Session of 2000
HOUSE BILL No. 3047
By Committee on Appropriations
3-27
9 AN ACT
concerning lotteries; relating to the powers and duties of the
10 Kansas lottery;
providing for the consolidation of certain gaming op-
11 erations; amending
K.S.A. 74-8701, 74-8702, 74-8704, 74-8708 and 74-
12 8711 and K.S.A. 1999
Supp. 19-101a, 74-8710, 74-8718, 74-8719, 74-
13 8723 and 74-8810 and
repealing the existing sections; also repealing
14 K.S.A. 1999 Supp.
19-101j.
15
16 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Kansas:
17 Section
1. K.S.A. 74-8701 is hereby amended to read as follows:
74-
18 8701. (a) K.S.A. 74-8701 through
74-8721 74-8723 and sections 10
19 through 30, and amendments thereto,
shall be known as and may be cited
20 as the Kansas lottery act.
21 (b) It is the
intent of the legislature to limit class III gaming in the
22 state of Kansas. It is the public policy
of this state to conduct or operate
23 all class III gaming at existing
parimutuel racetrack facilities in the state.
24 Sec.
2. K.S.A. 74-8702 is hereby amended to read as follows:
74-
25 8702. As used in this act, unless
the context otherwise requires the lottery
26 act:
27
(a) ``Commission'' means the Kansas lottery commission.
28 (b) ``Executive
director'' means the executive director of the Kansas
29 lottery.
30 (c) ``Gaming
equipment'' means any electric, electronic or
mechani-
31 cal, computerized or
electromechanical machine, mechanism, supply or
32 device or other equipment unique to the
Kansas lottery used directly in,
33 or integral to, the operation of any
lottery and in the determination of
34 winners pursuant to this
the lottery act.
35 (d) ``Kansas
lottery'' means the state agency created by this
the lottery
36 act to operate a lottery or lotteries
pursuant to this the lottery act.
37 (e) ``Lottery
retailer'' means any person with whom the Kansas lottery
38 has contracted to sell lottery tickets
or shares, or both,, shares or video
39 lottery games to the public.
40 (f) ``Lottery''
or ``state lottery'' means the lottery or lotteries operated
41 pursuant to this the
lottery act.
42 (g) ``Major
procurement'' means any gaming product or service, in-
43 cluding but not limited to facilities,
advertising and promotional services,
2
1 annuity contracts, prize payment
agreements, consulting services, equip-
2 ment, tickets and other products and
services unique to the Kansas lot-
3 tery, but not including materials,
supplies, equipment and services com-
4 mon to the ordinary operations of
state agencies.
5
(h) ``Person'' means any natural person, association,
corporation or
6 partnership.
7
(i) ``Prize'' means any prize paid directly by the Kansas
lottery pur-
8 suant to its rules
and regulations adopted by the commission.
9
(j) ``Share'' means any intangible manifestation authorized by
the
10 Kansas lottery to prove participation in a
lottery game.
11 (k) ``Ticket''
means any tangible evidence issued by the Kansas lottery
12 to prove participation in a lottery
game.
13 (l) ``Vendor''
means any person who has entered into a major pro-
14 curement contract with the Kansas
lottery.
15 (m) ``Returned
ticket'' means any ticket which was transferred to a
16 lottery retailer, which was not sold by the
lottery retailer and which was
17 returned to the Kansas lottery for refund
by issuance of a credit or
18 otherwise.
19
(n) ``Video lottery machine'' means any electronic
video game ma-
20 chine that, upon insertion of cash,
is available to play or simulate the play
21 of a video game authorized by the
commission, including but not limited
22 to bingo, poker, black jack and
keno, and which uses a video display and
23 microprocessors and in which, by
chance, the player may receive free
24 games or credits that can be
redeemed for cash.
25 (n) ``Class
III gaming'' means class III gaming as defined by 25 U.S.C.
26 2701 et seq.
27 (o) ``Gray area
device'' means any mechanical, electromechanical or
28 electronic device or video lottery machine
capable of being used for gam-
29 bling, that is not authorized by the
commission and not connected to the
30 state video lottery central computer
communication system, that is avail-
31 able to the public for play and capable of
simulating a game played on a
32 licensed video lottery machine or any
similar video lottery game.
33 (p) ``Native
American Indian tribe'' means the following resident
34 Kansas Native American Indian tribes:
35 (1) The Iowa
Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska.
36 (2) The Kickapoo
Tribe in Kansas.
37 (3) The Prairie
Band Potawatomi Nation of Kansas.
38 (4) The Sac and
Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Missouri.
39 (q) ``Net machine
income'' means all cash or other consideration util-
40 ized to play a video lottery machine, less
all cash or other consideration
41 paid out to winning players as prizes.
42 (r) ``Parimutuel
licensee'' means a facility owner licensee or a facility
43 manager licensee, as defined by K.S.A.
74-8802, and amendments
3
1 thereto.
2
(s) ``Parimutuel licensee location'' means a racetrack
facility and any
3 real estate in which the parimutuel
licensee has an interest which is ad-
4 jacent to the real estate on which
the racetrack facility is located. The
5 parimutuel licensee location shall
include any structures that may be con-
6 structed at such location after
January 1, 1995, if plans for such structures
7 were in process on the effective date
of this act.
8
(t) ``Progressive game'' means any game in which the jackpot
grows
9 and accumulates as it is being played
on a video lottery machine and the
10 results is randomly determined by the play
of video lottery machines
11 linked to a computer network.
12 (u) ``Token''
means the coin, which is not legal tender, sold by a video
13 lottery sales agent in a face amount equal
to the cash paid by a player for
14 the sole purpose of playing a video lottery
machine at a parimutuel li-
15 censee location or paid to a player of a
video lottery machine, which can
16 be exchanged for cash at the parimutuel
licensee location where the video
17 lottery machine is located.
18 (v) ``Video
lottery'' means any lottery conducted with a video lottery
19 machine or a network of linked video
lottery machines with an aggregate
20 progression prize or prizes.
21 (w) ``Video
lottery game'' means any electronically simulated game of
22 chance, including but not limited, to video
poker, keno, line-up or black-
23 jack, displayed and played on a video
gaming machine.
24 (w) ``Video
lottery machine'' means any electronic machine in which
25 bills, coins or tokens are deposited in
order to play in a game of chance
26 in which the results, including options
available to the player, are ran-
27 domly and immediately determined by the
machine. A machine may use
28 spinning reels or video displays or both,
and may or may not dispense
29 coins or tokens directly to winning
players. A machine shall be considered
30 a video lottery machine notwithstanding the
use of an electronic credit
31 system making the deposit of bills, coins
or tokens unnecessary.
32 (y) ``Video
lottery machine equipment'' means any proprietary device,
33 machine or part used in the manufacture,
operation or maintenance of a
34 video lottery machine.
35 (z) ``Video
lottery machine manufacturer'' means any individual, firm,
36 corporation or other person licensed by the
commission to assemble or
37 produce video lottery machines or video
lottery machine associated
38 equipment for sale or use in this
state.
39 (aa) ``Video
lottery retailer'' means a parimutuel licensee who has
40 contracted with the lottery to be a
retailer.
41 Sec.
3. K.S.A. 74-8704 is hereby amended to read as follows:
74-
42 8704. (a) The executive director shall have
the power to:
43 (1) Supervise and
administer the operation of the state lottery in ac-
4
1 cordance with the provisions of this
act and such rules and regulations as
2 adopted hereunder.
3
(2) Appoint, subject to the Kansas civil service act and
within the
4 limitations of appropriations
therefor, all other employees of the Kansas
5 lottery, which employees shall be in
the classified service unless otherwise
6 specifically provided by this
act.
7 (3) Enter
into contracts for: (A) Advertising and promotional
services,
8 subject to the provisions of
subsection (b); (B) annuities or other methods
9 deemed appropriate for the payment of
prizes; (C) data processing and
10 other technical products, equipment and
services; and (D) facilities as
11 needed to operate the Kansas
lottery, including. Such contracts may
in-
12 clude, but not be limited
to, gaming equipment, tickets and other services
13 involved in major procurement contracts, in
accordance with K.S.A. 74-
14 8705, and amendments thereto.
15 (4) Enter into
contracts with: (A) Persons for the sale of lottery
tickets
16 or shares to the public, as
provided by this act and; and (B) parimutuel
17 licensees for video lottery machines at
parimutuel licensee locations. Such
18 contracts shall be subject to rules
and regulations adopted pursuant to
19 this act, which contracts
but shall not be subject to the provisions of K.S.A.
20 75-3738 through 75-3744, and amendments
thereto.
21 (5) Require
lottery retailers to furnish proof of financial stability or
22 furnish surety in an amount based upon the
expected volume of sales of
23 lottery tickets or shares or video
lottery games.
24 (6) Examine, or
cause to be examined by any agent or representative
25 designated by the executive director, any
books, papers, records or mem-
26 oranda of any lottery retailer for the
purpose of ascertaining compliance
27 with the provisions of this act or rules
and regulations adopted hereunder.
28 (7) Issue
subpoenas to compel access to or for the production of any
29 books, papers, records or memoranda in the
custody or control of any
30 lottery retailer, or to compel the
appearance of any lottery retailer or
31 employee of any lottery retailer, for the
purpose of ascertaining compli-
32 ance with the provisions of this act or
rules and regulations adopted here-
33 under. Subpoenas issued under the
provisions of this subsection may be
34 served upon natural persons and
corporations in the manner provided in
35 K.S.A. 60-304, and amendments
thereto, for the service of process by any
36 officer authorized to serve subpoenas in
civil actions or by the executive
37 director or an agent or representative
designated by the executive direc-
38 tor. In the case of the refusal of any
person to comply with any such
39 subpoena, the executive director may make
application to the district
40 court of any county where such books,
papers, records, memoranda or
41 person is located for an order to
comply.
42 (8) Administer
oaths and take depositions to the same extent and
43 subject to the same limitations as would
apply if the deposition were in
5
1 aid of a civil action in the district
court.
2 (9) Require
fingerprinting of employees and such other persons who
3 work in sensitive areas within the
lottery as deemed appropriate by the
4 director. The director may submit
such fingerprints to the Kansas bureau
5 of investigation and to the federal
bureau of investigation for the purposes
6 of verifying the identity of such
employees and persons and obtaining
7 records of their criminal arrests and
convictions.
8 (b) The
Kansas lottery shall not engage in on-site display advertising
9 or promotion of the lottery at any
amateur athletic or sporting event
10 including, but not limited to, amateur
athletic sporting events at institu-
11 tions under the jurisdiction and control of
the state board of regents.
12 Sec.
4. K.S.A. 74-8708 is hereby amended to read as follows:
74-
13 8708. (a) The executive director shall
select as lottery retailers such per-
14 sons as deemed best able to serve the
public convenience and promote
15 the sale of tickets or shares in accordance
with marketing plans developed
16 by the Kansas lottery. In the selection of
lottery retailers, the executive
17 director shall consider factors such as
financial responsibility, security of
18 the applicant's place of business or
activity, accessibility of the applicant's
19 place of business or activity, integrity,
reputation, volume of expected
20 sales and such other factors as the
executive director may deem appro-
21 priate. The executive director may select
the state fair board as a lottery
22 retailer to sell lottery tickets or shares
only on the state fairgrounds and
23 only during the time of the annual state
fair. Other persons lawfully en-
24 gaged in nongovernmental business on state
property may be selected as
25 lottery retailers.
26 (b) The executive
director may charge an application fee to persons
27 applying to become lottery retailers.
28 (c) All lottery
retailer contracts awarded by the Kansas lottery under
29 this act shall be renewable annually after
issuance unless sooner canceled
30 or terminated.
31 A contract with a
video lottery retailer contracts may be for a term in
32 excess of one year. Any such contract
shall terminate on the date of the
33 expiration of the lottery.
34 (d) No lottery
retailer contract awarded under this act shall be trans-
35 ferred or assignable.
36 (e) Each lottery
retailer shall be issued a lottery retailer certificate
37 which shall be conspicuously displayed at
the place where the lottery
38 retailer is authorized to sell lottery
tickets or shares.
39 (f) Lottery
tickets or shares shall only be sold by the lottery retailer
40 at the location stated on the lottery
retailer certificate.
41 (g) To be
selected as a lottery retailer, a natural person acting as a
42 sole proprietor must:
43 (1) Be at least
18 years of age;
6
1 (2) have
sufficient financial resources to support the activities re-
2 quired to sell lottery tickets or
shares;
3 (3) be
current in payment of all taxes, interest and penalties owed to
4 any taxing subdivision where the
lottery retailer will sell lottery tickets or
5 shares or video lottery
games;
6 (4) be
current in filing all applicable tax returns and in payment of
7 all taxes, interest and penalties
owed to the state of Kansas, excluding
8 items under formal appeal pursuant to
applicable statutes; and
9 (5) not be
engaged exclusively in the sale of lottery tickets and shares
10 or video lottery games.
11 (h) No natural
person shall be selected as a lottery retailer who:
12 (1) Has been
convicted of a felony in this or any other jurisdiction,
13 unless at least 10 years have passed since
satisfactory completion of the
14 sentence or probation imposed by the court
for each such felony;
15 (2) has been
convicted of an illegal gambling activity in this or any
16 other jurisdiction;
17 (3) has been
found to have violated the provisions of this act or any
18 rule and regulation adopted hereunder;
19 (4) is a vendor
or an employee or agent of any vendor doing business
20 with the Kansas lottery;
21 (5) resides in
the same household of an employee of the Kansas lot-
22 tery or of a member of the commission;
or
23 (6) has made a
statement of material fact to the Kansas lottery, know-
24 ing such statement to be false.
25 (i) For a
partnership to be selected as a lottery retailer, the partner-
26 ship must meet the requirements of
subsections (g)(2), (g)(3), (g)(4) and
27 (g)(5) and each partner must meet the
requirements of subsections (g)(1),
28 (g)(3), (g)(4) and (h)(1) through
(h)(6).
29 (j) For a
corporation to be selected as a lottery retailer, the corpo-
30 ration must meet the requirements of
subsections (g)(2), (g)(3), (g)(4)
31 and (g)(5) and each officer or director and
each stockholder who owns
32 5% or more of the stock of such corporation
must meet the requirements
33 of subsections (g)(3), (g)(4) and (h)(1)
through (h)(6).
34 (k) For an
unincorporated association to be selected as a lottery re-
35 tailer, the association must meet the
requirements of subsections (g)(2),
36 (g)(3), (g)(4) and (g)(5) and each officer
or director must meet the
37 requirements of subsections (g)(1), (g)(3),
(g)(4) and (h)(1) through (h)(6).
38 (l) The executive
director may terminate the certificate of any lottery
39 retailer who fails to meet any of the
applicable qualifying standards for
40 selection as a retailer provided in this
section or on the grounds for ter-
41 mination provided in the contract pursuant
to rules and regulations
42 adopted by the commission.
43 (m) If a lottery
retailer's rental payments for the business premises
7
1 are contractually computed, in whole
or in part, on the basis of a per-
2 centage of retail sales, and such
computation of retail sales is not explicitly
3 defined to include sale of tickets or
shares in a state-operated lottery, the
4 compensation received by the lottery
retailer from the lottery shall be
5 considered the amount of the retail
sale for purposes of computing the
6 rental payment.
7 Sec.
5. K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 74-8710 is hereby amended to read as
8 follows: 74-8710. (a) The commission,
upon the recommendation of the
9 executive director, shall adopt rules
and regulations governing the estab-
10 lishment and operation of a state
lottery as necessary to carry out the
11 purposes of this the
lottery act. Temporary rules and regulations may be
12 adopted by the commission without being
subject to the provisions and
13 requirements of K.S.A. 77-415 through
77-438, and amendments thereto,
14 but shall be subject to approval by the
attorney general as to legality and
15 shall be filed with the secretary of state
and published in the Kansas
16 register. Temporary and permanent rules and
regulations may include
17 but shall not be limited to:
18 (1) Subject to
the provisions of subsection (b), the types of lottery
19 games to be conducted, including but not
limited to instant lottery, on-
20 line and traditional games, but not
including and games on video lottery
21 machines at parimutuel licensee
locations.
22 (2) The manner of
selecting the winning tickets or shares, except that,
23 if a lottery game utilizes a drawing of
winning numbers, a drawing among
24 entries or a drawing among finalists, such
drawings shall always be open
25 to the public and shall be recorded on both
video and audio tape.
26 (3) The manner of
payment of prizes to the holders of winning
tickets
27 or shares.
28 (4) The frequency
of the drawings or selections of winning tickets or
29 shares.
30 (5) The type or
types of locations at which tickets or shares may be
31 sold.
32 (6) The method or
methods to be used in selling tickets or shares.
33 (7) Additional
qualifications for the selection of lottery retailers and
34 the amount of application fees to be paid
by each.
35 (8) The amount
and method of compensation to be paid to lottery
36 retailers, including special bonuses and
incentives.
37 (9) Deadlines for
claims for prizes by winners of each lottery game.
38 (10) Provisions
for confidentiality of information submitted by ven-
39 dors pursuant to K.S.A. 74-8705, and
amendments thereto.
40 (11) Information
required to be submitted by vendors, in addition to
41 that required by K.S.A. 74-8705, and
amendments thereto.
42 (12) The major
procurement contracts or portions thereof to be
43 awarded to minority business enterprises
pursuant to subsection (a) of
8
1 K.S.A. 74-8705, and amendments
thereto, and procedures for the award
2 thereof.
3 (b) No new
lottery game shall commence operation after the effective
4 date of this act unless first
approved by the governor or, in the governor's
5 absence or disability, the lieutenant
governor.
6 Sec.
6. K.S.A. 74-8711 is hereby amended to read as follows:
74-
7 8711. (a) There is hereby established
in the state treasury the lottery
8 operating fund.
9 (b) The
executive director shall remit at least weekly to the state
10 treasurer all moneys collected from the
sale of lottery tickets and shares
11 and any other moneys received by or on
behalf of the Kansas lottery other
12 than funds to be deposited into the
video lottery machine fund pursuant
13 to subsection (e). Upon receipt of
any such remittance, the state treasurer
14 shall deposit the entire amount thereof in
the state treasury and credit it
15 to the lottery operating fund. Moneys
credited to the fund shall be ex-
16 pended or transferred only as provided by
this act. Expenditures from
17 such fund shall be made in accordance with
appropriations acts upon
18 warrants of the director of accounts and
reports issued pursuant to vouch-
19 ers approved by the executive director or
by a person designated by the
20 executive director.
21 (c) Moneys in the
lottery operating fund shall be used for:
22 (1) Except as
provided by this section, the payment of expenses of
23 the lottery, which shall include all costs
incurred in the operation and
24 administration of the Kansas lottery; all
costs resulting from contracts
25 entered into for the purchase or lease of
goods and services needed for
26 operation of the lottery, including but not
limited to supplies, materials,
27 tickets, independent studies and surveys,
data transmission, advertising,
28 printing, promotion, incentives, public
relations, communications, and
29 distribution of tickets and shares; and
reimbursement of costs of facilities
30 and services provided by other state
agencies. Expenses of the lottery
31 relating to the regulation and operation
of video lottery machines shall be
32 paid as provided by subsection
(e);
33 (2) the payment
of compensation to lottery retailers;
34 (3) transfers of
moneys to the lottery prize payment fund pursuant to
35 K.S.A. 74-8712, and amendments
thereto;
36 (4) transfers to
the state general fund pursuant to K.S.A. 74-8713,
37 and amendments thereto;
38 (5) transfers to
the state gaming revenues fund pursuant to subsection
39 (d) of this section and as otherwise
provided by law; and
40 (6) the transfers
to the county reappraisal fund as prescribed by law.
41 (d) The director
of accounts and reports shall transfer moneys in the
42 lottery operating fund to the state gaming
revenues fund created by
43 K.S.A. 79-4801, and amendments
thereto, on or before the 15th day of
9
1 each month, for fiscal years
commencing on or after July 1, 1988 in an
2 amount certified monthly by the
executive director and determined as
3 follows, whichever is greater:
4 (1) In an
amount equal to the moneys in the lottery operating fund
5 in excess of those needed for the
purposes described in subsections (c)(1)
6 through (c)(4); or
7 (2) an
amount equal to not less than 30% of total monthly revenues
8 from the sales of lottery tickets and
shares less estimated returned tickets.
9
(e) There is hereby established in the state treasury the
video lottery
10 machine fund. The executive director
shall collect and remit to the state
11 treasurer not less than once each week
all net machine income received
12 from video lottery retailers to be
credited to the video lottery machine
13 fund. Separate accounts shall be
maintained in the video lottery machine
14 fund for receipt of funds from each
video lottery retailer. Not less than
15 once each week, the state treasurer
shall distribute from the total receipts
16 credited to each such account an amount
equal to:
17 (1)
(A) One half percent to the problem gambling grant fund
estab-
18 lished by section 26, and amendments
thereto.
19 (2) One and
one-half percent to the organization licensee at the par-
20 imutuel licensee location.
21 (3) Two
percent to the lottery operation fund established by K.S.A.
22 74-8712, and amendments thereto.
23 (4) Two
percent to each county in which the parimutuel licensee lo-
24 cation is located. In Wyandotte county,
such moneys shall be distributed
25 to the governing body of the unified
government of Kansas City, Kansas.
26 In Sedgwick county, such moneys shall be
distributed equally between
27 the county and the city of Wichita,
Kansas. In Crawford county, such
28 moneys shall be distributed equally
among the county and the cities of
29 Frontenac and Pittsburg, Kansas.
30 (5) Three
percent to the live horse and greyhound racing purse en-
31 hancement fund.
32 (6) Four
percent to the video lottery central computer communica-
33 tions system fund.
34 (7) Seventeen
percent to the video lottery retailer.
35
(8) Twenty-seven percent to be split equally among Native
American
36 Indian tribes who have entered
agreements with the state pursuant to
37 section 30, and amendments thereto, and
who do not own or operate any
38 class III gaming facility in the state
of Kansas or who have ceased oper-
39 ations at any such facility in
accordance with an agreement entered into
40 pursuant to section 30, and amendments
thereto. If no tribes qualify for
41 such moneys, such money shall be
deposited in the state general fund.
42 (9) The
balance remaining after distributions pursuant to
paragraphs
43 (1) through (8) to the state general
fund.
10
1 Sec.
7. K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 74-8718 is hereby amended to read as
2 follows: 74-8718. (a) It is unlawful
for:
3 (1) Any
person to sell a lottery ticket or share at a price other than
4 that fixed by rules and regulations
adopted pursuant to this act;
5 (2) any
person other than a lottery retailer authorized by the Kansas
6 lottery to sell or resell any lottery
ticket or share; or
7 (3) any
person to sell a lottery ticket or share to any person, knowing
8 such person to be under 18 years of
age; or
9 (4) any
person to allow any person to play video lottery machines
10 knowing such person to be under 21 years
of age.
11 (b)
(1) Violation of this section is a class A nonperson
misdemeanor
12 upon conviction for a first offense;
and
13 (2) violation of
this section is a severity level 9, nonperson felony upon
14 conviction for a second or subsequent
offense.
15 Sec.
8. K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 74-8719 is hereby amended to read as
16 follows: 74-8719. (a) Except as provided
by subsection (c), it is unlawful
17 for any person to purchase a lottery ticket
or share, or play a video lottery
18 machine or to share in the lottery
winnings of a person, knowing that such
19 person is:
20 (1) The executive
director, a member of the commission or an em-
21 ployee of the Kansas lottery;
22 (2) an officer or
employee of a vendor contracting with the Kansas
23 lottery to supply gaming equipment or
tickets to the Kansas lottery for
24 use in the operation of any lottery
conducted pursuant to this act;
25 (3) a spouse,
child, stepchild, brother, stepbrother, sister, stepsister,
26 parent or stepparent of a person described
by subsection (a)(1) or (2); or
27 (4) a person who
resides in the same household as any person de-
28 scribed by subsection (a)(1) or (2).
29 (b)
(1) Violation of subsection (a) is a class A nonperson
misde-
30 meanor upon conviction for a first
offense.
31 (2) Violation of
subsection (a) is a severity level 9, nonperson felony
32 upon conviction for a second or subsequent
offense.
33
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (a), The
executive director may au-
34 thorize in writing any employee of the
Kansas lottery and any employee
35 of a lottery vendor to: (1) Purchase
a lottery ticket for the purposes of
36 verifying the proper operation of the state
lottery with respect to security,
37 systems operation and lottery retailer
contract compliance; or (2) play a
38 video lottery machine to verify the
proper operation thereof with respect
39 to security and contract compliance.
Any prize awarded as a result of such
40 ticket purchase shall become the property
of the Kansas lottery and be
41 added to the prize pools of subsequent
lottery games. No money or mer-
42 chandise shall be awarded to any
employee playing a video lottery ma-
43 chine pursuant to this
subsection.
11
1 (d) Certain
classes of persons who, because of the unique nature of
2 the supplies or services they provide
for use directly in the operation of
3 a lottery pursuant to this act, may
be prohibited, in accordance with rules
4 and regulations adopted by the
commission, from participating in any
5 lottery in which such supplies or
services are used.
6 (e) Nothing
in this section shall prohibit lottery retailers or their em-
7 ployees from purchasing lottery
tickets and shares or from being paid a
8 prize of a winning ticket or
share.
9 (f) Each
person who purchases a lottery ticket or share or video
lot-
10 tery game thereby agrees to be bound
by rules and regulations adopted
11 by the commission and by the provisions of
this act.
12 Sec.
9. K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 74-8723 is hereby amended to read as
13 follows: 74-8723. (a) The
Kansas lottery and the office of executive di-
14 rector of the Kansas lottery, established
by K.S.A. 74-8703, and amend-
15 ments thereto, and the Kansas lottery
commission, created by K.S.A. 74-
16 8709, and amendments thereto, shall be and
hereby are abolished on July
17 1, 2002 2007.
18 (b) This
section shall be part of and supplemental to the Kansas
lot-
19 tery act.
20 New Sec.
10. (a) The executive director may contract with parimu-
21 tuel licensees to serve the public
convenience as video lottery retailers
22 for the sale and promotion of the sale of
video lottery games at parimutuel
23 licensee locations by the state of Kansas.
The executive director shall
24 contract only with parimutuel licensees in
counties in which a proposition
25 submitted pursuant to this act has been
approved by the voters of such
26 county.
27 (b) The executive
director shall purchase a license for all software
28 programs used to operate video lottery
machines. Video lottery machines
29 located at parimutuel licensee locations
shall be subject to the ultimate
30 control of the Kansas lottery. The use of
progressive video lottery ma-
31 chines is expressly permitted.
32 (c) Each contract
between the executive director and a video lottery
33 retailer shall provide that the Kansas
lottery receive all net machine in-
34 come derived from the operation of video
lottery machines at the pari-
35 mutuel licensee location.
36 (d) The initial
term of such contract shall be not less than the re-
37 maining term of the Kansas lottery and may
be renewed with each ex-
38 tension of the Kansas lottery as provided
in K.S.A. 74-8723, and amend-
39 ments thereto.
40 (e) Contracts
authorized by this section shall include:
41 (1) Accounting
procedures to determine the net machine income,
42 unclaimed merchandise and credits.
43 (2) the location
of video lottery machines at the parimutuel licensee
12
1 location and such other matters as
are necessary and reasonable for the
2 operation of video lottery
machines;
3 (3) minimum
requirements for a video lottery retailer to provide
4 qualified oversight, security and
supervision of the operation of video
5 lottery machines at the parimutuel
licensee location, including the use of
6 qualified personnel with experience
in applicable technology;
7 (4) the
eligibility and licensure requirements for employees of a video
8 lottery retailer who will have
responsibility for the handling of cash or
9 tokens;
10 (5) provision for
termination of the contract by either party for cause
11 or other reason specified in the contract;
and
12 (6) any other
provision deemed necessary.
13 (f) No video
lottery machine shall be operated pursuant to this act
14 unless the executive director first issues
a certificate for such machine
15 authorizing its use at a specified
parimutuel licensee location. Each ma-
16 chine shall have the certificate
prominently displayed thereon. Any ma-
17 chine which does not display the
certificate required by this section is
18 contraband and a public nuisance subject to
confiscation by any law en-
19 forcement officer.
20 (g) The executive
director shall require any manufacturer, supplier,
21 provider, video lottery retailer or other
person seeking the examination
22 and certification of video lottery machines
to pay the anticipated actual
23 costs of the examination in advance. After
the completion of the exami-
24 nation, the executive director shall refund
any over-payment or charge
25 and collect amounts sufficient to reimburse
the executive director for any
26 underpayment of actual costs. The executive
director may contract for
27 the examination of video lottery machines
as required by this subsection.
28 The executive director may rely upon
testing done by or for other states
29 regulating video lottery machines, if the
executive director deems such
30 testing to be reliable and in the best
interest of the state of Kansas.
31 (h) Video lottery
machines operated pursuant to this act shall:
32 (1) Pay out an
average of not less than 87% of the amount wagered;
33 (2) be linked to
the video lottery central computer communications
34 system to provide auditing and other
program information as approved
35 by the executive director; and
36 (3) be on-line
and in constant communication with the video lottery
37 central computer communications system
located at the central office of
38 the lottery.
39 New Sec.
11. (a) Video lottery machines shall be operated only in
40 counties where the qualified voters of the
county have voted to permit
41 operation of video lottery machines at
parimutuel licensee locations
42 within the county.
43 (b) The board of
county commissioners of any county in which a
13
1 parimutuel licensee location is
located, by resolution, may submit and
2 upon presentation of a petition filed
in accordance with subsection (c),
3 shall submit to the qualified voters
of the county a proposition to permit
4 the operation of video lottery
machines at parimutuel licensee locations
5 within the county. The proposition
shall be submitted to the voters either
6 in a countywide special election
called by the board of county commis-
7 sioners for that purpose and held not
less than 90 days after the resolution
8 is adopted or the petition is filed
or at the next general election as spec-
9 ified by the board of county
commissioners or in the petition, as the case
10 may be. The election shall be conducted,
and the votes counted and
11 canvassed, in the manner provided by law
for question submitted elec-
12 tions of the county.
13 (c) A petition to
submit a proposition to the qualified voters of a
14 county pursuant to this section shall be
filed with the county election
15 officer. The petition shall be signed by
qualified voters of the county equal
16 in number to not less than 10% of the
voters of the county who voted for
17 the office of secretary of state at the
last preceding general election at
18 which such office was elected. The
following shall appear on the petition:
19 ``We request an election to determine
whether the operation of video
20 lottery machines by the Kansas lottery
shall be permitted at parimutuel
21 racetracks in ________ county.''
22 (d) Upon the
adoption of a resolution or the submission of a valid
23 petition calling for an election pursuant
to this section, the county election
24 officer shall cause the following
proposition to be placed on the ballot at
25 the election called for that purpose:
``Shall the operation of video lottery
26 machines by the Kansas lottery be permitted
at parimutuel racetracks in
27 ________ county?''
28 (e) If a majority
of the votes cast and counted at such election is in
29 favor of permitting the operation of such
games at such racetracks, the
30 Kansas lottery may enter a contract
authorized by section 3, and amend-
31 ments thereto, with qualified parimutuel
licensees in such county. If a
32 majority of the votes cast and counted at
an election under this section is
33 against permitting the operation of such
machines at parimutuel race-
34 tracks in the county, the Kansas lottery
shall not enter such contracts.
35 The county election officer shall transmit
a copy of the certification of
36 the results of the election to the
executive director.
37 (f) If at any
election authorized by this section a majority of the votes
38 cast and counted is against permitting the
operation of video lottery ma-
39 chines in the county, another election
submitting the issue of the oper-
40 ation of video lottery machines in the
county shall not be held for at least
41 two years from the date of such
election.
42 New Sec.
12. (a) No video lottery machine shall be operated unless
43 the facility in which the video lottery
machine is operated displays live
14
1 and simulcast parimutuel races on
video terminals and has installed par-
2 imutuel windows for wagering on
parimutuel races.
3 (b) Except
as provided in subsection (c) of this section, no video lot-
4 tery machine shall be operated
unless:
5 (1) During
the first full calendar year and each year thereafter in
6 which video lottery machines are
operated, the parimutuel licensee shall
7 conduct at the parimutuel licensee
location in Sedgwick county at least
8 eight live racing programs each
calendar week for the number of weeks
9 equal to or greater than the number
of weeks raced during the 1998
10 calendar year with at least 12 live races
conducted each program.
11 (2) During the
first full calendar year and each year thereafter in
12 which video lottery machines are operated,
the parimutuel licensee shall
13 conduct at the parimutuel licensee location
in Wyandotte county at least
14 seven live racing programs each calendar
week for the number of weeks
15 equal to or greater than the number of
weeks raced during the 1998
16 calendar year with at least 12 live races
conducted each program.
17 (3) During the
first full calendar year and each year thereafter in
18 which video lottery machines are operated,
the parimutuel licensee shall
19 conduct at the parimutuel licensee location
in Crawford county live racing
20 the number of days agreed upon by the
organization licensee and the
21 parimutuel licensee but not less than 150
days, comprised of at least seven
22 live racing programs each calendar week
with at least 12 live races con-
23 ducted each program.
24 (c) The
commission may provide exceptions to the requirements of
25 subsection (b) for a parimutuel licensee
conducting live racing when
26 events beyond the control of the licensee
may render racing impossible
27 or impractical.
28 New Sec.
13. A video lottery retailer shall post one or more signs
on
29 the premises of the parimutuel licensee
location at points of entry to the
30 areas where video lottery machines are
located to inform patrons of the
31 toll-free number available to provide
information and referral services
32 regarding compulsive or problem gaming. The
text shall be determined
33 by the secretary of the department of
health and environment. Failure
34 by the video lottery retailer to post and
maintain such signs shall be cause
35 for the imposition of a fine not to exceed
$500 per day.
36 New Sec.
14. Each video lottery retailer shall provide access for
the
37 executive director or the executive
director's designee and its designated
38 employees to all records and the physical
premises of the parimutuel
39 licensee location for the purpose of
monitoring or inspecting video lottery
40 machines and equipment. None of the
information disclosed pursuant to
41 this subsection shall be subject to
disclosure under the open records act,
42 K.S.A. 45-216 et seq., and amendments
thereto.
43 New Sec.
15. (a) Wagers shall be received only from a person at a
15
1 parimutuel licensee location. No
person present at a parimutuel licensee
2 location shall place or attempt to
place a wager on behalf of another
3 person who is not present at a
parimutuel licensee location.
4
(b) Violation of this section is a class A nonperson
misdemeanor upon
5 a conviction for a first offense.
Violation of this section is a severity level
6 9, nonperson felony upon conviction
for a second or subsequent offense.
7 New Sec.
16. A person under age 21 shall not be permitted in an
8 area of a parimutuel licensee
location where gaming is being conducted,
9 except for a person at least 18 years
of age who is an employee of the
10 parimutuel licensee. No employee under age
21 shall perform any func-
11 tion involved in gaming by the patrons. No
person under age 21 shall be
12 permitted to make a wager on a video
lottery machine.
