Wyoming lottery revenues.

ORIGINAL
House
ENGROSSED
Bill No
.
HB0125

ENROLLED ACT NO. 26,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2018
Budget Session

AN ACT relating to the Wyoming lottery; clarifying that lottery games shall be operated and managed in a manner that maximizes revenues to the state; amending the form of payments for lottery ticket purchases; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section
1
.

W.S. 9
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102(a)(ii), 9
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105(a)(iv), by creating a new paragraph (v) and by renumbering (v) as (vi), 9
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107(a)(vi)
, 9
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108(a)(ii)
and 9
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109(a)(
i
) are amended to read:

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102
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Legislative findings and declarations.

(a)

It is found and declared by the legislature:

(ii)

That lottery games shall be operated and managed in a manner which provides continuing entertainment to the public, maximizes revenues
, including revenues to the state and its counties, cities and towns,
and ensures that the lottery is operated with integrity and dignity and free of political influence; and

9
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105
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General duties of board of directors.

(a)

The board of directors shall provide the chief executive officer with private sector perspectives of a large marketing enterprise. The board shall:

(iv)

Adopt regulations, policies and procedures relating to the conduct of lottery games and as specified in W.S. 9
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17
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108;
and

(v)

Ensure that lottery games are operated and managed in a manner
that

maximizes revenues, including revenues to the state and its counties, cities and towns
;
and

(v)
(vi
)

Perform
other functions as specified by this chapter.

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17
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107
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General powers of corporation.

(a)

The corporation shall have
any and all
powers necessary or convenient to its usefulness in carrying out and effectuating the purposes and provisions of this chapter which are not in conflict with the constitution of this state and which are generally exercised by corporations engaged in entrepreneurial pursuits, including, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the following powers:

(vi)

To initiate, supervise and administer the operation of the lottery in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and regulations, policies and procedures adopted pursuant thereto

and in a
manner
that maximizes revenues, including revenues to the state and its counties
, cities and towns
;

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108
.

Adoption by board of procedures regulating conduct of lottery games.

(a)

The board may adopt regulations, policies and procedures regulating the conduct of lottery games in general, including, but not limited to, regulations, policies and procedures specifying:

(ii)

The sale price of tickets or shares and the manner of sale, provided, however, that all sales shall be for cash only and payment by checks,
debit cards,
credit cards, charge cards or any
form of deferred
other form of
payment is prohibited;

9
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109
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Duties of chief executive officer.

(a)

The chief executive officer of the corporation shall direct and supervise all administrative and technical activities in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and with the regulations, policies and procedures adopted by the board. It shall be the duty of the chief executive officer to:

(
i
)

Facilitate the initiation and supervise and administer the operation of the lottery games

in a manner
that is
consistent with this chapter and
maximizes revenues, including revenues to the state and its counties
, cities and towns
;

Section 2
.

This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

(END)

Speaker of the
House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the
House
.

Chief Clerk

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