1-1 By: Henderson S.B. No. 244
1-2 (In the Senate - Filed February 2, 1993; February 3, 1993,
1-3 read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs;
1-4 March 22, 1993, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 7,
1-5 Nays 4; March 22, 1993, sent to printer.)
1-6 COMMITTEE VOTE
1-7 Yea Nay PNV Absent
1-8 Harris of Dallas x
1-9 Rosson x
1-10 Carriker x
1-11 Henderson x
1-12 Leedom x
1-13 Lucio x
1-14 Luna x
1-15 Nelson x
1-16 Patterson x
1-17 Shelley x
1-18 Sibley x
1-19 West x
1-20 Whitmire x
1-21 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-22 AN ACT
1-23 relating to the regulation of video lottery games; providing
1-24 penalties.
1-25 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-26 SECTION 1. Section 1.02, State Lottery Act (Article 179g,
1-27 Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended by amending Subdivisions
1-28 (3), (6), and (7) and adding Subdivisions (9) and (10) to read as
1-29 follows:
1-30 (3) "Lottery" means the procedures operated by the
1-31 state under this Act through which prizes are awarded or
1-32 distributed by chance among persons who have paid, or
1-33 unconditionally agreed to pay, for a chance or other opportunity to
1-34 receive a prize and includes all procedures associated with the
1-35 operation of video lottery games.
1-36 (6) "Player" means a person who contributes any part
1-37 of the consideration for a ticket or for a video lottery game.
1-38 (7) "Sales agent" or "sales agency" means a person
1-39 licensed under this Act to sell lottery tickets or operate video
1-40 lottery game machines.
1-41 (9) "Video lottery game" means a single turn or
1-42 opportunity to play a video game in which the player, by chance,
1-43 may receive a voucher described in Section 5.031 of this Act.
1-44 (10) "Video lottery game machine" means any electronic
1-45 video gambling machine using a video display screen and
1-46 microprocessor that, on the making of a required payment, is
1-47 available to play or simulate the play of a video lottery game.
1-48 The term does not include any device authorized to be used in the
1-49 conducting of charitable gaming.
1-50 SECTION 2. Article 1, State Lottery Act (Article 179g,
1-51 Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended by adding Section 1.05
1-52 to read as follows:
1-53 Sec. 1.05. EXEMPTION FROM FEDERAL LAW. Video lottery game
1-54 machines operated or to be operated under this Act are exempted
1-55 from 15 U.S.C. Section 1172.
1-56 SECTION 3. Subsection (e), Section 2.01, State Lottery Act
1-57 (Article 179g, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to read
1-58 as follows:
1-59 (e) The director may employ or contract with marketing
1-60 representatives to promote the sale of tickets and the installation
1-61 of video lottery game machines, to encourage persons to apply to
1-62 become sales agents, or to investigate the qualifications of sales
1-63 agent applicants. The marketing representatives are exempted from
1-64 the Position Classification Act of 1961 (Article 6252-11, Vernon's
1-65 Texas Civil Statutes) and may be compensated based on a sales
1-66 incentive system to be established by the director.
1-67 SECTION 4. Subsections (c) and (d), Section 2.02, State
1-68 Lottery Act (Article 179g, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), are
2-1 amended to read as follows:
2-2 (c) The comptroller shall adopt rules to the extent they are
2-3 not inconsistent with the Open Meetings Act (Article 6252-17,
2-4 Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) and the Open Records Act (Article
2-5 6252-17a, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) governing the:
2-6 (1) security for the lottery and the division,
2-7 including the development of an internal security plan;
2-8 (2) apportionment of the total revenues from the sale
2-9 of tickets and from all other sources in the amounts provided by
2-10 this Act;
2-11 (3) enforcement of prohibitions on access to video
2-12 lottery games by and the sale of tickets to or by an individual
2-13 younger than 18 years of age; and
2-14 (4) enforcement of prohibitions on a person playing a
2-15 lottery game or activity by telephone.
