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25LSO-0065
2025
STATE OF WYOMING
25LSO-0065
Numbered
2.0
HOUSE BILL NO. HB0087
Consolidation of gaming.
Sponsored by: Joint Appropriations Committee
A BILL
for
AN ACT relating to the administration of government; recreating, renumbering and amending statutes to consolidate gaming regulation statutes; repealing obsolete provisions; conforming provisions and references; providing for application as specified; 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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24
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201, 9
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204 and 9
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205, 9
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24
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301 through 9
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303 and 9
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501
are created to read:
ARTICLE 2
IN GENERAL
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201.
Definitions.
(a)
As used in this chapter unless otherwise defined:
(i)
"Commission" means the Wyoming gaming commission;
(ii)
"Director" means the executive director of the Wyoming gaming commission;
(iii)
"Gaming activity" means all gaming activities provided for and regulated by this chapter;
(iv)
"Net proceeds" means all revenue less the payment to the player.
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204.
Gaming commission; officers; director; meetings; personal or private interest; compensation; records.
(a)
The commission shall annually elect from its membership a president and vice
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president, and may employ a director who has a working knowledge of pari
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mutuel betting, horse racing and other forms of gaming regulated by the commission or an executive secretary, or both. The director and executive secretary may be retained on a yearly basis or for the racing season only as determined by the commission. Salary for the director and executive secretary shall be determined by the commission with the consent of the personnel division. The commission may also employ other personnel required to carry out this act.
(b)
The commission shall hold an annual fall meeting in Wyoming and shall hold special meetings at such times and places within Wyoming as the majority of the members determine. A majority of the commission constitutes a quorum and a majority vote of a quorum may act for the commission. The commission shall keep a record of the proceedings of the commission which is open at all times for public inspection. Legislative liaisons shall be considered members of the governing body of the commission for purposes of attending executive sessions held pursuant to W.S. 16
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4
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405(a) only.
(c)
Any member of the commission who has a personal or private interest in any matter proposed or pending before the commission shall publicly disclose this fact to the commission and shall not vote on the matter.
(d)
The members of the commission shall receive per diem and mileage as provided in W.S. 33
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1
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302(a)(vii), and compensation of fifty dollars ($50.00) for each day during which they are actually engaged in the discharge of their duties.
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205.
Supervision of gaming activities; rulemaking; prosecution.
(a)
The commission shall:
(i)
Supervise the conduct of all gaming activities provided for and regulated by this chapter;
(ii)
Administer title 6, chapter 7, article 1 of the Wyoming statutes;
(iii)
Access criminal history record information for all employees who supervise the conduct of gaming activities or administer and enforce title 6, chapter 7, article 1 of the Wyoming statutes, subject to W.S. 9
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1
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627(d).
(b)
The commission may make reasonable rules for the control, supervision and direction of applicants, permittees and licensees under this chapter.
(c)
The attorney general may, at the request of the department, act on behalf of the commission to prosecute criminal actions under W.S. 6
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7
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101 through 6
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7
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104 and 9
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24
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401 through 9
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407 if after a thorough investigation the action is deemed advisable by the attorney general.
ARTICLE 3
CHARITABLE GAMING
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301.
Definitions.
(a)
As used in this article:
(i)
"Calcutta wagering" means wagering on the outcome of amateur contests, cutter horse racing, dog sled racing, professional rodeo events or professional golf tournaments in which those who wager bid at auction for the exclusive right to "purchase" or wager upon a particular contestant or entrant in the event and when the outcome of the event has been decided the total wagers comprising the pool, less a percentage "take
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out" by the event's sponsor, is distributed to those who "purchased" or wagered upon the winning contestants or entrants;
(ii)
"Charitable or nonprofit organization" means an organization recognized as a charitable or nonprofit organization under Wyoming statutes and which possesses a valid exemption from federal income tax issued by the Internal Revenue Service under the provisions of 26 U.S.C. § 501(c) and political parties organized under the law of Wyoming and exempt from federal income tax issued by the Internal Revenue Service under the provisions of 26 U.S.C. § 527.
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302.
Bingo games and pull tab games.
(a)
The commission shall regulate bingo games and pull tab games.
(b)
Bingo games shall only be conducted and pull tab games shall only be sold in accordance with this section by charitable or nonprofit organizations that have been in existence in this state for not less than three (3) years and that are licensed under this section.
(c)
A charitable or nonprofit organization applying for a license under this section shall do so on a uniform application furnished by the commission. The commission
shall not charge applicants any fee and shall not require any fee for any license issued under this section.
(d)
Any person required to be licensed under this section shall file an annual report with the commission as specified by rule.
(e)
Bingo games and pull tab games authorized under this section shall be subject to the following:
(i)
Tickets for bingo games shall be sold only in this state;
(ii)
Pull tab games shall be sold only on the premises owned or occupied by the charitable or nonprofit organization licensed under this section;
(iii)
In conducting bingo games and pull tab games the charitable or nonprofit organization shall use only volunteers who are bona fide members of the charitable or nonprofit organization or employees or contractors who are paid by the charitable or nonprofit organization to assist in the operation of the game;
(iv)
Players of bingo games or pull tab games shall be eighteen (18) years or older;
(v)
Not less than sixty
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five percent (65%) of all gross sales of bingo games and pull tab games shall be redeemed as winnings each month.
The net proceeds after payment of winnings shall be restricted as follows:
(A)
Not more than forty percent (40%) of net proceeds shall be paid to distributors or manufacturers of supplies or equipment necessary to conduct the game; and
(B)
Seventy
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five percent (75%) of the net proceeds remaining after payment for all costs and supplies shall be donated within one (1) year by the organization to a bona fide charitable or benevolent purpose.
(vi)
The charitable or nonprofit organization conducting the bingo game or pull tab game may purchase supplies or equipment necessary to conduct the game from a distributor or manufacturer at a price based on a per card or pull tab basis subject to the limitations provided in subparagraph (v)(A) of this subsection.
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303.
Calcutta wagering.
(a)
The commission shall regulate calcutta wagering on contests and events.
(b)
Calcutta wagering on contests or events shall only be conducted by bona fide nationally chartered veterans', religious, charitable, educational or fraternal organizations and nonprofit local civic or service clubs organized or incorporated under the laws of this state and that are licensed under this section.
(c)
An organization or club applying for a license under this section shall do so on a uniform application furnished by the commission. The commission shall not charge applicants any fee and shall not require any fee for any license issued under this section.