13 New Sec.
17. Pursuant to section 2 of the federal act entitled ``An
14 Act to Prohibit Transportation of Gambling
Devices in Interstate and
15 Foreign Commerce,'' 15 U.S.C. 1171 through
1777, the state of Kansas,
16 acting by and through the duly elected and
qualified members of the
17 legislature, does hereby in this section,
and in accordance with and in
18 compliance with the provisions of section 2
of such federal act, declare
19 and proclaim that it is exempt from the
provision of section 2 of such
20 federal act to the extent that such
gambling devices are being transported
21 to or from a licensed gaming machine
operator at a parimutuel licensee
22 location within the state of Kansas.
23 New Sec.
18. Except for persons acting in accordance with the rules
24 and regulations of the Kansas lottery in
performing installation, mainte-
25 nance and repair services, any person who,
with the intent to manipulate
26 the outcome, pay-off or operation of a
video lottery machine, manipulates
27 the outcome, pay-off or operation of a
video lottery machine by physical,
28 electrical or mechanical means shall be
guilty of a severity level 8, non-
29 person felony.
30 New Sec.
19. Nothing in this act shall restrict the jurisdiction of
the
31 Kansas racing and gaming commission to
regulate activities conducted at
32 parimutuel licensee facilities relating to
parimutuel racing and wagering.
33 New Sec.
20. All sales of video lottery machine games shall be ex-
34 empt from sales taxes imposed pursuant to
K.S.A. 12-187 et seq. and 79-
35 3601 et seq., and amendments
thereto.
36 New Sec.
21. (a) The executive director or the executive director's
37 designee may observe and inspect all
electronic gaming facilities operated
38 by video lottery retailers.
39 (b) The executive
director may examine, or cause to be examined by
40 any agent or representative designated by
the executive director, any
41 books, papers, records or memoranda of any
licensee, or of any racetrack
42 or business involved in video lottery
gaming for the purpose of ascertain-
43 ing compliance with any provision of this
act or any rule and regulation
16
1 adopted hereunder.
2 (c) The
lottery commission shall have the power to authorize security
3 measures required in any areas where
video lottery machines are located.
4 New Sec.
22. It is unlawful for any person playing or using any
video
5 lottery machine at a parimutuel
licensee location in Kansas to:
6
(1) Knowingly use other than a lawful coin or legal tender of
the
7 United States of America, or to use
coin not of the same denomination
8 as the coin intended to be used in a
video lottery machine, except that in
9 the playing of any video lottery
machine or similar gaming device, it shall
10 be lawful for any person to use gaming
billets, tokens or similar objects
11 therein which are approved by the lottery
commission;
12 (2) to knowingly
possess or use, while on the premises of a parimutuel
13 licensee location any cheating or thieving
device, including but not limited
14 to, tools, wires, drills, coins attached to
strings or wires or electronic or
15 magnetic devices to facilitate removing
from any video lottery machine
16 any money or contents thereof, except that
a duly authorized employee
17 of the lottery commission, Kansas racing
and gaming commission or a
18 parimutuel licensee may possess and use any
of the foregoing only in
19 furtherance of the employee's employment at
the parimutuel licensee
20 location; or
21 (3) to knowingly
possess or use while on the premises of any pari-
22 mutuel licensee location any key or device
designed for the purpose of
23 or suitable for opening or entering any
video lottery machine or similar
24 gaming device or drop box, except that a
duly authorized employee of
25 the lottery commission, Kansas racing and
gaming commission or a par-
26 imutuel licensee may possess and use any of
the foregoing only in fur-
27 therance of the employee's employment at
the parimutuel licensee
28 location.
29 (b) Violation of
this section is a severity level 8, nonperson felony.
30 New Sec.
23. (a) No video lottery retailer shall permit any
business
31 not owned and operated by the retailer to
provide video lottery machine
32 equipment or services to such retailer
unless such business has been is-
33 sued video lottery machine equipment or
services license by the executive
34 director. Such equipment and services
include, but are not limited, to
35 surveillance, electronic computer
components, random number genera-
36 tor or cabinet thereof and token redemption
equipment or services.
37 (b) Businesses
required to be licensed pursuant to this section shall
38 apply for video lottery machine equipment
or services licenses in a man-
39 ner and upon forms prescribed and furnished
by the executive director.
40 The executive director shall require
disclosure of information about the
41 owners and officers of each applicant and
may require such owners and
42 officers to submit to fingerprinting. The
executive director also may re-
43 quire disclosure of information about and
fingerprinting of such employ-
17
1 ees of each applicant as deemed
necessary. Video lottery machine equip-
2 ment or services licenses shall be
issued for a period of time established
3 by the executive director. The
executive director shall establish a schedule
4 of application fees and license fees
for video lottery machine equipment
5 or services licenses based upon the
type and size of business. The appli-
6 cation fee shall not be refundable if
the business fails to qualify for a
7 license. If the application fee is
insufficient to pay the reasonable expenses
8 of processing the application and
investigating the applicant's qualifica-
9 tions for licensure, the executive
director shall require the applicant to
10 pay to the executive director, at such
times and in such form as required
11 by the executive director, any additional
amounts necessary to pay such
12 expenses. No license shall be issued to an
applicant until the applicant
13 has paid such additional amounts in full,
and such amounts shall not be
14 refundable except to the extent that they
exceed the actual expenses of
15 processing the application and
investigating the applicant's qualifications
16 for licensure.
17 (c) The executive
director may require applicants as a condition of
18 licensure to consent to allow agents of the
Kansas bureau of investigation
19 or security personnel of the lottery
commission to search without warrant
20 the licensee's premises and personal
property and the persons of its own-
21 ers, officers and employees while engaged
in the licensee's business
22 within the racetrack facility or adjacent
facilities under the control of the
23 organization licensee for the purpose of
investigating criminal violations
24 of this act or violations of rules and
regulations of the lottery commission.
25 (d) Denial of a
video lottery machine equipment or services license
26 by the executive director shall be in
accordance with the Kansas admin-
27 istrative procedure act. The executive
director may refuse to issue a video
28 lottery machine equipment or services
license to any business if any per-
29 son having an ownership interest in such
business, any person who is an
30 officer of such business or any person
employed by such business within
31 the racetrack facility:
32 (1) Has been
convicted of a felony in a court of any state or of the
33 United States or has been adjudicated in
the last five years, in any such
34 court of committing as a juvenile an act
which, if committed by an adult,
35 would constitute a felony;
36 (2) has been
convicted of a violation of any law of any state or of the
37 United States involving gambling or
controlled substances or has been
38 adjudicated in the last five years in any
such court of committing as a
39 juvenile an act which, if committed by an
adult, would constitute such a
40 violation;
41 (3) fails to
disclose any material fact or provides information, knowing
42 such information to be false, in connection
with the application for the
43 license;
18
1 (4) has
been found by the executive director to have violated any
2 provision of this act or any rule and
regulation of the lottery commission;
3 or
4 (5) has
failed to meet any monetary or tax obligation to the federal
5 government or to any state or local
government.
6 (e) The
executive director may suspend or revoke the electronic gam-
7 ing machine equipment or services
license of any business for any reason
8 which would justify refusal to issue
such a license. Proceedings to suspend
9 or revoke such license shall be
conducted by the executive director or an
10 appointed hearing officer in accordance
with the provisions of the Kansas
11 administrative procedure act.
12 (f) The executive
director may provide for the temporary suspension
13 of video lottery machine equipment or
services license by summary ad-
14 judicative proceedings in accordance with
the Kansas administrative pro-
15 cedure act upon finding that there is
probable cause to believe that
16 grounds exist for a permanent suspension or
revocation of such license.
17 Such suspension shall be for a period not
exceeding 30 days. Upon ex-
18 piration of such suspension, the license
shall be restored unless the license
19 has been suspended or revoked as a result
of proceedings conducted
20 pursuant to subsection (e).
21 (g) The lottery
commission may provide by rules and regulations for
22 the licensure of gaming employees
designated by the commission which
23 rules and regulations may specify
employment application forms, fees and
24 procedures for suspension or revocation of
any gaming employee license.
25 New Sec.
24. No taxes, fees, charges, transfers or distributions,
other
26 than those provided for in this act, shall
be made or levied from or against
27 the net machine income of the Kansas
lottery by any city, county or other
28 municipality.
29 New Sec.
25. Each lottery gaming machine operator shall hold the
30 executive director of the Kansas lottery,
the Kansas lottery commission
31 and the state harmless from and defend and
pay for the defense of any
32 and all claims which may be asserted
against the executive director, the
33 commission, the state or the employees
thereof, arising from video lottery
34 machines located at the parimutuel licensee
location of that video lottery
35 retailer. The provisions of this section
shall not apply to any claims arising
36 from the negligence or willful misconduct
of the executive director, the
37 commission, the state or the employees
thereof.
38 New Sec.
26. (a) There is hereby established in the state treasury
the
39 problem gambling grant fund. All moneys
credited to such fund shall be
40 used only for the awarding of grants under
this section. Such fund shall
41 be administered in accordance with this
section and the provisions of
42 appropriation acts.
43 (b) All
expenditures from the problem gambling grant fund shall be
19
1 made in accordance with appropriation
acts upon warrants of the director
2 of accounts and reports issued
pursuant to vouchers approved in the man-
3 ner prescribed by law.
4 (c) On or
before the 10th day of each month, the director of accounts
5 and reports shall transfer from the
state general fund to the problem
6 gambling grant fund interest earnings
based on (1) the average daily bal-
7 ance of moneys in the problem
gambling grant fund for the preceding
8 month and (2) the net earnings rate
of the pooled money investment
9 portfolio for the preceding
month.
10 (d) There is
hereby established a state grant program to provide as-
11 sistance for the direct treatment of
persons diagnosed as suffering from
12 pathological gambling and to provide
funding for research regarding the
13 impact of gambling on residents of Kansas.
Research grants awarded un-
14 der this section may include, but need not
be limited to, grants for de-
15 termining the effectiveness of education
and prevention efforts on the
16 prevalence of pathological gambling in
Kansas. All grants shall be made
17 after open solicitation of proposals and
evaluation of proposals against
18 criteria established in rules and
regulations adopted by the secretary of
19 the department of social and rehabilitation
services. Both public and pri-
20 vate entities shall be eligible to apply
for and receive grants under the
21 provisions of this section.
22 (e) The secretary
of the department of social and rehabilitation serv-
23 ices is hereby authorized to receive moneys
from any grants, gifts, con-
24 tributions or bequests made for the purpose
of funding grants under this
25 section and to expend such moneys for the
purpose for which received.
26 (f) All grants
made in accordance with this section shall be made from
27 the problem gambling grant fund. Of the
total amount granted annually,
28 85% shall be allocated to an entity or
entities that provide treatment to
29 pathological gamblers and 15% shall be
allocated to an entity or entities
30 engaged in research designed in accordance
with rules and regulations
31 adopted by the secretary. The secretary
shall administer the provisions of
32 this section and the secretary shall adopt
rules and regulations establishing
33 criteria for qualification to receive
grants and such other matters deemed
34 necessary by the secretary for the
administration of this section. Such
35 rules and regulations shall include, but
need not be limited to, a require-
36 ment that each recipient of a grant to
provide treatment for pathological
37 gamblers report at least annually to the
secretary the grantee's measurable
38 achievement of specific outcome goals. The
secretary shall transmit to
39 the legislature, no later than the first
day of the legislative session begin-
40 ning in 2002 and every year thereafter, an
objective evaluation of the
41 effectiveness of each treatment program and
research effort by grants
42 made in accordance with this section.
43 (g) For the
purpose of this section ``pathological gambling'' means
20
1 the disorder by that name described
in the most recent edition of the
2 diagnostic and statistical
manual.
3 New Sec.
27. (a) There is hereby established in the state treasury
the
4 live horse and greyhound purse
enhancement fund. Such fund shall be
5 administered in accordance with this
section and the provisions of appro-
6 priation acts. All purse enhancements
paid pursuant to this act shall be
7 according to the point schedule in
effect on January 1, 2000, at the par-
8 imutuel licensee location in Sedgwick
county. All purse supplements paid
9 pursuant to this section shall be in
addition to purses and supplements
10 paid under K.S.A. 74-8001 et seq., and
amendments thereto.
11 (b) All
expenditures from the problem gambling grant fund shall be
12 made in accordance with appropriation acts
upon warrants of the director
13 of accounts and reports issued pursuant to
vouchers approved in the man-
14 ner prescribed by law.
15 (c) On or before
the 10th day of each month, the director of accounts
16 and reports shall transfer from the state
general fund to the problem
17 gambling grant fund interest earnings based
on (1) the average daily bal-
18 ance of moneys in the problem gambling
grant fund for the preceding
19 month and (2) the net earnings of the
pooled money investment portfolio
20 for the preceding month.
21 New Sec.
28. (a) There is hereby established in the state treasury
the
22 video lottery central computer
communications system fund. All moneys
23 credited to such fund shall be used for the
acquisition, maintenance,
24 repair and replacement of the video lottery
central communications sys-
25 tem. The video lottery central computer
communications system shall be
26 used exclusively for the operation of the
video lottery machine network
27 and shall incorporate electronic fund
transfer procedures to facilitate the
28 collection of revenue, be capable of
disabling any machine from play
29 which does not comply with the provisions
of the lottery act, and be
30 capable of communicating with all video
lottery machines approved by
31 the executive director. The executive
director shall provide licensed man-
32 ufacturers with the protocol documentation
and the audit information
33 and controls necessary to enable the
manufacturers' machines to com-
34 municate with such central computer
communication system. The video
35 lottery central computer communication
system shall not limit partici-
36 pation only to one manufacturer of video
lottery machines or video lottery
37 machine equipment by either the cost of
implementing necessary pro-
38 gram modifications to communicate or the
inability to communicate with
39 the system. Such fund shall be administered
in accordance with this sec-
40 tion and the provisions of appropriation
acts.
41 (b) All
expenditures from the video lottery central computer com-
42 munications system fund shall be made in
accordance with appropriation
43 acts upon warrants of the director of
accounts and reports issued pursuant
21
1 to vouchers approved in the manner
prescribed by law.
2 (c) On or
before the 10th day of each month, the director of accounts
3 and reports shall transfer from the
state general fund to the video lottery
4 central computer communications
system fund interest earnings based
5 on (1) the average daily balance of
moneys in the problem gambling grant
6 fund for the preceding month and (2)
the net earnings rate of the pooled
7 money investment portfolio for the
preceding month.
8 New Sec.
29. (a) There is hereby established in the state treasury
the
9 video lottery machine equipment fund.
Such fund shall be administered
10 in accordance with this section and the
provisions of appropriation acts.
11 (b) All
expenditures from the video lottery machine equipment fund
12 shall be made in accordance with
appropriation acts upon warrant of the
13 director of accounts and reports issued
pursuant to vouchers approved in
14 the manner prescribed by law.
15 (c) On or before
the 10th day of each month, the director of accounts
16 and reports shall transfer from the state
general fund to the video lottery
17 machine equipment fund interest earnings
based on (1) the average daily
18 balance of moneys in the problem gambling
grant fund for the preceding
19 month and (2) the net earnings rate of the
pooled money investment
20 portfolio for the preceding month.
21 New Sec.
30. (a) The governor shall enter into negotiations with
any
22 Native American Indian tribe under which
agreement, such tribe agrees
23 to cease all class III gaming operations
and to close all class III gaming
24 facilities owned or operated by such tribe.
Any tribe which enters into
25 such an agreement shall be paid its share
of the net machine income as
26 provided by K.S.A. 74-8711, and amendments
thereto. Such agreements
27 shall be for terms of five years and shall
be renewable in each fourth year
28 of the agreement for an additional five
years.
29 (b) Any such
agreement shall not become effective unless approved
30 by the state finance council. Following
approval of any such agreement
31 by the finance council, the governor shall
notify the state treasurer that
32 such an agreement has been approved and
that such tribe is entitled to
33 distributions of moneys under K.S.A.
74-8711, and amendments thereto.
34 (c) Following
receipt of notice of approval of such agreement, the
35 state treasurer shall begin distributions
the net machine income, as pro-
36 vided by K.S.A. 74-8711, and amendments
thereto, to such tribe on or
37 before the 15th day of each month during
the term of the agreement.
38 Sec.
31. K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 74-8810 is hereby amended to read as
39 follows: 74-8810. (a) It is a class A
nonperson misdemeanor for any person
40 to have a financial interest, directly or
indirectly, in any racetrack facility
41 within the state of Kansas or in any host
facility for a simulcast race
42 displayed in this state
Kansas or any parimutuel licensee location in
43 Kansas:
22
1 (1) While
such person is executive director or a member of the com-
2 mission or during the five years
immediately following such person's term
3 as executive director or member of
the commission; or
4 (2) while
such person is an officer, director or member of an organ-
5 ization licensee, other than a fair
association or horsemen's nonprofit or-
6 ganization, or during the five years
immediately following the time such
7 person is an officer, director or
member of such an organization licensee.
