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MT Code § 23-5-611 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 23. Parks, Recreation, Sports, and Gambling|Chapter 5. Gambling|Part 6. Video Gaming Machine Control Law|23-5-611. Machine permit qualifications -- limitations

  23-5-611. Machine permit qualifications -- limitations. (1) (a) A person who has been granted an operator's license under 23-5-177 and who holds an appropriate license to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises as provided in 23-5-119 may be granted a permit for the placement of video gambling machines on the person's premises.   (b) If video keno or bingo gambling machines were legally operated on a premises on January 15, 1989, and the premises were not on that date licensed to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises or operated for the principal purpose of gaming and there is an operator's license for the premises under 23-5-177, a permit for the same number of multigame gambling machines as were operated on the premises on that date may be granted to the person who held the permit for that number of machines on those premises on that date.   (c) A person who legally operated an establishment on January 15, 1989, for the principal purpose of gaming and has been granted an operator's license under 23-5-177 may be granted a permit for the placement of bingo, poker, keno, video line, or multigame video gambling machines on the person's premises.   (2) An applicant for a permit shall disclose on the application form to the department any information required by the department consistent with the provisions of 23-5-176.   (3) A licensee may not have on the premises or make available for play on the premises more than 20 machines of any combination.   History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 720, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 211, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 46, Ch. 642, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 48, Ch. 647, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 465, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 210, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 319, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 121, L. 2011.
MT Code § 23-5-612 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 23. Parks, Recreation, Sports, and Gambling|Chapter 5. Gambling|Part 6. Video Gaming Machine Control Law|23-5-612. Machine permits -- fees

  23-5-612. Machine permits -- fees. (1) The department, upon payment by the operator of the fee provided in subsection (2) and in conformance with rules adopted under this part, shall issue to the operator an annual permit for an approved video gambling machine.   (2) (a) The department shall charge an annual permit fee of $240 for each video gambling machine permit. The fee must be prorated on a quarterly basis but may not be prorated to allow a permit to expire before June 30. The department may not grant a refund if the video gambling machine ceases operation before the permit expires.   (b) If the person holding the gambling operator's license for the premises in which the machine is located changes during the first quarter of the permit year and the new operator has received an operator's license and if a machine transfer processing fee of $25 per machine is paid to the department, the permit remains valid for the remainder of the permit year.   (3) The department shall deposit $140 of the annual permit fee or for a prorated fee shall deposit $105 for three quarters, $70 for two quarters, and $35 for one quarter collected under subsection (2)(a) and 100% of the machine transfer processing fee collected under subsection (2)(b) in the state special revenue fund for purposes of administering this part and for other purposes provided by law. The balance of the fee collected under subsection (2)(a) must be returned on a quarterly basis to the local government jurisdiction in which the gambling machine is located. The local government portion of the fee is statutorily appropriated to the department, as provided in 17-7-502, for deposit in the local government treasury.   History: En. Secs. 10, 12, Ch. 720, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 154, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 603, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 496, L. 1989; amd. Secs. 47, 73, Ch. 642, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 49, Ch. 647, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 210, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 354, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 29, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 471, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 528, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 64, L. 2013.
MT Code § 23-5-613 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 23. Parks, Recreation, Sports, and Gambling|Chapter 5. Gambling|Part 6. Video Gaming Machine Control Law|23-5-613. Violations

  23-5-613. Violations. Unless otherwise provided in this part, a person who purposely or knowingly violates or procures, aids, or abets a violation of this part or an ordinance, resolution, or rule adopted under this part is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable under 23-5-161.   History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 720, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 211, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 56, Ch. 642, L. 1989.
MT Code § 23-5-614 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 23. Parks, Recreation, Sports, and Gambling|Chapter 5. Gambling|Part 6. Video Gaming Machine Control Law|23-5-614. Sale of video gambling machines