(d)
Any person required to be licensed under this section shall file an annual report with the commission as specified by rule.
(e)
Calcutta wagering on contests or events authorized under this section shall be subject to the following:
(i)
The contest or event shall be conducted solely in this state;
(ii)
Any rules affecting the contest or requirements for participants shall be clearly posted;
(iii)
The total prizes or prize money paid out in any one (1) contest or event shall not exceed ninety percent (90%) of the total wagers;
(iv)
A minimum of ten percent (10%) of the total wagers on each contest or event shall be donated within one (1) year by the sponsoring organization or club to a bona fide charitable or benevolent purpose;
(v)
No separate organization, club or professional person shall be employed to conduct the contest or event or assist therein;
(vi)
Thirty (30) days written notice of the time and place of a contest or event shall be provided to the governing body of the county or municipality in which the organization or club intends to conduct the contest or event. No contest or event shall be conducted if the governing body passes a resolution objecting thereto;
(vii)
The sponsoring organization or club shall comply with the relevant sections of the internal revenue code of 1954, as amended, relating to taxes on wagering;
(viii)
Persons wagering on calcutta contests or events shall be eighteen (18) years or older.
ARTICLE 5
SKILL BASED AMUSEMENT GAMES
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501.
Definitions.
(a)
As used in this article:
(i)
"Establishment" means a single physical place of business that operates as a truck stop, smoke shop or that is licensed or permitted to sell alcoholic liquor or malt beverages under W.S. 12
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203(g), 12
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201, 12
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301, 12
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401, 12
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4
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407, 12
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4
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413, 12
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4
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414 or 12
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415;
(ii)
"Operator" means a person who possesses and operates an establishment where skill based amusement games may be played for profit;
(iii)
"Skill" means a player's knowledge, dexterity or any other ability or expertise relevant to game play;
(iv)
"Skill based amusement game" means a game played in exchange for consideration of cash, credit or other thing of value on a fixed, commercial electrical gaming device in which the bona fide skill of the player, determined by an individual's level of strategy and skill, rather than any inherent element of chance, is the primary factor in determining the outcome and for which the player may be awarded a prize or other thing of value for a successful outcome. "Skill based amusement game" shall not include any game played for prizes of nominal value as provided by rule of the commission;
(v)
"Smoke shop" means a retailer as defined in W.S. 14
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301(a)(iii) that derives fifty percent (50%) or more of its gross annual revenue from nicotine products as defined by W.S. 14
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301(a)(vi);
(vi)
"Truck stop" means a business premises that is:
(A)
Equipped with diesel islands used for fueling commercial motor vehicles and that sells on average one hundred twenty
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five thousand (125,000) gallons of diesel or biodiesel fuel each month based on the previous twelve (12) months of sales; and
(B)
Located on a parcel of land of not less than two (2) acres that is either owned or leased by the business and which includes a convenience store with parking spaces dedicated to commercial motor vehicle use.
(vii)
"Vendor" means a person who owns and distributes a skill based amusement game to an operator for profit.
Section 2.
W.S. 6
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7
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101(a)(iii)(M), 7
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201(a)(vi), 33
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202(a)(i) and (ii)(intro), 33
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301(a), 33
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302(a)(intro) and (vii), 33
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303(a)(intro) and 33
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304(a)(intro), (c)(intro) and (e) are amended to read:
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101.
Definitions.
(a)
As used in this article:
(iii)
"Gambling" means risking any property for gain contingent in whole or in part upon lot, chance, the operation of a gambling device or the happening or outcome of an event, including a sporting event, over which the person taking a risk has no control, but does not include any of the following:
(M)
Activities authorized by the Wyoming gaming commission under
title 11, chapter 25
title 9, chapter 24
of the Wyoming statutes;
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201.
State or national criminal history record information.
(a)
The following persons shall be required to submit to fingerprinting in order to obtain state and national criminal history record information:
(vi)
Persons
applying for a permit or license under W.S. 11
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104(f) or if
required under
W.S. 11
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104(k)
title 9, chapter 24 of the Wyoming statutes
;
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202.
Disposition of fees and interest.
(a)
Except as otherwise specifically provided by statute:
(i)
All fees and monies received and collected by the boards or commissions under this title and under W.S.
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25
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201(d)
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24
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403(d)
, 21
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2
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802(d) and 23
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2
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414(d) shall be deposited into the state treasury and credited to each board's or commission's respective account as created by statute;
(ii)
The interest on all fees and monies collected by the boards or commissions under this title and under W.S.
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25
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201(d)
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24
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403(d)
, 21
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2
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802(d) and 23
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2
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414(d) shall be credited as follows:
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301.
Purpose and scope.
(a)
The purpose of this article is to establish procedures for the operation of boards authorized to establish examination, inspection, permit or license fees for any profession or occupation regulated under this title or under W.S.
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201
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403
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802 and 23
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2
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414.
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302.
Duties of licensure boards.
(a)
Except as otherwise specifically provided by statute, a board authorized to establish examination, inspection, permit or license fees for any profession or occupation regulated under this title or under W.S.
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201
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24
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403
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2
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802 or 23
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2
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414 shall:
(vii)
Compensate each member for per diem and mileage for attending and traveling to and from meetings, hearings and other activities necessary in the performance of the duties of the office in the same manner and amount as members of the Wyoming legislature. Members who are state employees that receive compensation from their employers for activities performed pursuant to this title or under W.S.
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25
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201
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403
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802 or 23
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414 shall not receive additional compensation but shall receive mileage and per diem as provided under this paragraph if they are not reimbursed by their employers;
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303.
Powers of licensure boards.
(a)
Except as otherwise specifically provided by statute, a board authorized to establish examination, inspection, permit or license fees for any profession or occupation regulated under this title or under W.S.
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25
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201
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403
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802 or 23
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414 may:
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304.
Considering criminal convictions; pre
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application determinations.
