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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 99B.7, subsection 1, unnumbered 1 2 paragraph 1, Code 2001, is amended to read as follows: 1 3 Except as otherwise provided in section 99B.8, games of 1 4 skill, games of chance, games using pull-tab tickets, and 1 5 raffles lawfully may be conducted at a specified location 1 6 meeting the requirements of subsection 2 of this section, but 1 7 only if all of the following are complied with: 1 8 Sec. 2. Section 99B.7, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 1 9 2001, is amended to read as follows: 1 10 b. No person receives or has any fixed or contingent right 1 11 to receive, directly or indirectly, any profit, remuneration, 1 12 or compensation from or related to a game of skill, game of 1 13 chance, game using pull-tab tickets, or raffle, except any 1 14 amount which the person may win as a participant on the same 1 15 basis as the other participants. A person conducting a game 1 16 or raffle shall not be a participant in the game or raffle. 1 17 Sec. 3. Section 99B.7, subsection 1, paragraph c, 1 18 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2001, is amended to read as 1 19 follows: 1 20 Cash or merchandise prizes may be awarded in the game of 1 21 bingo and, except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, 1 22 shall not exceed one hundred dollars. Merchandise prizes may 1 23 be awarded in the game of bingo, but the actual retail value 1 24 of the prize, or if the prize consists of more than one item, 1 25 unit or part, the aggregate retail value of all items, units 1 26 or parts, shall not exceed the maximum provided by this 1 27 paragraph.ANot more than two jackpot bingogamegames may 1 28 be conductedonceduring anytwenty-four hourtwenty-four-hour 1 29 period in which the prize may begin at not more thanthree1 30 four hundred dollars in cash or actual retail value of 1 31 merchandise prizes and may be increased by not more than one 1 32 hundred dollars after each bingo occasion. However, the cost 1 33 of play in a jackpot bingo game shall not be increased and the 1 34 jackpot shall not amount to more than eight hundred dollars in 1 35 cash or actual retail value of merchandise prizes. A jackpot 2 1 bingo game is not prohibited by paragraph "h". A bingo 2 2 occasion shall not last for longer than four consecutive 2 3 hours. A qualified organization shall not hold more than 2 4 fourteen bingo occasions per month. Bingo occasions held 2 5 under a limited license shall not be counted in determining 2 6 whether a qualified organization has conducted more than 2 7 fourteen bingo occasions per month, nor shall bingo occasions 2 8 held under a limited license be limited to four consecutive 2 9 hours. With the exception of a limited license bingo, no more 2 10 than three bingo occasions per week shall be held within a 2 11 structure or building and only one person licensed to conduct 2 12 games under this section may hold bingo occasions within a 2 13 structure or building. A licensed qualified organization 2 14 shall not conduct free games. 2 15 Sec. 4. Section 99B.7, subsection 1, paragraph d, Code 2 16 2001, is amended to read as follows: 2 17 d. Cash prizes shall not be awarded in games other than 2 18 bingo, games using pull-tab tickets, and raffles. The value 2 19 of a prize shall not exceed one thousand dollars and 2 20 merchandise prizes shall not be repurchased. If a prize 2 21 consists of more than one item, unit, or part, the aggregate 2 22 value of all items, units, or parts shall not exceed one 2 23 thousand dollars. However, one raffle may be conducted per 2 24 calendar year at which prizes having a combined value of more 2 25 than one thousand dollars may be awarded. If the prize is 2 26 merchandise, its value shall be determined by purchase price 2 27 paid by the organization or donor. 2 28 Sec. 5. Section 99B.7, subsection 1, paragraph l, 2 29 subparagraph (2), Code 2001, is amended to read as follows: 2 30 (2) No free prize or other gift is given to a participant. 2 31 However, one or more door prizes of a value not to exceedten2 32 thirty dollars each may be given by random drawing. 2 33 Sec. 6. Section 99B.7, subsection 2, unnumbered paragraph 2 34 1, Code 2001, is amended to read as follows: 2 35 Games of skill, games of chance, games using pull-tab 3 1 tickets, and raffles may be conducted on premises owned or 3 2 leased by the licensee, but shall not be conducted on rented 3 3 premises unless the premises are rented from a person licensed 3 4 under this section, and unless the net rent received is 3 5 dedicated to one or more of the uses permitted under 3 6 subsection 3 for dedication of net receipts. This subsection 3 7 shall not apply where the rented premises are those upon which 3 8 a qualified organization usually carries out a lawful business 3 9 other than operating games of skill, games of chance, games 3 10 using pull-tab tickets, or raffles. However, a qualified 3 11 organization may rent premises other than from a licensed 3 12 qualified organization to be used for the conduct of games of 3 13 skill, games of chance, games using pull-tab tickets, and 3 14 raffles, and the person from whom the premises are rented may 3 15 impose and collect rent for such use of those premises, but 3 16 only if all of the following are complied with: 3 17 Sec. 7. Section 99B.7, subsection 4, Code 2001, is amended 3 18 by striking the subsection. 3 19 Sec. 8. Section 99B.7, subsection 8, Code 2001, is amended 3 20 to read as follows: 3 21 8. A qualified organization licensed under this section 3 22 shall purchase games using pull-tab tickets and bingo 3 23 equipment and supplies only from a manufacturer or a 3 24 distributor licensed by the department. 3 25 Sec. 9. Section 99B.7A, Code 2001, is amended to read as 3 26 follows: 3 27 99B.7A MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS OF PULL-TAB GAMES OR 3 28 BINGO EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES – LICENSE. 3 29 A person shall not engage in business as a manufacturer or 3 30 a distributor of games using pull-tab tickets or bingo 3 31 equipment and supplies in this state without first obtaining a 3 32 license from the department. Upon receipt of an application 3 33 and a fee of one thousand dollars for a manufacturer's license 3 34 or a fee of five hundred dollars for a distributor's license, 3 35 the department shall issue an annual license as applicable. 4 1 The application shall be submitted on forms furnished by the 4 2 department and contain the information required by rule of the 4 3 department. A license may be renewed annually upon payment of 4 4 the annual license fee and compliance with this chapter. 4 5 EXPLANATION 4 6 This bill amends provisions relating to qualified 4 7 organizations conducting bingo games and authorizes qualified 4 8 organizations to conduct games using pull-tab tickets. 4 9 The bill authorizes qualified organization licensees to 4 10 conduct two jackpot bingo games during any 24-hour period at a 4 11 minimum value of $400 each. Currently, a licensee may have 4 12 one jackpot bingo game at a minimum value of $300. 4 13 Also, the bill strikes the provision that if a qualified 4 14 organization licensee derives 90 percent or more of its total 4 15 income from bingo, raffles, and small games of chance, at 4 16 least 75 percent of the licensee's net receipts shall be 4 17 distributed to an unrelated entity for an educational, civic, 4 18 public, charitable, patriotic, or religious use. 4 19 The bill also authorizes certain qualified organization 4 20 licensees to offer door prizes with a value of $30 each in 4 21 lieu of $10 each under current law. 4 22 The bill authorizes certain qualified organizations to 4 23 conduct games using pull-tab tickets. The pull-tabs must be 4 24 purchased from a licensed manufacturer or distributor in the 4 25 same manner as bingo equipment and supplies are purchased. 4 26 The manufacturers and distributors are licensed by the 4 27 department of inspections and appeals. 4 28 LSB 2172HH 79 4 29 tj/gg/8.2
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