Editor's Note

Former Section 12-21-2770 was entitled "Short title" and was derived from 1993 Act No. 164, Part II, Section 19A.

Former Section 12-21-2772 was entitled "Definitions" and was derived from 1993 Act No. 164, Part II, Section 19A; 1997 Act No. 155, Part II, Section 54D.

Former Section 12-21-2774 was entitled "Mechanical requirements of machines" and was derived from 1993 Act No. 164, Part II, Section 19A; 1997 Act No. 155, Part II, Section 54E.

Former Section 12-21-2776 was entitled "Machines to be licensed; cash controls; certain information to be reported to department quarterly" and was derived from 1993 Act No. 164, Part II, Section 19A; 1995 Act No. 145, Part II, Section 67D; 1997 Act No. 155, Part II, Section 54F.

Former Section 12-21-2778 was entitled "Machines must be licensed before placement or operation in licensed establishment; license to be prominently displayed" and was derived from 1993 Act No. 164, Part II, Section 19A.

Former Section 12-21-2780 was entitled "Seal corresponding to license to be affixed to metering device" and was derived from 1993 Act No. 164, Part II, Section 19A.

Former Section 12-21-2782 was entitled "Standards for licensed video game machines" and was derived from 1993 Act No. 164, Part II, Section 19A; 1995 Act No. 145, Part II, Section 67G; 1997 Act No. 155, Part II, Section 54G.

Former Section 12-21-2783 was entitled "Location controller and modem; requirements" and was derived from 1997 Act No. 155, Part II, Section 54H.

Former Section 12-21-2784 was entitled "Manufacturer, distributor, operator, and establishment must be licensed" and was derived from 1993 Act No. 164, Part II, Section 19A.

Former Section 12-21-2786 was entitled "Placement of machines subject to Article 19 of this chapter and rules and regulations of department" and was derived from 1993 Act No. 164, Part II, Section 19A.

Former Section 12-21-2788 was entitled "Denial or revocation of establishment license for machine placement not meeting requirements of law" and was derived from 1993 Act No. 164, Part II, Section 19A.

Former Section 12-21-2790 was entitled "Felony to tamper with machine with intent to interfere with proper operation; penalty" and was derived from 1993 Act No. 164, Part II, Section 19A.

Former Section 12-21-2791 was entitled "Limit on cash payout for credits earned for free games" and was derived from 1993 Act No. 164, Part II, Section 19A; 1997 Act No. 53, Section 2.

Former Section 12-21-2792 was entitled "Skimming of proceeds defined; felony; penalties" and was derived from 1993 Act No. 164, Part II, Section 19A.

Former Section 12-21-2793 was entitled "Proximity to schools, playgrounds, parks, houses of worship regulated; violations; penalties; relocation pursuant to this section; grandfathering" and was derived from 1993 Act No. 164, Part II, Section 19A.

Former Section 12-21-2794 was entitled "Tampering, other intentional manipulation a felony; penalties" and was derived from 1993 Act No. 164, Part II, Section 19A.

Former Section 12-21-2797 was entitled "Operation of contraband or gray area machines; civil penalties; seizure and destruction" and was derived from 1997 Act No. 155, Part II, Section 54J.

Former Section 12-21-2798 was entitled "Promulgation of regulations" and was derived from 1993 Act No. 164, Part II, Section 19A; 1997 Act No. 155, Part II, Section 54K.

Former Section 12-21-2802 was entitled "Required display of signs citing penalties for violations" and was derived from 1993 Act No. 164, Part II, Section 19A.

Former Section 12-21-2804 was entitled "Limit on number of machines; no licensing for establishment whose primary gross proceeds is from machines; advertising and special inducements prohibited; minimum age for payout; residency requirements; hours of operation; license revocation and other penalties" and was derived from 1993 Act No. 164, Part II, Section 19A; 1997 Act No. 53, Section 3.

Former Section 12-21-2805 was entitled "Enforcement by the department or the division; enforcement by civil action" and was derived from 1999 Act No. 125, Section 19.

Former Section 12-21-2808 was entitled "Counties allowed to hold referendum to determine whether or not to allow cash payoffs; restrictions on time of referendum; results" and was derived from 1993 Act No. 164, Part II, Section 19H; 1997 Act No. 53, Section 4.

In 2004, the South Carolina Supreme Court held that a contract for placement of video poker machines that had became void and unenforceable under the local option law was not revived when the Supreme Court deemed the law unconstitutional 16 months after the parties' duty to perform was discharged. White v. J.M. Brown Amusement Co., Inc. 601 S.E.2d 342 (S.C. 2004).

Former Section 12-21-2809 was entitled "Certain video games prohibited by referendum; licenses; penalty for violations" and was derived from 1995 Act No. 145, Part II, Section 67A; 1997 Act No. 53, Section 5.