(a)
Except as specifically required by its licensure, certification or registration statutes, every board, commission, commissioner or authority authorized to establish examination, inspection, permit, license, certification or registration requirements or fees for any profession or occupation regulated under this title or under W.S. 7
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211,
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403
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103, 17
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406, 21
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802, 23
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414, 26
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101 or 40
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109 and who considers criminal convictions as part of its regulatory duties shall not consider prior convictions that do not affect the practice of the profession or occupation or the ability to practice the profession or occupation regulated by the board, commission, commissioner or authority. Specifically, the board, commission, commissioner or authority may cite as state policy the following:
(c)
No board, commission, commissioner or authority authorized to regulate through licensure, certification or registration a profession or occupation under this title, or under W.S. 7
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211,
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25
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201
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403
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103, 17
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406, 21
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802, 23
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2
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414, 26
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4
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101 or 40
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109, shall consider evidence of any conviction more than twenty (20) years old, or for a lesser period of time if expressly provided by statute, when analyzing a person's criminal history pursuant to the board's, commission's, commissioner's or authority's regulatory duties, except when:
(e)
Any person who has been previously convicted of a crime may at any time apply to a board, commission, commissioner or authority authorized to establish examination, inspection, permit, license, certification or registration requirements for any profession or occupation regulated under this title or under W.S. 7
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211,
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201
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24
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403
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103, 17
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406, 21
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2
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802, 23
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2
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414, 26
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4
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101 or 40
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103 for a determination as to whether one (1) or more of the person's criminal convictions will prevent the person from receiving a license, certification or registration. Each board, commission, commissioner or authority may by rule establish a procedure by which an application submitted under this subsection is reviewed and may by rule delegate the authority to review an application to a staff member of the board, commission, commissioner or authority. A board, commission, commissioner or authority may request criminal history background information for purposes of reviewing an application under this subsection in accordance with W.S. 7
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106(a)(xxxix). The board, commission, commissioner or authority may by rule establish and charge a reasonable fee to recover the costs of researching and developing a determination under this subsection, provided that any fee shall not exceed the costs of providing the determination under this subsection. A determination made by a board, commission, commissioner or authority under this subsection shall not be binding upon the board, commission, commissioner or authority.
Section 3.
W.S. 11
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102 as 9
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401, 11
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104 as 9
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402, 11
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25
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208 as 9
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410, 11
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305 as 9
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506, 9
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24
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101 through 9
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103 as 9
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601 through 9
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603 and 9
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106 as 9
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606 are amended and renumbered to read:
ARTICLE 4
PARI
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MUTUEL WAGERING
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401.
Definitions.
(a)
As used in this act:
(i)
"Breeder award" means monies collected pursuant to W.S.
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201(j)
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403(j)
and distributed by the commission to promote the improved breeding and development of the horse industry in Wyoming.
Breeder awards may include purse enhancement of Wyoming bred races;
(ii)
"Commission" means the Wyoming gaming commission;
(iii)
"Drug" means any substance foreign to a horse's body as prescribed by the commission;
(iv)
"Event" means a pari
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mutuel event;
(v)
"Pari
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mutuel event" means the events which are authorized by the commission for the conduct of horse racing (to include quarter horse, thoroughbred or other approved races), harness racing, cutter racing, chariot racing, chuckwagon racing, professional roping and rodeo events and simulcasting of dog racing and the events described in this paragraph as prescribed by the commission.
Notwithstanding W.S. 6
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101(a)(iv) and
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25
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203
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405
, the commission may authorize and promulgate rules providing for pari
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mutuel wagering on events that have previously occurred, utilizing an electronic system or device that affords an opportunity for the exercise of skill or judgment where the outcome is not completely controlled by chance alone;
(vi)
"Pari
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mutuel wagering" means wagering on the outcome of pari
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mutuel events in which those who wager purchase tickets of various denominations on entrants in the events and all wagers for each event are pooled and held by the permittee for distribution, and when the outcome of the event has been decided, the permittee distributes the total wagers comprising the pool, less an amount not greater than twenty
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five and nine
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tenths percent (25.90%) for live racing and in the event of simulcasting an amount not to exceed the percentage allowed at the host track or thirty
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five percent (35%), whichever is less and less the amount for breakage to holders of tickets on the winning entries;
(vii)
"Simulcasting" means the sale of pari
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mutuel pools electronically transmitted live or historic on interstate or intrastate pari
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mutuel events as prescribed by the commission. The commission shall authorize simulcasting subject to the following conditions:
(A)
Simulcasting
may
shall
be conducted only by a holder of a permit to simulcast issued under this act.
The permit shall be authorized by the commission for a period not to exceed three (3) years from the date of issuance.
The commissioners shall issue a simulcast permit only to an applicant authorized under this act to conduct a pari
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mutuel event other than simulcasting;
(B)
Simulcasting
may
shall
be conducted off the permitted premises only if the board of county commissioners of the county in which such simulcasting will be conducted grants its approval;
(C)
No simulcasting
may
shall
be conducted within one hundred (100) miles of any premises permitted under this act, except that the commission may waive the one hundred (100) mile limitation if the simulcast permit application includes written approval from the permittee whose permitted premises is within the one hundred (100) mile limitation;
(D)
The commission shall promulgate rules for conducting simulcasting as are reasonably necessary to protect the public interest.
(viii)
"This act" means
W.S. 11
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101 through 11
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25
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306
this article
;
(ix)
"Multiple wagering" means wagers which consist of a single betting interest on two (2) entries;
(x)
"Exotic wagering" means wagers which consist of a single betting interest on three (3) or more entries;
(xi)
"Advance deposit pari
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mutuel wager" means a wager in which a person who has opened an account in advance with a licensee can place wagers from this account in person, by telephone or other electronic means;
(xii)
"Horsemen's association" means the association that represents the majority of the owners and trainers licensed by the commission to race horses at an event;
(xiii)
"Out
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of
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state simulcast facility" means a track or other facility, located within a jurisdiction other than Wyoming, at which pari
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mutuel wagers are placed, accepted or distributed, either in person or electronically, on simulcast races pursuant to proper authorization under the laws of that jurisdiction;
(xiv)
"Source market fee" means a license fee, assessed by the commission pursuant to W.S.
