Are Slot Machines Legal In Florida

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Slot machine facility: means a facility at which slot machines as defined in this chapter are lawfully offered for play. See Florida Statutes 551.102 Slot machine license: means a license issued by the division authorizing a pari-mutuel permitholder to place and operate slot machines as provided. In addition, the State’s gambling laws and broad statutory definition of “slot machine” have created a very fine line between arcade games, like those offered at Chuck E.

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Laws restricting noncommercial ownership/use of mechanical & digital games of chance

Laws of Florida. Order - Legistore. Persons prohibited from playing slot machines. Slot machine gaming areas. Days and hours of operation. Controversial electronic games found in bars, strip malls and restaurants would be outlawed under a measure approved Tuesday by a House panel. The proposal, sponsored by Rep. Scott Plakon, is aimed.

This is a list of potential restrictions and regulations on private ownership of slot machines in the United States on a state by state basis.

StateLegal Status
AlabamaClass II machines legal
AlaskaAll machines legal
ArizonaMachines 25 years or older legal[1]
ArkansasAll machines legal
CaliforniaMachines 25 years or older legal
ColoradoMachines before 1984 legal
ConnecticutAll machines prohibited
DelawareMachines 25 years or older legal
District of ColumbiaMachines before 1952 legal
FloridaMachines 20 years or older legal
GeorgiaMachines before 1950 legal
HawaiiAll machines prohibited
IdahoMachines before 1950 legal
IllinoisMachines 25 years or older legal
IndianaMachines 40 years or older legal
IowaMachines 25 years or older legal
KansasMachines before 1950 legal
KentuckyAll machines legal
LouisianaMachines 25 years or older legal
MaineAll machines legal
MarylandMachines 25 years or older legal
MassachusettsMachines 30 years or older legal
MichiganMachines 25 years or older legal
MinnesotaAll machines legal
MississippiMachines 25 years or older legal
MissouriMachines 30 years or older legal
MontanaMachines 25 years or older legal
NebraskaAll machines prohibited
NevadaAll machines legal
New HampshireMachines 25 years or older legal
New JerseyMachines before 1941 legal
New MexicoMachines 25 years or older legal
New YorkMachines 30 years or older legal
North CarolinaMachines 25 years or older legal
North DakotaMachines 25 years or older legal
OhioAll machines legal
OklahomaMachines 25 years or older legal
OregonMachines 25 years or older legal
PennsylvaniaMachines 25 years or older legal
Rhode IslandAll machines legal
South CarolinaAll machines prohibited
South DakotaMachines before 1941 legal
TennesseeAll machines prohibited
TexasAll machines legal
UtahAll machines legal
VermontMachines before 1954 legal
VirginiaAll machines legal
WashingtonMachines 25 years or older legal
West VirginiaAll machines legal
WisconsinMachines 25 years or older legal
WyomingMachines 25 years or older legal

References[edit]

Are Slot Machines Legal In Florida
  1. ^Arizona State Legislature ARS §13-3309 paragraphs D&E

External links[edit]

  • U.S. Slot Machine Laws & Statutes by State, Gameroom Show
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State and Federal Laws

Gambler’s Paradise complies with all state and local laws pertaining to sales and distribution of casino equipment. The following chart shows to the best of our knowledge the current and correct information on the legal requirements for slot machines in the various states. Laws may change or vary from time to time and we assume no legal responsibility based on this listing. It is your responsibility as the purchaser to check state and local requirements for gaming equipment prior to purchase of any slot machine from Gambler’s Paradise.

