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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain prohibited lottery games. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 466.024, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) The commission or a lottery operator may not establish |
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or operate a scratch-off or other instant game for which the price |
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of a ticket is greater than $25. |
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SECTION 2. On or after the effective date of this Act, a |
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sales agent may not offer for sale a scratch-off or other instant |
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lottery game ticket at a price greater than the maximum ticket price |
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authorized by Section 466.024(a-1), Government Code, as added by |
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this Act, for an instant lottery game established before the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. Notwithstanding Section 466.024(a-1), |
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Government Code, as added by this Act, the Texas Lottery Commission |
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or a sales agent may, on or after the effective date of this Act, pay |
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prizes in the manner otherwise provided by law for winning tickets |
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in a scratch-off or other instant lottery game for which the ticket |
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price was greater than the maximum ticket price authorized by |
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Section 466.024(a-1) and for which the ticket was sold before the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect January 1, 2010. |