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25
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201(m)
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24
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403(m)
, payable by out
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of
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state simulcast facilities that conduct pari
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mutuel wagering on simulcast races and that accept wagers from Wyoming residents by telephone or other electronic means at those facilities;
(xv)
"Net proceeds" means all revenue less the payment to the player;
(xvi)
"Establishment" means a single physical place of business that operates as a truck stop, smoke shop or that is licensed or permitted to sell alcoholic liquor or malt beverages under W.S. 12
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2
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203(g), 12
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4
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201, 12
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4
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301, 12
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401, 12
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4
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407, 12
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4
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413, 12
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4
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414 or 12
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4
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415;
(xvii)
"Operator" means a person who possesses and operates an establishment where skill based amusement games may be played for profit;
(xviii)
"Skill" means a player's knowledge, dexterity or any other ability or expertise relevant to game play;
(xix)
"Skill based amusement game" means a game played in exchange for consideration of cash, credit or other thing of value on a fixed, commercial electrical gaming device in which the bona fide skill of the player, determined by an individual's level of strategy and skill, rather than any inherent element of chance, is the primary factor in determining the outcome and for which the player may be awarded a prize or other thing of value for a successful outcome. "Skill based amusement game" shall not include any game played for prizes of nominal value as provided by rule of the commission;
(xx)
"Vendor" means a person who owns and distributes a skill based amusement game to an operator for profit;
(xxi)
"Truck stop" means a business premises that is:
(A)
Equipped with diesel islands used for fueling commercial motor vehicles and that sells on average one hundred twenty
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five thousand (125,000) gallons of diesel or biodiesel fuel each month based on the previous twelve (12) months of sales; and
(B)
Located on a parcel of land of not less than two (2) acres that is either owned or leased by the business and which includes a convenience store with parking spaces dedicated to commercial motor vehicle use.
(xxii)
"Smoke shop" means a retailer as defined in W.S. 14
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3
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301(a)(iii) that derives fifty percent (50%) or more of its gross annual revenue from nicotine products as defined by W.S. 14
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3
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301(a)(vi).
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104
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402.
Financial interest in events; licenses generally; rulemaking.
(a)
The commission shall annually elect from its membership a president and vice
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president, and may employ a director who has a working knowledge of pari
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mutuel betting, horse racing and other forms of gaming regulated by the commission or an executive secretary, or both. The director may be retained on a yearly basis or for the racing season only as determined by the commission. Salary for the director or executive secretary shall be determined by the commission with the consent of the personnel division. The commission may also employ other personnel required to carry out this act.
(b)
The commission shall hold an annual fall meeting in Wyoming and shall hold special meetings at such times and places within Wyoming as the majority of the members determine. A majority of the commission constitutes a quorum and a majority vote of a quorum may act for the commission. The secretary of the commission shall keep a record of the proceedings of the commission which is open at all times for public inspection. Legislative liaisons shall be considered members of the governing body of the commission for purposes of attending executive sessions held pursuant to W.S. 16
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405(a) only.
(c)
Any member of the commission who has a personal or private interest in any matter proposed or pending before the commission shall publicly disclose this fact to the commission and shall not vote on the matter.
(d)
Any member of the commission who owns or has any interest, or whose spouse or member of his immediate family has any interest, in any
activity
pari
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mutuel event
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.
(e)
The commission may authorize by license or permit and supervise all the conduct of all events provided for and regulated by this act. The commission may make reasonable rules for the control, supervision and direction of applicants, permittees and licensees. The rules shall include procedures for resolving scheduling conflicts and settling disputes between permittees, for the supervising, disciplining, suspending, fining and barring from pari
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mutuel events of all persons required to be licensed or permitted by this act, and for the holding, conducting and operating of all pari
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mutuel events pursuant to this act. The rules shall include requirements for internal controls for all aspects of pari
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mutuel wagering, including procedures for system integrity, system security, operations and accounting. The commission may require that license applicants be fingerprinted for identification purposes as a condition of licensing. The commission shall announce the place, time and duration of pari
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mutuel events for which license or permit fees shall be required and establish reasonable fees for all licenses and permits provided for by this act. The fees shall be established to ensure that the costs of administering this act are recovered through the total revenues received under this act. The commission shall establish security access safeguards for licensees to use for advance deposit pari
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mutuel wagering. The commission shall prohibit advance deposit pari
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mutuel advertising that it determines to be deceptive to the public.
(f)
Each permittee, licensee, any current and prospective employee, volunteer and contract employee of a permittee or licensee and each person who has access to restricted areas or animals housed on permitted event grounds for horse racing or for pari
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mutuel activities shall be licensed by the commission and shall comply with all rules and regulations and all orders issued by the commission. No person shall hold any event with pari
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mutuel wagering without obtaining a permit. The commission may require that all permittees, licensees, current and prospective employees, volunteers and contract employees of a permittee or licensee and each person who has access to restricted areas or animals housed on permitted event grounds for horse racing or for pari
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mutuel activities submit fingerprints to the Wyoming division of criminal investigation to perform a criminal history background check pursuant to W.S. 7
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201 in order to obtain state and national criminal history record information. The division may share the results of the criminal history background check with the commission pursuant to W.S. 7
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106(a)(xxxv). For purposes of this subsection, permittees, licensees, current and prospective employees, volunteers and contract employees of a permittee or licensee, shall include the following as defined:
(i)
"Assistant starter" means a person who handles a horse in the starting gate on race day and during training;
(ii)
"Assistant trainer" means a person who is designated by the trainer to make decisions on behalf of the trainer during the trainer's absence;
(iii)
"Clerk of scales" means a person whose primary responsibility is to weigh the riders before and after a race to ensure proper weight is carried;
(iv)
"Commission or permittee employee" means a person who is an employee that by virtue of their required
employment
duties has access to restricted areas of the permitted event grounds or has access to information that is limited by law or confidential in nature and could effectuate or manipulate wagering activity or wagering information;
(v)
"Commission safety officer" means a person who is employed by the commission to monitor activities and practices in the stable area, barn area and on the racetrack for compliance with this act and rules of the commission;