  23-5-614. Sale of video gambling machines. (1) A licensed operator who is not licensed as a manufacturer, distributor, or route operator may sell up to 20 video gambling machines in a calendar year if the operator:   (a) had obtained permits for the machines and legally operated them prior to the sale; and   (b) sells the machines to another licensed operator or to a licensed manufacturer, distributor, or route operator.   (2) A lienholder who acquires title to video gambling machines through a foreclosure action involving a licensed manufacturer, distributor, route operator, or operator may sell the machines to a licensed manufacturer, distributor, route operator, or operator.   (3) A licensed manufacturer or distributor may sell video gambling machines and associated equipment approved by the department for delivery to any jurisdiction outside of this state if the sale and transportation of the machines or equipment complies with all applicable local, tribal, state, and federal laws and regulations. Prior to the date of the sale, the seller shall notify the department of the terms of the sale, the identities of the seller, purchaser, and person to whom the shipment will be made, the type and number of machines or equipment to be sold, and the method of shipment and provide the department with the approval of the jurisdiction in which the machines or equipment will be received. A person convicted of purposely or knowingly violating this subsection shall be punished as provided in 23-5-162.   History: En. Sec. 19, Ch. 626, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 354, L. 1997.
MT Code § 23-5-615 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 23. Parks, Recreation, Sports, and Gambling|Chapter 5. Gambling|Part 6. Video Gaming Machine Control Law|23-5-615. Repealed

  23-5-615. Repealed. Sec. 68, Ch. 642, L. 1989.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 720, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 603, L. 1987.
MT Code § 23-5-616 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 23. Parks, Recreation, Sports, and Gambling|Chapter 5. Gambling|Part 6. Video Gaming Machine Control Law|23-5-616. Removal of machine from public access

  23-5-616. Removal of machine from public access. If a machine fails to meet the specifications and requirements of this part or any rule of the department which specification or requirement existed at the time the machine was approved at any time after its initial permit has been issued, the operator shall immediately remove the machine from public access until it meets all requirements.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 211, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 50, Ch. 642, L. 1989.
MT Code § 23-5-617 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 23. Parks, Recreation, Sports, and Gambling|Chapter 5. Gambling|Part 6. Video Gaming Machine Control Law|23-5-617. Repealed

  23-5-617. Repealed. Sec. 68, Ch. 642, L. 1989.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 211, L. 1987.
MT Code § 23-5-618 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 23. Parks, Recreation, Sports, and Gambling|Chapter 5. Gambling|Part 6. Video Gaming Machine Control Law|23-5-618. Repealed

  23-5-618. Repealed. Sec. 68, Ch. 642, L. 1989.   History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 211, L. 1987.
MT Code § 23-5-619 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 23. Parks, Recreation, Sports, and Gambling|Chapter 5. Gambling|Part 6. Video Gaming Machine Control Law|23-5-619. reserved

  23-5-619 reserved.
MT Code § 23-5-620 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 23. Parks, Recreation, Sports, and Gambling|Chapter 5. Gambling|Part 6. Video Gaming Machine Control Law|23-5-620. Video gambling machines -- hours of play

  23-5-620. Video gambling machines -- hours of play. A video gambling machine may not be played between the hours of 2 a.m. and 8 a.m. each day. However, in the jurisdiction of a local government where a game is played, the local government may adopt an ordinance allowing play between 2 a.m. and 8 a.m.   History: En. Sec. 55, Ch. 642, L. 1989.
MT Code § 23-5-621 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 23. Parks, Recreation, Sports, and Gambling|Chapter 5. Gambling|Part 6. Video Gaming Machine Control Law|23-5-621. Rules