2-16 (d) The comptroller may adopt rules governing the
2-17 establishment and operation of the lottery, including rules
2-18 governing:
2-19 (1) the type of lottery games or activities to be
2-20 conducted;
2-21 (2) the price of each ticket;
2-22 (3) the number of winning tickets and amount of the
2-23 prize paid on each winning ticket;
2-24 (4) the frequency of the drawing or selection of a
2-25 winning ticket;
2-26 (5) the number and types of locations at which a
2-27 ticket may be sold;
2-28 (6) the method to be used in selling a ticket;
2-29 (7) the use of vending machines, video lottery game
2-30 machines, or electronic or mechanical devices of any kind, other
2-31 than machines or devices that dispense currency or coins as prizes;
2-32 (8) the manner of paying a prize to the holder of a
2-33 winning ticket;
2-34 (9) the investigation of possible violations of this
2-35 Act or any rule adopted under this Act;
2-36 (10) the means of advertising to be used for the
2-37 lottery;
2-38 (11) the qualifications of vendors of lottery services
2-39 or equipment;
2-40 (12) the confidentiality of information relating to
2-41 the operation of the lottery, including:
2-42 (A) trade secrets;
2-43 (B) security measures, systems, or procedures;
2-44 (C) security reports;
2-45 (D) bids or other information regarding the
2-46 division's contracts, if disclosure of the information would impair
2-47 the division's ability to contract for facilities, goods, or
2-48 services on terms favorable to the division;
2-49 (E) personnel information unrelated to
2-50 compensation, duties, qualifications, or responsibilities; and
2-51 (F) information obtained by division security
2-52 officers or investigators;
2-53 (13) the development and availability of a model
2-54 agreement governing the division of a prize among multiple
2-55 purchasers of a winning ticket purchased through a group purchase
2-56 or pooling arrangement;
2-57 (14) the criteria to be used in evaluating bids for
2-58 contracts for lottery facilities, goods, and services; or
2-59 (15) any other matter necessary or desirable as
2-60 determined by the comptroller, to promote and ensure:
2-61 (A) the integrity, security, honesty, and
2-62 fairness of the operation and administration of the lottery; and
2-63 (B) the convenience of players and holders of
2-64 winning tickets.
2-65 SECTION 5. Subsection (d), Section 3.01, State Lottery Act
2-66 (Article 179g, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to read
2-67 as follows:
2-68 (d) A separate license is required for each location at
2-69 which tickets are to be sold or video lottery game machines are to
2-70 be installed. A person who desires to operate more than one
3-1 location to sell tickets or operate video lottery game machines
3-2 must submit a separate application for each location.
3-3 SECTION 6. Article 3, State Lottery Act (Article 179g,
3-4 Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended by adding Section 3.011
3-5 to read as follows:
3-6 Sec. 3.011. VIDEO LOTTERY GAME LICENSING. (a) The
3-7 director may issue a video lottery game license only to a racetrack
3-8 that is licensed under the Texas Racing Act (Article 179e, Vernon's
3-9 Texas Civil Statutes).
3-10 (b) A racetrack licensed under this section must meet the
3-11 requirements for licensing as a sales agent of lottery tickets
3-12 except as otherwise specifically provided by this Act. A license
3-13 issued under this section authorizes the operation of video lottery
3-14 game machines only and may not be construed as a license to engage
3-15 in any other lottery activity under this Act.
3-16 (c) A racetrack licensed under this section:
3-17 (1) shall place the video lottery game machines in an
3-18 area where the racetrack prevents access to the machines by minors;
3-19 and
3-20 (2) may offer only the video lottery games authorized
3-21 by the director.
3-22 (d) A license held under this section expires immediately if
3-23 the racetrack license held by the racetrack is suspended or
3-24 revoked.
3-25 (e) A racetrack licensed under this section may install and
3-26 operate any type or brand of video lottery game machine if the
3-27 machine meets the requirements imposed by this Act and each
3-28 applicable rule adopted under this Act.