(vi)
"Commission veterinarian" means a Wyoming licensed veterinarian hired directly by the commission;
(vii)
"Exercise rider" means a person who exercises a horse during a training session;
(viii)
"Farrier" means a person who provides hoof care, including the trimming and balancing of horses hooves and placing of shoes on hooves, if necessary;
(ix)
"Groom" means a person who cleans stalls, bathes, brushes and provides general care to a race horse;
(x)
"Horseman's bookkeeper" means a person whose primary responsibility is to keep and preserve books
which
will
that
reflect the deposits or other credits and withdrawals or other charges that may be made by an owner or other licensee;
(xi)
"Host facility" means a person who leases their property to a permitholder to operate or host pari
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mutuel wagering;
(xii)
"Identifier" means a person who verifies the identity of each race horse prior to the race;
(xiii)
"Jockey" means a person who is a race rider of a horse, including a licensed jockey or an apprentice jockey;
(xiv)
"Jockey agent" means a person who handles the daily business of a jockey or apprentice;
(xv)
"Mutuel employee" means a person who acts under the direction of the mutuel managers and sells betting tickets;
(xvi)
"Mutuel manager" means a person who is an employee of the permittee who manages the mutuel department overseeing all wagering activity;
(xvii)
"Owner" means a person who is the owner, part owner or lessee of a horse;
(xviii)
"Paddock judge" means a person who is responsible for the paddock area and saddling routine of the race horses;
(xix)
"Pari
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mutuel service provider" means any
business or
person providing goods or services to a pari
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mutuel permitholder who is required to have access to designated and secured areas of the pari
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mutuel event or provides direct services for the support of players or wagering terminals;
(xx)
"Patrol judge" means a person who observes the progress of a race from various vantage points around the track;
(xxi)
"Permitholder" means a person or entity holding a permit issued by the Wyoming gaming commission to operate a pari
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mutuel facility;
(xxii)
"Permittee official" means any mutuel manager, steward, events judge, placing judge, patrol judge, paddock judge, clerk of scale, identifier, starter, horsemen bookkeeper, track safety officer, racing secretary and track superintendent who by virtue of their position has unrestricted access to the pari
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mutuel event grounds and animals participating;
(xxiii)
"Placing judge" means a person who posts the order of finish in a race;
(xxiv)
"Pony rider" means a person that rides a horse while leading another race horse, either during a training session or escorting the race horse to the post on race days;
(xxv)
"Private practice veterinarian" means a Wyoming licensed veterinarian hired to provide services to owners and trainers;
(xxvi)
"Racing secretary" means a person who drafts conditions of races and assigns weights for handicap events;
(xxvii)
"Security employee" means a person who is responsible for the protection of property
,
and
people, acting in accordance with the permittee's guidelines;
(xxviii)
"Service provider employee" means a person who is an employee of the pari
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mutuel service providers who
provide
provides
additional support to the vendor;
(xxix)
"Starter" means a person who is responsible for the official dispatching of horses for a race;
(xxx)
"Steward
"
or
"
event judge" means a person who is the head event official, or their designee, charged with the duty of making sure the events comply with this act and the rules of the commission;
(xxxi)
"Track safety officer" means a person who monitors the paddock and racetrack areas during all training and racing hours for safety related issues;
(xxxii)
"Track superintendent" means a person who is responsible for all track maintenance, ensuring that the track surface is properly groomed and prepared for training and racing hours;
(xxxiii)
"Trainer" means a person who is engaged in the training of race horses;
(xxxiv)
"Valet" means a person who assists in the saddling of horses for the jockeys in a pari
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mutuel event;
(xxxv)
"Veterinarian assistant" means a person who is hired by a commission veterinarian or a private practice veterinarian to assist in providing veterinarian services under the direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian.
(g)
The commission may delegate authority to enforce rules of the commission and this act to three (3) stewards at each pari
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mutuel event, at least one (1) of whom shall be an employee of and selected by the commission. The commission shall require at least one (1) steward to supervise each simulcast location that is approved by the commission.
Stewards shall exercise such reasonable and necessary authority as is designated by rules of the commission including the following:
(i)
Enforce rules of the commission and this act;
(ii)
Rule on the outcome of events;
(iii)
Levy fines not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for violations of rules of the commission. Violations shall be reported daily and fines
shall be
paid to the commission within forty
‑
eight (48) hours of imposition and notice;
(iv)
Suspend licenses not to exceed thirty (30) calendar days for violations of rules of the commission. Suspensions shall be reported to the commission daily;
(v)
Recommend
that
the commission impose fines or suspensions greater than permitted by paragraphs (iii) and (iv) of this subsection.
(h)
Only a licensed steward of the permitted event may impose fines or license suspensions except that a starter may impose fines when horses arrive at the gate until off time in an amount not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200.00).
(j)
Any fine or license suspension imposed by a steward or fine imposed by a starter may be appealed in writing to the commission within five (5) days after its imposition.
The commission may affirm or reverse the decision of a steward or starter or may increase or decrease any fine or suspension.
A fine imposed by the commission shall not exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00). Suspensions of a license may be for any period of time, but shall be commensurate with the seriousness of the offense.
(k)
The commission shall access criminal history record information for
all operators and vendors under article 3 of this chapter and
all licensees, permittees and employees of the commission under W.S. 9
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627(d) for the purposes of this act. Every applicant for a permit or license under this act shall provide the commission fingerprints and other information necessary for a criminal history record background check as provided under W.S. 7
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(m)
The commission shall establish the number of actual live horse racing or pari
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mutuel event days required to qualify for a simulcasting permit.
The commission shall adopt rules governing establishment of live horse racing or pari
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mutuel event days required for a simulcasting permit in a manner that ensures fair and equitable involvement of all affected parties, including consideration of the economic viability of those days to permit applicants.
(n)
Commencing July 1, 2020, any person conducting an activity as specified by W.S. 6
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101(a)(iii)(D) or (F) shall first obtain a license from the commission. Under this subsection, the commission shall not charge license applicants any fee and shall not require any fee for any license issued. Any person required to be licensed under this subsection shall file an annual report with the commission as specified by rule.
(o)
In addition to all other duties, the commission, in the reasonable exercise of its discretion, shall:
(i)
Enforce W.S. 6
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(ii)
Regulate online sports wagering and sports wagering operators and vendors under W.S.
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Penalties.
(a)
Any person holding or conducting any pari
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mutuel event in connection with the pari
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mutuel system of wagering without a permit issued in accordance with this act, or any person who violates any other provision of this act is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), imprisoned for not more than six (6) months, or both.
(b)
The attorney general may, at the request of the commission, act on behalf of the commission to prosecute criminal actions under this chapter or title 6, chapter 7, article 1 of the Wyoming statutes if after a thorough investigation the action is deemed advisable by the attorney general.
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Operator permit, vendor license and skill based amusement game decal approval; criteria; review.
(a)
The commission shall, not more than sixty (60) days after the date of receipt of an application or application for renewal for an operator permit, vendor license or skill based amusement game decal under W.S.
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either:
(i)
Issue the permit, license or decal; or
(ii)
Deny the application based on the grounds that the applicant failed to qualify as provided by subsection (b) of this section.
