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House Journal: Page 1928: Wednesday, April 22, 1998

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 1     Sec. ___.  Section 99F.4A, Code 1997, is amended by
 2   adding the following new subsection:
 3     NEW SUBSECTION.  8.  A civil penalty imposed by the
 4   commission on a licensee relating to a violation of
 5   legal age for gambling or pari-mutuel wagering at an
 6   excursion gambling boat or a pari-mutuel racetrack
 7   shall not exceed one thousand dollars per incident if
 8   the violator is removed by the licensee.
 9     Sec. ___.  Section 99F.4A, Code 1997, is amended by
10   adding the following new subsection:
11     NEW SUBSECTION.  9.  If a license issued pursuant
12   to this chapter or chapter 99D is transferred, an
13   existing collective bargaining agreement or the impact
14   of an employee representation election shall transfer
15   to the new licensee.
16     Sec. 201.  NEW SECTION.  99F.5A  MORATORIUM FOR
17   ISSUANCE OF LICENSES FOR EXCURSION GAMBLING BOATS AND
18   ON THE NUMBER OF GAMBLING GAMES.
19     1.  The total number of licenses issued to conduct
20   gambling games on excursion gambling boats pursuant to
21   this chapter shall not exceed ten until July 1, 2003.
22     2.  Notwithstanding subsection 1, the following
23   actions may be taken during the moratorium from July
24   1, 1998, until July 1, 2003, with the approval of the
25   commission:
26     a.  A licensed excursion gambling boat may move to
27   a new location within the same county.
28     b.  A licensed excursion gambling boat and its
29   facilities may be sold and a new license may be issued
30   for operation in the same county.
31     c.  If a license to conduct gambling games on an
32   excursion gambling boat is surrendered, not renewed,
33   or revoked, a new license may be issued for operation
34   in the same county.
35     3.  During the moratorium from six months after the
36   effective date of this section of this Act, until
37   January 1, 2001, the commission shall not authorize
38   any of the following:
39     a.  An increase in the number of gambling games or
40   the number of slot machines on an excursion gambling
41   boat.
42     b.  An increase in the number of slot machines at a
43   pari-mutuel racetrack.
44     4.  The commission shall not authorize a licensee
45   to conduct pari-mutuel wagering at a licensed premises
46   in more than one county.
47     Sec. ___.  NEW SECTION.  99F.5B  CHARITABLE
48   CONTRIBUTIONS.
49     A gambling game license holder may distribute
50   profits to a governmental body and the distribution

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