House File 2054 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2054 BY WHITEAD A BILL FOR An Act authorizing monitor vending machines. 1 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 2 TLSB 5198YH (2) 83 ec/nh

H.F. 2054 Section 1. Section 99F.4, Code Supplement 2009, is amended 1 by adding the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 27. To provide that the game title or name 3 of a gambling game authorized for use under this chapter shall 4 not be the same as a game title or name in use in conjunction 5 with a monitor vending machine as described in section 99G.30A. 6 Sec. 2. Section 99G.3, subsection 7, Code 2009, is amended 7 to read as follows: 8 7. “Lottery” , “lotteries” , “lottery game” , “lottery games” , 9 or “lottery products” means any game of chance approved by 10 the board and operated pursuant to this chapter and games 11 using mechanical or electronic devices, provided that the 12 authority shall not authorize a monitor vending machine or 13 a player-activated gaming machine that utilizes an internal 14 randomizer to determine winning and nonwinning plays and that 15 upon random internal selection of a winning play dispenses 16 coins, currency, or a ticket, credit, or token to the player 17 that is redeemable for cash or a prize, and excluding gambling 18 or gaming conducted pursuant to chapter 99B, 99D, or 99F. 19 Sec. 3. Section 99G.30A, Code 2009, is amended by striking 20 the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 21 99G.30A Monitor vending machines —— restrictions. 22 A retailer may sell lottery products or tickets by means of 23 a monitor vending machine pursuant to the requirements of the 24 authority, but only if all of the following conditions are met: 25 1. A monitor vending machine shall only be permitted 26 or offered for use by a retailer in any single location or 27 premises for which a class “A”, class “B”, class “C”, special 28 class “C”, or class “B” beer permit has been issued pursuant 29 to chapter 123. 30 2. The game title or name of a game operated on a monitor 31 vending machine shall not be the same as a game title or name 32 that has bee used or is authorized for use on a gambling game 33 authorized pursuant to chapter 99F. 34 -1- LSB 5198YH (2) 83 ec/nh 1/ 2

H.F. 2054 EXPLANATION 1 This bill eliminates a provision prohibiting the Iowa 2 lottery authority from allowing retailers to use monitor 3 vending machines to dispense lottery products and games. The 4 bill also eliminates the additional 65 percent excise tax on 5 monitor vending machine revenues. 6 The bill permits a retailer who is licensed to sell alcohol 7 for on-premises consumption to sell lottery products or tickets 8 by means of a monitor vending machine. The bill also provides 9 that the game title or name of a game operated on a monitor 10 vending machine shall not be the same as a game title or name 11 utilized as a gambling game under Code chapter 99F. The bill 12 grants the racing and gaming commission authority to ensure 13 that game titles for gambling games under Code chapter 99F do 14 not match game titles or names for games dispensed utilizing a 15 monitor vending machine. 16 -2- LSB 5198YH (2) 83 ec/nh 2/ 2