AB633, s. 3 15Section 3. 77.51 (4) (b) 7. of the statutes is created to read:
AB633,3,1716 77.51 (4) (b) 7. The value of redeemable credits, except credits for replay, issued
17by an amusement device, as defined in s. 564.03 (1) (a).
AB633, s. 4 18Section 4. 561.02 of the statutes is amended to read:
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1561.02 General powers and duties of commission. The commission shall
2coordinate and regulate all activities relating to, and promulgate all rules relating
3to, racing and pari-mutuel wagering conducted under ch. 562, bingo and raffles
4conducted under ch. 563, crane games conducted and amusement devices licensed
5under ch. 564 and the state lottery conducted under ch. 565, and shall perform its
6duties and functions under ch. 569 regarding Indian gaming.
AB633, s. 5 7Section 5. 561.02 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, is
8repealed and recreated to read:
AB633,4,139 561.02 (1) The commission shall coordinate and regulate all activities relating
10to, and promulgate all rules relating to, racing and pari-mutuel wagering conducted
11under ch. 562, bingo and raffles conducted under ch. 563 and crane games conducted
12and amusement devices licensed under ch. 564, and shall perform its duties and
13functions under ch. 569 regarding Indian gaming.
AB633, s. 6 14Section 6. 561.12 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB633,4,16 15561.12 (title) Charitable gaming and, crane games and amusement
16devices
.
AB633, s. 7 17Section 7. 561.12 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB633,4,2018 561.12 (1) Advise the commission on policy making and rule making relating
19to the conduct of bingo and raffles under ch. 563, and to the play and regulation of
20crane games and amusement devices under ch. 564.
AB633, s. 8 21Section 8. Chapter 564 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB633,4,2222 CHAPTER 564
AB633,4,2423 CRANE GAMES and
24 amusement devices
AB633, s. 9 25Section 9. 564.03 of the statutes is created to read:
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1564.03 Offering amusement devices for play; registration and
2licensing.
(1) Definitions. In this section:
AB633,5,73 (a) "Amusement device" means any video amusement device if it awards or is
4capable of awarding the player with one or more redeemable free replays or credits
5for achieving certain scores or results and does not change the ratio of plays to free
6replays or credits so awarded. An amusement device set up for the purpose of play
7shall have a percentage of credits awarded to credits played of not less than 83%.
AB633,5,98 (b) "Set up for the purpose of play" means offer a person, for consideration, an
9opportunity to play an amusement device.
AB633,5,12 10(1m) Gaming commission authority; local option. (a) Subject to pars. (b) and
11(c), the gaming commission, on behalf of all cities and villages, shall license and
12regulate amusement devices in the manner provided in this section.
AB633,5,1813 (b) Electors of any city or village may determine, by ballot at the election held
14on the first Tuesday in April, the question of whether amusement devices shall be
15prohibited in the city or village. If the electors of any city or village determine that
16amusement devices shall be prohibited in the city or village, the gaming commission
17may not license any amusement device for the purpose of play or possession in the
18city or village.
AB633,5,2519 (c) The gaming commission may not license any amusement device for the
20purpose of play or possession in a city or village that, before the effective date of this
21paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], enacted an ordinance that prohibited in the city
22or village the play and possession of any amusement device, unless that city or
23village, on or after the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date],
24enacts a subsequent ordinance authorizing the play and possession of any
25amusement device in the city or village.
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1(2) Registration and licensing; fees. (a) No person may market, lease, service,
2repair, warehouse, transport or set up for the purpose of play in this state any
3amusement device or collect the proceeds from an amusement device set up for the
4purpose of play in this state unless the person has been a resident of this state during
5the year immediately prior to applying for a certificate of registration under this
6subsection, the person registers with the commission under this subsection and a
7license with an identification number issued by the commission is affixed to the
8amusement device.
AB633,6,139 (b) Any person who wishes to market, lease, service, repair, warehouse,
10transport or set up for the purpose of play in this state any amusement device or
11collect the proceeds from an amusement device set up for the purpose of play in this
12state shall file with the commission, on application forms prescribed by the
13commission, a signed application that includes all of the following information:
AB633,6,1814 1. The name and address of the person. If the person is a corporation or other
15entity, the person shall also file with the commission the name and address of all
16officers, directors, agents and stockholders or other persons holding or controlling,
17either directly or indirectly, 5% or more of the ownership of the corporation or other
18entity.