3-29 SECTION 7. Subsections (a) and (i), Section 3.02, State
3-30 Lottery Act (Article 179g, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), are
3-31 amended to read as follows:
3-32 (a) After a hearing, the director shall deny an application
3-33 for a license or the comptroller shall suspend or revoke a license
3-34 if the director or comptroller, as applicable, finds that the
3-35 applicant or sales agent:
3-36 (1) is an individual who:
3-37 (A) has been convicted of a felony, criminal
3-38 fraud, gambling or a gambling-related offense, or a misdemeanor
3-39 involving moral turpitude, if less than 10 years has elapsed since
3-40 the termination of the sentence, parole, mandatory supervision, or
3-41 probation served for the offense;
3-42 (B) is or has been a professional gambler; or
3-43 (C) is married to or related in the first degree
3-44 of consanguinity or affinity to an individual:
3-45 (i) described in Paragraph (A) or (B) of
3-46 this subdivision; or
3-47 (ii) who is currently delinquent in the
3-48 payment of any state tax;
3-49 (2) is not an individual, and an individual described
3-50 in Subdivision (1) of this subsection:
3-51 (A) is an officer or director of the applicant
3-52 or sales agent;
3-53 (B) holds more than 10 percent of the stock in
3-54 the applicant or sales agent;
3-55 (C) holds an equitable interest greater than 10
3-56 percent in the applicant or sales agent;
3-57 (D) is a creditor of the applicant or sales
3-58 agent who holds more than 10 percent of the applicant's or sales
3-59 agent's outstanding debt;
3-60 (E) is the owner or lessee of a business that
3-61 the applicant or sales agent conducts or through which the
3-62 applicant will conduct a ticket sales agency;
3-63 (F) shares or will share in the profits, other
3-64 than stock dividends, of the applicant or sales agent;
3-65 (G) participates in managing the affairs of the
3-66 applicant or sales agent; or
3-67 (H) is an employee of the applicant or sales
3-68 agent who is or will be involved in:
3-69 (i) selling tickets; or
3-70 (ii) handling money from the sale of
4-1 tickets;
4-2 (3) is currently delinquent in the payment of any
4-3 state tax;
4-4 (4) is a person whose location for the sales agency
4-5 is:
4-6 (A) a racetrack at which wagering is authorized
4-7 under the Texas Racing Act (Article 179e, Vernon's Texas Civil
4-8 Statutes), except as provided by Section 3.011 of this Act;
4-9 (B) a location licensed for games of bingo under
4-10 the Bingo Enabling Act (Article 179d, Vernon's Texas Civil
4-11 Statutes);
4-12 (C) on land that is owned by:
4-13 (i) this state; or
4-14 (ii) a political subdivision of this
4-15 state, other than land used as a mass transportation facility that
4-16 is used by commercial carriers; or
4-17 (D) a location for which a person holds a wine
4-18 and beer retailer's permit, mixed beverage permit, mixed beverage
4-19 late hours permit, private club registration permit, or private
4-20 club late hours permit issued under Chapter 25, 28, 29, 32, or 33,
4-21 Alcoholic Beverage Code, unless the applicant is a racetrack
4-22 eligible for a video lottery game license under Section 3.011 of
4-23 this Act;
4-24 (5) has violated this Act or a rule adopted under this
4-25 Act.
4-26 (i) The director shall not issue a license <to sell lottery
4-27 tickets> to applicants who fail to certify to the director the
4-28 applicant's compliance with the federal Americans With Disabilities
4-29 Act.
4-30 SECTION 8. Section 4.01, State Lottery Act (Article 179g,
4-31 Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to read as follows:
4-32 Sec. 4.01. TICKETS AND VOUCHERS. (a) The director shall
4-33 prescribe the form of tickets and video lottery game vouchers. The
4-34 toll-free "800" telephone number established by the Texas
4-35 Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse under Section 461.018, Health
4-36 and Safety Code, must be printed on each ticket and on each
4-37 voucher. The overall estimated odds of winning a prize in a given
4-38 game or activity must be printed on each ticket, but not on a
4-39 voucher, and prominently displayed in association with the sale of
4-40 lottery products. The estimate must be based on reasonable
4-41 projections and past experience.