8 (b) It is a
class A nonperson misdemeanor for any member, employee
9 or appointee of the commission,
including stewards and racing judges, to
10 knowingly:
11 (1) Participate
in the operation of or have a financial interest in any
12 business which has been issued a
concessionaire license, racing or wa-
13 gering or video lottery machine
equipment or services license, facility
14 owner license or facility manager license,
or any business which sells
15 goods or services to an organization
licensee;
16 (2) participate
directly or indirectly as an owner, owner-trainer or
17 trainer of a horse or greyhound, or as a
jockey of a horse, entered in a
18 race meeting conducted in this state or
as an owner, operator, manager
19 or consultant in video lottery gaming in
Kansas;
20 (3) place a wager
on an entry in a horse or greyhound race conducted
21 by an organization licensee or any
parimutuel licensee location; or
22 (4) place a
wager on or bet or play a video lottery machine at a
23 parimutuel licensee location in Kansas;
or
24 (4)
(5) accept any compensation, gift, loan, entertainment,
favor or
25 service from any licensee, except such
suitable facilities and services
26 within a racetrack facility operated by an
organization licensee as may be
27 required to facilitate the performance of
the member's, employee's or
28 appointee's official duties.
29 (c)
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), it is a class A
nonperson
30 misdemeanor for any member, employee or
appointee of the commission,
31 or any spouse, parent, grandparent,
brother, sister, child, son-in-law,
32 daughter-in-law, grandchild, uncle, aunt,
parent-in-law, brother-in-law or
33 sister-in-law thereof, to:
34 (A) Hold any
license issued by the commission, except that a steward
35 or racing judge shall hold an occupation
license to be such a steward or
36 judge; or
37 (B) enter into
any business dealing, venture or contract with an owner
38 or lessee of a racetrack facility in Kansas
or a parimutuel licensee location
39 in Kansas.
40 (2) This
subsection shall not apply to any racing judge holding an
41 occupation license, if such racing judge is
employed at a racetrack facility
42 and such racing judge's relative, as listed
above, is a licensed owner,
43 owner-trainer or trainer of a greyhound
that races at a different racetrack
23
1 facility.
2 (d) It is a
class A nonperson misdemeanor for any officer, director or
3 member of an organization licensee,
other than a fair association or horse-
4 men's nonprofit organization, to:
5
(1) Receive, for duties performed as an officer or director of
such
6 licensee, any compensation or
reimbursement or payment of expenses in
7 excess of the amounts provided by
K.S.A. 75-3223, and amendments
8 thereto, for board members'
compensation, mileage and expenses; or
9 (2) enter
into any business dealing, venture or contract with the or-
10 ganization licensee or, other than in the
capacity of an officer or director
11 of the organization licensee, with a
facility owner licensee, facility man-
12 ager licensee, racing or wagering equipment
or services license or con-
13 cessionaire licensee, or with any host
facility for a simulcast race displayed
14 in this state.
15 (e) It is a class
A nonperson misdemeanor for any facility owner li-
16 censee or facility manager licensee, other
than a horsemen's association,
17 or any officer, director, employee,
stockholder or shareholder thereof or
18 any person having an ownership interest
therein, to participate directly
19 or indirectly as an owner, owner-trainer or
trainer of a horse or grey-
20 hound, or as a jockey of a horse, entered
in a live race conducted in this
21 state.
22 (f) It is a class
A nonperson misdemeanor for any licensee of the
23 commission, or any person who is an
officer, director, member or em-
24 ployee of a licensee, to place a wager at a
racetrack facility located in
25 Kansas on an entry in a horse or greyhound
race if:
26 (1) The
commission has by rules and regulations designated such per-
27 son's position as a position which could
influence the outcome of such
28 race or the parimutuel wagering thereon;
and
29 (2) such race is
conducted at or simulcast to the racetrack facility
30 where the licensee is authorized to engage
in licensed activities.
31 (g) It is a class
B nonperson misdemeanor for any person to use any
32 animal or fowl in the training or racing of
racing greyhounds.
33 (h) It is a class
A nonperson misdemeanor for any person to:
34 (1) Sell a
parimutuel ticket or an interest in such a ticket to a person
35 knowing such person to be under 18 years of
age, upon conviction of the
36 first offense;
37 (2) accept,
transmit or deliver, from a person outside a racetrack fa-
38 cility, anything of value to be wagered in
any parimutuel system of wa-
39 gering within a racetrack facility, upon
conviction of the first offense;
40 (3) administer or
conspire to administer any drug or medication to a
41 horse or greyhound within the confines of a
racetrack facility in violation
42 of rules and regulations of the commission,
upon conviction of the first
43 offense;
24
1 (4) possess
or conspire to possess, within the confines of a racetrack
2 facility, any drug or medication for
administration to a horse or greyhound
3 in violation of rules and regulations
of the commission, upon conviction
4 of the first offense;
5 (5) possess
or conspire to possess, within the confines of a racetrack
6 facility, equipment for administering
drugs or medications to horses or
7 greyhounds in violation of rules and
regulations of the commission, upon
8 conviction of the first offense;
9 (6) enter
any horse or greyhound in any race knowing such horse or
10 greyhound to be ineligible to compete in
such race pursuant to K.S.A.
11 74-8812, and amendments thereto;
or
12 (7) prepare or
cause to be prepared an application for registration of
13 a horse pursuant to K.S.A. 74-8830,
and amendments thereto, knowing
14 that such application contains false
information.
15 (i) It is a
severity level 8, nonperson felony for any person to:
16 (1) Sell a
parimutuel ticket or an interest in such a ticket to a person
17 knowing such person to be under 18 years of
age, upon conviction of the
18 second or a subsequent offense;
19 (2) accept,
transmit or deliver, from any person outside a racetrack
20 facility, anything of value to be wagered
in any parimutuel system of
21 wagering within a racetrack facility, upon
the second or a subsequent
22 conviction;
23 (3) conduct or
assist in the conduct of a horse or greyhound race, or
24 the display of a simulcast race, where the
parimutuel system of wagering
25 is used or is intended to be used and where
no license has been issued
26 to an organization to conduct or simulcast
such race;
27 (4) enter any
horse or greyhound in any race conducted by an organ-
28 ization licensee knowing that the class or
grade in which such horse or
29 greyhound is entered is not the true class
or grade or knowing that the
30 name under which such horse or greyhound is
entered is not the name
31 under which such horse or greyhound has
been registered and has pub-
32 licly performed;
33 (5) use or
conspire to use any device, other than an ordinary whip for
34 horses or a mechanical lure for greyhounds,
for the purpose of affecting
35 the speed of any horse or greyhound at any
time during a race conducted
36 by an organization licensee;
37 (6) possess or
conspire to possess, within the confines of a racetrack
38 facility, any device, other than an
ordinary whip for horses or a mechanical
39 lure for greyhounds, designed or intended
to affect the speed of a horse
40 or greyhound;
41 (7) administer or
conspire to administer any drug or medication to a
42 horse or greyhound within the confines of a
racetrack facility in violation
43 of rules and regulations of the commission,
upon conviction of the second
25
1 or a subsequent offense;
2 (8) possess
or conspire to possess, within the confines of a racetrack
3 facility, any drug or medication for
administration to a horse or greyhound
4 in violation of rules and regulations
of the commission, upon conviction
5 of the second or a subsequent
offense;
6 (9) possess
or conspire to possess, within the confines of a racetrack
7 facility, equipment for administering
drugs or medications to horses or
8 greyhounds in violation of rules and
regulations of the commission, upon
9 conviction of the second or a
subsequent offense;
10 (10) sponge the
nostrils or windpipe of a horse for the purpose of
11 stimulating or depressing such horse or
affecting its speed at any time
12 during a race meeting conducted by an
organization licensee;
13 (11) alter or
attempt to alter the natural outcome of any race con-
14 ducted by, or any simulcast race displayed
by, an organization licensee or
15 transmit or receive an altered race or
delayed broadcast race if parimutuel
16 wagering is conducted or solicited after
off time of the race;
17 (12) influence or
attempt to influence, by the payment or promise of
18 payment of money or other valuable
consideration, any person to alter
19 the natural outcome of any race conducted
by, or any simulcast race
20 displayed by, an organization licensee;
21 (13) influence or
attempt to influence any member, employee or ap-
22 pointee of the commission, by the payment
or promise of payment of
23 money or other valuable consideration, in
the performance of any official
24 duty of that member, employee or
appointee;
25 (14) fail to
report to the commission or to one of its employees or
26 appointees knowledge of any violation of
this act by another person for
27 the purpose of stimulating or depressing
any horse or greyhound, or af-
28 fecting its speed, at any time during any
race conducted by an organiza-
29 tion licensee;
30 (15) commit any
of the following acts with respect to the prior racing
31 record, pedigree, identity or ownership of
a registered horse or greyhound
32 in any matter related to the breeding,
buying, selling or racing of the
33 animal: (A) Falsify, conceal or cover up,
by any trick, scheme or device,
34 a material fact; (B) make any false,
fictitious or fraudulent statement or
35 representation; or (C) make or use any
false writing or document knowing
36 that it contains any false, fictitious or
fraudulent statement or entry; or
37 (16) pass or
attempt to pass, cash or attempt to cash any altered or
38 forged parimutuel ticket knowing it to have
been altered or forged.
39 (j) No person
less than 18 years of age shall purchase a parimutuel
40 ticket or an interest in such a ticket. Any
person violating this subsection
41 shall be subject to adjudication as a
juvenile offender pursuant to the
42 Kansas juvenile justice code.
43 Sec.
32. K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 19-101a is hereby amended to read as
26
1 follows: 19-101a. (a) The board of
county commissioners may transact all
2 county business and perform all
powers of local legislation and adminis-
3 tration it deems appropriate, subject
only to the following limitations,
4 restrictions or prohibitions:
5
(1) Counties shall be subject to all acts of the legislature
which apply
6 uniformly to all counties.
7
(2) Counties may not consolidate or alter county
boundaries.
8
(3) Counties may not affect the courts located therein.
9
(4) Counties shall be subject to acts of the legislature
prescribing
10 limits of indebtedness.
11 (5) In the
exercise of powers of local legislation and administration
12 authorized under provisions of this
section, the home rule power con-
13 ferred on cities to determine their local
affairs and government shall not
14 be superseded or impaired without the
consent of the governing body of
15 each city within a county which may be
affected.
16 (6) Counties may
not legislate on social welfare administered under
17 state law enacted pursuant to or in
conformity with public law No. 271--
18 74th congress, or amendments thereof.
19 (7) Counties
shall be subject to all acts of the legislature concerning
20 elections, election commissioners and
officers and their duties as such
21 officers and the election of county
officers.
22 (8) Counties
shall be subject to the limitations and prohibitions im-
23 posed under K.S.A. 12-187 to 12-195,
inclusive, and amendments thereto,
24 prescribing limitations upon the levy of
retailers' sales taxes by counties.
25 (9) Counties may
not exempt from or effect changes in statutes made
26 nonuniform in application solely by reason
of authorizing exceptions for
27 counties having adopted a charter for
county government.
28 (10) No county
may levy ad valorem taxes under the authority of this
29 section upon real property located within
any redevelopment area estab-
30 lished under the authority of K.S.A.
12-1772, and amendments thereto,
31 unless the resolution authorizing the same
specifically authorized a por-
32 tion of the proceeds of such levy to be
used to pay the principal of and
33 interest upon bonds issued by a city under
the authority of K.S.A. 12-
34 1774, and amendments thereto.
35 (11) Counties
shall have no power under this section to exempt from
36 any statute authorizing or requiring the
levy of taxes and providing sub-
37 stitute and additional provisions on the
same subject, unless the resolution
38 authorizing the same specifically provides
for a portion of the proceeds
39 of such levy to be used to pay a portion of
the principal and interest on
40 bonds issued by cities under the authority
of K.S.A. 12-1774, and amend-
41 ments thereto.
42 (12) Counties may
not exempt from or effect changes in the provi-
43 sions of K.S.A. 19-4601 to 19-4625,
inclusive through 19-4625, and
27
1 amendments thereto.
2 (13) Except
as otherwise specifically authorized by K.S.A. 12-1,101
3 to 12-1,109,
inclusive through 12-1,109, and amendments thereto,
coun-
4 ties may not levy and collect taxes
on incomes from whatever source
5 derived.
6
(14) Counties may not exempt from or effect changes in K.S.A.
19-
7 430, and amendments thereto.
Any charter resolution adopted by a
8 county prior to July 1, 1983,
exempting from or effecting changes in
9 K.S.A. 19-430, and amendments
thereto, is null and void.
10 (15) Counties may
not exempt from or effect changes in K.S.A. 19-
11 302, 19-502b, 19-503, 19-805 or 19-1202,
and amendments thereto.
12 (16)
(A) Counties may not exempt from or effect changes in
K.S.A.
13 13-13a26, and amendments thereto.
Any charter resolution adopted by a
14 county, prior to the effective date
of this act, exempting from or effecting
15 changes in K.S.A. 13-13a26, and
amendments thereto, is null and void.
16 (B) This
provision shall expire on June 30, 2003.
17 (17)
(A) Counties may not exempt from or effect changes in
K.S.A.
18 71-301, and amendments thereto. Any
charter resolution adopted by a
19 county, prior to the effective date
of this act, exempting from or effecting
20 changes in K.S.A. 71-301, and
amendments thereto, is null and void.
21 (B) This
provision shall expire on June 30, 2003.
22 (18) Counties may
not exempt from or effect changes in K.S.A. 19-
23 15,139, 19-15,140 and 19-15,141, and
amendments thereto. Any charter
24 resolution adopted by a county
prior to the effective date of this act,
25 exempting from or effecting changes
in such sections is null and void.
26 (19) Counties may
not exempt from or effect changes in the provi-
27 sions of K.S.A. 12-1223, 12-1225, 12-1225a,
12-1225b, 12-1225c and 12-
28 1226, and amendments thereto, or the
provisions of K.S.A. 1999 Supp.
29 12-1260 to 12-1270,
inclusive through 12-1270 and 12-1276, and
amend-
30 ments thereto, and 12-1276, and
amendments thereto.
31 (20) Counties may
not exempt from or effect changes in the provi-
32 sions of K.S.A. 19-211, and amendments
thereto.
33 (21) Counties may
not exempt from or effect changes in the provi-
34 sions of K.S.A. 19-4001 to 19-4015,
inclusive through 19-4015, and
35 amendments thereto.
36 (22) Counties may
not regulate the production or drilling of any oil
37 or gas well in any manner which would
result in the duplication of reg-
38 ulation by the state corporation commission
and the Kansas department
39 of health and environment pursuant to
chapter 55 and chapter 65 of the
40 Kansas Statutes Annotated and any rules and
regulations adopted pur-
41 suant thereto. Counties may not require any
license or permit for the
42 drilling or production of oil and gas
wells. Counties may not impose any
43 fee or charge for the drilling or
production of any oil or gas well.
28
1
(23) Counties may not exempt from or effect changes in K.S.A.
79-
2 41a04, and amendments thereto.
3
(24) Counties may not exempt from or effect changes in K.S.A.
79-
4 1611, and amendments thereto.
5
(25) Counties may not exempt from or effect changes in K.S.A.
79-
6 1494, and amendments thereto.
7
(26) Counties may not exempt from or effect changes in
subsection
8 (b) of K.S.A. 19-202, and amendments
thereto.
9
(27) Counties may not exempt from or effect changes in
subsection
10 (b) of K.S.A. 19-204, and amendments
thereto.
11 (28) Counties may
not levy or impose an excise, severance or any
12 other tax in the nature of an excise tax
upon the physical severance and
13 production of any mineral or other material
from the earth or water. Any
14 resolution adopted by any county
prior to the effective date of this act
15 imposing or levying any such tax is
null and void.
16 (29) Counties may
not exempt from or effect changes in K.S.A. 79-
17 2017 or 79-2101, and amendments thereto.
Any charter resolution
18 adopted prior to the effective date
of this act, which affected the provi-
19 sions of K.S.A. 79-2017 or 79-2101,
and amendments thereto, is hereby
20 declared to be null and
void.
21 (30) Counties may
not exempt from or effect changes in K.S.A. 2-
22 3302, 2-3305, 2-3307, 17-5904, 17-5908,
47-1219 or 65-171d or K.S.A.
23 1999 Supp. 2-3318, 17-5909 or 65-1,178
through 65-1,199, and amend-
24 ments thereto.
25 (31) Counties may
not exempt from or effect changes in K.S.A. 1999
26 Supp. 80-121, and amendments thereto.
27 (32) Counties
may not exempt from or effect changes in the lottery
28 act or the Kansas parimutuel racing
act.
29 (b) Counties
shall apply the powers of local legislation granted in
30 subsection (a) by resolution of the board
of county commissioners. If no
31 statutory authority exists for such local
legislation other than that set forth
32 in subsection (a) and the local legislation
proposed under the authority
33 of such subsection is not contrary to any
act of the legislature, such local
34 legislation shall become effective upon
passage of a resolution of the
35 board and publication in the official
county newspaper. If the legislation
36 proposed by the board under authority of
subsection (a) is contrary to an
37 act of the legislature which is applicable
to the particular county but not
38 uniformly applicable to all counties, such
legislation shall become effec-
39 tive by passage of a charter resolution in
the manner provided in K.S.A.
40 19-101b, and amendments thereto.
41 (c) Any
resolution adopted by a county which conflicts with the re-
42 strictions in subsection (a) is null and
void.
43 Sec. 33. K.S.A. 74-8701,
74-8702, 74-8704, 74-8708 and 74-8711 and
29
1 K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 19-101a, 19-101j,
74-8710, 74-8718, 74-8719, 74-8723
2 and 74-8810 are hereby repealed.
3 Sec. 34. This act
shall take effect and be in force from and after its
4 publication in the statute book.
