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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the marketing and advertising of the veterans' |
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assistance lottery game. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 466.027, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (d-1) and (f) and amending Subsection (e) to |
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read as follows: |
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(d-1) The commission shall produce and place printed |
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point-of-sale advertising materials promoting the lottery game |
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operated under this section at each licensed location that provides |
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appropriate, lottery-dedicated space to display the materials. |
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(e) The commission shall include on the commission's |
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Internet website a dedicated page that: |
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(1) features the game operated under this section; |
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(2) provides information on the benefits provided to |
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veterans through funding from the game; and |
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(3) is accessible by a prominent link on the main page |
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of the commission's website. |
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(f) No organization that would otherwise be eligible to |
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receive funds from the state lottery account attributable to any |
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lottery game authorized by this section may receive any such funds |
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if it conducts illegal gambling or the illegal operation of |
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gambling devices as defined by Chapter 47, Penal Code, or allows |
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illegal gambling or the illegal operation of gambling devices to be |
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conducted on its property or in its facilities. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |