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79R9002 T
By: Allen of Dallas H.J.R. No. 63
A JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing state video
lottery games that may be operated by licensed racetrack operators
or recognized Indian tribes.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 47, Article III, Texas Constitution, is
amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (f) and
(g) to read as follows:
(a) The Legislature shall pass laws prohibiting lotteries
and gift enterprises in this State other than those authorized by
Subsections (b), (d), [and] (e), and (f) of this section.
(f) The Legislature by general law may authorize the State
to operate video lottery games and to contract with one or more of
the following legal entities to operate video lottery games on
behalf of the State:
(1) a person licensed in this State to conduct
wagering on a horse race or greyhound race; or
(2) an Indian tribe recognized by the United States
government under federal law.
(g) For purposes of Subsection (f) of this section, "video
lottery game" means any game of chance, including a game of chance
in which the outcome may be partially determined by skill or
ability, that for consideration may be played by an individual on an
electronic machine or video display, regardless of whether the game
is authorized as a lottery under Subsection (e) of this section.
SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 8, 2005.
The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the
proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing state
video lottery games that may be operated by licensed racetrack
operators or recognized Indian tribes."