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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the operation of |
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video lottery games by licensed racetrack operators and certain |
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Indian tribes. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 47, Article III, Texas Constitution, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (f) and |
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(g) to read as follows: |
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(a) The Legislature shall pass laws prohibiting lotteries |
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and gift enterprises in this State other than those authorized by |
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Subsections (b), (d), [and] (e), and (f) of this section. |
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(f) The Legislature by general law may authorize one or more |
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of the following legal entities to operate video lottery games: |
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(1) a person that is licensed in this state on January |
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1, 2007, to conduct wagering on a horse race or greyhound race or |
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that has submitted on or before that date an application to be |
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licensed by this state to conduct wagering on a horse race or |
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greyhound race, provided that the person may be licensed to conduct |
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video lottery games only at a location licensed for conducting |
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horse races or greyhound races; |
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(2) the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta |
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Indian tribes, which, under an agreement with this state negotiated |
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by the governor, may conduct the games only on land held in trust by |
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the United States for such tribes on January 1, 1998, pursuant to |
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the Restoration Acts, 25 U.S.C. Section 731 and 18 U.S.C. Section |
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1166 et seq., and 25 U.S.C. Section 2701 et seq., and designated by |
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the applicable tribe for video lottery activity; and |
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(3) the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas, which, |
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under an agreement with this state negotiated by the governor, may |
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conduct the games only on land held in trust by the United States |
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for the benefit of the tribe on which Class III gaming is permitted |
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under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-497, |
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codified at 18 U.S.C. Section 1166 et seq., and 25 U.S.C. Section |
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2701 et seq.) and designated by the tribe for video lottery |
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activity. |
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(g) For purposes of Subsection (f) of this section, "video |
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lottery game" means any game of chance, including a game of chance |
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in which the outcome may be partially determined by skill or |
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ability, that for consideration may be played by an individual on an |
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electronic machine or video display and in which the player may win |
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a thing of value each time the game is played, regardless of whether |
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the game is authorized as a lottery under Subsection (e) of this |
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section. |
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SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 6, 2007. |
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The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the |
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operation of video lottery games by licensed horse or greyhound |
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racetrack operators and certain Indian tribes." |