Slot Machine Laws

StateLEGAL STATUS RESTRICTIONS/USE OF CURRENCYLEGAL REFERENCE
AlaskaALL LEGALAlaska Statutes – Section 11.66.260
ArizonaALL LEGALArizona Revised Statutes 13-3301 – 13-3309
ArkansasALL LEGALN/A
KentuckyALL LEGALKentucky Revised Statutes 528.080
MaineALL LEGALMaine Revised Statutes Title 17A – Chapter 39
MinnesotaALL LEGALMinnesota Statutes and Criminal Laws
NevadaALL LEGALN/A
OhioALL LEGALOhio Revised Code
Rhode IslandALL LEGALRhode Island General Laws
TexasALL LEGALTexas Statutes Chapter 47
UtahALL LEGALN/A
VirginiaALL LEGALN/A
West VirginiaALL LEGALN/A
CaliforniaMACHINES 25 YEARS OR OLDERCalifornia Penal Code 330.7
ColoradoMACHINES MANUFACTURED PRE – 1984Colorado Revised Statutes 12-47.1-103
DelawareMACHINES 25 YEARS OR OLDER28 Delaware 904
FloridaMACHINES 20 YEARS OR OLDERFlorida Statutes 849.235
GeorgiaMACHINES MANUFACTURED PRE – 1950Georgia Code Title 16, Sec. 16-12-24
IdahoMACHINES MANUFACTURED PRE – 1950Idaho Statutes Title 18, 3810
IllinoisMACHINES 25 YEARS OR OLDERIllinois Compiled Statutes 720 5/28-1
IowaMACHINES 25 YEARS OR OLDERIowa Code 725.9
KansasMACHINES MANUFACTURED PRE – 1950Kansas Statutes 21-4306
LouisianaMACHINES 25 YEARS OR OLDERLouisiana Title 15:31-1
MarylandMACHINES 25 YEARS OR OLDERMaryland Code Article 27-264B
MassachusettsMACHINES 30 YEARS OR OLDERMassachusetts General Laws Ch. 271, Sec. 5A
MichiganMACHINES 25 YEARS OR OLDERMichigan Compiled Statutes 750.303
MississippiMACHINES 25 YEARS OR OLDERMississippi Code 27-27-12
MissouriMACHINES 30 YEARS OR OLDERMissouri Revised Statutes 572.070 & 572.125
MontanaMACHINES 25 YEARS OR OLDERMontana State Code 23-5-153
New HamsphireMACHINES 25 YEARS OR OLDERNew Hampshire Revised Statutes 647:2
New JerseyMACHINES MANUFACTURED PRE – 1941New Jersey Statute 2C:37-7
New YorkMACHINES 30 YEARS OR OLDERNew York Consolidated Laws 225.32
North CarolinaMACHINES 25 YEARS OR OLDERNorth Carolina General Statutes 14-309.1
North DakotaMACHINES 25 YEARS OR OLDERNorth Dakota Century Code 12.1-28-02
OklahomaMACHINES 25 YEARS OR OLDEROklahoma State Statutes 21-964
OregonMACHINES 25 YEARS OR OLDEROregon Revised Statutes 167.147
PennsylvaniaMACHINES 25 YEARS OR OLDERPennsylvania Consolidated Statutes 5513
South DakotaMACHINES 25 YEARS OR OLDERSouth Dakota Codified Laws 22-25-14.1
Vermont MACHINESMANUFACTURED PRE – 1954Vermont Statutes Title 13, Ch. 51, Sec. 2135
WashingtonMACHINES 25 YEARS OR OLDERRevised Code of Washington 9.46.235
Washington, DCMACHINES MANUFACTURED PRE – 1952District of Columbia 22-1704
WyomingMACHINES 25 YEARS OR OLDERWyoming Statute 6-7-101
AlabamaPROHIBITEDAL Code Section 13A, Chapter 12, Article 2
ConnecticutPROHIBITEDConnecticut Chapter 946, Section 53-278a
HawaiiPROHIBITEDHawaii Statutes §712-1226
IndianaPROHIBITEDIndiana Code 35-45-5-4
NebraskaPROHIBITEDNebraska Revised Statutes Section 28-1107
New MexicoPROHIBITEDNM Gaming Control Bd. v. Ten Gaming Devices
South CarolinaPROHIBITEDSouth Carolina Code §12-21-2710
TennesseePROHIBITEDSTennessee Code §39-17-505
WisconsinPROHIBITEDWisconsin Statutes Chapter 945