AB633,6,2019 2. The person's place or places of residence in this state, if any, during the year
20immediately prior to applying for a certificate of registration under this subsection.
AB633,6,2221 3. The serial number and manufacturer of each amusement device that the
22person intends to set up for the purpose of play in this state.
AB633,6,2423 4. The location of the premises at which the amusement devices shall be set up
24for the purpose of play.
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1(c) A nonrefundable fee, set by the commission to cover all costs of processing
2the application filed under par. (b), and the first year's license fees shall accompany
3the application under par. (b). If the commission does not approve the application
4under par. (b), the commission shall refund the license fees to the person.
AB633,7,85 (d) Upon receipt of the application under par. (b) and the fees specified under
6par. (c), but subject to pars. (e) to (f), the commission shall issue a certificate of
7registration to each applicant who has met the requirements of this subsection and
8a license with an identification number for each amusement device.
AB633,7,139 (e) The commission may not issue a certificate of registration under this
10subsection to any person who is a corporation or other entity unless at least 51% of
11the ownership in that corporation or other entity is held by one or more persons who
12have been residents of this state during the year immediately prior to applying for
13a certificate of registration.
AB633,7,1714 (em) The commission may not issue a license with an identification number for
15an amusement device that is set up for the purpose of play at a location in a city or
16village other than a premises issued a Class "B" license under s. 125.26 or a "Class
17B" license under s. 125.51.
AB633,7,2018 (f) Notwithstanding ss. 111.321, 111.322 and 111.335, the commission may not
19issue a certificate of registration under this subsection to any person to whom any
20of the following applies:
AB633,7,2221 1. The person has been convicted of a misdemeanor, not involving chs. 340 to
22349, at least 3 times.
AB633,7,2323 2. The person has been convicted of a felony, unless pardoned.
AB633,7,2424 3. The person is addicted to the use of a controlled substance under ch. 161.
AB633,7,2525 4. The person has been convicted of 2 or more gambling offenses.
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15. The person has been convicted of crimes relating to prostitution.
AB633,8,32 6. The person has been convicted of crimes relating to loaning money or
3anything of value to persons holding licenses or permits pursuant to ch. 125.
AB633,8,44 7. The person does not hold a permit under s. 77.52 (7), if the person is a retailer.
AB633,8,95 8. The person has been finally adjudged to be delinquent in the payment of
6taxes under ch. 71, 72, 76, 77, 78 or 139 or the person has been found delinquent in
7the payment of contributions to the unemployment reserve fund under s. 108.16 in
8a proceeding under s. 108.10 and the person remains so delinquent at the time of
9filing an application under par. (b).
AB633,8,1310 (g) Upon denial of an application under par. (b), the commission shall
11immediately notify the person in writing and shall state the reasons for the denial.
12A denial of an application under par. (b) shall be subject to judicial review under ch.
13227.
AB633,8,1614 (h) 1. The commission shall charge, on behalf of a city or village, an annual
15license fee of $1,000 for each amusement device set up for the purpose of play. The
16person shall pay this fee directly to the city or village.
AB633,8,2217 2. The commission shall charge an additional annual license fee of $500 for each
18amusement device set up for the purpose of play to defray the costs incurred by the
19commission in enforcing this subsection, but the commission may not charge any one
20person under this subdivision more than a total of $10,000 in license fees in any one
21year, regardless of the number of amusement devices that the person intends to set
22up for the purpose of play in this state.
AB633,8,2323 3. Any license issued under this subsection shall remain in effect for one year.
AB633,9,224 (i) The certificate of registration issued under par. (d) shall remain in effect
25unless it is canceled by the commission, after consulting with the department of

1justice, or unless it is withdrawn by the person who is issued the certificate of
2registration.
AB633,9,53 (j) Every person registered under this section shall notify the commission of any
4change in the information provided under par. (b) by the 10th day of the first month
5following the change in information.
