LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY OF STATES TO REGULATE GAMBLING DEVICES ON VESSELS.

SEC. 1222. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY OF STATES TO REGULATE GAMBLING DEVICES ON VESSELS. Subsection (b)(2) of section 5 of the Act of January 2, 1951 (commonly referred to as the “Johnson Act”) (64 Stat. 1135, chapter 1194; 15 U.S.C. 1175), is amended by adding at the end the following: “(C) Exclusion of certain voyages and segments.— Except for a voyage or segment of a voyage that occurs within the boundaries of the State of Hawaii, a voyage or segment of a voyage is not described in subparagraph 110 STAT. 3287(8) if such voyage or segment includes or consists of a segment— “(i) that begins and ends in the same State; “(ii) that is part of a voyage to another State or to a foreign country; and “(iii) in which the vessel reaches the other State or foreign country within 3 days after leaving the State in which such segment begins.”.