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9 GCA § 64.62

Rules and Regulations to Permit Games of Chance at

Guam Code AnnotatedTitle 9 — Crimes and Corrections
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the Guam Island Fair and Liberation Day Carnival. COL6/5/2019 CH. 64 GAMBLING

(a)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the Mayors Council of Guam, with the Attorney General of Guam and the Director of the Department of Revenue and Taxation, is hereby authorized to draft and submit to the Speaker of I Liheslaturan Guåhan, no later than sixty

(60)days from the enactment of this Act, rules and regulations to permit Games of Chance at the Guam Island Fair and Liberation Day Carnival upon a proclamation by I Maga’hågan Guåhan. For the purpose of the rules and regulations authorized by this Section, “Games of Chance” shall be limited to:

(1)Carnival Games which for the purpose of this Section shall mean a game played for entertainment in which:

(A)the contestant actively participates;

(B)the outcome depends in a material degree upon the skill of the contestant;

(C)only merchandise prizes are awarded;

(D)the outcome is not in the control of the operator; and

(E)the wagers are placed, the winners are determined, and a distribution of prizes or property is made in the presence of all persons placing wagers at such game;

(2)Poker, to include, but not be limited to, Texas Hold’em;

(3)Pusoy;

(4)Baccarat;

(5)Blackjack;

(6)Monte;

(7)Color Game;

(8)Big & Small;

(9)Beto Beto; and COL6/5/2019 CH. 64 GAMBLING

(10)Bingo.

(b)I Liheslaturan Guåhan may, by the passage of a bill into law, approve, disapprove, or amend the rules and regulations permitted by this Section within thirty

(30)calendar days from the date of filing with the Speaker of I Liheslaturan Guåhan; except, that any pending rules shall be deemed disapproved upon adjournment sine die of I Liheslaturan Guåhan.

(c)The rules and regulations shall consist of, among other items, the following:

(1)protocol for authorization;

(2)a determination of how municipalities manage the games of chance, including timelines;

(3)a determination of how proceeds are split among municipalities;

(4)a determination of how the funds will be expended;

(5)a determination of how the games of chance and other vendors will be procured;

(6)an identification of security protocol, including how minors will not be impacted;

(7)an identification of projected revenues; and

(8)an identification of maintenance plans.

§ The story of this section

  1. Enacted by P.L. 16-120 § 27 (bill & sponsor pending — earlier Legislature not yet ingested)
  2. Amended by P.L. 18-40 § 64 (bill & sponsor pending — earlier Legislature not yet ingested)
  3. Repealed by P.L. 34-15 § 2 — introduced as Bill 50-34 · introduced by Telena Cruz Nelson + 1 cosponsor
  4. Amended by P.L. 35-4 § 1 — introduced as Bill 29-35 · introduced by James C. Moylan + 3 cosponsors

Interpreted by the courts:

  • 2002 Guam 22Government of Guam vs. 221 Slot Machines and Dae Sin Pachinko, Inc. and The Mangilao Improvement Organization (2002) · per Frances M. Tydingco-Gatewood, J. · cited at ¶1

Reconstructed from the Guam Code Annotated. For the authoritative version, see the official PDF.