sHB 5486—AN ACT AUTHORIZING GAMING PRODUCTS AND RAFFLE PRIZES

This bill:

1. authorizes special tuition raffles, subject to Division of Special Revenue (DSR) regulation, with full or partial tuition payments as prizes;

2. requires bingo products and sealed ticket manufacturers and dealers who sell or rent their products or equipment to DSR permittees to register annually with DSR;

3. sets the license fees at $ 1,500 for bingo registration applicants and $ 500 for sealed ticket registration applicants,

4. prohibits permittees from renting or purchasing bingo products or sealed ticket machines from unregistered persons;

5. allows three classes of raffle permittees to award cash prizes, which, under existing statutory scheme, would be capped at $ 15,000; and

6. allows the sale of sheet tickets in teacup raffles.

sHB 5545—AN ACT CONCERNING SIMULATING FACILITIES

This bill allows all the off-track betting (OTB) facilities to simulcast pari-mutuel gaming events. Under existing law, the authority to simulcast does not include any facility located within a zone of protection negotiated between the OTB operator and any other pari-mutuel licensee.

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