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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