Senate File 148 - Introduced



                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  HORN


    Passed Senate, Date               Passed House,  Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act authorizing monitor vending machines.
  2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  3 TLSB 2387XS 82
  4 ec/je/5

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 99G.3, subsection 7, Code 2007, is
  1  2 amended to read as follows:
  1  3    7.  "Lottery", "lotteries", "lottery game", "lottery
  1  4 games", or "lottery products" means any game of chance
  1  5 approved by the board and operated pursuant to this chapter
  1  6 and games using mechanical or electronic devices, provided
  1  7 that the authority shall not authorize a monitor vending
  1  8 machine or a player=activated gaming machine that utilizes an
  1  9 internal randomizer to determine winning and nonwinning plays
  1 10 and that upon random internal selection of a winning play
  1 11 dispenses coins, currency, or a ticket, credit, or token to
  1 12 the player that is redeemable for cash or a prize, and
  1 13 excluding gambling or gaming conducted pursuant to chapter
  1 14 99B, 99D, or 99F.
  1 15    Sec. 2.  Section 99G.30A, Code 2007, is amended by striking
  1 16 the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
  1 17    99G.30A  MONITOR VENDING MACHINES == RESTRICTIONS.
  1 18    It shall be lawful for a retailer to sell lottery products
  1 19 or tickets by means of a monitor vending machine pursuant to
  1 20 the requirements of the authority, but only if all of the
  1 21 following conditions are met:
  1 22    1.  A monitor vending machine shall only be permitted or
  1 23 offered for use by a retailer in any single location or
  1 24 premises for which a class "A" or class "C" liquor control
  1 25 license has been issued pursuant to chapter 123, in which
  1 26 access to the premises is limited to persons age twenty=one or
  1 27 older.
  1 28    2.  A monitor vending machine shall not be located on the
  1 29 premises of a retailer located in any county in which a
  1 30 license to conduct pari=mutuel wagering under chapter 99D or
  1 31 to conduct gambling games under chapter 99F has been issued.
  1 32                           EXPLANATION
  1 33    This bill authorizes monitor vending machines in certain
  1 34 locations.
  1 35    The bill eliminates the prohibition on monitor vending
  2  1 machines and eliminates the provision imposing an additional
  2  2 tax on revenues generated from monitor vending machines on or
  2  3 after 45 days following March 20, 2006.
  2  4    The bill provides that monitor vending machines shall only
  2  5 be allowed on a premises with a class "A" or class "C" liquor
  2  6 control license in which access to the premises is limited to
  2  7 persons age 21 or older and only in a county in which a
  2  8 license to conduct pari=mutuel wagering or gambling games has
  2  9 not been issued.
  2 10 LSB 2387XS 82
  2 11 ec:rj/je/5