5
6
Session of 2000
7
HOUSE BILL No. 3047
8
By Committee on Appropriations
9
3-27
13
14 AN ACT
concerning lotteries; relating to the powers and duties of the
15 Kansas lottery;
providing for the consolidation of certain gaming op-
16 erations; amending
K.S.A. 74-8701, 74-8702, 74-8704, 74-8708 and 74-
17 8711 and K.S.A. 1999
Supp. 19-101a, 74-8710, 74-8718, 74-8719, 74-
18 8723 and 74-8810 and
repealing the existing sections; also repealing
19 K.S.A. 1999 Supp.
19-101j.
20
21 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Kansas:
22 Section
1. K.S.A. 74-8701 is hereby amended to read as follows:
74-
23 8701. (a) K.S.A. 74-8701 through
74-8721 74-8723 and sections 10
24 through 30, and amendments thereto,
shall be known as and may be cited
25 as the Kansas lottery act.
26 (b) It is the
intent of the legislature to limit class III gaming in the
27 state of Kansas. It is the public policy
of this state to conduct or operate
28 all class III gaming at existing
parimutuel racetrack facilities in the state.
29 Sec.
2. K.S.A. 74-8702 is hereby amended to read as follows:
74-
30 8702. As used in this act, unless
the context otherwise requires the lottery
31 act:
32
(a) ``Commission'' means the Kansas lottery commission.
33 (b) ``Executive
director'' means the executive director of the Kansas
34 lottery.
35 (c) ``Gaming
equipment'' means any electric, electronic or
mechani-
36 cal, computerized or
electromechanical machine, mechanism, supply or
37 device or other equipment unique to the
Kansas lottery used directly in,
38 or integral to, the operation of any
lottery and in the determination of
39 winners pursuant to this
the lottery act.
40 (d) ``Kansas
lottery'' means the state agency created by this
the lottery
41 act to operate a lottery or lotteries
pursuant to this the lottery act.
42 (e) ``Lottery
retailer'' means any person with whom the Kansas lottery
43 has contracted to sell lottery tickets
or shares, or both,, shares or video
44 lottery games to the public.
45 (f) ``Lottery''
or ``state lottery'' means the lottery or lotteries operated
46 pursuant to this the
lottery act.
47 (g) ``Major
procurement'' means any gaming product or service, in-
48 cluding but not limited to facilities,
advertising and promotional services,
49 annuity contracts, prize payment
agreements, consulting services, equip-
50 ment, tickets and other products and
services unique to the Kansas lot-
51 tery, but not including materials,
supplies, equipment and services com-
52 mon to the ordinary operations of state
agencies.
53 (h) ``Person''
means any natural person, association, corporation or
54 partnership.
55 (i) ``Prize''
means any prize paid directly by the Kansas lottery pur-
56 suant to its rules and
regulations adopted by the commission.
57 (j) ``Share''
means any intangible manifestation authorized by the
58 Kansas lottery to prove participation in a
lottery game.
59 (k) ``Ticket''
means any tangible evidence issued by the Kansas lottery
60 to prove participation in a lottery
game.
61 (l) ``Vendor''
means any person who has entered into a major pro-
62 curement contract with the Kansas
lottery.
63 (m) ``Returned
ticket'' means any ticket which was transferred to a
64 lottery retailer, which was not sold by the
lottery retailer and which was
65 returned to the Kansas lottery for refund
by issuance of a credit or
66 otherwise.
67
(n) ``Video lottery machine'' means any electronic
video game ma-
68 chine that, upon insertion of cash,
is available to play or simulate the play
69 of a video game authorized by the
commission, including but not limited
70 to bingo, poker, black jack and
keno, and which uses a video display and
71 microprocessors and in which, by
chance, the player may receive free
72 games or credits that can be
redeemed for cash.
73 (n) ``Class
III gaming'' means class III gaming as defined by 25 U.S.C.
74 2701 et seq.
75 (o) ``Gray
area device'' means any mechanical, electromechanical or
76 electronic device or video lottery
machine capable of being used for gam-
77 bling, that is not authorized by the
commission and not connected to the
78 state video lottery central computer
communication system, that is avail-
79 able to the public for play and capable
of simulating a game played on a
80 licensed video lottery machine or any
similar video lottery game.
81 (p) ``Native
American Indian tribe'' means the following resident Kan-
82 sas Native American Indian
tribes:
83 (1) The Iowa
Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska.
84 (2) The
Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas.
85 (3) The
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation of Kansas.
86 (4) The Sac
and Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Missouri.
87 (q) ``Net
machine income'' means all cash or other consideration
util-
88 ized to play a video lottery machine,
less all cash or other consideration
89 paid out to winning players as
prizes.
90
(r) ``Parimutuel licensee'' means a facility owner licensee or
a facility
91 manager licensee, as defined by K.S.A.
74-8802, and amendments thereto.
92
(s) ``Parimutuel licensee location'' means a racetrack
facility and any
93 real estate in which the parimutuel
licensee has an interest which is ad-
94 jacent to the real estate on which the
racetrack facility is located. The
95 parimutuel licensee location shall
include any structures that may be con-
96 structed at such location after January
1, 1995, if plans for such structures
97 were in process on the effective date of
this act.
98
(t) ``Progressive game'' means any game in which the jackpot
grows
99 and accumulates as it is being played on
a video lottery machine and the
100 results are randomly determined by the
play of video lottery machines
101 linked to a computer network.
102 (u) ``Token''
means the coin, which is not legal tender, sold by a video
103 lottery sales agent in a face amount
equal to the cash paid by a player for
104 the sole purpose of playing a video
lottery machine at a parimutuel li-
105 censee location or paid to a player of
a video lottery machine, which can
106 be exchanged for cash at the parimutuel
licensee location where the video
107 lottery machine is located.
108 (v) ``Video
lottery'' means any lottery conducted with a video lottery
109 machine or a network of linked video
lottery machines with an aggregate
110 progression prize or prizes.
111 (w) ``Video
lottery game'' means any electronically simulated game of
112 chance, including but not limited to,
video poker, keno, line-up or black-
113 jack, displayed and played on a video
gaming machine.
114 (x) ``Video
lottery machine'' means any electronic machine in which
115 bills, coins or tokens are deposited in
order to play in a game of chance
116 in which the results, including options
available to the player, are ran-
117 domly and immediately determined by the
machine. A machine may use
118 spinning reels or video displays or
both, and may or may not dispense
119 coins or tokens directly to winning
players. A machine shall be considered
120 a video lottery machine notwithstanding
the use of an electronic credit
121 system making the deposit of bills,
coins or tokens unnecessary.
122 (y) ``Video
lottery machine equipment'' means any proprietary device,
123 machine or part used in the
manufacture, operation or maintenance of a
124 video lottery machine.
125 (z) ``Video
lottery machine manufacturer'' means any individual,
126 firm, corporation or other person
licensed by the commission to assemble
127 or produce video lottery machines or
video lottery machine associated
128 equipment for sale or use in this
state.
129 (aa) ``Video
lottery retailer'' means a parimutuel licensee who has con-
130 tracted with the lottery to be a
retailer.
131 Sec.
3. K.S.A. 74-8704 is hereby amended to read as follows:
74-
132 8704. (a) The executive director shall
have the power to:
133 (1) Supervise
and administer the operation of the state lottery in ac-
134 cordance with the provisions of this act
and such rules and regulations as
135 adopted hereunder.
136 (2) Appoint,
subject to the Kansas civil service act and within the
137 limitations of appropriations therefor,
all other employees of the Kansas
138 lottery, which employees shall be in the
classified service unless otherwise
139 specifically provided by this act.
140 (3) Enter into
contracts for: (A) Advertising and promotional services,
141 subject to the provisions of subsection
(b); (B) annuities or other methods
142 deemed appropriate for the payment of
prizes; (C) data processing and
143 other technical products, equipment and
services; and (D) facilities as
144 needed to operate the Kansas
lottery, including. Such contracts may
in-
145 clude, but not be limited
to, gaming equipment, tickets and other services
146 involved in major procurement contracts,
in accordance with K.S.A. 74-
147 8705, and amendments thereto.
148 (4) Enter into
contracts with: (A) Persons for the sale of lottery
tickets
149 or shares to the public, as
provided by this act and; and (B) parimutuel
150 licensees for video lottery machines at
parimutuel licensee locations. Such
151 contracts shall be subject to rules
and regulations adopted pursuant to
152 this act, which contracts
but shall not be subject to the provisions of K.S.A.
153 75-3738 through 75-3744, and amendments
thereto.
154 (5) Require
lottery retailers to furnish proof of financial stability or
155 furnish surety in an amount based upon the
expected volume of sales of
156 lottery tickets or shares or video
lottery games.
157 (6) Examine, or
cause to be examined by any agent or representative
158 designated by the executive director, any
books, papers, records or mem-
159 oranda of any lottery retailer for the
purpose of ascertaining compliance
160 with the provisions of this act or rules
and regulations adopted hereunder.
161 (7) Issue
subpoenas to compel access to or for the production of any
162 books, papers, records or memoranda in the
custody or control of any
163 lottery retailer, or to compel the
appearance of any lottery retailer or
164 employee of any lottery retailer, for the
purpose of ascertaining compli-
165 ance with the provisions of this act or
rules and regulations adopted here-
166 under. Subpoenas issued under the
provisions of this subsection may be
167 served upon natural persons and
corporations in the manner provided in
168 K.S.A. 60-304, and amendments
thereto, for the service of process by any
169 officer authorized to serve subpoenas in
civil actions or by the executive
170 director or an agent or representative
designated by the executive direc-
171 tor. In the case of the refusal of any
person to comply with any such
172 subpoena, the executive director may make
application to the district
173 court of any county where such books,
papers, records, memoranda or
174 person is located for an order to
comply.
175 (8) Administer
oaths and take depositions to the same extent and
176 subject to the same limitations as would
apply if the deposition were in
177 aid of a civil action in the district
court.
178 (9) Require
fingerprinting of employees and such other persons who
179 work in sensitive areas within the lottery
as deemed appropriate by the
180 director. The director may submit such
fingerprints to the Kansas bureau
181 of investigation and to the federal bureau
of investigation for the purposes
182 of verifying the identity of such
employees and persons and obtaining
183 records of their criminal arrests and
convictions.
184 (b) The Kansas
lottery shall not engage in on-site display advertising
185 or promotion of the lottery at any amateur
athletic or sporting event
186 including, but not limited to, amateur
athletic sporting events at institu-
187 tions under the jurisdiction and control
of the state board of regents.
188 Sec.
4. K.S.A. 74-8708 is hereby amended to read as follows:
74-
189 8708. (a) The executive director shall
select as lottery retailers such per-
190 sons as deemed best able to serve the
public convenience and promote
191 the sale of tickets or shares in
accordance with marketing plans developed
192 by the Kansas lottery. In the selection of
lottery retailers, the executive
193 director shall consider factors such as
financial responsibility, security of
194 the applicant's place of business or
activity, accessibility of the applicant's
195 place of business or activity, integrity,
reputation, volume of expected
196 sales and such other factors as the
executive director may deem appro-
197 priate. The executive director may select
the state fair board as a lottery
198 retailer to sell lottery tickets or shares
only on the state fairgrounds and
199 only during the time of the annual state
fair. Other persons lawfully en-
200 gaged in nongovernmental business on state
property may be selected as
201 lottery retailers.
202 (b) The
executive director may charge an application fee to persons
203 applying to become lottery retailers.
204 (c) All lottery
retailer contracts awarded by the Kansas lottery under
205 this act shall be renewable annually after
issuance unless sooner canceled
206 or terminated.
207 A contract with a
video lottery retailer may be for a term in excess of
208 one year. Any such contract shall
terminate on the date of the expiration
209 of the lottery.
210 (d) No lottery
retailer contract awarded under this act shall be trans-
211 ferred or assignable.
212 (e) Each lottery
retailer shall be issued a lottery retailer certificate
213 which shall be conspicuously displayed at
the place where the lottery
214 retailer is authorized to sell lottery
tickets or shares.
215 (f) Lottery
tickets or shares shall only be sold by the lottery retailer
216 at the location stated on the lottery
retailer certificate.
217 (g) To be
selected as a lottery retailer, a natural person acting as a
218 sole proprietor must:
219 (1) Be at least
18 years of age;
220 (2) have
sufficient financial resources to support the activities re-
221 quired to sell lottery tickets or
shares;
222 (3) be current
in payment of all taxes, interest and penalties owed to
223 any taxing subdivision where the lottery
retailer will sell lottery tickets or
224 shares or video lottery games;
225 (4) be current
in filing all applicable tax returns and in payment of
226 all taxes, interest and penalties owed to
the state of Kansas, excluding
227 items under formal appeal pursuant to
applicable statutes; and
228 (5) not be
engaged exclusively in the sale of lottery tickets and shares
229 or video lottery games.
230 (h) No natural
person shall be selected as a lottery retailer who:
231 (1) Has been
convicted of a felony in this or any other jurisdiction,
232 unless at least 10 years have passed since
satisfactory completion of the
233 sentence or probation imposed by the court
for each such felony;
234 (2) has been
convicted of an illegal gambling activity in this or any
235 other jurisdiction;
236 (3) has been
found to have violated the provisions of this act or any
237 rule and regulation adopted hereunder;
238 (4) is a vendor
or an employee or agent of any vendor doing business
239 with the Kansas lottery;
240 (5) resides in
the same household of an employee of the Kansas lot-
241 tery or of a member of the commission;
or
242 (6) has made a
statement of material fact to the Kansas lottery, know-
243 ing such statement to be false.
244 (i) For a
partnership to be selected as a lottery retailer, the partner-
245 ship must meet the requirements of
subsections (g)(2), (g)(3), (g)(4) and
246 (g)(5) and each partner must meet the
requirements of subsections (g)(1),
247 (g)(3), (g)(4) and (h)(1) through
(h)(6).
248 (j) For a
corporation to be selected as a lottery retailer, the corpo-
249 ration must meet the requirements of
subsections (g)(2), (g)(3), (g)(4)
250 and (g)(5) and each officer or director
and each stockholder who owns
251 5% or more of the stock of such
corporation must meet the requirements
252 of subsections (g)(3), (g)(4) and (h)(1)
through (h)(6).
253 (k) For an
unincorporated association to be selected as a lottery re-
254 tailer, the association must meet the
requirements of subsections (g)(2),
255 (g)(3), (g)(4) and (g)(5) and each officer
or director must meet the
256 requirements of subsections (g)(1),
(g)(3), (g)(4) and (h)(1) through (h)(6).
257 (l) The
executive director may terminate the certificate of any lottery
258 retailer who fails to meet any of the
applicable qualifying standards for
259 selection as a retailer provided in this
section or on the grounds for ter-
260 mination provided in the contract pursuant
to rules and regulations
261 adopted by the commission.
262 (m) If a lottery
retailer's rental payments for the business premises
263 are contractually computed, in whole or in
part, on the basis of a per-
264 centage of retail sales, and such
computation of retail sales is not explicitly
265 defined to include sale of tickets or
shares in a state-operated lottery, the
266 compensation received by the lottery
retailer from the lottery shall be
267 considered the amount of the retail sale
for purposes of computing the
268 rental payment.
269 Sec.
5. K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 74-8710 is hereby amended to read as
270 follows: 74-8710. (a) The commission, upon
the recommendation of the
271 executive director, shall adopt rules and
regulations governing the estab-
272 lishment and operation of a state
lottery as necessary to carry out the
273 purposes of this the
lottery act. Temporary rules and regulations may be
274 adopted by the commission without being
subject to the provisions and
275 requirements of K.S.A. 77-415 through
77-438, and amendments thereto,
276 but shall be subject to approval by the
attorney general as to legality and
277 shall be filed with the secretary of state
and published in the Kansas
278 register. Temporary and permanent rules
and regulations may include
279 but shall not be limited to:
280 (1) Subject to
the provisions of subsection (b), the types of lottery
281 games to be conducted, including but not
limited to instant lottery, on-
282 line and traditional games, but
not including and games on video lottery
283 machines at parimutuel licensee
locations.
284 (2) The manner
of selecting the winning tickets or shares, except that,
285 if a lottery game utilizes a drawing of
winning numbers, a drawing among
286 entries or a drawing among finalists, such
drawings shall always be open
287 to the public and shall be recorded on
both video and audio tape.
288 (3) The manner
of payment of prizes to the holders of winning
tickets
289 or shares.
290 (4) The
frequency of the drawings or selections of winning tickets or
291 shares.
292 (5) The type or
types of locations at which tickets or shares may be
293 sold.
294 (6) The method
or methods to be used in selling tickets or shares.
295 (7) Additional
qualifications for the selection of lottery retailers and
296 the amount of application fees to be paid
by each.
297 (8) The amount
and method of compensation to be paid to lottery
298 retailers, including special bonuses and
incentives.
299 (9) Deadlines
for claims for prizes by winners of each lottery game.
300 (10) Provisions
for confidentiality of information submitted by ven-
301 dors pursuant to K.S.A. 74-8705, and
amendments thereto.
302 (11) Information
required to be submitted by vendors, in addition to
303 that required by K.S.A. 74-8705, and
amendments thereto.
304 (12) The major
procurement contracts or portions thereof to be
305 awarded to minority business enterprises
pursuant to subsection (a) of
306 K.S.A. 74-8705, and amendments thereto,
and procedures for the award
307 thereof.
308 (b) No new
lottery game shall commence operation after the effective
309 date of this act unless first approved by
the governor or, in the governor's
310 absence or disability, the lieutenant
governor.
311 Sec.
6. K.S.A. 74-8711 is hereby amended to read as follows:
74-
312 8711. (a) There is hereby established in
the state treasury the lottery
313 operating fund.
