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SF 2955 Senate Long Description

Requiring the director of the state lottery to establish and operate a state run gaming facility to be located in the metropolitan area, authorizing the director to solicit bids from interested cities for location purposes, authorizing a city opt out and a director contract with a facilities manager; requiring a director contract on behalf of the state to construct and divide net profits from the gaming facility with tribal governments choosing by a certain date to be a party to the contract, agreement to have no legal effect on existing tribal-state gaming compacts, specifying certain agreement content requirements; providing for operation of the facility, requiring the director to establish standards for management or service contracts; requiring the director to negotiate contracts with the city and county of facility location for reimbursement for facility services costs, authorizing negotiation of a fixed payment in lieu of property taxes; providing for facility employees and regulating games and prizes, prohibiting play by minors; prohibiting certain conflicts of interest; requiring the director to deposit in the state treasury proceeds in lieu of sales tax from gaming conducted at the facility after payment of expenses; granting the state and tribal governments immunity from civil liability resulting from activities, exceptions; excluding the facility from certain provisions relating to actions for recovery of money lost due to gambling and from certain gambling crime provisions (ra)