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SF 846 Senate Long Description

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)