Legislative Session number- 84

Bill Name: SF1610

Relating to gambling; providing for the location of state lottery gaming
machines at licensed racetracks (racino), requiring a state lottery director
contract with the licensee, specifying certain contract content and deposit
requirements, authorizing director contract cancellation, suspension or refusal
to renew under certain conditions; requiring gaming machines location approval
by the city or town of racetrack location; specifying certain gaming machine
operation and specification requirements; providing for examination and testing
of the machines and regulating prizes; prohibiting play by minors or lottery
employees and families; specifying certain requirements of the director and the
location provider relating to compulsive gambling, requiring the establishment
of a proactive plan to prevent and control problem gambling and an annual
director progress and performance report to the legislature; prohibiting local
regulation; requiring the racing commission to require the licensee to reimburse
the commission for personnel and regulation costs; establishing horse racing
purse payments through a gaming machine revenues set aside; imposing a tax on
gaming machine and card club revenue; eliminating the card club table limit;
excluding gaming machine losses from recovery actions and plays from the
definition of bets for gambling crimes purposes; authorizing gaming machine
location contractees to conduct Indian casino games, requiring adoption of game
procedures by the racing commission, imposing a tax on game receipts, requiring
a horse racing purse set aside; severability and savings clause
(mk)