Citations Affected: IC 4-30.
Synopsis: International lottery games. Authorizes the lottery
commission to participate in an international lottery. Requires the
lottery commission to adopt rules governing the establishment,
implementation, and operation of a lottery game before entering an
agreement with a jurisdiction other than a state for a game that
originates and is operated under foreign law.
Effective: July 1, 2002.
January 14, 2002, read first time and referred to Committee on Public Policy.
January 31, 2002, reported favorably _ Do Pass.
February 4, 2002, read second time, amended, ordered engrossed.
February 5, 2002, engrossed. Read third time, passed. Yeas 32, nays 16.
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
gaming.
SECTION 1. IC 4-30-3-18 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2002]: Sec. 18. (a) The commission
may enter into agreements with other states jurisdictions for the
operation and promotion of a multistate multiple jurisdictional lottery
if these agreements are in the best interest of the lottery. However, this
power is not effective until one (1) year after the first day of lottery
ticket sales.
(b) Before the commission enters into an agreement with a
jurisdiction other than a state for a lottery game that originates
and is operated under foreign law, the commission must adopt
rules under IC 4-22-2 governing the establishment,
implementation, and operation of the lottery game. The rules
adopted under this subsection must include the information
described in section 7 of this chapter. The commission may not
adopt emergency rules to meet the requirements of this subsection.