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PAG LIN 1 1 SENATE FILE 2320 1 2 1 3 AN ACT 1 4 RELATING TO GAMBLING BY IMPOSING A MORATORIUM ON NEW 1 5 LICENSES TO CONDUCT GAMBLING ON EXCURSION GAMBLING 1 6 BOATS AND AT PARI-MUTUEL RACETRACKS WITH GAMBLING 1 7 GAMES, LIMITING THE LOCATION OF FUTURE EXCURSION 1 8 GAMBLING BOATS, PROHIBITING GAMBLING LICENSEES FROM 1 9 ALLOWING THE LOANING OF MONEY BY CREDIT CARD OR OTHER 1 10 ELECTRONIC MEANS FOR GAMBLING PURPOSES, AND IMPOSING 1 11 A SCHEDULED FINE FOR GAMBLING BY PERSONS UNDER 1 12 TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF AGE. 1 13 1 14 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 1 15 1 16 Section 1. Section 99D.11, subsection 7, Code 1997, is 1 17 amended to read as follows: 1 18 7. A person under the age of twenty-one years shall not 1 19 make or attempt to make a pari-mutuel wager. A person who 1 20 violates this subsection commits a scheduled violation under 1 21 section 805.8, subsection 13. 1 22 Sec. 2. Section 99E.18, Code 1997, is amended by adding 1 23 the following new subsection: 1 24 NEW SUBSECTION. 5. A person under the age of twenty-one 1 25 years shall not purchase or attempt to purchase a ticket or 1 26 share. A person who violates this subsection commits a 1 27 scheduled violation under section 805.8, subsection 13. 1 28 Sec. 3. Section 99F.4A, subsection 2, Code l997, is 1 29 amended to read as follows: 1 30 2. A license to operate gambling games shall be issued 1 31 only to a licensee holding a valid license to conduct pari- 1 32 mutuel dog or horse racing pursuant to chapter 99D on January 1 33 1, 1994. However, a license to operate gambling games issued 1 34 pursuant to this subsection may be transferred to another 1 35 person after a majority of the voters voting on the transfer 2 1 proposal approves it. Only the registered voters of the 2 2 county in which the racetrack enclosure is located are 2 3 eligible to vote on the proposal. The transfer proposal shall 2 4 be submitted by the board of supervisors at a general election 2 5 or a special election called for that purpose. If the 2 6 proposal is approved, the transfer of a license is subject to 2 7 application to, and approval by, the commission. However, the 2 8 commission shall not give its approval unless the new licensee 2 9 meets the requirements of sections 99D.8 through 99D.10. In 2 10 addition, if there is in existence at the time of license 2 11 transfer a contract for purses and supplements for horse 2 12 racing, the contract shall remain in effect until its 2 13 termination, and thereafter, purses and supplements shall be 2 14 no lower than fifteen percent of the annual adjusted gross 2 15 receipts. A transferee shall not be required to honor any 2 16 material changes made to such contract within one year before 2 17 the transfer. 2 18 Sec. 4. Section 99F.4A, Code 1997, is amended by adding 2 19 the following new subsection: 2 20 NEW SUBSECTION. 8. A civil penalty imposed by the 2 21 commission on a licensee relating to a violation of legal age 2 22 for gambling or pari-mutuel wagering at an excursion gambling 2 23 boat or a pari-mutuel racetrack shall not exceed one thousand 2 24 dollars per incident if the violator is removed by the 2 25 licensee. 2 26 Sec. 5. Section 99F.4A, Code 1997, is amended by adding 2 27 the following new subsection: 2 28 NEW SUBSECTION. 9. If a license issued pursuant to this 2 29 chapter or chapter 99D is transferred, an existing collective 2 30 bargaining agreement or the impact of an employee 2 31 representation election shall transfer to the new licensee. 2 32 Sec. 6. NEW SECTION. 99F.5A MORATORIUM FOR ISSUANCE OF 2 33 LICENSES FOR EXCURSION GAMBLING BOATS AND ON THE NUMBER OF 2 34 GAMBLING GAMES. 2 35 1. The total number of licenses issued to conduct gambling 3 1 games on excursion gambling boats pursuant to this chapter 3 2 shall not exceed ten until July 1, 2003. 3 3 2. Notwithstanding subsection 1, the following actions may 3 4 be taken during the moratorium from July 1, 1998, until July 3 5 1, 2003, with the approval of the commission: 3 6 a. A licensed excursion gambling boat may move to a new 3 7 location within the same county. 3 8 b. A licensed excursion gambling boat and its facilities 3 9 may be sold and a new license may be issued for operation in 3 10 the same county. 3 11 c. If a license to conduct gambling games on an excursion 3 12 gambling boat is surrendered, not renewed, or revoked, a new 3 13 license may be issued for operation in the same county. 3 14 3. During the moratorium from six months after the 3 15 effective date of this section of this Act, until January 1, 3 16 2001, the commission shall not authorize any of the following: 3 17 a. An increase in the number of gambling games or the 3 18 number of slot machines on an excursion gambling boat. 3 19 b. An increase in the number of slot machines at a pari- 3 20 mutuel racetrack. 