1. The board and the commissioner shall supervise the lottery in order to produce the maximum amount of net revenues for the state in a manner which maintains the dignity of the state and the general welfare of the people.
2. Subject to the approval of the board, the commissioner may enter into contracts for the operation and marketing of the lottery, except that the board may by rule designate classes of contracts other than major procurements which do not require prior approval by the board. A major procurement shall be as the result of competitive bidding with the contract being awarded to the responsible vendor submitting the lowest and best proposal. However, before a contract for a major procurement is awarded, the division of criminal investigation of the department of public safety shall conduct a thorough background investigation of the vendor, any parent or subsidiary corporation of the vendor, all shareholders of five percent or more interest of the vendor or parent or subsidiary corporation of the vendor, and all officers and directors of the vendor or parent or subsidiary corporation of the vendor to whom the contract is to be awarded. The vendor shall submit to the division of criminal investigation appropriate investigation authorizations to facilitate this investigation. A contract for a major procurement awarded or entered into by the commissioner with an individual or business organization shall require that individual or business organization to establish a permanent office in this state. As used in this subsection, "major procurement" means consulting agreements and the major procurement contract with a business organization for the printing of tickets, or for purchase or lease of equipment or services essential to the operation of a lottery game.
3. Except as provided in paragraph "b", the board shall make rules in accordance with chapter 17A for implementing and enforcing this chapter. The rules shall include but are not limited to the following subject matters:
a. The fees charged for a license to sell lottery tickets or shares. Revenue received by the lottery from license fees shall be transferred to the lottery fund immediately after the cost of processing license applications is deducted.
b. The types of lottery games to be conducted. Rules governing the operation of a class of games are subject to chapter 17A. However, rules governing the particular features of specific games within a class of games are not subject to chapter 17A. Such rules may include, but are not limited to, setting the name and prize structure of the game and shall be made available to the public prior to the time the games go on sale and shall be kept on file at the office of the commissioner. The board shall authorize instant lottery and on-line lotto games and may authorize the use of any type of lottery game that on May 3, 1985, has been conducted by a state lottery of another state in the United States, or any game that the board determines will achieve the revenue objectives of the lottery and is consistent with subsection 1. However, the board shall not authorize a game using an electronic computer terminal or other device if, upon winning a game, the terminal or device immediately dispenses coins or currency or a ticket, credit or token which is redeemable for cash or a prize. In a game utilizing instant tickets other than pull-tab tickets, each ticket in the game shall bear a unique consecutive serial number distinguishing it from every other ticket in the game, and each lottery number or symbol shall be accompanied by a confirming caption consisting of a repetition of a symbol or a description of the symbol in words. In the game other than an instant game which uses tangible evidence of participation, each ticket shall bear a unique serial number distinguishing it from every other ticket in the game.
c. The price of tickets or shares in the lottery, including but not limited to authorization of sales of tickets or shares at a discount for marketing purposes.
d. The number and size of the prizes on the winning tickets or shares, including but not limited to prizes of free tickets or shares in lottery games conducted by the lottery and merchandise prizes. The lottery division shall maintain and make available for public inspection at its offices during regular business hours a detailed listing of the estimated number of prizes of each particular denomination that are expected to be awarded in any game that is on sale or the estimated odds of winning the prizes and, after the end of the claim period, shall maintain and make available a listing of the total number of tickets or shares sold in a game and the number of prizes of each denomination which were awarded.
e. The method of selecting the winning tickets or shares and the manner of payment of prizes to the holders of winning tickets or shares. The rules may provide for payment by the purchase of annuities in the case of prizes payable in installments. Lottery employees shall examine claims and shall not pay any prize for altered, stolen, or counterfeit tickets or shares nor tickets or shares which fail to meet validation rules established for a lottery game. A prize shall not be paid more than once. If the commissioner determines that more than one person is entitled to a prize, the sole remedy of the claimants is to receive an equal share in the single prize. The rules may provide for payment of prizes directly by the licensee.
f. The methods of validation of the authenticity of winning tickets or shares.
g. The frequency of selection of winning tickets or shares. Drawings shall be held in public. Drawings shall be witnessed by an independent certified public accountant. Equipment used to select winning tickets or shares or participants for prizes shall be examined by an independent certified public accountant prior to and after each public drawing.
