| Last Action | 01/02/18: to Licensing, Occupations, & Admin Regs (H) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to the expansion of gaming and making an appropriation therefor. |
| Bill Documents | Introduced |
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Actuarial Analysis
Corrections Impact Local Mandate |
| Bill Request Number | 149 |
| Sponsors | D. Keene, A. Gentry, D. Horlander, C. Miller |
| Summary of Original Version | Create a noncodified section to state the findings of the General Assembly; amend KRS 154A.010 to define, "authorizing location," "casino," "county," "county legislative body," "department," "full casino gaming," "gaming licensee," "gross gaming revenue," "handle," "licensee," "limited casino gaming," and "principal"; amend KRS 154A.030 to expand the Lottery Corporation board membership and duties; amend KRS 154A.040 to include casino licensees; amend 154A.063 to remove prohibition against casino gaming; create new sections of KRS Chapter 154A to require a local option election in any precinct wanting to host a casino; describe the duties of the county clerk and sheriff in a casino gaming local option election; state requirements for local option elections held on a day other than a regular election day; require the corporation to advertise an invitation to bid for casinos; require the corporation to evaluate all proposals for full casinos; establish initial licensing fees for full casinos at $50 million with an initial licensing period of 10 years and annual renewal thereafter at $6 million per year; permit limited casino gaming at horse racing tracks licensed under KRS Chapter 230; establish requirements for limited casinos; establish requirements for any track holding a limited casino license; establish requirements for principals of any corporation granted a casino license; create license application requirements for casino, manufacturer, or supplier’s licenses; prohibit anyone not licensed from selling, leasing, or otherwise furnishing gaming supplies; prohibit anyone under the age of 21 from participating in casino gaming; require the Lottery Corporation to determine occupations related to casino gaming that require licensure and establish criteria for occupational licensing; permit the corporation to initiate disciplinary action against applicants and license holders; establish an appeal process; establish a gaming tax of 31% and limit that money to the benefit of the state retirement systems for the first 10 years; establish an admission tax of $3 per person per day; establish the casino gaming revenue distribution trust fund; establish the regional tourism and infrastructure development fund and provide criteria for projects seeking money from the fund; waive 15 U.S.C. sec. 1172, 1173 and 1174 for devices authorized by this Act; require the corporation to promulgate administrative regulations to define and limit games and devices permitted for gaming in casinos; provide guidelines for exclusion or ejection of certain persons; define “cheat” and provide penalties for those who cheat at casino games; amend KRS 243.500 to exempt limited or full casino gaming; amend KRS 525.090 to exempt persons engaged in casino gaming; amend KRS 528.010 to exempt gambling activity and devices licensed under KRS Chapter 154A; amend KRS 528.020 to conform; amend KRS 528.070 to exempt activity licensed under KRS Chapter 154A; amend KRS 528.080 to exempt those with the appropriate license required under KRS Chapter 154A; amend KRS 528.100 to exempt limited or full casino gaming licensed under KRS Chapter 154A; EFFECTIVE DATE DELAYED. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Amusements and Recreation - Casino gaming, licensing for Effective Dates, Delayed - Constitutional amendment, passage of Elections and Voting - Casino gaming, local option elections for Fees - Casino gaming, licensing fees for Gambling - Casino gaming, licensing for Horses and Horse Racing - Limited casino gaming, tracks authorized for Licensing - Casino gaming, licensing for Lottery - Casino gaming, oversight of Occupations and Professions - Casino occupations, licensing for Retirement and Pensions - Casino gaming, revenue generated by Taxation - Casinos, admissions tax on Taxation - Casinos, gaming tax on Actuarial Analysis - Casinos, gaming tax on Corrections Impact - Casino gaming, licensing for Local Mandate - Casino gaming, licensing for |
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