  23-5-621. Rules. (1) The department shall adopt rules that:  (a) implement 23-5-637;   (b) describe the video gambling machines authorized by this part and state the specifications for video gambling machines authorized by this part, including a description of the images and the minimum area of a screen that depicts a bingo, poker, keno, or video line game;   (c) allow video gambling machines to be imported into this state and used for the purposes of trade shows, exhibitions, and similar activities;   (d) allow each video gambling machine to offer any combination of approved bingo, poker, keno, and video line games within the same video gambling machine cabinet if the owner of the video gambling machine has received approval to report video gambling machine information using an approved automated accounting and reporting system or has entered into an agreement with the department to use an approved automated accounting and reporting system;   (e) allow, on an individual license basis, licensed machine owners and operators of machines that use an approved automated accounting and reporting system to:   (i) electronically acquire and use for an individual licensed premises the information and data collected for business management, accounting, payroll, and player rewards purposes;   (ii) use a player rewards system; and   (iii) acquire and use, at the expense of a licensee, a department-approved site controller; and   (f) minimize, whenever possible, the recordkeeping and retention requirements for video gambling machines that use an approved automated accounting and reporting system.   (2) The department's rules for an approved automated accounting and reporting system must, at a minimum:   (a) provide for confidentiality of information received through the approved automated accounting and reporting system within the limits prescribed by 23-5-115(8) and 23-5-116;   (b) prescribe specifications for maintaining the security and integrity of the approved automated accounting and reporting system;   (c) limit and prescribe the circumstances for electronic issuance of video gambling machine permits and electronic transfer of funds for payment of taxes, fees, or penalties to the department;   (d) describe specifications and a review and testing process for approved automated accounting and reporting systems to be used by licensed operators, including the requirements for electronically captured data; and   (e) prescribe the frequency of reporting from an approved automated accounting and reporting system and provide exceptions for geographically isolated video gambling operators.   History: En. Sec. 49, Ch. 642, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 424, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 210, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 134, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 319, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 355, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 121, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 98, L. 2021.
MT Code § 23-5-622 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 23. Parks, Recreation, Sports, and Gambling|Chapter 5. Gambling|Part 6. Video Gaming Machine Control Law|23-5-622. Tampering with video gambling machine -- penalty

  23-5-622. Tampering with video gambling machine -- penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of tampering with a video gambling machine if the person purposely or knowingly:   (a) manipulates the outcome or payoff of a video gambling machine by physical tampering or other interference with the proper functioning of the machine; or   (b) exploits a hardware or software feature or combination of features that alters the video gambling machine's intended and approved functioning, including:   (i) causing the machine to register more value in credits than deposited or won through play;   (ii) altering the chance element of the game;   (iii) altering the pay table of the game; or   (iv) permitting play contrary to the posted rules or recognized rules of play.   (2) A violation of this section is a felony and must be punished in accordance with 23-5-162.   History: En. Sec. 57, Ch. 642, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 373, Ch. 56, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 276, L. 2017.
MT Code § 23-5-623 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 23. Parks, Recreation, Sports, and Gambling|Chapter 5. Gambling|Part 6. Video Gaming Machine Control Law|23-5-623. and 23-5-624 reserved

  23-5-623 and 23-5-624 reserved.
MT Code § 23-5-625 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 23. Parks, Recreation, Sports, and Gambling|Chapter 5. Gambling|Part 6. Video Gaming Machine Control Law|23-5-625. Video gambling machine manufacturer -- license -- fees -- restrictions

  23-5-625. Video gambling machine manufacturer -- license -- fees -- restrictions. (1) It is unlawful for any person to assemble, produce, test, or manufacture any video gambling machine or associated equipment for use or play in the state without having first been issued a video gambling machine manufacturer's license by the department. A licensed manufacturer may supply a video gambling machine only to another licensed manufacturer or to a licensed distributor, route operator, or operator.   (2) Except as provided in subsection (6), the department shall charge an annual license fee of $1,000 for the issuance or renewal of a video gambling machine manufacturer's license.   (3) Except as provided in subsection (6), the department may charge the applicant an additional, one-time video gambling machine manufacturer's license application processing fee. The application processing fee may not exceed the department's actual costs for processing an application.   (4) All video gambling machine manufacturer's licenses expire on June 30 of each year, and the license fee may not be prorated.   (5) The department shall retain the license and processing fees collected for purposes of administering this part, unless otherwise provided.   (6) The department may waive the license fee provided for in subsection (2) if the applicant is licensed as a distributor or route operator and may waive the application processing fee provided for in subsection (3) if the applicant is licensed as a distributor, route operator, or operator.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 317, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 51, Ch. 642, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 50, Ch. 647, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 626, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 134, L. 2005.
MT Code § 23-5-626 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 23. Parks, Recreation, Sports, and Gambling|Chapter 5. Gambling|Part 6. Video Gaming Machine Control Law|23-5-626. Repealed

