A bill that tweaks state law to make way for companies like Dave & Buster's to come to Alaska breezed through the state House of Representatives on Thursday.

The legislation has now passed unanimously through both houses of Alaska's government.

Senate Bill 157, which has been referred to by sponsor Sen. Lesil McGuire, R-Anchorage, as the "Dave & Buster's bill," updates state law to clarify that gambling does not include arcade-style amusement games of skill (rather than chance) that reward tickets, credits, tokens or anything that can be redeemed for noncash prizes at the same location. It would also clarify that claw machine games don't constitute gambling.

In a February hearing, a representative for the chain said that Dave & Buster's -- a Dallas-based entertainment and restaurant chain where you can drink and play arcade games -- has plans to open a Dimond Center location, but wanted a change in the law first to make sure there wouldn't be complications doing business in Alaska.

Hugh Ashlock, one of the owners of the Dimond Center, said earlier this year that the Dave & Buster's would be a 44,000-square-foot addition to the Anchorage mall. The project would be so expansive it would require the mall to raise its roof by 8 feet.

"Passage of this bill will give businesses like Dave & Buster's the sure-footed legal ground to move ahead with their plans," McGuire wrote in her sponsor statement.