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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 99D.11, subsection 7, Code 1999, 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 1999, 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, subsection 2, Code 1999, is 1 14 amended to read as follows: 1 15 2. A license to operate gambling games shall be issued 1 16 only to a licensee holding a valid license to conduct pari- 1 17 mutuel dog or horse racing pursuant to chapter 99D on January 1 18 1, 1994. However, a license to operate gambling games issued 1 19 pursuant to this subsection may be transferred to another 1 20 person after a majority of the voters voting on the transfer 1 21 proposal approves it. Only the registered voters of the 1 22 county in which the racetrack enclosure is located are 1 23 eligible to vote on the proposal. The transfer proposal shall 1 24 be submitted by the board of supervisors at a general election 1 25 or at a special election called for that purpose. If the 1 26 proposal is approved, the transfer of a license is subject to 1 27 application to, and approval by, the commission. However, the 1 28 commission shall not give its approval unless the new licensee 1 29 meets the requirements of sections 99D.8 through 99D.10. In 1 30 addition, if there is in existence at the time of license 1 31 transfer a contract for purses and supplements for horse 1 32 racing, the contract shall remain in effect until its 1 33 termination, and thereafter, purses and supplements shall be 1 34 no lower than fifteen percent of the annual adjusted gross 1 35 receipts. A transferee shall not be required to honor any 2 1 material changes made to such a contract within one year 2 2 before the transfer. 2 3 Sec. 4. Section 99F.4A, Code 1999, is amended by adding 2 4 the following new subsection: 2 5 NEW SUBSECTION. 9. A civil penalty imposed by the 2 6 commission on a licensee relating to a violation of legal age 2 7 for gambling or pari-mutuel wagering at an excursion gambling 2 8 boat or a pari-mutuel racetrack shall not exceed one thousand 2 9 dollars per incident if the violator is removed from the 2 10 excursion gambling boat or racetrack enclosure by the 2 11 licensee. 2 12 Sec. 5. Section 99F.4A, Code 1999, is amended by adding 2 13 the following new subsection: 2 14 NEW SUBSECTION. 10. If a license issued pursuant to this 2 15 chapter or chapter 99D is transferred, an existing collective 2 16 bargaining agreement or the impact of an employee 2 17 representation election shall transfer to the new licensee. 2 18 Sec. 6. NEW SECTION. 99F.5A MORATORIUM ON INCREASING THE 2 19 NUMBER OF GAMBLING GAMES OR SLOT MACHINES. 2 20 Until January 1, 2001, the commission shall not authorize 2 21 any of the following: 2 22 1. An increase in the number of gambling games or the 2 23 number of slot machines on an excursion gambling boat. 2 24 2. An increase in the number of slot machines at a pari- 2 25 mutuel racetrack. 2 26 Sec. 7. NEW SECTION. 99F.5B CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS. 2 27 A gambling game license holder may distribute profits to a 2 28 governmental body and the distribution shall be considered a 2 29 charitable contribution. The duty to make charitable 2 30 contributions may be the subject of a contract between a 2 31 governmental body and a gambling game license holder. The 2 32 moneys received by a county as charitable contributions shall 2 33 be distributed only after receiving advice from citizens of 2 34 the county obtained at public hearings held in the county. 2 35 Sec. 8. Section 99F.9, subsection 5, Code 1999, is amended 3 1 to read as follows: 3 2 5. A person under the age of twenty-one years shall not 3 3 make or attempt to make a wager on an excursion gambling boat 3 4 or in a racetrack enclosure and shall notbe allowed inenter 3 5 the area of the excursion gambling boat or racetrack enclosure 3 6 where gambling is being conducted. However, a person eighteen 3 7 years of age or older may be employed to workin a gambling3 8areaon an excursion gambling boat or in a racetrack 3 9 enclosure. A person who violates this subsection with respect 3 10 to making or attempting to make a wager commits a scheduled 3 11 violation under section 805.8, subsection 13. 3 12 Sec. 9. Section 99F.9, Code 1999, is amended by adding the 3 13 following new subsection: 3 14 NEW SUBSECTION. 7. A licensee shall not permit the 3 15 operation of a satellite terminal as defined in section 527.2 3 16 to dispense cash or credit for gambling purposes on an 3 17 excursion gambling boat or within a racetrack enclosure except 3 18 in nongambling areas as designated by the commission. The 3 19 commission may assess a civil penalty for a violation of this 3 20 subsection. 3 21 Sec. 10. Section 805.8, Code 1999, is amended by adding 3 22 the following new subsection: 3 23 NEW SUBSECTION. 13. GAMBLING VIOLATIONS. For violations 3 24 of legal age for gambling or pari-mutuel wagering under 3 25 section 99D.11, subsection 7, section 99E.18, subsection 5, or 3 26 section 99F.9, subsection 5, the scheduled fine is one hundred 3 27 dollars. Failure to pay the fine by a person under the age of 3 28 eighteen shall not result in the person being detained in a 3 29 secure facility. 3 30 EXPLANATION 3 31 The bill imposes a moratorium until January 1, 2001, during 3 32 which the state racing and gaming commission shall not 3 33 authorize an increase in the number of gambling games or the 3 34 number of slot machines on an excursion gambling boat or the 3 35 number of slot machines at a pari-mutuel racetrack. 4 1 The bill also authorizes the transfer of a gambling license 4 2 at a pari-mutuel horse or dog racetrack with approval of a 4 3 majority of the county voters voting on the transfer question. 4 4 The transfer is also subject to the approval of the state 4 5 racing and gaming commission. The bill provides for the 4 6 transfer of contract provisions relating to purses and 4 7 supplements for horse racing and the purses and supplements 4 8 are required to be no lower than 15 percent of the annual 4 9 adjusted gross receipts. A transferee is not required to 4 10 honor any material changes made to such a contract within one 4 11 year before the transfer. 4 12 The bill prohibits a gambling game licensee from allowing 4 13 the dispensing of cash or credit through satellite terminals 4 14 or other electronic means for gambling purposes. However, 4 15 satellite terminals to dispense cash or credit may be located 4 16 in nongambling areas designated by the commission. A civil 4 17 penalty may be assessed for a violation. 4 18 The bill provides that if a gambling license is 4 19 transferred, an existing collective bargaining agreement or 4 20 the impact of an employee representation election shall 4 21 transfer to the new licensee. 4 22 The bill provides that a gambling licensee may distribute 4 23 profits to a governmental body and the distribution shall be 4 24 considered a charitable contribution. 4 25 The bill imposes a $100 scheduled fine on a person under 21 4 26 years of age who attempts to gamble or gambles on an excursion 4 27 gambling boat or at a racetrack enclosure, who attempts to 4 28 purchase or purchases a lottery ticket or share, or who 4 29 attempts to place or places a pari-mutuel wager. A civil 4 30 penalty may be assessed against a licensee for a violation 4 31 relating to underage gamblers, but the maximum penalty is 4 32 limited to $1,000 if the underage violator is removed from the 4 33 gambling facility by the licensee. 4 34 LSB 1971YC 78 4 35 tj/cf/24.1
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