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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing this state to |
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license persons to conduct gaming on cruise vessels departing from |
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or returning to a dock in this state. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article III, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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adding Section 47-a to read as follows: |
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Sec. 47-a. (a) In addition to any lottery or gift |
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enterprise authorized by Section 47 of this article, the |
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legislature by general law may authorize this state to license a |
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person to conduct gaming, including electronic gaming, on a ship or |
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other watercraft that is departing from or returning to a dock in |
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this state on a cruise. |
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(b) In this section, "electronic gaming" means a game based |
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primarily on chance that is played for consideration by an |
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individual on an electronic machine or video display and in which |
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the player may win a thing of value each time the game is played. |
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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 this state |
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to license persons to conduct gaming, including electronic gaming, |
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on cruise vessels departing from or returning to a dock in this |
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state." |