15 U.S.C. § 1178 — Nonapplicability of chapter to certain machines and devices
submitted 75 years ago by Pub. L. 87-840 to r/title-15-COMMERCE-AND-TRADE · 161 words · no verdicts yet
This section excludes certain machines and devices from the chapter. The exclusions cover racetrack parimutuel devices, certain non-gambling machines that do not award money or property by chance, and certain carnival or fair machines.
None of the provisions of this chapter must be construed to apply — (1) to any machine or mechanical device designed and manufactured primarily for use at a racetrack in connection with parimutuel betting, (2) to any machine or mechanical device, such as a coin-operated bowling alley, shuffleboard, marble machine (a so-called pinball machine), or mechanical gun, which is not designed and manufactured primarily for use in connection with gambling, and (A) which when operated does not deliver, as a result of the application of an element of chance, any money or property, or (B) by the operation of which a person cannot become entitled to receive, as the result of the application of an element of chance, any money or property, or (3) to any so-called claw, crane, or digger machine and similar devices which are not operated by coin, are actuated by a crank, and are designed and manufactured primarily for use at carnivals or county or State* fairs.
None of the provisions of this chapter shall be construed to apply—
to any machine or mechanical device designed and manufactured primarily for use at a racetrack in connection with parimutuel betting,
to any machine or mechanical device, such as a coin-operated bowling alley, shuffleboard, marble machine (a so-called pinball machine), or mechanical gun, which is not designed and manufactured primarily for use in connection with gambling, and (A) which when operated does not deliver, as a result of the application of an element of chance, any money or property, or (B) by the operation of which a person may not become entitled to receive, as the result of the application of an element of chance, any money or property, or
to any so-called claw, crane, or digger machine and similar devices which are not operated by coin, are actuated by a crank, and are designed and manufactured primarily for use at carnivals or county or State* fairs.
Source credit: (Jan. 2, 1951, ch. 1194, § 9, as added Pub. L. 87–840, § 6, Oct. 18, 1962, 76 Stat. 1077.)
- 1951Enacted · Pub. L. 87-840 · 76 Stat. 1077
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 87-840 on 1951-01-02.
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