314 (b) The
executive director shall remit at least weekly to the state
315 treasurer all moneys collected from the
sale of lottery tickets and shares
316 and any other moneys received by or on
behalf of the Kansas lottery other
317 than funds to be deposited into the
video lottery machine fund pursuant
318 to subsection (e). Upon receipt of
any such remittance, the state treasurer
319 shall deposit the entire amount thereof in
the state treasury and credit it
320 to the lottery operating fund. Moneys
credited to the fund shall be ex-
321 pended or transferred only as provided by
this act. Expenditures from
322 such fund shall be made in accordance with
appropriations acts upon
323 warrants of the director of accounts and
reports issued pursuant to vouch-
324 ers approved by the executive director or
by a person designated by the
325 executive director.
326 (c) Moneys in
the lottery operating fund shall be used for:
327 (1) Except as
provided by this section, the payment of expenses of
328 the lottery, which shall include all costs
incurred in the operation and
329 administration of the Kansas lottery; all
costs resulting from contracts
330 entered into for the purchase or lease of
goods and services needed for
331 operation of the lottery, including but
not limited to supplies, materials,
332 tickets, independent studies and surveys,
data transmission, advertising,
333 printing, promotion, incentives, public
relations, communications, and
334 distribution of tickets and shares; and
reimbursement of costs of facilities
335 and services provided by other state
agencies. Expenses of the lottery
336 relating to the regulation and
operation of video lottery machines shall be
337 paid as provided by subsection
(e);
338 (2) the payment
of compensation to lottery retailers;
339 (3) transfers of
moneys to the lottery prize payment fund pursuant to
340 K.S.A. 74-8712, and amendments
thereto;
341 (4) transfers to
the state general fund pursuant to K.S.A. 74-8713,
342 and amendments thereto;
343 (5) transfers to
the state gaming revenues fund pursuant to subsection
344 (d) of this section and as otherwise
provided by law; and
345 (6) the
transfers to the county reappraisal fund as prescribed by law.
346 (d) The director
of accounts and reports shall transfer moneys in the
347 lottery operating fund to the state gaming
revenues fund created by
348 K.S.A. 79-4801, and amendments
thereto, on or before the 15th day of
349 each month, for fiscal years
commencing on or after July 1, 1988 in an
350 amount certified monthly by the executive
director and determined as
351 follows, whichever is greater:
352 (1) In an amount
equal to the moneys in the lottery operating fund
353 in excess of those needed for the purposes
described in subsections (c)(1)
354 through (c)(4); or
355 (2) an amount
equal to not less than 30% of total monthly revenues
356 from the sales of lottery tickets and
shares less estimated returned tickets.
357 (e) There is
hereby established in the state treasury the video lottery
358 machine fund. The executive director
shall collect and remit to the state
359 treasurer not less than once each week
all net machine income received
360 from video lottery retailers to be
credited to the video lottery machine
361 fund. Separate accounts shall be
maintained in the video lottery machine
362 fund for receipt of funds from each
video lottery retailer. Not less than
363 once each week, the state treasurer
shall distribute from the total receipts
364 credited to each such account of the
video lottery retailer an amount equal
365 to:
366 (1) One-half
percent to the problem gambling grant fund established
367 by section 26, and amendments
thereto.
368 (2) One and
one-half percent to the organization licensee at the par-
369 imutuel licensee location.
370 (3) Two
percent to the lottery operation fund established by K.S.A.
371 74-8712, and amendments
thereto.
372 (4) Two
percent to each county in which the parimutuel licensee lo-
373 cation is located. In Wyandotte county,
such moneys shall be distributed
374 to the governing body of the unified
government of Kansas City, Kansas.
375 In Sedgwick county, such moneys shall
be distributed equally between
376 the county and the city of Wichita,
Kansas. In Crawford county, such
377 moneys shall be distributed equally
among the county and the cities of
378 Frontenac and Pittsburg,
Kansas.
379 (5) Three
percent to the live horse and greyhound racing purse en-
380 hancement fund.
381 (6) Four
percent to the video lottery central computer communica-
382 tions system fund.
383 (7) Twelve
percent to the video lottery machine and equipment fund.
384 (8) Seventeen
percent to the video lottery retailer.
385
(9) Twenty-seven percent to be split equally among Native
American
386 Indian tribes who have entered into
agreements pursuant to section 30,
387 and amendments thereto, and who do not
own or operate any class III
388 gaming facility in the state of Kansas
or who have ceased operations at
389 any such facility in accordance with an
agreement entered into pursuant
390 to section 30, and amendments thereto.
If no tribes qualify for such mon-
391 eys, such money shall be deposited in
the state general fund.
392 (10) The
balance remaining after the distributions under paragraphs
393 (1) through (8) to the state general
fund.
394 Sec.
7. K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 74-8718 is hereby amended to read as
395 follows: 74-8718. (a) It is unlawful
for:
396 (1) Any person
to sell a lottery ticket or share at a price other than
397 that fixed by rules and regulations
adopted pursuant to this act;
398 (2) any person
other than a lottery retailer authorized by the Kansas
399 lottery to sell or resell any lottery
ticket or share; or
400 (3) any person
to sell a lottery ticket or share to any person, knowing
401 such person to be under 18 years of
age; or
402 (4) any
person to allow any person to play video lottery machines
403 knowing such person to be under 21
years of age.
404 (b)
(1) Violation of this section is a class A nonperson
misdemeanor
405 upon conviction for a first offense;
and
406 (2) violation of
this section is a severity level 9, nonperson felony upon
407 conviction for a second or subsequent
offense.
408 Sec.
8. K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 74-8719 is hereby amended to read as
409 follows: 74-8719. (a) Except as
provided by subsection (c), it is unlawful
410 for any person to purchase a lottery
ticket or share, or play a video
lottery
411 machine or to share in the lottery
winnings of a person, knowing that such
412 person is:
413 (1) The
executive director, a member of the commission or an em-
414 ployee of the Kansas lottery;
415 (2) an officer
or employee of a vendor contracting with the Kansas
416 lottery to supply gaming equipment or
tickets to the Kansas lottery for
417 use in the operation of any lottery
conducted pursuant to this act;
418 (3) a spouse,
child, stepchild, brother, stepbrother, sister, stepsister,
419 parent or stepparent of a person described
by subsection (a)(1) or (2); or
420 (4) a person who
resides in the same household as any person de-
421 scribed by subsection (a)(1) or (2).
422 (b)
(1) Violation of subsection (a) is a class A nonperson
misde-
423 meanor upon conviction for a first
offense.
424 (2) Violation of
subsection (a) is a severity level 9, nonperson felony
425 upon conviction for a second or subsequent
offense.
426
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (a), The
executive director may au-
427 thorize in writing any employee of the
Kansas lottery and any employee
428 of a lottery vendor to: (1)
Purchase a lottery ticket for the purposes of
429 verifying the proper operation of the
state lottery with respect to security,
430 systems operation and lottery retailer
contract compliance; or (2) play a
431 video lottery machine to verify the
proper operation thereof with respect
432 to security and contract
compliance. Any prize awarded as a result of such
433 ticket purchase shall become the property
of the Kansas lottery and be
434 added to the prize pools of subsequent
lottery games. No money or mer-
435 chandise shall be awarded to any
employee playing a video lottery ma-
436 chine pursuant to this
subsection.
437 (d) Certain
classes of persons who, because of the unique nature of
438 the supplies or services they provide for
use directly in the operation of
439 a lottery pursuant to this act, may be
prohibited, in accordance with rules
440 and regulations adopted by the commission,
from participating in any
441 lottery in which such supplies or services
are used.
442 (e) Nothing in
this section shall prohibit lottery retailers or their em-
443 ployees from purchasing lottery tickets
and shares or from being paid a
444 prize of a winning ticket or share.
445 (f) Each person
who purchases a lottery ticket or share or video lot-
446 tery game thereby agrees to be
bound by rules and regulations adopted
447 by the commission and by the provisions of
this act.
448 Sec.
9. K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 74-8723 is hereby amended to read as
449 follows: 74-8723. (a) The
Kansas lottery and the office of executive di-
450 rector of the Kansas lottery, established
by K.S.A. 74-8703, and amend-
451 ments thereto, and the Kansas lottery
commission, created by K.S.A. 74-
452 8709, and amendments thereto, shall be and
hereby are abolished on July
453 1, 2002 2007.
454 (b) This
section shall be part of and supplemental to the Kansas
lot-
455 tery act.
456 New Sec.
10. (a) The executive director may contract with parimu-
457 tuel licensees to serve the public
convenience as video lottery retailers
458 for the sale and promotion of the sale of
video lottery games at parimutuel
459 licensee locations by the state of Kansas.
The executive director shall
460 contract only with parimutuel licensees in
counties in which a proposition
461 submitted pursuant to this act has been
approved by the voters of such
462 county.
463 (b) The
executive director shall purchase a license for all software
464 programs used to operate video lottery
machines. Video lottery machines
465 located at parimutuel licensee locations
shall be subject to the ultimate
466 control of the Kansas lottery. The use of
progressive video lottery ma-
467 chines is expressly permitted.
468 (c) Each
contract between the executive director and a video lottery
469 retailer shall provide that the Kansas
lottery receive all net machine in-
470 come derived from the operation of video
lottery machines at the pari-
471 mutuel licensee location.
472 (d) The initial
term of such contract shall be not less than the re-
473 maining term of the Kansas lottery and may
be renewed with each ex-
474 tension of the Kansas lottery as provided
in K.S.A. 74-8723, and amend-
475 ments thereto.
476 (e) Contracts
authorized by this section shall include:
477 (1) Accounting
procedures to determine the net machine income,
478 unclaimed merchandise and credits;
479 (2) the location
of video lottery machines at the parimutuel licensee
480 location and such other matters as are
necessary and reasonable for the
481 operation of video lottery machines;
482 (3) minimum
requirements for a video lottery retailer to provide
483 qualified oversight, security and
supervision of the operation of video
484 lottery machines at the parimutuel
licensee location, including the use of
485 qualified personnel with experience in
applicable technology;
486 (4) the
eligibility and licensure requirements for employees of a video
487 lottery retailer who will have
responsibility for the handling of cash or
488 tokens;
489 (5) provision
for termination of the contract by either party for cause
490 or other reason specified in the contract;
and
491 (6) any other
provision deemed necessary.
492 (f) No video
lottery machine shall be operated pursuant to this act
493 unless the executive director first issues
a certificate for such machine
494 authorizing its use at a specified
parimutuel licensee location. Each ma-
495 chine shall have the certificate
prominently displayed thereon. Any ma-
496 chine which does not display the
certificate required by this section is
497 contraband and a public nuisance subject
to confiscation by any law en-
498 forcement officer.
499 (g) The
executive director shall require any manufacturer, supplier,
500 provider, video lottery retailer or other
person seeking the examination
501 and certification of video lottery
machines to pay the anticipated actual
502 costs of the examination in advance. After
the completion of the exami-
503 nation, the executive director shall
refund any overpayment or charge and
504 collect amounts sufficient to reimburse
the executive director for any
505 underpayment of actual costs. The
executive director may contract for
506 the examination of video lottery machines
as required by this subsection.
507 The executive director may rely upon
testing done by or for other states
508 regulating video lottery machines, if the
executive director deems such
509 testing to be reliable and in the best
interest of the state of Kansas.
510 (h) Video
lottery machines operated pursuant to this act shall:
511 (1) Pay out an
average of not less than 87% of the amount wagered;
512 (2) be linked to
the video lottery central computer communications
513 system to provide auditing and other
program information as required by
514 the executive director; and
515 (3) be on-line
and in constant communication with the video lottery
516 central computer communications system
located at the central office of
517 the lottery.
518 New Sec.
11. (a) Video lottery machines shall be operated only in
519 counties where the qualified voters of the
county have voted to permit
520 operation of video lottery machines at
parimutuel licensee locations
521 within the county.
522 (b) The board of
county commissioners of any county in which a
523 parimutuel licensee location is located,
by resolution, may submit and
524 upon presentation of a petition filed in
accordance with subsection (c),
525 shall submit to the qualified voters of
the county a proposition to permit
526 the operation of video lottery machines at
parimutuel licensee locations
527 within the county. The proposition shall
be submitted to the voters either
528 in a countywide special election called by
the board of county commis-
529 sioners for that purpose and held not less
than 90 days after the resolution
530 is adopted or the petition is filed or at
the next general election as spec-
531 ified by the board of county commissioners
or in the petition, as the case
532 may be. The election shall be conducted,
and the votes counted and
533 canvassed, in the manner provided by law
for question submitted elec-
534 tions of the county.
535 (c) A petition
to submit a proposition to the qualified voters of a
536 county pursuant to this section shall be
filed with the county election
537 officer. The petition shall be signed by
qualified voters of the county equal
538 in number to not less than 10% of the
voters of the county who voted for
539 the office of secretary of state at the
last preceding general election at
540 which such office was elected. The
following shall appear on the petition:
541 ``We request an election to determine
whether the operation of video
542 lottery machines by the Kansas lottery
shall be permitted at parimutuel
543 racetracks in ____________ county.''
544 (d) Upon the
adoption of a resolution or the submission of a valid
545 petition calling for an election pursuant
to this section, the county election
546 officer shall cause the following
proposition to be placed on the ballot at
547 the election called for that purpose:
``Shall the operation of video lottery
548 machines by the Kansas lottery be
permitted at parimutuel racetracks in
549 ____________ county?''
550 (e) If a
majority of the votes cast and counted at such election is in
551 favor of permitting the operation of such
games at such racetracks, the
552 Kansas lottery may enter a contract
authorized by section 3, and amend-
553 ments thereto, with qualified parimutuel
licensees in such county. If a
554 majority of the votes cast and counted at
an election under this section is
555 against permitting the operation of such
machines at parimutuel race-
556 tracks in the county, the Kansas lottery
shall not enter such contracts.
557 The county election officer shall transmit
a copy of the certification of
558 the results of the election to the
executive director.
559 (f) If at any
election authorized by this section a majority of the votes
560 cast and counted is against permitting the
operation of video lottery ma-
561 chines in the county, another election
submitting the issue of the oper-
562 ation of video lottery machines in the
county shall not be held for at least
563 two years from the date of such
election.
564 New Sec.
12. (a) No video lottery machine shall be operated unless
565 the facility in which the video lottery
machine is operated displays live
566 and simulcast parimutuel races on video
terminals and has installed par-
567 imutuel windows for wagering on parimutuel
races.
568 (b) Except as
provided in subsection (c) of this section, no video lot-
569 tery machine shall be operated unless:
570 (1) During the
first full calendar year and each year thereafter in
571 which video lottery machines are operated,
the parimutuel licensee shall
572 conduct at the parimutuel licensee
location in Sedgwick county at least
573 eight live racing programs each calendar
week for the number of weeks
574 equal to or greater than the number of
weeks raced during the 1999
575 calendar year with at least 12 live races
conducted each program.
576 (2) During the
first full calendar year and each year thereafter in
577 which video lottery machines are operated,
the parimutuel licensee shall
578 conduct at the parimutuel licensee
location in Wyandotte county at least
579 seven live racing programs each calendar
week for the number of weeks
580 equal to or greater than the number of
weeks raced during the 1999
581 calendar year with at least 12 live races
conducted each program.
582 (3) During the
first full calendar year and each year thereafter in
583 which video lottery machines are operated,
the parimutuel licensee shall
584 conduct at the parimutuel licensee
location in Crawford county live racing
585 for the number of days agreed upon by the
organization licensee and the
586 parimutuel licensee but not less than 150
days, comprised of at least seven
587 live racing programs each calendar week
with at least 12 live races con-
588 ducted each program.
589 (c) The
commission may provide exceptions to the requirements of
590 subsection (b) for a parimutuel licensee
conducting live racing when
591 events beyond the control of the licensee
may render racing impossible
592 or impractical.
593 New Sec.
13. A video lottery retailer shall post one or more signs
on
594 the premises of the parimutuel licensee
location at points of entry to the
595 areas where video lottery machines are
located to inform patrons of the
596 toll-free number available to provide
information and referral services
597 regarding compulsive or problem gaming.
The text shall be determined
598 by the secretary of the department of
health and environment. Failure
599 by the video lottery retailer to post and
maintain such signs shall be cause
600 for the imposition of a fine not to exceed
$500 per day.
601 New Sec.
14. Each video lottery retailer shall provide access for
the
602 executive director or the executive
director's designee and designated
603 employees to all records and the physical
premises of the parimutuel
604 licensee location for the purpose of
monitoring or inspecting video lottery
605 machines and equipment. None of the
information disclosed pursuant to
606 this subsection shall be subject to
disclosure under the open records act,
607 K.S.A. 45-216 et seq., and amendments
thereto.
608 New Sec.
15. (a) Wagers shall be received only from a person at a
609 parimutuel licensee location. No person
present at a parimutuel licensee
610 location shall place or attempt to place a
wager on behalf of another
611 person who is not present at a parimutuel
licensee location.
612 (b) Violation of
this section is a class A nonperson misdemeanor upon
613 a conviction for a first offense.
Violation of this section is a severity level
614 9, nonperson felony upon conviction for a
second or subsequent offense.
615 New Sec.
16. A person under age 21 shall not be permitted in an
616 area of a parimutuel licensee location
where gaming is being conducted,
617 except for a person at least 18 years of
age who is an employee of the
618 parimutuel licensee. No employee under age
21 shall perform any func-
619 tion involved in gaming by the patrons. No
person under age 21 shall be
620 permitted to make a wager on a video
lottery machine.
