HB 2168

Abstract

Illegal gambling; skill games; civil penalty; enforcement by localities and Attorney General. Provides that any person who conducts, finances, manages, supervises, directs, or owns a gambling device that is located in an unregulated location is subject to a civil penalty of $25,000. The bill provides that the Attorney General, an attorney for the Commonwealth, or the attorney for any locality may cause an action in equity to be brought in the name of the Commonwealth or of the locality, as applicable, to enjoin the operation of a gambling device in violation of this section and may request attachment against all such devices and any moneys within such devices. The bill provides that any civil penalties brought in the name of the Commonwealth shall be paid into the Literary Fund and that any civil penalties brought in the name of a locality shall be paid into the general fund of the locality.

Illegal gambling; skill games; civil penalty;enforcement by localities and Attorney General. Provides that any person who conducts, finances, manages, supervises, directs,or owns a gambling device that is located in an unregulated locationis subject to a civil penalty of $25,000. The bill provides thatthe Attorney General, an attorney for the Commonwealth, or the attorneyfor any locality may cause an action in equity to be brought in thename of the Commonwealth or of the locality, as applicable, to enjointhe operation of a gambling device in violation of this section andmay request attachment against all such devices and any moneys withinsuch devices. The bill provides that any civil penalties broughtin the name of the Commonwealth shall be paid into the Literary Fund and that any civil penalties brought in the name of a locality shallbe paid into the general fund of the locality.