SF0109 • 2022

Wyoming gaming commission-board member conduct.

AN ACT relating to the Wyoming gaming commission; prohibiting gaming or pari-mutuel commission members and staff from pursuing, investing or being engaged in commission regulated activities; repealing a duplicative provision; and providing for an effective date.

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor: Senator Ellis
Last action: 2022-02-28
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2022

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on the consequences for non-compliance beyond disclosure requirements.

Wyoming Gaming Commission Rules for Members and Staff

The bill prohibits members and staff of the Wyoming gaming commission from being involved in activities regulated by the commission, such as pari-mutuel betting.

What This Bill Does

Prohibits members and staff of the Wyoming gaming commission from pursuing, investing in, or engaging in any business providing for pari-mutuel wagering or other activities regulated by the commission.
Requires disclosure of interests in regulated activities or animals participating in pari-mutuel events and mandates divestiture or cessation of involvement immediately upon discovery.

Who It Names or Affects

Members and staff of the Wyoming gaming commission

Terms To Know

Pari-mutuel betting: A type of gambling where bettors place their bets into a common pool, which is then divided among those who have placed winning bets.
Conflict of interest: When someone's personal interests might affect the job they do for an organization or government agency.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass and was not considered by a committee.
It does not specify penalties for violations after July 1, 2022.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

SF0109SS001

Standing Committee • Senate Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural R

Filed

Plain English: The amendment adds the requirement that gaming or pari-mutuel commission members and staff must have no financial interest as defined in Wyoming Statute 11-25-104(d) in activities regulated by the commission.

Adds 'financial' before 'interest' to clarify that the interest is a financial one.
Inserts reference to W.S. 11-25-104(d), which specifies what constitutes a financial interest.

The amendment assumes familiarity with Wyoming Statute 11-25-104(d) and does not provide the full text of this statute, so readers need to look it up separately for complete understanding.

Bill History

2022-02-28 Senate
S COW:S Did not consider for COW
2022-02-23 Senate
S Placed on General File
2022-02-23 Senate
S06 - Travel:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0
2022-02-17 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S06 - Travel 30-0-0-0-0
2022-02-16 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2022-02-15 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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22LSO-0428
2022
STATE OF WYOMING
22LSO-0428
Numbered
2.0

SENATE FILE NO. SF0109

Wyoming gaming commission-board member conduct.

Sponsored by: Senator(s) Ellis, Anderson, Bouchard, Dockstader, Driskill, Salazar and Schuler and Representative(s) Clausen, Flitner, Haroldson, Jennings, Larsen, Olsen, Stith, Washut, Williams and Winter

A BILL

for

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

Section 1.

W.S. 11
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25
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101 and 11
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25
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104(d) are amended to read:

11
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25
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101.

Wyoming gaming commission created; composition; qualifications.

The Wyoming gaming commission is created to be composed of nine (9) persons who have resided in the state for four (4) years
, have no interest in any activity regulated by the

commission
and are qualified electors of Wyoming.

11
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25
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104.

Gaming commission; officers; director; meetings; quorum; records; licenses generally; effect of financial interest in events; related interests prohibited.

(d)

No member or staff of the commission shall pursue, invest or be engaged in any manner in any business providing for pari
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mutuel wagering, in any animal participating in pari
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mutuel events or any other activity regulated by the commission.
Any member
or staff
of the commission who owns or has any interest
, or whose spouse or member of his immediate family has any interest,
in any activity regulated by the commission or in an animal participating in a pari
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mutuel event shall disclose that interest and shall
not participate in any commission decision involving a protest regarding that activity or occurring at that pari
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mutuel event
divest of or stop
pursuing or engaging in that interest immediately
.
Any member or staff who knowingly fails to disclose any interest in any activity regulated by the commission shall be subject to the penalty provided in W.S. 11
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25
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208(a).

Section 2.

W.S. 11
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25
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104(c) is repealed.

Section 3
.

This act
is effective July 1, 2022
.

(END)

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