4-42 (b) By purchasing a ticket in a particular lottery game or
4-43 activity or operating a video lottery game machine, a player agrees
4-44 to abide by and be bound by the division's rules, including the
4-45 rules applicable to the particular lottery game or activity
4-46 involved. The player also acknowledges that the determination of
4-47 whether the player is a valid winner is subject to the division's
4-48 rules and claims procedures, including those developed for the
4-49 particular lottery game or activity involved, and subject to any
4-50 validation tests established by the division for the particular
4-51 lottery game or activity involved. If the lottery uses tickets, an
4-52 abbreviated form of the rules or a reference to the rules may
4-53 appear on the tickets.
4-54 SECTION 9. Article 4, State Lottery Act (Article 179g,
4-55 Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended by adding Section 4.011
4-56 to read as follows:
4-57 Sec. 4.011. VIDEO LOTTERY GAME REGULATIONS. (a) A video
4-58 lottery game machine may not:
4-59 (1) award free games in lieu of credits; or
4-60 (2) directly dispense coins, cash, tokens, or anything
4-61 else of value, except the voucher required by Section 5.031 of this
4-62 Act.
4-63 (b) A racetrack holding a video lottery game license is
4-64 entitled to offer for play at the racetrack an unlimited number of
4-65 video lottery game machines. Video lottery games may be offered
4-66 for play at the racetrack at any time and regardless of whether the
4-67 racetrack is simultaneously conducting a live or simulcast
4-68 pari-mutuel event.
4-69 SECTION 10. Subsections (b), (c), (d), (g), (h), and (i),
4-70 Section 4.02, State Lottery Act (Article 179g, Vernon's Texas Civil
5-1 Statutes), are amended to read as follows:
5-2 (b) Except as provided by this subsection, a person who is
5-3 not a sales agent or an employee of a sales agent commits an
5-4 offense if the person intentionally or knowingly sells a ticket or
5-5 offers a video lottery game machine for play. An offense under
5-6 this subsection is a felony of the third degree. A lottery
5-7 operator may sell tickets to a licensed sales agent. A person who
5-8 is not a sales agent may distribute tickets as premiums to
5-9 customers, employees, or other persons who deal with the person if
5-10 no purchase or service is required to entitle the recipient to the
5-11 ticket.
5-12 (c) A person commits an offense if the person sells a ticket
5-13 at a location other than the location of a sales agency or offers a
5-14 video lottery game machine for play at a location other than the
5-15 licensed location. An offense under this subsection is a Class A
5-16 misdemeanor.
5-17 (d) A sales agent or an employee of a sales agent may not
5-18 intentionally or knowingly sell or offer to sell a ticket to an
5-19 individual or allow an individual to play a video lottery game if
5-20 <that> the person knows that the individual is younger than 18
5-21 years of age.
5-22 (g) A sales agent or an employee of a sales agent commits an
5-23 offense if the person intentionally or knowingly sells a ticket to
5-24 another person or allows another person to play a video lottery
5-25 game by extending credit or lending money to the person to enable
5-26 the person to purchase the ticket or play the game. An offense
5-27 under this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor.
5-28 (h) A person may not purchase a ticket or play a video
5-29 lottery game:
5-30 (1) with a food stamp coupon issued under the food
5-31 stamp program administered under Chapter 33, Human Resources Code;
5-32 (2) with a credit card or a debit card;
5-33 (3) over the telephone; or
5-34 (4) by mail-order sales.
5-35 (i) A person may not pay for a ticket or play a video
5-36 lottery game with the proceeds of a check issued as a payment under
5-37 the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program administered
5-38 under Chapter 31, Human Resources Code.
5-39 SECTION 11. Subsection (e), Section 4.03, State Lottery Act
5-40 (Article 179g, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to read
5-41 as follows:
5-42 (e) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally
5-43 or knowingly tampers with, damages, defaces, or renders inoperable
5-44 any vending machine, electronic computer terminal, video lottery
5-45 game machine, or other mechanical device used in a lottery game.