3 21 4. The commission shall not authorize a licensee to 3 22 conduct pari-mutuel wagering at a licensed premises in more 3 23 than one county. 3 24 Sec. 7. NEW SECTION. 99F.5B CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS. 3 25 A gambling game license holder may distribute profits to a 3 26 governmental body and the distribution shall be considered a 3 27 charitable contribution. The duty to make charitable 3 28 contributions may be the subject of a contract between a 3 29 governmental body and a gambling game license holder. The 3 30 moneys received by a county as charitable contributions shall 3 31 be distributed only after receiving advice from citizens of 3 32 the county obtained at public hearings held in the county. 3 33 Sec. 8. Section 99F.7, subsection 1, Code 1997, is amended 3 34 to read as follows: 3 35 1. If the commission is satisfied that this chapter and 4 1 its rules adopted under this chapter applicable to licensees 4 2 have been or will be complied with, the commission shall issue 4 3 a license for a period of not more than three years to an 4 4 applicant to own a gambling game operation and to an applicant 4 5 to operate an excursion gambling boat. The commission shall 4 6 decide which of the gambling games authorized under this 4 7 chapter it will permit. The commission shall decide the 4 8 number, location, and type of excursion gambling boats 4 9 licensed under this chapter for operation on the rivers, 4 10 lakes, and reservoirs of this state. However, after July 1, 4 11 2003, the commission shall issue a new license for an 4 12 excursion gambling boat operation only if the excursion 4 13 gambling boat operates on the Mississippi or Missouri river. 4 14 The license shall set forth the name of the licensee, the type 4 15 of license granted, the place where the excursion gambling 4 16 boats will operate and dock, and the time and number of days 4 17 during the excursion season and the off season when gambling 4 18 may be conducted by the licensee. The commission shall not 4 19 allow a licensee to conduct gambling games on an excursion 4 20 gambling boat while docked during the off season if the 4 21 licensee does not operate gambling excursions for a minimum 4 22 number of days during the excursion season. The commission 4 23 may delay the commencement of the excursion season at the 4 24 request of a licensee. 4 25 Sec. 9. Section 99F.9, subsection 5, Code 1997, is amended 4 26 to read as follows: 4 27 5. A person under the age of twenty-one years shall not 4 28 attempt to make or make a wager on an excursion gambling boat 4 29 or in a racetrack enclosure and shall notbe allowed inenter 4 30 the area of the excursion gambling boat or racetrack enclosure 4 31 where gambling is being conducted. However, a person eighteen 4 32 years of age or older may be employed to workin a gambling4 33areaon an excursion gambling boat or a racetrack enclosure. 4 34 A person who violates this subsection with respect to a wager 4 35 commits a scheduled violation under section 805.8, subsection 5 1 13. 5 2 Sec. 10. Section 99F.9, Code 1997, is amended by adding 5 3 the following new subsection: 5 4 NEW SUBSECTION. 7. A licensee shall not permit the 5 5 operation of a satellite terminal as defined in section 527.2 5 6 to dispense cash or credit for gambling purposes on an 5 7 excursion gambling boat or within a racetrack enclosure except 5 8 in nongaming areas as designated by the commission. The 5 9 commission may assess a civil penalty for a violation of this 5 10 subsection. 5 11 Sec. 11. Section 805.8, Code Supplement 1997, is amended 5 12 by adding the following new subsection: 5 13 NEW SUBSECTION. 13. GAMBLING VIOLATIONS. For violations 5 14 of legal age for gambling or pari-mutuel wagering under 5 15 section 99D.11, subsection 7, section 99E.18, subsection 5, or 5 16 section 99F.9, subsection 5, the scheduled fine is one hundred 5 17 dollars. Failure to pay the fine by a person under the age of 5 18 eighteen shall not result in the person being detained in a 5 19 secure facility. 5 20 Sec. 12. EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 6 of this Act, being 5 21 deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 5 22 5 23 5 24 5 25 MARY E. KRAMER 5 26 President of the Senate 5 27 5 28 5 29 5 30 RON J. CORBETT 5 31 Speaker of the House 5 32 5 33 I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and 5 34 is known as Senate File 2320, Seventy-seventh General Assembly. 5 35 6 1 6 2 6 3 MARY PAT GUNDERSON 6 4 Secretary of the Senate 6 5 Approved , 1998 6 6 6 7 6 8 6 9 TERRY E. BRANSTAD 6 10 Governor
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