Legislative Session number- 83

Bill Name: SF0846

Authorizing and providing for the director of the state lottery to +enter into
contracts with certain on-sale alcoholic beverage retailers for the +temporary
placement and maintenance of video lottery terminals on the premises, specifying
certain restrictions; defining or redefining certain +terms; providing for the
payment of investigation and background check costs+ relating to owning and
operating the terminals; prohibiting local regulation; +specifying certain
lottery terminal specification requirements, limiting the +amount allowed to be
played and specifying a maximum prize amount; providing+ for testing and
examination of the terminals; authorizing the director to deactivate the
terminals without notice for certain retailer +violations; providing for the
payment of video lottery credit receipts, requiring+ retailer payment of
unclaimed prizes to the lottery retailer; excluding +winnings from tax or debt
withholding requirements; requiring display on the +terminals of the approximate
odds of winning; specifying the win percentage for +lottery prize fund deposit
purposes; limiting the amount of net terminal income +allowed to be spent for
operation of the terminals; providing for the crediting of +net proceeds from
operation of the terminals to the video lottery +retailer account for payments
to video lottery retailers and to the city or county of +retailer premises
location and to the general fund; prohibiting play by +minors; expanding the
crime of state lottery fraud to certain credit receipt +violations and to
tampering with the terminals; exempting the terminals from the definition of
gambling device for gambling crimes purposes; exempting+ gross receipts from
operation of the terminals from the in lieu sales tax + (ra)