TO: | Honorable Abel Herrero, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence |
FROM: | Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB1919 by Eiland (Relating to the defenses to prosecution of certain gambling offenses.), As Introduced |
The bill would amend the Penal Code to include an Internet website page that is accessible only through the use of a private password, to which the public does not have access, as a "private place" for the purposes of gambling.
The penalty for gambling in a private place is a Class C misdemeanor. A Class C misdemeanor is punishable by a fine of not more than $500.
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LBB Staff: | UP, ESi, SD, KKR
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