(b)
The commission shall deny any application under this article upon finding any of the following:
(i)
The applicant has been convicted of, forfeited bail on or pleaded guilty within ten (10) years before the date of filing the application to:
(A)
A crime involving theft, dishonesty or fraud;
(B)
Bribery or unlawfully influencing a public official;
(C)
A felony involving physical harm to an individual; or
(D)
Any other crime identified by commission rules that negatively impacts the applicant's credibility or the security, integrity or fairness of play of skill based amusement games operated by the applicant.
(ii)
The applicant tampered with submitted documentation or concealed, failed to disclose or otherwise attempted to mislead the commission with respect to any material fact contained in the application or contained in any other information required of or submitted by an applicant to the commission;
(iii)
The applicant failed or refused to cooperate in the investigation of a crime relating to gambling, corruption of a public official or any organized criminal activity;
(iv)
The applicant failed to otherwise meet the requirements imposed under this article.
(c)
Operators shall have a continuing duty to disclose in writing any material change in the information provided in the application to the commission, including:
(i)
Changes to names and contact information;
(ii)
Arrests, convictions, guilty pleas, disciplinary actions or license denials in Wyoming and any other jurisdiction;
(iii)
Any civil action brought against the operator or establishment; and
(iv)
Any other information required by commission rules.
(d)
If the commission denies an application or intends to revoke or suspend a license or permit issued under this article, it shall notify the applicant, licensee or permittee in writing, stating the grounds for denial, revocation or suspension and informing the person of a right to submit, before not more than thirty (30) days, any additional documentation relating to the grounds of denial, revocation or suspension. Upon receiving any additional documentation, the commission shall reconsider its decision and inform the applicant before not more than twenty (20) days of the result of the reconsideration. A denial of an application under this article shall be subject to the contested case procedures of the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.
ARTICLE 6
ONLINE SPORTS WAGERING
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Definitions.
(a)
As used in this
chapter
article
:
(i)
"Cash equivalent" means an asset that is convertible to cash and approved for use in connection with online sports wagering. Approved cash equivalents include:
(A)
Travelers checks;
(B)
Foreign currency and coin;
(C)
Certified checks, cashier's checks and money orders;
(D)
Personal checks and drafts;
(E)
Digital, crypto and virtual currencies;
(F)
Online and mobile payment systems that support online money transfers;
(G)
Credit cards and debit cards;
(H)
Prepaid access instruments;
(J)
Any other form of asset that is convertible to cash approved by commission rules.
(ii)
"Commission" means the Wyoming gaming commission;
(iii)
"Director" means the executive director of the commission;
(xvi)
(iv)
"Critical component" means any part or component of a mobile application or digital platform that:
(A)
Records, stores, processes, shares, transmits or receives sensitive information, including validation numbers and personal identification numbers; or
(B)
Stores the results or the current status of a patron's wager with an online sports wagering operator.
(iv)
(v)
"Fantasy sports contest" means a simulated game or contest with an entry fee that meets all of the following conditions:
(A)
No fantasy sports contest team is composed entirely of individual contestants who are members of the same real world sports team;
(B)
Each prize and award or the value of all prizes and awards offered to winning fantasy sports contest players is made known to the fantasy sports contest players in advance of the fantasy sports contest;
(C)
Each winning outcome reflects the relative knowledge and skill of the fantasy sports contest players and is determined by the aggregated statistical results of the performance of multiple individual contestants who each fantasy sports contest player has selected to form that player's fantasy sports contest team. The individual performances of the individual contestants in the fantasy sports contest directly correspond with the actual performances of those contestants in a real world sporting event in which those individuals participated;
(D)
A winning outcome is not based on the performance of a single real world sports team, any combination of real world sports teams or a single contestant in a real world sporting event, nor is it based on the score or point spread of one (1) or more real world sporting events;
(E)
The fantasy sports contest does not constitute or involve a slot machine or a fixed, commercial electrical gaming device.
(v)
(vi)
"Fantasy sports contest player" means a person who engages in selecting individual contestants to comprise a team for a fantasy sports contest;
(xvii)
(vii)
"Key personnel" means any person employed in an executive or supervisory capacity by a license holder, permit holder or applicant and who is authorized to make discretionary decisions that exhibit influence or control over gaming operations
;
.
(vi)
(viii)
"Online sports wagering" means engaging in sports wagering conducted by a sports wagering operator through a sports wagering account over the internet by use of a computer, digital platform or mobile application on a mobile device, any of which uses communications technology to accept sports wagers or any system or method of electronic sports wagering approved by commission rules. "Online sports wagering" shall not include or be conducted from any physical location created by a sports wagering operator or vendor for a patron to physically visit to place a wager;
(vii)
(ix)
"Online sports wagering revenue" means the total of all wagers placed by patrons with an online sports wagering operator, excluding the actual dollar value of free wagers and promotional play provided, minus all payments to patrons and minus any applicable federal excise taxes. Payments to patrons include all payments of cash, cash equivalents, merchandise and any other thing of value;
(viii)
(x)
"Patron" means a person who places an online sports wagering wager;
(ix)
(xi)
"Prohibited sports wager" means:
(A)
A wager involving any sporting event or other event where the majority of contestants or athletes in the sporting event are under the age of eighteen (18) years;
(B)
Any wagering category not authorized by law or commission rules adopted in compliance with law.
(x)
(xii)
"Qualified gaming entity" means a gaming entity that offers online sports wagering through computers, digital platforms or mobile applications in not less than three (3) jurisdictions in the United States pursuant to a state regulatory structure;
(xi)
(xiii)
"Sporting event" means any professional sports event or athletic event, any Olympic or international sports event or athletic event, any amateur sports event or athletic event, any collegiate sports event or athletic event, electronic sports, or any portion thereof, including the individual performance statistics of contestants or athletes in sports events, athletic events or a combination of sports and athletic events, or any other event approved by commission rules;
(xii)
(xiv)
"Sports wagering" means the business of accepting wagers from patrons on sporting events through online sports wagering. "Sports wagering" wagers include single game bets, teaser bets, parlays, over
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under, moneyline, pools, exchange wagering, in
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game wagering, in
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play bets, proposition bets and straight bets. "Sports wagering" shall not include any of the following:
(A)
Activities other than online sports wagering that are exempted from criminal penalties under W.S. 6
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104;
(B)
Activities outside of this
chapter
article
authorized or regulated by the commission;
(C)
Lotteries authorized by law;
(D)
Fantasy sports contests;
(E)
Prohibited sports wagers.
