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1 1 Section 1. Section 99D.11, subsection 7, Code 1997, is
1 2 amended to read as follows:
1 3 7. A person under the age of twenty-one years shall not
1 4 make or attempt to make a pari-mutuel wager. A person who
1 5 violates this subsection commits a scheduled violation under
1 6 section 805.8, subsection 13.
1 7 Sec. 2. Section 99E.18, Code 1997, is amended by adding
1 8 the following new subsection:
1 9 NEW SUBSECTION. 5. A person under the age of twenty-one
1 10 years shall not purchase or attempt to purchase a ticket or
1 11 share. A person who violates this subsection commits a
1 12 scheduled violation under section 805.8, subsection 13.
1 13 Sec. 3. Section 99F.4A, Code 1997, is amended by adding
1 14 the following new subsection:
1 15 NEW SUBSECTION. 8. The total number of licenses to
1 16 conduct gambling games at pari-mutuel racetracks pursuant to
1 17 subsection 2 shall not exceed three until July 1, 2003.
1 18 Sec. 4. NEW SECTION. 99F.5A MORATORIUM FOR ISSUANCE OF
1 19 LICENSES FOR EXCURSION GAMBLING BOATS.
1 20 1. The total number of licenses issued to conduct gambling
1 21 games on excursion gambling boats pursuant to this chapter
1 22 shall not exceed ten until July 1, 2003.
1 23 2. Notwithstanding subsection 1, the following actions may
1 24 be taken during the moratorium from July 1, 1998, until July
1 25 1, 2003, with the approval of the commission:
1 26 a. A licensed excursion gambling boat may move to a new
1 27 location within the same county.
1 28 b. A licensed excursion gambling boat and its facilities
1 29 may be sold and a new license may be issued for operation in
1 30 the same county.
1 31 c. If a license to conduct gambling games on an excursion
1 32 gambling boat is surrendered, not renewed, or revoked, a new
1 33 license may be issued for operation in the same county.
1 34 Sec. 5. Section 99F.7, subsection 1, Code 1997, is amended
1 35 to read as follows:
2 1 1. If the commission is satisfied that this chapter and
2 2 its rules adopted under this chapter applicable to licensees
2 3 have been or will be complied with, the commission shall issue
2 4 a license for a period of not more than three years to an
2 5 applicant to own a gambling game operation and to an applicant
2 6 to operate an excursion gambling boat. The commission shall
2 7 decide which of the gambling games authorized under this
2 8 chapter it will permit. The commission shall decide the
2 9 number, location, and type of excursion gambling boats
2 10 licensed under this chapter for operation on the rivers,
2 11 lakes, and reservoirs of this state. However, after July 1,
2 12 2003, the commission shall issue a new license for an
2 13 excursion gambling boat operation only if the excursion
2 14 gambling boat operates on the Mississippi or Missouri river.
2 15 The license shall set forth the name of the licensee, the type
2 16 of license granted, the place where the excursion gambling
2 17 boats will operate and dock, and the time and number of days
2 18 during the excursion season and the off season when gambling
2 19 may be conducted by the licensee. The commission shall not
2 20 allow a licensee to conduct gambling games on an excursion
2 21 gambling boat while docked during the off season if the
2 22 licensee does not operate gambling excursions for a minimum
2 23 number of days during the excursion season. The commission
2 24 may delay the commencement of the excursion season at the
2 25 request of a licensee.
2 26 Sec. 6. Section 99F.9, subsection 5, Code 1997, is amended
2 27 to read as follows:
2 28 5. A person under the age of twenty-one years shall not
2 29 attempt to make or make a wager on an excursion gambling boat
2 30 or in a racetrack enclosure and shall not be allowed in the
2 31 area of the excursion gambling boat or racetrack enclosure
2 32 where gambling is being conducted. However, a person eighteen
2 33 years of age or older may be employed to work in a gambling
2 34 area of an excursion gambling boat or a racetrack enclosure.
2 35 A person who violates this subsection with respect to a wager
3 1 commits a scheduled violation under section 805.8, subsection
3 2 13.
3 3 Sec. 7. Section 99F.9, Code l997, is amended by adding the
3 4 following new subsection:
3 5 NEW SUBSECTION. 7. A licensee shall not permit the
3 6 operation of a satellite terminal as defined in section 527.2
3 7 to dispense cash or credit for gambling purposes on an
3 8 excursion gambling boat or within a racetrack enclosure except
3 9 in nongaming areas as designated by the commission. The
3 10 commission may assess a civil penalty for a violation of this
3 11 subsection.
3 12 Sec. 8. Section 805.8, Code Supplement 1997, is amended by
3 13 adding the following new subsection:
3 14 NEW SUBSECTION. 13. GAMBLING VIOLATIONS. For violations
3 15 of legal age for gambling or pari-mutuel wagering under
3 16 section 99D.11, subsection 7, section 99E.18, subsection 5, or
3 17 section 99F.9, subsection 5, the scheduled fine is one hundred
3 18 dollars. Failure to pay the fine by a person under the age of
3 19 eighteen shall not result in the person being detained in a
3 20 secure facility.
3 21 EXPLANATION
3 22 This bill proposes changes to the gambling laws in this
3 23 state.
3 24 The bill imposes a $100 scheduled fine on a person under 21
3 25 years of age who attempts to gamble or gambles on an excursion
3 26 gambling boat or at a racetrack enclosure, who attempts to
3 27 purchase or purchases a lottery ticket or share, or who
3 28 attempts to place or places a pari-mutuel wager.
3 29 The bill prohibits a gambling licensee from allowing the
3 30 loaning of money by credit card or other electronic means for
3 31 gambling purposes except in nongaming areas as designated by
3 32 the state racing and gaming commission.
3 33 The bill also imposes a moratorium on the issuing of
3 34 licenses to conduct gambling games on excursion gambling boats
3 35 and at pari-mutuel racetracks until July 1, 2003, and freezes
4 1 the number of excursion gambling boat licenses at 10 and the
4 2 number of pari-mutuel racetracks with gambling games at three.
4 3 During the moratorium, an excursion gambling boat may be sold
4 4 and a new license may be issued in the same county. The
4 5 operation of an excursion gambling boat may be relocated
4 6 within a county with the commission's approval and the
4 7 commission may reissue for the same county a license that is
4 8 surrendered, not renewed, or revoked.
4 9 After July 1, 2003, the commission shall issue new licenses
4 10 for excursion gambling boat operations only if the excursion
4 11 gambling boat operates on the Mississippi or Missouri river.
4 12 LSB 4213XC 77
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