Legislative Session number- 84

Bill Name: SF1555

4E Modifying certain provisions regulating lawful gambling

ARTICLE 1 - LAWFUL
GAMBLING

Defining or redefining certain terms including the definition of
lawful purpose for receipts expenditure regulation purposes; increasing the
gross profits expenditure restriction percentage and modifying the expenditure
period; expanding the powers and duties of the gambling control board and
certain duties of the board director, authorizing the board to authorize the use
of electronic bingo devices, specifying certain rule requirements; modifying the
license disqualification requirement relating to felony or gross misdemeanor
convictions; expanding certain requirements for the issuance of organization
licenses relating to expenditures; prohibiting gifts of certain value by
distributors to organization employees or agents; eliminating the gambling
equipment registration stamp requirement; authorizing the registration of
gambling equipment with the department of revenue; modifying the provision
allowing the conduct of certain raffles without a license, authorizing conduct
without registering with the board; subjecting organizations failing to file
certain reports for the conduct of lawful gambling on an exempt, excluded or
licensed basis to a penalty as determined by the board; authorizing licensed
organizations to compensate organization employees for the sale of gambling
equipment at bars under certain conditions; changing the regulation of noon hour
bingo to bar bingo; further defining a certain placard signing requirement
relating to the sale of tipboard tickets; further regulating the conduct of
raffles; requiring leases approved by the board to state the authority of the
board to authorize organizations to withhold rent from lessors for a certain
number of days upon board determination of the occurrence of illegal gambling on
the premises with the knowledge of the lessor; applying certain organization
premises rent limits to premises leased for the conduct of pull tabs, tipboards
and paddlewheels and specifying certain separate limits for premises leased for
the conduct of bingo; expanding a certain provision allowing employees of
lessors to participate in lawful gambling on the premises to employees of the
organization and authorizing the purchase of tipboards; modifying a certain
bingo occasion gross receipts discrepancies reporting requirement; requiring
licensed organization annual financial reports to the membership and the
gambling control board; increasing the maximum prize limit for tipboard tickets;
requiring documents relating to site inspections, fines, penalties or other
corrective action involving local lawful gambling regulation to be shared with
the board within a certain number of days of filing at the city or county of
jurisdiction; expanding the exemption of certain lottery games from the
definition of gambling crimes relating to the distribution of property by
employers to participants selected by chance to participants making
contributions other than through payroll or pension deduction to employers for
the benefit of registered combined charitable organizations; repealing certain
provisions exempting bingo cards or sheets from the stamp requirements,
providing for bingo hall licenses and limiting bingo occasions

ARTICLE 2 -
LOTTERY SERVICE BUSINESS

Defining and regulating lottery service businesses;
specifying certain disclosure requirements for print advertising and
communications soliciting members relating to the use of subscriber fees and
nonaffiliation with the state lottery; specifying certain prohibited practices,
prohibiting services to minors and certain conflicts of interest; requiring
lottery service businesses to deposit winnings received on behalf of customers
or subscribers into a separate lottery prize account; requiring annual
transmission of unclaimed prizes to the commissioner of public safety for
deposit in the general fund, exception; specifying certain recordkeeping
requirements

ARTICLE 3 - VIDEO GAME OF CHANCE

Excluding video games
simulating horse racing and not involving a prize
payout from the definition of
video game of chance for gambling crimes purposes

ARTICLE 4 - SOCIAL SKILL
GAME

Legalizing the social skill card game known as Texas hold'em under certain
conditions, prohibiting participation by minors and entry fees and limiting the
value of prizes awarded to individual winners at a single location
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