621 New Sec.
17. Pursuant to section 2 of the federal act entitled ``An
622 Act to Prohibit Transportation of Gambling
Devices in Interstate and
623 Foreign Commerce,'' 15 U.S.C. 1171 through
1777, the state of Kansas,
624 acting by and through the duly elected and
qualified members of the
625 legislature, does hereby in this section,
and in accordance with and in
626 compliance with the provisions of section
2 of such federal act, declare
627 and proclaim that it is exempt from the
provision of section 2 of such
628 federal act to the extent that such
gambling devices are being transported
629 to or from a licensed gaming machine
operator at a parimutuel licensee
630 location within the state of Kansas.
631 New Sec.
18. Except for persons acting in accordance with the rules
632 and regulations of the Kansas lottery in
performing installation, mainte-
633 nance and repair services, any person who,
with the intent to manipulate
634 the outcome, pay-off or operation of a
video lottery machine, manipulates
635 the outcome, pay-off or operation of a
video lottery machine by physical,
636 electrical or mechanical means shall be
guilty of a severity level 8, non-
637 person felony.
638 New Sec.
19. Nothing in this act shall restrict the jurisdiction of
the
639 Kansas racing and gaming commission to
regulate activities conducted at
640 parimutuel licensee facilities relating to
parimutuel racing and wagering.
641 New Sec.
20. All sales of video lottery machine games shall be ex-
642 empt from sales taxes imposed pursuant to
K.S.A. 12-187 et seq. and 79-
643 3601 et seq., and amendments
thereto.
644 New Sec.
21. (a) The executive director or the executive director's
645 designee may observe and inspect all
electronic gaming facilities operated
646 by video lottery retailers.
647 (b) The
executive director may examine, or cause to be examined by
648 any agent or representative designated by
the executive director, any
649 books, papers, records or memoranda of any
licensee, or of any racetrack
650 or business involved in video lottery
gaming for the purpose of ascertain-
651 ing compliance with any provision of this
act or any rule and regulation
652 adopted hereunder.
653 (c) The lottery
commission shall have the power to authorize security
654 measures required in any areas where video
lottery machines are located.
655 New Sec.
22. (a) It is unlawful for any person playing or using any
656 video lottery machine at a parimutuel
licensee location in Kansas to:
657 (1) Knowingly
use other than a lawful coin or legal tender of the
658 United States of America, or to use coin
not of the same denomination
659 as the coin intended to be used in a video
lottery machine, except that in
660 the playing of any video lottery machine
or similar gaming device, it shall
661 be lawful for any person to use gaming
billets, tokens or similar objects
662 therein which are approved by the lottery
commission;
663 (2) to knowingly
possess or use, while on the premises of a parimutuel
664 licensee location any cheating or thieving
device, including but not limited
665 to, tools, wires, drills, coins attached
to strings or wires or electronic or
666 magnetic devices to facilitate removing
from any video lottery machine
667 any money or contents thereof, except that
a duly authorized employee
668 of the lottery commission, Kansas racing
and gaming commission or a
669 parimutuel licensee may possess and use
any of the foregoing only in
670 furtherance of the employee's employment
at the parimutuel licensee
671 location; or
672 (3) to knowingly
possess or use while on the premises of any pari-
673 mutuel licensee location any key or device
designed for the purpose of
674 or suitable for opening or entering any
video lottery machine or similar
675 gaming device or drop box, except that a
duly authorized employee of
676 the lottery commission, Kansas racing and
gaming commission or a par-
677 imutuel licensee may possess and use any
of the foregoing only in fur-
678 therance of the employee's employment at
the parimutuel licensee
679 location.
680 (b) Violation of
this section is a severity level 8, nonperson felony.
681 New Sec.
23. (a) No video lottery retailer shall permit any
business
682 not owned and operated by the retailer to
provide video lottery machine
683 equipment or services to such retailer
unless such business has been is-
684 sued a video lottery machine equipment or
services license by the exec-
685 utive director. Such equipment and
services include, but are not limited,
686 to surveillance, electronic computer
components, random number gen-
687 erator or cabinet thereof and token
redemption equipment or services.
688 (b) Businesses
required to be licensed pursuant to this section shall
689 apply for video lottery machine equipment
or services licenses in a man-
690 ner and upon forms prescribed and
furnished by the executive director.
691 The executive director shall require
disclosure of information about the
692 owners and officers of each applicant and
may require such owners and
693 officers to submit to fingerprinting. The
executive director also may re-
694 quire disclosure of information about and
fingerprinting of such employ-
695 ees of each applicant as deemed necessary.
Video lottery machine equip-
696 ment or services licenses shall be issued
for a period of time established
697 by the executive director. The executive
director shall establish a schedule
698 of application fees and license fees for
video lottery machine equipment
699 or services licenses based upon the type
and size of business. The appli-
700 cation fee shall not be refundable if the
business fails to qualify for a
701 license. If the application fee is
insufficient to pay the reasonable expenses
702 of processing the application and
investigating the applicant's qualifica-
703 tions for licensure, the executive
director shall require the applicant to
704 pay to the executive director, at such
times and in such form as required
705 by the executive director, any additional
amounts necessary to pay such
706 expenses. No license shall be issued to an
applicant until the applicant
707 has paid such additional amounts in full,
and such amounts shall not be
708 refundable except to the extent that they
exceed the actual expenses of
709 processing the application and
investigating the applicant's qualifications
710 for licensure.
711 (c) The
executive director may require applicants as a condition of
712 licensure to consent to allow agents of
the Kansas bureau of investigation
713 or security personnel of the lottery
commission to search without warrant
714 the licensee's premises and personal
property and the persons of its own-
715 ers, officers and employees while engaged
in the licensee's business
716 within the racetrack facility or adjacent
facilities under the control of the
717 organization licensee for the purpose of
investigating criminal violations
718 of this act or violations of rules and
regulations of the lottery commission.
719 (d) Denial of a
video lottery machine equipment or services license
720 by the executive director shall be in
accordance with the Kansas admin-
721 istrative procedure act. The executive
director may refuse to issue a video
722 lottery machine equipment or services
license to any business if any per-
723 son having an ownership interest in such
business, any person who is an
724 officer of such business or any person
employed by such business within
725 the racetrack facility:
726 (1) Has been
convicted of a felony in a court of any state or of the
727 United States or has been adjudicated in
the last five years, in any such
728 court of committing as a juvenile an act
which, if committed by an adult,
729 would constitute a felony;
730 (2) has been
convicted of a violation of any law of any state or of the
731 United States involving gambling or
controlled substances or has been
732 adjudicated in the last five years in any
such court of committing as a
733 juvenile an act which, if committed by an
adult, would constitute such a
734 violation;
735 (3) fails to
disclose any material fact or provides information, knowing
736 such information to be false, in
connection with the application for the
737 license;
738 (4) has been
found by the executive director to have violated any
739 provision of this act or any rule and
regulation of the lottery commission;
740 or
741 (5) has failed
to meet any monetary or tax obligation to the federal
742 government or to any state or local
government.
743 (e) The
executive director may suspend or revoke the electronic gam-
744 ing machine equipment or services license
of any business for any reason
745 which would justify refusal to issue such
a license. Proceedings to suspend
746 or revoke such license shall be conducted
by the executive director or an
747 appointed hearing officer in accordance
with the provisions of the Kansas
748 administrative procedure act.
749 (f) The
executive director may provide for the temporary suspension
750 of video lottery machine equipment or
services license by summary ad-
751 judicative proceedings in accordance with
the Kansas administrative pro-
752 cedure act upon finding that there is
probable cause to believe that
753 grounds exist for a permanent suspension
or revocation of such license.
754 Such suspension shall be for a period not
exceeding 30 days. Upon ex-
755 piration of such suspension, the license
shall be restored unless the license
756 has been suspended or revoked as a result
of proceedings conducted
757 pursuant to subsection (e).
758 (g) The lottery
commission may provide by rules and regulations for
759 the licensure of gaming employees
designated by the commission which
760 rules and regulations may specify
employment application forms, fees and
761 procedures for suspension or revocation of
any gaming employee license.
762 New Sec.
24. No taxes, fees, charges, transfers or distributions,
other
763 than those provided for in this act, shall
be made or levied from or against
764 the net machine income of the Kansas
lottery by any city, county or other
765 municipality.
766 New Sec.
25. Each lottery gaming machine operator shall hold the
767 executive director of the Kansas lottery,
the Kansas lottery commission
768 and the state harmless from and defend and
pay for the defense of any
769 and all claims which may be asserted
against the executive director, the
770 commission, the state or the employees
thereof, arising from video lottery
771 machines located at the parimutuel
licensee location of that video lottery
772 retailer. The provisions of this section
shall not apply to any claims arising
773 from the negligence or willful misconduct
of the executive director, the
774 commission, the state or the employees
thereof.
775 New Sec.
26. (a) There is hereby established in the state treasury
the
776 problem gambling grant fund. All moneys
credited to such fund shall be
777 used only for the awarding of grants under
this section. Such fund shall
778 be administered in accordance with this
section and the provisions of
779 appropriation acts.
780 (b) All
expenditures from the problem gambling grant fund shall be
781 made in accordance with appropriation acts
upon warrants of the director
782 of accounts and reports issued pursuant to
vouchers approved in the man-
783 ner prescribed by law.
784 (c) On or before
the 10th day of each month, the director of accounts
785 and reports shall transfer from the state
general fund to the problem
786 gambling grant fund interest earnings
based on (1) the average daily bal-
787 ance of moneys in the problem gambling
grant fund for the preceding
788 month and (2) the net earnings rate of the
pooled money investment
789 portfolio for the preceding month.
790 (d) There is
hereby established a state grant program to provide as-
791 sistance for the direct treatment of
persons diagnosed as suffering from
792 pathological gambling and to provide
funding for research regarding the
793 impact of gambling on residents of Kansas.
Research grants awarded un-
794 der this section may include, but need not
be limited to, grants for de-
795 termining the effectiveness of education
and prevention efforts on the
796 prevalence of pathological gambling in
Kansas. All grants shall be made
797 after open solicitation of proposals and
evaluation of proposals against
798 criteria established in rules and
regulations adopted by the secretary of
799 the department of social and
rehabilitation services. Both public and pri-
800 vate entities shall be eligible to apply
for and receive grants under the
801 provisions of this section.
802 (e) The
secretary of the department of social and rehabilitation serv-
803 ices is hereby authorized to receive
moneys from any grants, gifts, con-
804 tributions or bequests made for the
purpose of funding grants under this
805 section and to expend such moneys for the
purpose for which received.
806 (f) All grants
made in accordance with this section shall be made from
807 the problem gambling grant fund. Of the
total amount granted annually,
808 85% shall be allocated to an entity or
entities that provide treatment to
809 pathological gamblers and 15% shall be
allocated to an entity or entities
810 engaged in research designed in accordance
with rules and regulations
811 adopted by the secretary. The secretary
shall administer the provisions of
812 this section and the secretary shall adopt
rules and regulations establishing
813 criteria for qualification to receive
grants and such other matters deemed
814 necessary by the secretary for the
administration of this section. Such
815 rules and regulations shall include, but
need not be limited to, a require-
816 ment that each recipient of a grant to
provide treatment for pathological
817 gamblers report at least annually to the
secretary the grantee's measurable
818 achievement of specific outcome goals. The
secretary shall transmit to
819 the legislature, no later than the first
day of the legislative session begin-
820 ning in 2002 and every year thereafter, an
objective evaluation of the
821 effectiveness of each treatment program
and research effort by grants
822 made in accordance with this section.
823 (g) For the
purpose of this section ``pathological gambling'' means
824 the disorder by that name described in the
most recent edition of the
825 diagnostic and statistical manual.
826 New Sec.
27. (a) There is hereby established in the state treasury
the
827 live horse and greyhound purse enhancement
fund. Such fund shall be
828 administered in accordance with this
section and the provisions of appro-
829 priation acts. All purse enhancements paid
pursuant to this act shall be
830 according to the point schedule in effect
on January 1, 2000, at the par-
831 imutuel licensee location in Sedgwick
county. All purse supplements paid
832 pursuant to this section shall be in
addition to purses and supplements
833 paid under K.S.A. 74-8801 et seq., and
amendments thereto.
834 (b) All
expenditures from the problem gambling grant fund shall be
835 made in accordance with appropriation acts
upon warrants of the director
836 of accounts and reports issued pursuant to
vouchers approved in the man-
837 ner prescribed by law.
838 (c) On or before
the 10th day of each month, the director of accounts
839 and reports shall transfer from the state
general fund to the problem
840 gambling grant fund interest earnings
based on (1) the average daily bal-
841 ance of moneys in the problem gambling
grant fund for the preceding
842 month and (2) the net earnings rate of the
pooled money investment
843 portfolio for the preceding month.
844 New Sec.
28. (a) There is hereby established in the state treasury
the
845 video lottery central computer
communications system fund. All moneys
846 credited to such fund shall be used for
the acquisition, maintenance,
847 repair and replacement of the video
lottery central communications sys-
848 tem. The video lottery central computer
communications system shall be
849 used exclusively for the operation of the
video lottery machine network
850 and shall incorporate electronic fund
transfer procedures to facilitate the
851 collection of revenue, be capable of
disabling any machine from play
852 which does not comply with the provisions
of the lottery act, and be
853 capable of communicating with all video
lottery machines approved by
854 the executive director. The executive
director shall provide licensed man-
855 ufacturers with the protocol documentation
and the audit information
856 and controls necessary to enable the
manufacturers' machines to com-
857 municate with such central computer
communication system. The video
858 lottery central computer communication
system shall not limit partici-
859 pation only to one manufacturer of video
lottery machines or video lottery
860 machine equipment by either the cost of
implementing necessary pro-
861 gram modifications to communicate or the
inability to communicate with
862 the system. Such fund shall be
administered in accordance with this sec-
863 tion and the provisions of appropriation
acts.
864 (b) All
expenditures from the video lottery central computer com-
865 munications system fund shall be made in
accordance with appropriation
866 acts upon warrants of the director of
accounts and reports issued pursuant
867 to vouchers approved in the manner
prescribed by law.
868 (c) On or before
the 10th day of each month, the director of accounts
869 and reports shall transfer from the state
general fund to the video lottery
870 central computer communications system
fund interest earnings based
871 on (1) the average daily balance of moneys
in the problem gambling grant
872 fund for the preceding month and (2) the
net earnings rate of the pooled
873 money investment portfolio for the
preceding month.
874 New Sec.
29. (a) There is hereby established in the state treasury
the
875 video lottery machine equipment fund. Such
fund shall be administered
876 in accordance with this section and the
provisions of appropriation acts.
877 (b) All
expenditures from the video lottery machine equipment fund
878 shall be made in accordance with
appropriation acts upon warrant of the
879 director of accounts and reports issued
pursuant to vouchers approved in
880 the manner prescribed by law.
881 (c) On or before
the 10th day of each month, the director of accounts
882 and reports shall transfer from the state
general fund to the video lottery
883 machine equipment fund interest earnings
based on (1) the average daily
884 balance of moneys in the problem gambling
grant fund for the preceding
885 month and (2) the net earnings rate of the
pooled money investment
886 portfolio for the preceding month.
887 New Sec.
30. (a) The governor shall enter into negotiations for an
888 agreement with any Native American Indian
tribe under which agree-
889 ment, such tribe agrees to cease all class
III gaming operations and to
890 close all class III gaming facilities
owned or operated by such tribe. Any
891 tribe which enters into such an agreement
shall be paid its share of the
892 net machine income as provided by K.S.A.
74-8711, and amendments
893 thereto. Such agreements shall be for
terms of five years and shall be
894 renewable in each fourth year of the
agreement for an additional five
895 years.
896 (b) Any such
agreement shall not become effective unless approved
897 by the state finance council. Following
approval of any such agreement
898 by the finance council, the governor shall
notify the state treasurer that
899 such an agreement has been approved and
that such tribe is entitled to
900 distributions of moneys under K.S.A.
74-8711, and amendments thereto.
901 (c) Following
receipt of the notice of approval of such agreement,
902 the state treasurer shall begin
distributions of the net machine income,
903 as provided by K.S.A. 74-8711, and
amendments thereto, to such tribe
904 on or before the 15th day of each month
during the term of the
905 agreement.
906 Sec.
31. K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 74-8810 is hereby amended to read as
907 follows: 74-8810. (a) It is a class A
nonperson misdemeanor for any person
908 to have a financial interest, directly or
indirectly, in any racetrack facility
909 within the state of Kansas or in any host
facility for a simulcast race
910 displayed in this state
Kansas or any parimutuel licensee location in
911 Kansas:
912 (1) While such
person is executive director or a member of the com-
913 mission or during the five years
immediately following such person's term
914 as executive director or member of the
commission; or
915 (2) while such
person is an officer, director or member of an organ-
916 ization licensee, other than a fair
association or horsemen's nonprofit or-
917 ganization, or during the five years
immediately following the time such
918 person is an officer, director or member
of such an organization licensee.
919 (b) It is a
class A nonperson misdemeanor for any member, employee
920 or appointee of the commission, including
stewards and racing judges, to
921 knowingly:
922 (1) Participate
in the operation of or have a financial interest in any
923 business which has been issued a
concessionaire license, racing or wa-
924 gering or video lottery machine
equipment or services license, facility
925 owner license or facility manager license,
or any business which sells
926 goods or services to an organization
licensee;
927 (2) participate
directly or indirectly as an owner, owner-trainer or
928 trainer of a horse or greyhound, or as a
jockey of a horse, entered in a
929 race meeting conducted in this state or
as an owner, operator, manager
930 or consultant in video lottery gaming
in Kansas;
931 (3) place a
wager on an entry in a horse or greyhound race conducted
932 by an organization licensee or any
parimutuel licensee location; or
933 (4) place a
wager on or bet or play a video lottery machine at a
934 parimutuel licensee location in Kansas;
or
935 (4)
(5) accept any compensation, gift, loan, entertainment,
favor or
936 service from any licensee, except such
suitable facilities and services
937 within a racetrack facility operated by an
organization licensee as may be
938 required to facilitate the performance of
the member's, employee's or
939 appointee's official duties.
