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20LSO-0477
2020
STATE OF WYOMING
20LSO-0477
Numbered
2.0
HOUSE BILL NO. HB0185
Lottery games-keno.
Sponsored by: Joint Appropriations Committee
A BILL
for
AN ACT relating to the lottery corporation; clarifying definitions; clarifying the corporation's authority to regulate the conduct of lottery games; providing for the distribution of net proceeds attributable to keno; imposing keno restrictions; providing applicability; and providing for an effective date.
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
Section 1
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W.S. 9
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103(a)(vi), 9
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108(a)(I), 9
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111(b)(intro) and 9
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118 by creating a new subsection (d) are amended to read:
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103.
Definitions.
(a)
As used in this chapter:
(vi)
"Lottery," "lotteries," "lottery game" or "lottery games" means any game of chance approved by the board and operated pursuant to this chapter, specifically limited to a state lottery or multi
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state games, and shall not include instant tickets, scratch
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off tickets, video lottery terminals or any other electronic game involving direct physical contact between the player and a machine
. Definitions under this paragraph shall not be construed to restrict the use of electronic self
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service terminals for a statewide keno game
;
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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:
(i)
The type of games to be conducted, specifically limited to a state lottery or a multi
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state lottery, and shall not include instant
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win tickets,
scratch
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off ticket games, video lottery terminals or any other electronic game involving direct physical contact between the player and a machine
. This paragraph shall not be construed to restrict the use of electronic self
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service terminals for a statewide keno game
;
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111.
Disposition of lottery proceeds.
(b)
On or before the fifteenth day of each quarter, the corporation shall transfer to the treasurer's office, for credit to the lottery account which is hereby created, at least seventy
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five percent (75%) of the net proceeds from the preceding quarter. Final reconciliation of the transfer to the state under this subsection shall be determined at the end of each fiscal year based on the audited annual financial statements.
Net proceeds attributable to keno shall be accounted for separately from all other net proceeds.
Upon their deposit into the account, any monies representing a deposit of net proceeds shall then become the unencumbered property of the state of Wyoming and the corporation shall have no power to agree or undertake otherwise.
At least once per fiscal year, net proceeds attributable to keno deposited to the lottery
account shall be credited by the state treasurer in equal amounts to the school foundation program account and the general fund.
At least once per fiscal year,
these monies
all other net proceeds deposited to the lottery account
shall be paid by the treasurer to the treasurers of the counties, cities and towns for payment into their respective general funds. The percentage of the balance that will be distributed to each county and its cities and towns will be determined by computing the percentage that sales of lottery tickets collected by retailers in each county including its cities and towns bear to total sales of lottery tickets collected by retailers in all counties including their cities and towns. This percentage of the monies shall be distributed within each county as follows:
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118.
Restrictions on sale of tickets or shares; price; gifts and promotions.
(d)
No lottery retailer shall allow the operation of an electronic self
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service keno terminal in its place of business unless the retailer possesses
a valid license issued under W.S. 12
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301, 12
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401, 12
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407 or 12
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for that place of business. No lottery retailer shall allow
the operation of more than four (4) electronic self
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service keno terminals in any one (1) place of business at any one (1) time.
Section 2.
Amendments to W.S. 9
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111(b) made by this act shall apply to net proceeds attributable to keno generated on or after the effective date of this act.
Section 3.
This act is effective July 1, 2020
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