Montana State Rep Wants To Legalize Blackjack.
MT State Representative Tony Belcourt has a new plan to help fund social services in his home state of Montana. He wants to legalize blackjack.
Representative Belcourt is carrying House Bill 423 with that hopes that it raise more revenue for the Montana Department of Health & Human Services. The proposed bill sets up an account to collect money raised through permit fees for live card game tables at which blackjack is played. The Legislature would then be responsible for appropriating the funds to services such as suicide prevention, disability services, and domestic violence prevention.
This blackjack bill comes while the Republican majority is cutting the Montana Department of Health & Human Services budget, so lawmakers are trying to get creative. At this time in Montana, blackjack is not a legal means of gambling. Rep. Belcourt’s bill would limit blackjack bets to $25 per game.
A hearing on the Blackjack Bill (Bill 423) is scheduled for later this week in the House Appropriations committee.
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