5-46 An offense under this subsection is a felony of the third degree.
5-47 SECTION 12. Subsections (a), (b), (d), (e), (f), and (g),
5-48 Section 5.01, State Lottery Act (Article 179g, Vernon's Texas Civil
5-49 Statutes), are amended to read as follows:
5-50 (a) Except as provided by Subsection (e) of this section,
5-51 all revenue received from the sale of tickets, all revenue received
5-52 from video lottery games, and all money credited to the state
5-53 lottery account from any other source shall be deposited in the
5-54 state treasury through approved state depositories on the
5-55 settlement day or days established by the director.
5-56 (b) The director may require sales agents to establish
5-57 separate electronic funds transfer accounts for the purposes of
5-58 depositing money from ticket sales and video lottery games, making
5-59 payments to the division, and receiving payments from the division.
5-60 The comptroller by rule shall establish the procedures for
5-61 depositing money from ticket sales and video lottery games into
5-62 electronic funds transfer accounts, as well as other procedures
5-63 regarding the handling of money from ticket sales and video lottery
5-64 games. The director may not permit a sales agent to make payments
5-65 to the division or a lottery operator in cash.
5-66 (d) The director may require a sales agent to file with the
5-67 division reports of receipts and transactions relating to the sale
5-68 of tickets or the operation of video lottery game machines in the
5-69 form and containing the information that the director requires.
5-70 Each sales agent shall maintain records adequate to establish the
6-1 disposition of each ticket provided to the sales agent, the amounts
6-2 of money received for the sale of those tickets or the operation of
6-3 video lottery game machines, and any prizes awarded by the sales
6-4 agent.
6-5 (e) The director may provide for a sales agent to retain
6-6 from the money received from the sale of tickets or the operation
6-7 of video lottery game machines the amount of prizes paid by the
6-8 agent, <or> the agent's commission, if any, or amounts not
6-9 allocated to the state under Section 5.021 of this Act, and may
6-10 establish how often the agent will make settlement payments to the
6-11 treasury.
6-12 (f) The director may provide for a sales agent to pay
6-13 amounts received for the sale of tickets or the operation of video
6-14 lottery game machines directly to an officer or employee of the
6-15 division for immediate deposit in the state treasury.
6-16 (g) A sales agent is liable to the division for all tickets
6-17 accepted or generated by the sales agent or any employee or agent
6-18 of the sales agent, and tickets shall be deemed to have been
6-19 purchased by the sales agent unless returned to the division within
6-20 the time and manner prescribed by the division. Money received by
6-21 a sales agent from the sales of tickets or the operation of video
6-22 lottery game machines, less the amount retained for prizes paid by
6-23 the sales agent, <or> for the agent's commission, if any, or for
6-24 amounts not allocated to the state under Section 5.021 of this Act,
6-25 together with any unsold tickets, shall be held in trust for the
6-26 benefit of the state before delivery to a lottery operator or the
6-27 division or electronic transfer to the state treasury, and the
6-28 sales agent is liable to the division for the full amount of the
6-29 money or unsold tickets so held. If the sales agent is not an
6-30 individual, each officer, director, or owner of the sales agent is
6-31 personally liable to the division for the full amount of the money
6-32 or unsold tickets held in trust for the benefit of the state.
6-33 SECTION 13. Subsection (a), Section 5.02, State Lottery Act
6-34 (Article 179g, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to read
6-35 as follows:
6-36 (a) A special account in the general revenue fund to be
6-37 known as the state lottery account is established. The account
6-38 consists of all revenue received from the sale of tickets, all
6-39 revenue received from video lottery games, license and application
6-40 fees under this Act, and all money credited to the account from any
6-41 other fund or source under law. Interest earned by the state
6-42 lottery account shall be deposited in the unobligated portion of
6-43 the general revenue fund.
6-44 SECTION 14. Article 5, State Lottery Act (Article 179g,
6-45 Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended by adding Section 5.021
6-46 to read as follows:
6-47 Sec. 5.021. ALLOCATION OF VIDEO LOTTERY GAME REVENUE.
