Florida's pari-mutuel, cardroom, and slot machine gaming industries, as authorized by Chapters 550, 551, and Section 849.086, Florida Statutes, as well as collecting and safeguarding associated revenues due to the state. Authorized pari-mutuel events include harness racing, quarter horse racing, thoroughbred racing, greyhound racing, and jai alai.
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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.
| State | LEGAL STATUS RESTRICTIONS/USE OF CURRENCY | LEGAL REFERENCE |
| Alaska | ALL LEGAL | Alaska Statutes – Section 11.66.260 |
| Arizona | ALL LEGAL | Arizona Revised Statutes 13-3301 – 13-3309 |
| Arkansas | ALL LEGAL | N/A |
| Kentucky | ALL LEGAL | Kentucky Revised Statutes 528.080 |
| Maine | ALL LEGAL | Maine Revised Statutes Title 17A – Chapter 39 |
| Minnesota | ALL LEGAL | Minnesota Statutes and Criminal Laws |
| Nevada | ALL LEGAL | N/A |
| Ohio | ALL LEGAL | Ohio Revised Code |
| Rhode Island | ALL LEGAL | Rhode Island General Laws |
| Texas | ALL LEGAL | Texas Statutes Chapter 47 |
| Utah | ALL LEGAL | N/A |
| Virginia | ALL LEGAL | N/A |
| West Virginia | ALL LEGAL | N/A |
| California | MACHINES 25 YEARS OR OLDER | California Penal Code 330.7 |
| Colorado | MACHINES MANUFACTURED PRE – 1984 | Colorado Revised Statutes 12-47.1-103 |
| Delaware | MACHINES 25 YEARS OR OLDER | 28 Delaware 904 |
| Florida | MACHINES 20 YEARS OR OLDER | Florida Statutes 849.235 |
| Georgia | MACHINES MANUFACTURED PRE – 1950 | Georgia Code Title 16, Sec. 16-12-24 |
| Idaho | MACHINES MANUFACTURED PRE – 1950 | Idaho Statutes Title 18, 3810 |
| Illinois | MACHINES 25 YEARS OR OLDER | Illinois Compiled Statutes 720 5/28-1 |
| Iowa | MACHINES 25 YEARS OR OLDER | Iowa Code 725.9 |
| Kansas | MACHINES MANUFACTURED PRE – 1950 | Kansas Statutes 21-4306 |
| Louisiana | MACHINES 25 YEARS OR OLDER | Louisiana Title 15:31-1 |
| Maryland | MACHINES 25 YEARS OR OLDER | Maryland Code Article 27-264B |
| Massachusetts | MACHINES 30 YEARS OR OLDER | Massachusetts General Laws Ch. 271, Sec. 5A |
| Michigan | MACHINES 25 YEARS OR OLDER | Michigan Compiled Statutes 750.303 |
| Mississippi | MACHINES 25 YEARS OR OLDER | Mississippi Code 27-27-12 |
| Missouri | MACHINES 30 YEARS OR OLDER | Missouri Revised Statutes 572.070 & 572.125 |
| Montana | MACHINES 25 YEARS OR OLDER | Montana State Code 23-5-153 |
| New Hamsphire | MACHINES 25 YEARS OR OLDER | New Hampshire Revised Statutes 647:2 |
| New Jersey | MACHINES MANUFACTURED PRE – 1941 | New Jersey Statute 2C:37-7 |
| New York | MACHINES 30 YEARS OR OLDER | New York Consolidated Laws 225.32 |
| North Carolina | MACHINES 25 YEARS OR OLDER | North Carolina General Statutes 14-309.1 |
| North Dakota | MACHINES 25 YEARS OR OLDER | North Dakota Century Code 12.1-28-02 |
| Oklahoma | MACHINES 25 YEARS OR OLDER | Oklahoma State Statutes 21-964 |
| Oregon | MACHINES 25 YEARS OR OLDER | Oregon Revised Statutes 167.147 |
| Pennsylvania | MACHINES 25 YEARS OR OLDER | Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes 5513 |
| South Dakota | MACHINES 25 YEARS OR OLDER | South Dakota Codified Laws 22-25-14.1 |
| Vermont MACHINES | MANUFACTURED PRE – 1954 | Vermont Statutes Title 13, Ch. 51, Sec. 2135 |
| Washington | MACHINES 25 YEARS OR OLDER | Revised Code of Washington 9.46.235 |
| Washington, DC | MACHINES MANUFACTURED PRE – 1952 | District of Columbia 22-1704 |
| Wyoming | MACHINES 25 YEARS OR OLDER | Wyoming Statute 6-7-101 |
| Alabama | PROHIBITED | AL Code Section 13A, Chapter 12, Article 2 |
| Connecticut | PROHIBITED | Connecticut Chapter 946, Section 53-278a |