(xiii)
(xv)
"Sports wagering account" means a financial record established by a sports wagering operator for an individual patron into which the patron may deposit and from which the patron may withdraw funds for sports wagering and other purchases, and into which the sports wagering operator may credit winnings or other amounts due to that patron or authorized by that patron. In compliance with any other applicable law, a sports wagering account may be established electronically through an approved mobile application or digital platform;
(xiv)
(xvi)
"Sports wagering operator" means any qualified gaming entity authorized by the commission to accept online sports wagers;
(xv)
(xvii)
"Sports wagering vendor" means a vendor that provides services to a sports wagering operator that the sports wagering operator uses to accept online sports wagers, including geolocation services, know your customer services, payment processors, server host providers, integrity monitoring services, cyber security services and data providers
.
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Online sports wagering regulation; rulemaking.
(a)
The commission shall regulate online sports wagering and sports wagering operators and vendors.
(b)
The commission shall promulgate rules to implement this
chapter
article
. The rules the commission promulgates shall establish standards and procedures for online sports wagering and associated sports wagering systems. The rules shall include:
(i)
Governance of the conduct of online sports wagering and the system of wagering associated with online sports wagering, including all of the following:
(A)
Terms and conditions for online sports wagering that are compliant with all applicable federal laws;
(B)
Identification of the sporting events upon which online sports wagers may be accepted and methods of play;
(C)
The manner in which online sports wagers are received and payoffs are remitted;
(D)
Procedures for managing and resolving suspected cheating, sports wagering irregularities and complaints;
(E)
A requirement that for a patron to make a lawful wager the patron must be physically present in the state when making the wager unless otherwise authorized by the commission;
(F)
A requirement for each sports wagering operator to use a geolocation system to ensure that a patron making an online sports wager is physically present in the state when making the wager unless otherwise authorized by the commission;
(G)
Internal controls for all aspects of online sports wagering, including procedures for system integrity, system security, operations and accounting;
(H)
Operational controls for online gaming accounts;
(J)
Procedures to ensure that sports wagering operators do not offer prohibited sports wagers.
(ii)
Establishing the method for calculating online sports wagering revenue and standards for the counting and recording of cash and cash equivalents received in the conduct of online sports wagering, to include methods for ensuring that internal controls are followed, financial records are maintained and audits are conducted;
(iii)
Reasonable minimum qualifications for sports wagering operators;
(iv)
Any other matters necessary for overseeing online sports wagering and sports wagering operators and vendors.
(c)
In promulgating rules pursuant to this
section
article
, the commission shall examine the regulations implemented in other states where online sports wagering is conducted and shall, as far as practicable, adopt a similar regulatory framework to maximize revenue generated for the state.
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603.
Permits; licenses; fees; application.
(a)
A sports wagering operator shall possess a permit issued by the commission to accept online sports wagers. No person shall accept online sports wagers without holding a valid permit issued by the commission.
(b)
A qualified gaming entity applying for a sports wagering operator permit shall do so on a uniform application furnished by the commission. The fee for both an initial application and renewal application shall be two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00). The application shall require an applicant, at a minimum, to provide:
(i)
The full name, current address and contact information of the applicant;
(ii)
Disclosure of each person who has control of the applicant as described in subsection (g) of this section;
(iii)
The applicant's fingerprints and the fingerprints of individuals identified in subsection (g) of this section considered to have control of an applicant or permit holder;
(iv)
Allowance for the commission to obtain fingerprints and to conduct a national criminal history record check of the applicant, each individual disclosed under subsection (g) of this section and each person required to be licensed under subsections (p) and (q) of this section in accordance with procedures established by the commission. This subsection shall not require an applicant or individual who has submitted to a criminal background check in this or any other state within the twelve (12) months before submitting the application to resubmit to another criminal background check provided that the applicant or individual submits the results of the previous criminal background check and affirms that there has been no material change in the criminal history since the time of the criminal background check. The cost of the criminal history record background check shall be paid using a portion of the applicant's application fee;
(v)
Other information and permissions as requested by the commission;
(vi)
For the applicant and each person disclosed under subsection (g) of this section, a record of previous issuances and denials of any gambling related license or application under Wyoming statutes or in any other jurisdiction in the United States;
(vii)
Any additional information required by commission rules.
(c)
The commission shall charge a permit fee of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) for an initial sports wagering operator permit. An initial permit and any renewal permit shall each be valid for five (5) years. The commission shall charge a fee of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) for a sports wagering operator permit renewal.
(d)
A sports wagering vendor shall possess a permit issued by the commission to conduct business in the state. No person shall provide vendor services to a sports wagering operator without holding a valid permit issued by the commission.
(e)
The commission shall charge a fee of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) for an initial sports wagering vendor permit. An initial permit and any renewal permit shall each be valid for five (5) years. The commission shall charge a fee of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) for a sports wagering vendor permit renewal.
(f)
Sports wagering operator fees, sports wagering vendor permit fees and license fees charged pursuant to subsections (c), (e), (p) and (q) of this section shall be deposited in the sports wagering account, which is hereby created. Subject to legislative appropriation, amounts within the account may be used by the commission for all expenses incurred in administering this
chapter
article
. On a quarterly basis, the commission shall transfer amounts within the account in excess of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00) to the state treasurer for credit to the general fund.
(g)
The following persons are considered to have control of a sports wagering operator permit applicant or permit holder:
(i)
Each holding company, parent company or subsidiary company of the applicant or permit holder;
(ii)
Each person, except for a bank or other licensed lending institution that holds a mortgage or other lien acquired in the ordinary course of business, who owns fifteen percent (15%) or more of a corporate applicant or permit holder and has the ability to:
(A)
Control the activities of the corporate applicant or permit holder; or
(B)
Elect a majority of the board of directors of that corporate applicant or permit holder.
(iii)
Each person associated with a noncorporate applicant or permit holder who directly or indirectly holds a beneficial or proprietary interest in the noncorporate applicant's or permit holder's business operations or who the commission otherwise determines has the ability to control the noncorporate applicant or permit holder;
(iv)
Key personnel of an applicant or permit holder, including any executive, employee or agent having the power to exercise ultimate decision making authority over the applicant's or permit holder's sports wagering operations in this state.
(h)
The commission shall, not more than ninety (90) days after the date of receipt of an application for a permit or license or application for renewal of a permit or license under this
section
article
, either:
(i)
Issue the permit or license; or
(ii)
Deny the application based on the grounds that the applicant failed to qualify as provided by subsection (j) of this section.