h. Requirements for eligibility for participation in runoff drawings, including but not limited to requirements for submission of evidence of eligibility.
i. The locations at which tickets or shares may be sold. The board may authorize the sale of tickets or shares on the premises of establishments which sell or serve alcoholic beverages, wine, or beer as defined in section 123.3.
j. The method to be used in printing and selling tickets or shares. An elected official's name shall not be printed on the tickets. The overall estimated odds of winning a prize in a given game shall be printed on each ticket if the games have either preprinted winners or fixed odds. Estimated odds of winning a prize are not required to be printed on tickets in lottery games of a pari-mutuel nature. As used in this paragraph, "games of a pari-mutuel nature" means a game in which the amount of the winnings and the odds of winning are determined by the number of participants in the game.
k. The issuing of licenses to sell tickets or shares. In addition to any other rules made regarding the qualifications of an applicant for a license, a person shall not be issued a license unless the person meets the criteria established in section 99E.16, subsection 7.
l. The compensation to be paid licensees including but not limited to provision for variable compensation based on sales volume or incentive considerations.
m. The form and type of marketing, informational, and educational material to be permitted. Marketing material and campaigns shall include the concept of investing in Iowa's economic development and show the economic development initiatives funded from lottery revenue.
n. Subject to section 99E.10, the apportionment of the annual revenues accruing from the sale of lottery tickets or shares and from other sources for the payment of prizes to the holders of winning tickets or shares and for the following:
(1) The payment of costs incurred in the operation and administration of the lottery and the lottery division, including the expenses of the lottery and the cost resulting from contracts entered into for consulting or operational services, or for marketing.
(2) Actual and necessary expenses of all audits performed pursuant to section 99E.20, subsection 3.
(3) Incentive programs for lottery licensees and lottery employees.
(4) Payment of compensation to licensees necessary to provide for the adequate availability of tickets, shares, or services to prospective buyers and for the convenience of the public.
(5) The purchase or lease of lottery equipment, tickets, and materials.
o. Requirement that a licensee either print or stamp the licensee's name and address on the back of each instant ticket, except pull-tab tickets.
4. The board and the commissioner may enter into written agreements or compacts with another state or states or one or more political subdivisions of another state or states for the operation, marketing, and promotion of a joint lottery or joint lottery games.
5. The board may authorize the commissioner to enter into written agreements with business entities for special lottery promotions in which, incident to the special lottery games, additional prizes, including annuities, may be purchased by the business entity and transferred to the lottery division for payment to qualifying holders of lottery tickets or shares.
6. If reasonably practical when the lottery division awards a contract under subsection 2, for the lease or purchase of a machine to be used in the conducting of a lottery game including, but not limited to, a machine used in lotto, the lottery division shall give preference to awarding the contract to a responsible vendor who manufactures the machines in the state, provided the costs and benefits to the lottery division are equal to those available from competing vendors.
If reasonably practical when the lottery division awards a contract under subsection 2, for the servicing of a machine to be used in the conducting of a lottery game including, but not limited to, a machine used in lotto, the lottery division shall give preference to a responsible vendor whose principal place of business is in Iowa, provided the costs and benefits to the lottery division are equal to those available from competing vendors.
7. In making decisions relating to the marketing or advertising of the Iowa lottery and the various games offered, the board shall give consideration to marketing or advertising through Iowa-based advertising agencies and media outlets.
8. The Iowa lottery board shall cooperate with the gambling treatment program administered by the Iowa department of public health to incorporate information regarding the gambling treatment program and its toll-free telephone number in printed materials distributed by the board.
85 Acts, ch 33, §109; 86 Acts, ch 1002, § 4; 86 Acts, ch 1042, § 3-5; 86 Acts, ch 1052, § 2; 86 Acts, ch 1245, § 408-410; 87 Acts, ch 231, § 1; 88 Acts, ch 1268, § 1; 92 Acts, ch 1203, § 12, 13; 95 Acts, ch 205, §35; 96 Acts, ch 1212, § 12; 98 Acts, ch 1134, §1
Referred to in § 99E.3, 99E.13
For legislative intent regarding establishment of a licensee compliance program; see 99 Acts, ch 199, § 25
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