AB633,9,76 (k) The commission shall deposit all moneys received under this subsection in
7the appropriation account under s. 20.197 (1) (j).
AB633,9,10 8(3) Prohibited practices relating to amusement devices. (a) No person may
9keep more than 5 amusement devices at any one premises operated under a Class
10"B" license under s. 125.26 or a "Class B" license under s. 125.51.
AB633,9,1511 (b) No person may play, or permit another person to play, an amusement device
12at a premises operated under a Class "B" or "Class B" license in a city or village
13during hours in which the premises is closed or the sale of fermented malt beverages
14or intoxicating liquor is prohibited under s. 125.32 (3) (a) or (c) or 125.68 (4) (c) 1. or
154.
AB633,9,2216 (c) No owner of a premises may set up for the purpose of play an amusement
17device at his or her premises unless he or she has entered into a written agreement
18with a person who owns the amusement device for the use of that amusement device
19at his or her premises and a copy of the agreement is kept on the premises and made
20available for inspection to any person authorized by the commission. This paragraph
21shall not apply to an owner of a premises who is also the owner of every amusement
22device kept at his or her premises.
AB633,9,2523 (d) No person may engage in the advertising of any amusement device set up
24for the purpose of play or offer, or allow to be offered, to any other person any special
25inducement for playing an amusement device.
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1(e) No person registered under sub. (2) may purchase an amusement device
2from a person other than a person registered under sub. (2) or a distributor registered
3under sub. (4) (c).
AB633,10,6 4(4) Manufacturers and distributors of amusement devices; registration and
5fees.
(a) No person who is a manufacturer of amusement devices may do any of the
6following:
AB633,10,107 1. Do any business in this state related to amusement devices unless the person
8submits an application for registration with the commission under par. (c), pays the
9first year's annual license fee and the nonrefundable fee set by the commission to
10cover all costs of processing the application and is issued a manufacturer's license.
AB633,10,1311 2. Sell an amusement device to any person other than a distributor of
12amusement devices with a valid distributor's license issued by the commission under
13par. (c).
AB633,10,1514 3. Hold or control, either directly or indirectly, any ownership interest of a
15distributor with a valid distributor's license issued by the commission under par. (c).
AB633,10,1616 4. Set up for the purpose of play any amusement device.
AB633,10,1817 (b) No person who is a distributor of amusement devices may do any of the
18following:
AB633,10,2319 1. Sell, repair, distribute, warehouse, transport, display or market an
20amusement device unless the person submits an application for registration with the
21commission under par. (c), pays the first year's annual license fee and the
22nonrefundable fee set by the commission to cover all costs of processing the
23application and is issued a distributor's license.
AB633,10,2424 2. Set up for the purpose of play any amusement device.
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13. Sell an amusement device to any person other than a person registered with
2the commission under sub. (2).
AB633,11,43 4. Hold or control, either directly or indirectly, any ownership interest of a
4person registered under sub. (2).
AB633,11,55 (c) The commission shall do all of the following:
AB633,11,146 1. Upon receipt of an application of registration from a person under par. (a)
7or (b), submission of the first year's license fee and payment of a nonrefundable fee
8set by the commission to cover all costs of processing the application, issue a
9manufacturer's license to each applicant under par. (a) and a distributor's license to
10each applicant under par. (b) who has met the requirements specified under sub. (2)
11(b) 1. and (f) for a person applying for a certificate of registration under sub. (2) and
12the requirements of this subsection. The license shall remain in effect unless it is
13canceled by the commission, after consulting with the department of justice, or
14unless it is withdrawn by the person who is issued the license.
AB633,11,1615 2. Charge an annual fee for a manufacturer's license and distributor's license
16in the amount of $10,000. The license shall remain in effect for one year.
AB633,11,1917 3. Upon denial of an application under subd. 1., immediately notify the person
18in writing and state the reasons for the denial. A denial of an application under subd.
191. shall be subject to review under ch. 227.
AB633,11,2120 4. Deposit all moneys received under this subsection in the appropriation
21account under s. 20.197 (1) (j).
AB633,11,23 22(4m) Rule making. The commission shall promulgate all rules necessary to
23administer this section.