940 (c)
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), it is a class A
nonperson
941 misdemeanor for any member, employee or
appointee of the commission,
942 or any spouse, parent, grandparent,
brother, sister, child, son-in-law,
943 daughter-in-law, grandchild, uncle, aunt,
parent-in-law, brother-in-law or
944 sister-in-law thereof, to:
945 (A) Hold any
license issued by the commission, except that a steward
946 or racing judge shall hold an occupation
license to be such a steward or
947 judge; or
948 (B) enter into
any business dealing, venture or contract with an owner
949 or lessee of a racetrack facility in
Kansas or a parimutuel licensee location
950 in Kansas.
951 (2) This
subsection shall not apply to any racing judge holding an
952 occupation license, if such racing judge
is employed at a racetrack facility
953 and such racing judge's relative, as
listed above, is a licensed owner,
954 owner-trainer or trainer of a greyhound
that races at a different racetrack
955 facility.
956 (d) It is a
class A nonperson misdemeanor for any officer, director or
957 member of an organization licensee, other
than a fair association or horse-
958 men's nonprofit organization, to:
959 (1) Receive, for
duties performed as an officer or director of such
960 licensee, any compensation or
reimbursement or payment of expenses in
961 excess of the amounts provided by K.S.A.
75-3223, and amendments
962 thereto, for board members'
compensation, mileage and expenses; or
963 (2) enter into
any business dealing, venture or contract with the or-
964 ganization licensee or, other than in the
capacity of an officer or director
965 of the organization licensee, with a
facility owner licensee, facility man-
966 ager licensee, racing or wagering
equipment or services license or con-
967 cessionaire licensee, or with any host
facility for a simulcast race displayed
968 in this state.
969 (e) It is a
class A nonperson misdemeanor for any facility owner li-
970 censee or facility manager licensee, other
than a horsemen's association,
971 or any officer, director, employee,
stockholder or shareholder thereof or
972 any person having an ownership interest
therein, to participate directly
973 or indirectly as an owner, owner-trainer
or trainer of a horse or grey-
974 hound, or as a jockey of a horse, entered
in a live race conducted in this
975 state.
976 (f) It is a
class A nonperson misdemeanor for any licensee of the
977 commission, or any person who is an
officer, director, member or em-
978 ployee of a licensee, to place a wager at
a racetrack facility located in
979 Kansas on an entry in a horse or greyhound
race if:
980 (1) The
commission has by rules and regulations designated such per-
981 son's position as a position which could
influence the outcome of such
982 race or the parimutuel wagering thereon;
and
983 (2) such race is
conducted at or simulcast to the racetrack facility
984 where the licensee is authorized to engage
in licensed activities.
985 (g) It is a
class B nonperson misdemeanor for any person to use any
986 animal or fowl in the training or racing
of racing greyhounds.
987 (h) It is a
class A nonperson misdemeanor for any person to:
988 (1) Sell a
parimutuel ticket or an interest in such a ticket to a person
989 knowing such person to be under 18 years
of age, upon conviction of the
990 first offense;
991 (2) accept,
transmit or deliver, from a person outside a racetrack fa-
992 cility, anything of value to be wagered in
any parimutuel system of wa-
993 gering within a racetrack facility, upon
conviction of the first offense;
994 (3) administer
or conspire to administer any drug or medication to a
995 horse or greyhound within the confines of
a racetrack facility in violation
996 of rules and regulations of the
commission, upon conviction of the first
997 offense;
998 (4) possess or
conspire to possess, within the confines of a racetrack
999 facility, any drug or medication for
administration to a horse or greyhound
1000 in violation of rules and regulations of
the commission, upon conviction
1001 of the first offense;
1002 (5) possess or
conspire to possess, within the confines of a racetrack
1003 facility, equipment for administering
drugs or medications to horses or
1004 greyhounds in violation of rules and
regulations of the commission, upon
1005 conviction of the first offense;
1006 (6) enter any
horse or greyhound in any race knowing such horse or
1007 greyhound to be ineligible to compete in
such race pursuant to K.S.A.
1008 74-8812, and amendments thereto;
or
1009 (7) prepare or
cause to be prepared an application for registration of
1010 a horse pursuant to K.S.A.
74-8830, and amendments thereto, knowing
1011 that such application contains false
information.
1012 (i) It is a
severity level 8, nonperson felony for any person to:
1013 (1) Sell a
parimutuel ticket or an interest in such a ticket to a person
1014 knowing such person to be under 18 years
of age, upon conviction of the
1015 second or a subsequent offense;
1016 (2) accept,
transmit or deliver, from any person outside a racetrack
1017 facility, anything of value to be wagered
in any parimutuel system of
1018 wagering within a racetrack facility,
upon the second or a subsequent
1019 conviction;
1020 (3) conduct or
assist in the conduct of a horse or greyhound race, or
1021 the display of a simulcast race, where
the parimutuel system of wagering
1022 is used or is intended to be used and
where no license has been issued
1023 to an organization to conduct or
simulcast such race;
1024 (4) enter any
horse or greyhound in any race conducted by an organ-
1025 ization licensee knowing that the class
or grade in which such horse or
1026 greyhound is entered is not the true
class or grade or knowing that the
1027 name under which such horse or greyhound
is entered is not the name
1028 under which such horse or greyhound has
been registered and has pub-
1029 licly performed;
1030 (5) use or
conspire to use any device, other than an ordinary whip for
1031 horses or a mechanical lure for
greyhounds, for the purpose of affecting
1032 the speed of any horse or greyhound at
any time during a race conducted
1033 by an organization licensee;
1034 (6) possess or
conspire to possess, within the confines of a racetrack
1035 facility, any device, other than an
ordinary whip for horses or a mechanical
1036 lure for greyhounds, designed or intended
to affect the speed of a horse
1037 or greyhound;
1038 (7) administer
or conspire to administer any drug or medication to a
1039 horse or greyhound within the confines of
a racetrack facility in violation
1040 of rules and regulations of the
commission, upon conviction of the second
1041 or a subsequent offense;
1042 (8) possess or
conspire to possess, within the confines of a racetrack
1043 facility, any drug or medication for
administration to a horse or greyhound
1044 in violation of rules and regulations of
the commission, upon conviction
1045 of the second or a subsequent
offense;
1046 (9) possess or
conspire to possess, within the confines of a racetrack
1047 facility, equipment for administering
drugs or medications to horses or
1048 greyhounds in violation of rules and
regulations of the commission, upon
1049 conviction of the second or a subsequent
offense;
1050 (10) sponge the
nostrils or windpipe of a horse for the purpose of
1051 stimulating or depressing such horse or
affecting its speed at any time
1052 during a race meeting conducted by an
organization licensee;
1053 (11) alter or
attempt to alter the natural outcome of any race con-
1054 ducted by, or any simulcast race
displayed by, an organization licensee or
1055 transmit or receive an altered race or
delayed broadcast race if parimutuel
1056 wagering is conducted or solicited after
off time of the race;
1057 (12) influence
or attempt to influence, by the payment or promise of
1058 payment of money or other valuable
consideration, any person to alter
1059 the natural outcome of any race conducted
by, or any simulcast race
1060 displayed by, an organization
licensee;
1061 (13) influence
or attempt to influence any member, employee or ap-
1062 pointee of the commission, by the payment
or promise of payment of
1063 money or other valuable consideration, in
the performance of any official
1064 duty of that member, employee or
appointee;
1065 (14) fail to
report to the commission or to one of its employees or
1066 appointees knowledge of any violation of
this act by another person for
1067 the purpose of stimulating or depressing
any horse or greyhound, or af-
1068 fecting its speed, at any time during any
race conducted by an organiza-
1069 tion licensee;
1070 (15) commit any
of the following acts with respect to the prior racing
1071 record, pedigree, identity or ownership
of a registered horse or greyhound
1072 in any matter related to the breeding,
buying, selling or racing of the
1073 animal: (A) Falsify, conceal or cover up,
by any trick, scheme or device,
1074 a material fact; (B) make any false,
fictitious or fraudulent statement or
1075 representation; or (C) make or use any
false writing or document knowing
1076 that it contains any false, fictitious or
fraudulent statement or entry; or
1077 (16) pass or
attempt to pass, cash or attempt to cash any altered or
1078 forged parimutuel ticket knowing it to
have been altered or forged.
1079 (j) No person
less than 18 years of age shall purchase a parimutuel
1080 ticket or an interest in such a ticket.
Any person violating this subsection
1081 shall be subject to adjudication as a
juvenile offender pursuant to the
1082 Kansas juvenile justice code.
1083 Sec.
32. K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 19-101a is hereby amended to read as
1084 follows: 19-101a. (a) The board of county
commissioners may transact all
1085 county business and perform all powers of
local legislation and adminis-
1086 tration it deems appropriate, subject
only to the following limitations,
1087 restrictions or prohibitions:
1088 (1) Counties
shall be subject to all acts of the legislature which apply
1089 uniformly to all counties.
1090 (2) Counties
may not consolidate or alter county boundaries.
1091 (3) Counties
may not affect the courts located therein.
1092 (4) Counties
shall be subject to acts of the legislature prescribing
1093 limits of indebtedness.
1094 (5) In the
exercise of powers of local legislation and administration
1095 authorized under provisions of this
section, the home rule power con-
1096 ferred on cities to determine their local
affairs and government shall not
1097 be superseded or impaired without the
consent of the governing body of
1098 each city within a county which may be
affected.
1099 (6) Counties
may not legislate on social welfare administered under
1100 state law enacted pursuant to or in
conformity with public law No. 271--
1101 74th congress, or amendments thereof.
1102 (7) Counties
shall be subject to all acts of the legislature concerning
1103 elections, election commissioners and
officers and their duties as such
1104 officers and the election of county
officers.
1105 (8) Counties
shall be subject to the limitations and prohibitions im-
1106 posed under K.S.A. 12-187 to 12-195,
inclusive, and amendments thereto,
1107 prescribing limitations upon the levy of
retailers' sales taxes by counties.
1108 (9) Counties
may not exempt from or effect changes in statutes made
1109 nonuniform in application solely by
reason of authorizing exceptions for
1110 counties having adopted a charter for
county government.
1111 (10) No county
may levy ad valorem taxes under the authority of this
1112 section upon real property located within
any redevelopment area estab-
1113 lished under the authority of K.S.A.
12-1772, and amendments thereto,
1114 unless the resolution authorizing the
same specifically authorized a por-
1115 tion of the proceeds of such levy to be
used to pay the principal of and
1116 interest upon bonds issued by a city
under the authority of K.S.A. 12-
1117 1774, and amendments thereto.
1118 (11) Counties
shall have no power under this section to exempt from
1119 any statute authorizing or requiring the
levy of taxes and providing sub-
1120 stitute and additional provisions on the
same subject, unless the resolution
1121 authorizing the same specifically
provides for a portion of the proceeds
1122 of such levy to be used to pay a portion
of the principal and interest on
1123 bonds issued by cities under the
authority of K.S.A. 12-1774, and amend-
1124 ments thereto.
1125 (12) Counties
may not exempt from or effect changes in the provi-
1126 sions of K.S.A. 19-4601 to
19-4625, inclusive through 19-4625, and
1127 amendments thereto.
1128 (13) Except as
otherwise specifically authorized by K.S.A. 12-1,101
1129 to 12-1,109, inclusive
through 12-1,109, and amendments thereto, coun-
1130 ties may not levy and collect taxes on
incomes from whatever source
1131 derived.
1132 (14) Counties
may not exempt from or effect changes in K.S.A. 19-
1133 430, and amendments thereto. Any
charter resolution adopted by a
1134 county prior to July 1, 1983,
exempting from or effecting changes in
1135 K.S.A. 19-430, and amendments
thereto, is null and void.
1136 (15) Counties
may not exempt from or effect changes in K.S.A. 19-
1137 302, 19-502b, 19-503, 19-805 or 19-1202,
and amendments thereto.
1138 (16)
(A) Counties may not exempt from or effect changes in
K.S.A.
1139 13-13a26, and amendments thereto.
Any charter resolution adopted by a
1140 county, prior to the effective
date of this act, exempting from or effecting
1141 changes in K.S.A. 13-13a26, and
amendments thereto, is null and void.
1142 (B) This
provision shall expire on June 30, 2003.
1143 (17)
(A) Counties may not exempt from or effect changes in
K.S.A.
1144 71-301, and amendments thereto.
Any charter resolution adopted by a
1145 county, prior to the effective
date of this act, exempting from or effecting
1146 changes in K.S.A. 71-301, and
amendments thereto, is null and void.
1147 (B) This
provision shall expire on June 30, 2003.
1148 (18) Counties
may not exempt from or effect changes in K.S.A. 19-
1149 15,139, 19-15,140 and 19-15,141, and
amendments thereto. Any charter
1150 resolution adopted by a county
prior to the effective date of this act,
1151 exempting from or effecting
changes in such sections is null and void.
1152 (19) Counties
may not exempt from or effect changes in the provi-
1153 sions of K.S.A. 12-1223, 12-1225,
12-1225a, 12-1225b, 12-1225c and 12-
1154 1226, and amendments thereto, or the
provisions of K.S.A. 1999 Supp.
1155 12-1260 to 12-1270,
inclusive through 12-1270 and 12-1276, and
amend-
1156 ments thereto, and 12-1276, and
amendments thereto.
1157 (20) Counties
may not exempt from or effect changes in the provi-
1158 sions of K.S.A. 19-211, and amendments
thereto.
1159 (21) Counties
may not exempt from or effect changes in the provi-
1160 sions of K.S.A. 19-4001 to
19-4015, inclusive through 19-4015, and
1161 amendments thereto.
1162 (22) Counties
may not regulate the production or drilling of any oil
1163 or gas well in any manner which would
result in the duplication of reg-
1164 ulation by the state corporation
commission and the Kansas department
1165 of health and environment pursuant to
chapter 55 and chapter 65 of the
1166 Kansas Statutes Annotated and any rules
and regulations adopted pur-
1167 suant thereto. Counties may not require
any license or permit for the
1168 drilling or production of oil and gas
wells. Counties may not impose any
1169 fee or charge for the drilling or
production of any oil or gas well.
1170 (23) Counties
may not exempt from or effect changes in K.S.A. 79-
1171 41a04, and amendments thereto.
1172 (24) Counties
may not exempt from or effect changes in K.S.A. 79-
1173 1611, and amendments thereto.
1174 (25) Counties
may not exempt from or effect changes in K.S.A. 79-
1175 1494, and amendments thereto.
1176 (26) Counties
may not exempt from or effect changes in subsection
1177 (b) of K.S.A. 19-202, and amendments
thereto.
1178 (27) Counties
may not exempt from or effect changes in subsection
1179 (b) of K.S.A. 19-204, and amendments
thereto.
1180 (28) Counties
may not levy or impose an excise, severance or any
1181 other tax in the nature of an excise tax
upon the physical severance and
1182 production of any mineral or other
material from the earth or water. Any
1183 resolution adopted by any county
prior to the effective date of this act
1184 imposing or levying any such tax
is null and void.
1185 (29) Counties
may not exempt from or effect changes in K.S.A. 79-
1186 2017 or 79-2101, and amendments thereto.
Any charter resolution
1187 adopted prior to the effective
date of this act, which affected the provi-
1188 sions of K.S.A. 79-2017 or
79-2101, and amendments thereto, is hereby
1189 declared to be null and
void.
1190 (30) Counties
may not exempt from or effect changes in K.S.A. 2-
1191 3302, 2-3305, 2-3307, 17-5904, 17-5908,
47-1219 or 65-171d or K.S.A.
1192 1999 Supp. 2-3318, 17-5909 or 65-1,178
through 65-1,199, and amend-
1193 ments thereto.
1194 (31) Counties
may not exempt from or effect changes in K.S.A. 1999
1195 Supp. 80-121, and amendments thereto.
1196
(32) Counties may not exempt from or effect changes in the
lottery
1197 act or the Kansas parimutuel racing
act.
1198 (b) Counties
shall apply the powers of local legislation granted in
1199 subsection (a) by resolution of the board
of county commissioners. If no
1200 statutory authority exists for such local
legislation other than that set forth
1201 in subsection (a) and the local
legislation proposed under the authority
1202 of such subsection is not contrary to any
act of the legislature, such local
1203 legislation shall become effective upon
passage of a resolution of the
1204 board and publication in the official
county newspaper. If the legislation
1205 proposed by the board under authority of
subsection (a) is contrary to an
1206 act of the legislature which is
applicable to the particular county but not
1207 uniformly applicable to all counties,
such legislation shall become effec-
1208 tive by passage of a charter resolution
in the manner provided in K.S.A.
1209 19-101b, and amendments thereto.
1210 (c) Any
resolution adopted by a county which conflicts with the re-
1211 strictions in subsection (a) is null
and void.
1212 Sec. 33. K.S.A. 74-8701,
74-8702, 74-8704, 74-8708 and 74-8711 and
1213 K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 19-101a, 19-101j,
74-8710, 74-8718, 74-8719, 74-8723
1214 and 74-8810 are hereby repealed.
1215 Sec. 34. This act shall
take effect and be in force from and after its
1216 publication in the statute book.