  23-5-626. Repealed. Sec. 68, Ch. 642, L. 1989.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 317, L. 1987.
MT Code § 23-5-627 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 23. Parks, Recreation, Sports, and Gambling|Chapter 5. Gambling|Part 6. Video Gaming Machine Control Law|23-5-627. Repealed

  23-5-627. Repealed. Sec. 68, Ch. 642, L. 1989.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 317, L. 1987.
MT Code § 23-5-628 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 23. Parks, Recreation, Sports, and Gambling|Chapter 5. Gambling|Part 6. Video Gaming Machine Control Law|23-5-628. Inspection of premises, records, and devices

  23-5-628. Inspection of premises, records, and devices. The department or a local law enforcement official may inspect at any time a premises, as defined in 23-5-112, or a facility where gambling devices are manufactured or distributed. The inspection may include the examination of records, equipment, and proceeds related to the operation of a gambling activity or the manufacture or distribution of a gambling device. A premises may use an access control system as provided in 16-6-103.   History: En. Sec. 10, Ch. 647, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 153, L. 2019.
MT Code § 23-5-630 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 23. Parks, Recreation, Sports, and Gambling|Chapter 5. Gambling|Part 6. Video Gaming Machine Control Law|23-5-630. reserved

  23-5-630 reserved.
MT Code § 23-5-631 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 23. Parks, Recreation, Sports, and Gambling|Chapter 5. Gambling|Part 6. Video Gaming Machine Control Law|23-5-631. Examination and approval of new video gambling machines and associated equipment -- fee

  23-5-631. Examination and approval of new video gambling machines and associated equipment -- fee. (1) The department shall examine and may approve a new video gambling machine or associated equipment or a modification to an approved machine or associated equipment that is manufactured, sold, or distributed for use in the state before the video gambling machine or associated equipment is sold, played, or used. A licensed manufacturer or distributor may bring a video gambling machine or associated equipment authorized by this chapter into the state for research and development on behalf of a licensed manufacturer prior to submission of the machine or equipment to the department for approval.   (2) A video gambling machine or associated equipment or a modification to an approved machine or associated equipment may not be examined or approved by the department until the video gambling machine manufacturer is licensed as required in 23-5-625.   (3) All video gambling machines or associated equipment approved by the state prior to October 1, 1989, must be considered approved under this part.   (4) The department shall require the manufacturer seeking the examination and approval of a new video gambling machine or associated equipment or a modification to an approved machine or associated equipment to pay the anticipated actual costs of the examination in advance and, after the completion of the examination, shall refund overpayments or charge and collect amounts sufficient to reimburse the department for underpayments of actual costs.   (5) Payments received under subsection (4) must be deposited in an account in the state special revenue fund and used to administer this part and for other purposes provided by law.   (6) The department may inspect and test and approve, disapprove, or place a condition upon a video gambling machine or associated equipment or a modification to an approved machine or associated equipment prior to its distribution and placement for play by the public. A manufacturer, distributor, or route operator may not supply a video gambling machine or associated equipment to a manufacturer, distributor, route operator, or operator unless the machine or equipment has been approved by the department.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 317, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 48, Ch. 642, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 51, Ch. 647, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 398, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 626, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 354, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 190, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 327, L. 2005.
MT Code § 23-5-632 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 23. Parks, Recreation, Sports, and Gambling|Chapter 5. Gambling|Part 6. Video Gaming Machine Control Law|23-5-632. through 23-5-634 reserved