AB633,12,3 24(5) Conflicts of interest. No commission member or employe and no member
25of a commission member's or employe's immediate family, as defined in s. 19.42 (7),

1may, while that commission member or employe is serving as a commission member
2or employe or for 2 years following the termination of the membership or employment
3of that commission member or employe, do any of the following:
AB633,12,54 (a) Have any direct or indirect interest in any person who is registered or
5required to be registered under sub. (2) or (4).
AB633,12,76 (b) Accept or agree to accept money or any thing of value from any person who
7is registered or required to be registered under sub. (2) or (4).
AB633,12,98 (c) Directly or indirectly own or operate any amusement device licensed under
9sub. (2).
AB633,12,14 10(6) Investigation and enforcement. (a) In response to a written complaint,
11the commission shall conduct an investigation of any person registered under sub.
12(2) or (4). The commission may conduct an inspection of a person registered under
13sub. (2) or (4), of the amusement device licensed to the person or of the premises on
14which the amusement device is played, at any time.
AB633,12,2015 (am) The commission may conduct an investigation to determine if a person
16markets, leases, services, repairs, warehouses, transports or sets up for the purposes
17of play an amusement device or collects the proceeds of an amusement device which
18is set up for the purposes of play without being registered under sub. (2) or if a person
19sells, repairs, distributes, warehouses, displays or markets an amusement device
20without being registered under sub. (4).
AB633,12,2421 (b) An action for violation of this section may be prosecuted in any circuit court
22of this state by the commission in the name of the state and, in any such action, the
23commission shall exercise all of the powers and perform all duties which the district
24attorney would otherwise be authorized to exercise or perform.
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1(7) Seizure and sale. The commission may seize any amusement device owned
2by a person who is convicted under sub. (8) and may sell the amusement device in
3the name of the state. The commission and its agents are exempt from all liability
4to the owner of the amusement device for the seizure or sale of the amusement device.
AB633,13,8 5(8) Penalty. Any person who violates this section may be required to forfeit not
6less than $500 nor more than $5,000 for each offense. Each day of continued violation
7constitutes a separate offense. The period shall be measured by using the dates of
8the offenses which resulted in convictions.
AB633, s. 10 9Section 10. 564.04 of the statutes is created to read:
AB633,13,10 10564.04 Applicability. The requirements of ch. 565 do not apply to this chapter.
AB633, s. 11 11Section 11. 945.01 (1) (dm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB633,13,1312 945.01 (1) (dm) Playing an amusement device that awards or is capable of
13awarding any redeemable credits.
AB633, s. 12 14Section 12. 945.01 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB633,13,2015 945.01 (3) (a) A gambling machine is a contrivance which for a consideration
16affords the player an opportunity to obtain something of value, the award of which
17is determined by chance, even though accompanied by some skill and whether or not
18the prize is automatically paid by the machine. A gambling machine includes a slot
19machine that dispenses coins or tokens and that is activated by a lever, button, coin,
20token or debit or credit card.
AB633, s. 13 21Section 13. 945.01 (3) (b) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB633,13,2422 945.01 (3) (b) 1m. An amusement device that awards or is capable of awarding
23any redeemable credits or an amusement device possessed by a person who is
24registered under s. 564.03 (2) or (4).
AB633, s. 14
1Section 14. 945.01 (4) (am) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act
211
, is amended to read:
AB633,14,83 945.01 (4) (am) "Gambling place" does not include a place where bingo or a
4raffle is conducted under ch. 563, where an amusement device licensed under ch. 564
5is played or stored,
where a lottery is conducted under ch. 565 or where a race is
6conducted under ch. 562 and does not include a gambling vessel that is in the process
7of construction, delivery, conversion or repair by a shipbuilding business that
8complies with s. 945.095.
AB633, s. 15 9Section 15. 945.01 (5) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB633,14,1310 945.01 (5) (am) "Lottery" does not include bingo or a raffle conducted under ch.
11563, the playing of an amusement device licensed under ch. 564, pari-mutuel
12wagering conducted under ch. 562 or the state lottery or any multistate lottery
13conducted under ch. 565.
AB633, s. 16 14Section 16. Nonstatutory provisions.
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