(j)
The commission shall deny an application under this article upon finding any of the following:
(i)
The applicant or permit holder has been convicted of, forfeited bail on or pleaded guilty to:
(A)
A crime involving theft, dishonesty or fraud;
(B)
Bribery or unlawfully influencing a public official;
(C)
A felony crime involving physical harm to a person; or
(D)
Any other crime identified by rule of the commission that negatively impacts the applicant's credibility or the security, integrity or fairness of online sports wagering.
(ii)
The applicant tampered with submitted documentation or concealed, failed to disclose or otherwise attempted to mislead the commission with respect to any material fact contained in the application or contained in any other information required of or submitted by an applicant to the commission;
(iii)
The applicant, license holder or permit holder failed or refused to cooperate in the investigation of a crime related to gambling, corruption of a public official or any organized criminal activity;
(iv)
The applicant, license holder or permit holder has intentionally not disclosed the existence or identity of other persons who have control of the applicant or permit holder as required by this section;
(v)
The applicant, license holder or permit holder has had a permit or license revoked by any government authority responsible for the regulation of sports wagering;
(vi)
The applicant, license holder or permit holder has not demonstrated financial responsibility sufficient to adequately meet the requirements of this
chapter
article
, as specified by rule of the commission; or
(vii)
The applicant, license holder or permit holder has not met the requirements of this section, any other provision of this
chapter
article
, commission rules or any applicable federal laws.
(k)
Given a sufficient number of applicants, at any one (1) time the commission shall issue not less than five (5) sports wagering operator permits to applicants that satisfy the requirements under this
chapter
article
. If an insufficient number of applicants apply for a sports wagering operator permit, this provision shall not be interpreted to direct the commission to issue a permit to an unqualified applicant.
(m)
The commission shall issue a permit to a sports wagering vendor that is currently operating in good standing in a similar role in at least three (3) jurisdictions in the United States under a state regulatory structure and that has paid all required fees under subsection (e) of this section.
(n)
Permit holders and license holders under this article shall have an ongoing obligation to disclose in writing any material change in the information provided in the application to the commission, including:
(i)
Changes to names and contact information;
(ii)
Arrests, convictions, guilty pleas, disciplinary actions or license denials in Wyoming or any other jurisdiction;
(iii)
Any civil action brought against the permit holder or license holder; and
(iv)
Any other information specified by rule of the commission.
(o)
If the commission denies an application or intends to revoke or suspend a permit or license issued under this article, it shall notify the applicant, licensee or permittee in writing, stating the grounds for denial, revocation or suspension and informing the person of a right to submit, within not more than thirty (30) days, any additional documentation relating to the grounds for denial, revocation or suspension. Upon receiving any additional documentation, the commission shall reconsider its decision and inform the applicant of its decision within not more than twenty (20) days of the submission of information for reconsideration. A denial of an application or a revocation or suspension of a permit or license under this article shall be subject to the contested case procedures of the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.
(p)
Key personnel of an applicant, license holder or permit holder who may exercise ultimate decision making authority over the applicant's, permit holder's or license holder's online sports wagering operations in this state shall be licensed by the commission. The commission shall charge a fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for an initial license and renewal application under this subsection. An initial license and any renewal license issued under this subsection shall each be valid for five (5) years.
(q)
Any employee of an applicant, license holder or permit holder who is not subject to licensure under subsection (p) of this section and who is authorized to change and is capable of changing play or outcome of wagers through the deployment of code to production for any critical component of the applicant's, permit holder's or license holder's mobile application or digital platform in this state shall be licensed by the commission. The commission shall charge a fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for an initial license and renewal application under this subsection. An initial license and any renewal license issued under this subsection shall each be valid for five (5) years.
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Penalties; compliance.
(a)
Any person who knowingly accepts online sports wagers or otherwise operates a business of sports wagering and does not possess a valid permit or license issued by the commission under this
chapter
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shall be subject to the following, in addition to any penalty imposed under W.S. 6
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102:
(i)
For a first offense, a civil penalty of twenty
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five thousand dollars ($25,000.00);
(ii)
For a second or subsequent offense, a civil penalty of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00).
(b)
When a series of similar events result in a violation under this
chapter
article
or commission rules, those events that occur within the same month shall be treated as one offense and not separate and distinct offenses.
(c)
The commission shall develop a compliance program that includes establishing procedures to review online sports wagering and related activities occurring in the state to ensure compliance with and enforcement of this
chapter
article
. The program shall include review and evaluation of the conduct of:
(i)
Sports wagering operators, sports wagering vendors, qualified gaming entities, patrons and any other person permitted or authorized to engage in activities under this
chapter
article
; and
(ii)
Persons operating without a valid permit or license under this
chapter
article
, engaging in activities not authorized or regulated under this
chapter
article
or pursuing or engaging in activities otherwise in violation of this
chapter
article
.
Section 4.
W.S. 9-24-104 and 9-24-105 are renumbered as 9-24-604 and 9-24-605, 11-25-101 is renumbered as 9
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202, 11-25-103 is renumbered as 9-24-203, 11-25-201 through 11-25-207 are renumbered as 9-24-403 through 9
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409, 11-25-209 is renumbered as 9-24-411, 11-25-301 through 11-25-304 are renumbered as 9-24-502 through 9
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505 and 11-25-306 is renumbered as 9-24-507.
Section 5.
W.S. 6-7-101(a)(i), (iii)(D), (F), (N) and (O) is repealed.
Section 6.
W.S. 11-25-102(a)(ii) and (xv) through (xxii), renumbered as 9-24-401(a)(ii) and (xv) through (xxii) by this act, 11-25-104(a) through (c), (n) and (o), renumbered as 9-24-402(a) through (c), (n) and (o) by this act and 11
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208(b), renumbered as 9-24-410(b) by this act are repealed.
Section 7.
It is the intent of the legislature that this act consolidates statutes related to the regulation of gaming activities in the state of Wyoming by repealing, creating, renumbering and amending statutes. Any other act adopted by the Wyoming legislature during the same session in which this act is adopted shall be given precedence and shall prevail over the amendments in this act to the extent that such acts are in conflict with this act, except that the provisions of such acts shall be incorporated by the legislative service office into conforming or sequential statute section numbers as are adopted in this act.
Section 8
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This act is effective July 1, 2025
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