in the same State or possession of the United States but through any place outside thereof. (e) The term ‘‘intrastate commerce’’ means commerce wholly within one State or possession of the United States. (f) The term ‘‘boundaries’’ has the same mean- ing given that term in section 1301 of title 43. (Jan. 2, 1951, ch. 1194, § 1, 64 Stat. 1134; Pub. L. 87–840, §§ 2, 3, Oct. 18, 1962, 76 Stat. 1075; Pub. L. 102–251, title II, § 202(c), Mar. 9, 1992, 106 Stat. 62.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1992—Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 102–251 added subsec. (f). 1962—Subsec. (a)(2), (3). Pub. L. 87–840, § 2, substituted provisions including machines and mechanical devices designed and manufactured primarily for gambling by the operation of which a person may become entitled to receive, as the result of chance, any money or property, for provisions which included machines or mechanical devices designed and manufactured to operate by in- serting a coin, token, or similar object, in par. (2), and inserted ‘‘, but which is not attached to any such ma- chine or mechanical device as a constituent part’’, in par. (3). Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 87–840, § 3, substituted ‘‘the Dis- trict of Columbia’’ for ‘‘Alaska, Hawaii’’. Subsecs. (d), (e). Pub. L. 87–840, § 3, added subsecs. (d) and (e). Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE D

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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities

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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