6-48 (a) Revenue derived from video lottery games, after payment of
6-49 prizes, shall be allocated as follows:
6-50 (1) 20 percent to the state lottery account;
6-51 (2) 50 percent to the racetrack at which the video
6-52 lottery games were offered for play;
6-53 (3) 18 percent to the person providing the video
6-54 lottery game machines and associated communication system to the
6-55 racetrack;
6-56 (4) 10 percent to:
6-57 (A) the owners of kennels who are under contract
6-58 with the racetrack under Section 10.03, Texas Racing Act (Article
6-59 179e, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), if the racetrack conducts
6-60 greyhound races; or
6-61 (B) the owners of horses who are awarded any
6-62 portion of a purse from a race conducted at the racetrack, if the
6-63 racetrack conducts horse races;
6-64 (5) one percent to the county in which the racetrack
6-65 is located; and
6-66 (6) one percent to:
6-67 (A) the municipality in which the racetrack is
6-68 located; or
6-69 (B) the county in which the racetrack is
6-70 located, in addition to the amount allocated under Subdivision (5)
7-1 of this subsection, if the racetrack is not located in a
7-2 municipality.
7-3 (b) If a racetrack is located in more than one county or
7-4 more than one municipality, the amounts allocated under Subsection
7-5 (a)(5) or (6) of this section shall be allocated among the counties
7-6 or municipalities based on population.
7-7 SECTION 15. Article 5, State Lottery Act (Article 179g,
7-8 Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended by adding Section 5.031
7-9 to read as follows:
7-10 Sec. 5.031. VIDEO LOTTERY GAME PRIZE PAYMENTS; PAYBACK
7-11 PERCENTAGE. (a) A racetrack that holds a license under Section
7-12 3.011 of this Act shall pay in cash all credits owed to a player as
7-13 shown on a valid video lottery game voucher.
7-14 (b) A video lottery game machine must be capable of printing
7-15 a voucher showing any credits owed to a winning player at the
7-16 completion of each game.
7-17 (c) For each video lottery game machine located at a
7-18 racetrack, the racetrack shall prescribe a reasonable return to
7-19 winning players that is not less than 70 percent of the value spent
7-20 by players on that machine.
7-21 (d) Each video lottery game machine must have an electronic
7-22 accounting device that may be used to verify the winning
7-23 percentage.
7-24 SECTION 16. Section 5.07, State Lottery Act (Article 179g,
7-25 Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to read as follows:
7-26 Sec. 5.07. EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION. (a) A political
7-27 subdivision of this state may not impose:
7-28 (1) a tax on the sale of a ticket or on a game played
7-29 on a video lottery game machine;
7-30 (2) a tax on the payment of a prize under this Act; or
7-31 (3) an ad valorem tax on tickets or on a game played
7-32 on a video lottery game machine.
7-33 (b) The receipts from the sale, use, or other consumption of
7-34 a ticket or the receipts from a video lottery game machine are
7-35 exempt from taxation under Chapter 151, Tax Code.
7-36 SECTION 17. Subsection (k), Section 2.02, State Lottery Act
7-37 (Article 179g, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is repealed.
7-38 SECTION 18. The importance of this legislation and the
7-39 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
7-40 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
7-41 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
7-42 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended,
7-43 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its
7-44 passage, and it is so enacted.
7-45 * * * * *
7-46 Austin,
7-47 Texas
7-48 March 22, 1993
7-49 Hon. Bob Bullock
7-50 President of the Senate
7-51 Sir:
7-52 We, your Committee on State Affairs to which was referred S.B.
7-53 No. 244, have had the same under consideration, and I am instructed
7-54 to report it back to the Senate with the recommendation that it do
7-55 pass and be printed.
7-56 Harris of
7-57 Dallas, Chairman
7-58 * * * * *
7-59 WITNESSES
7-60 FOR AGAINST ON
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7-62 Name: Fausto Yturria
7-63 Representing: Valley Greyhound Park
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7-70 Name: Robert Hughes x
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