| Hawaii | PROHIBITED | Hawaii Statutes §712-1226 |
| Indiana | PROHIBITED | Indiana Code 35-45-5-4 |
| Nebraska | PROHIBITED | Nebraska Revised Statutes Section 28-1107 |
| New Mexico | PROHIBITED | NM Gaming Control Bd. v. Ten Gaming Devices |
| South Carolina | PROHIBITED | South Carolina Code §12-21-2710 |
| Tennessee | PROHIBITED | STennessee Code §39-17-505 |
| Wisconsin | PROHIBITED | Wisconsin Statutes Chapter 945 |
2019 Florida Statutes
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Chapter 849GAMBLING
SECTION 15Manufacture, sale, possession, etc., of slot machines or devices prohibited.
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(1) It is unlawful:
(a) To manufacture, own, store, keep, possess, sell, rent, lease, let on shares, lend or give away, transport, or expose for sale or lease, or to offer to sell, rent, lease, let on shares, lend or give away, or permit the operation of, or for any person to permit to be placed, maintained, or used or kept in any room, space, or building owned, leased or occupied by the person or under the person’s management or control, any slot machine or device or any part thereof; or
(b) To make or to permit to be made with any person any agreement with reference to any slot machine or device, pursuant to which the user thereof, as a result of any element of chance or other outcome unpredictable to him or her, may become entitled to receive any money, credit, allowance, or thing of value or additional chance or right to use such machine or device, or to receive any check, slug, token or memorandum entitling the holder to receive any money, credit, allowance or thing of value.
(2) Pursuant to section 2 of that chapter of the Congress of the United States entitled “An act to prohibit transportation of gaming devices in interstate and foreign commerce,” approved January 2, 1951, being ch. 1194, 64 Stat. 1134, and also designated as 15 U.S.C. ss. 1171-1177, the State of Florida, acting by and through the duly elected and qualified members of its Legislature, does hereby in this section, and in accordance with and in compliance with the provisions of section 2 of such chapter of Congress, declare and proclaim that any county of the State of Florida within which slot machine gaming is authorized pursuant to chapter 551 is exempt from the provisions of section 2 of that chapter of the Congress of the United States entitled “An act to prohibit transportation of gaming devices in interstate and foreign commerce,” designated as 15 U.S.C. ss. 1171-1177, approved January 2, 1951. All shipments of gaming devices, including slot machines, into any county of this state within which slot machine gaming is authorized pursuant to chapter 551 and the registering, recording, and labeling of which have been duly performed by the manufacturer or distributor thereof in accordance with sections 3 and 4 of that chapter of the Congress of the United States entitled “An act to prohibit transportation of gaming devices in interstate and foreign commerce,” approved January 2, 1951, being ch. 1194, 64 Stat. 1134, and also designated as 15 U.S.C. ss. 1171-1177, shall be deemed legal shipments thereof into this state provided the destination of such shipments is an eligible facility as defined in s. 551.102 or the facility of a slot machine manufacturer or slot machine distributor as provided in s. 551.109(2)(a).
History.—s. 1, ch. 18143, 1937; CGL 1940 Supp. 4151(405-a); s. 1367, ch. 97-102; s. 2, ch. 2005-362; s. 156, ch. 2007-5; s. 11, ch. 2007-252.