2000 Summary of Legislation GAMING Published by the Iowa General Assembly -- Legislative Service Bureau

GAMING LEGISLATION

SENATE FILE 2143 - Games and Raffles (full text of act)

   BY COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT. This Act authorizes an organization such as a parent-teacher organization or a booster club of a school district, or a school within the school district, to submit a notarized letter signed by the president of the school board, the superintendent of the school district, or the school principal recognizing the organization or club as a fund-raiser and supporter for the school district or school as a substitute for eligibility for exemption from federal income taxes as a requirement to be a qualified organization to conduct raffles and games of skill or chance.

   This Act also defines "unrelated entity" and requires that if a licensee derives 90 percent or more of its total income from bingo, raffles or small games of chance, at least 75 percent of the licensee's net receipts must be distributed to an unrelated entity for educational, civic, public, charitable, patriotic, or religious uses.

SENATE FILE 2443 - Lottery Compacts or Agreements (full text of act)

   BY IVERSON AND GRONSTAL. This Act authorizes the Iowa Lottery Board and the Commissioner of the Lottery to enter into compacts or agreements with other states or territories of the United States, one or more political subdivisions of another state or territory of the United States, or a lottery operated outside of the United States. The compact, or agreement, shall meet the criteria of security, integrity and finance set by the Iowa Lottery Board.

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