  23-5-632 through 23-5-634 reserved.
MT Code § 23-5-635 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 23. Parks, Recreation, Sports, and Gambling|Chapter 5. Gambling|Part 6. Video Gaming Machine Control Law|23-5-635. Repealed

  23-5-635. Repealed. Sec. 68, Ch. 642, L. 1989.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 317, L. 1987.
MT Code § 23-5-636 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 23. Parks, Recreation, Sports, and Gambling|Chapter 5. Gambling|Part 6. Video Gaming Machine Control Law|23-5-636. Repealed

  23-5-636. Repealed. Sec. 68, Ch. 642, L. 1989.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 317, L. 1987.
MT Code § 23-5-637 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 23. Parks, Recreation, Sports, and Gambling|Chapter 5. Gambling|Part 6. Video Gaming Machine Control Law|23-5-637. Approved automated accounting and reporting systems

  23-5-637. Approved automated accounting and reporting systems. (1) For the purposes of performing its duties under this chapter, minimizing regulatory costs, simplifying the reporting of video gambling machine revenue data, preserving the integrity of video gambling machines within its jurisdiction, lessening administrative and recordkeeping burdens for licensed machine owners and licensed operators and the department, and enhancing the management tools available to the industry and the state, the department may approve an automated accounting and reporting system for video gambling machines.  (2) Except as provided in subsection (6) or as provided in an agreement for multiple-game software, utilization of an approved automated accounting and reporting system is voluntary for licensed machine owners and licensed operators who hold a valid current license.   (3) An approved automated accounting and reporting system must provide for the recording and entry of video gambling machine permit and tax information and for the electronic transfer of funds through the use of web entry technology, the internet, or direct electronic communication with the department.   (4) (a) Information from an approved automated accounting and reporting system may be submitted electronically, manually, or in any other way considered appropriate by the department. Licensed gambling operators may choose which form of reporting occurs. A player rewards system may be used by any licensed gambling operator regardless of the type of automated accounting and reporting system used by the licensed gambling operator.   (b) For information submitted electronically, the approved automated accounting and reporting system data must be made available for access by the route operator, the licensed gambling operator, and the automated accounting and reporting system provider.   (5) A permit may not be issued for a video gambling machine manufactured after July 1, 2005, that is not manufactured in a manner specifically designed to comply with communications standards adopted by department rules.   (6) If a permitholder voluntarily utilizes an approved automated accounting and reporting system for one or more video gambling machines at a premises, all video gambling machines on the premises that utilize the approved system, including video gambling machines replacing video gambling machines that utilize the approved system, must continue to use the approved system as long as video gambling machines are operated on the premises.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 424, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 210, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 319, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 98, L. 2021.
MT Code § 23-5-638 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 23. Parks, Recreation, Sports, and Gambling|Chapter 5. Gambling|Part 6. Video Gaming Machine Control Law|23-5-638. Repealed

  23-5-638. Repealed. Sec. 6, Ch. 319, L. 2005.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 424, L. 1999.
MT Code § 23-5-639 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 23. Parks, Recreation, Sports, and Gambling|Chapter 5. Gambling|Part 6. Video Gaming Machine Control Law|23-5-639. through 23-5-645 reserved

  23-5-639 through 23-5-645 reserved.
MT Code § 23-5-646 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 23. Parks, Recreation, Sports, and Gambling|Chapter 5. Gambling|Part 6. Video Gaming Machine Control Law|23-5-646. Terminated

  23-5-646. Terminated. Sec. 39, Ch. 15, Sp. L. July 1992.   History: En. Sec. 28, Ch. 15, Sp. L. July 1992; amd. Sec. 32, Ch. 455, L. 1993.