AN INITIATIVE
MEASURE
AN INITIATIVE
MEASURE AMENDING SECTIONS
5-101, 5-110, 5-111, 5-112, 5-113 AND 5-601, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES;
REPEALING SECTION 5-601.01, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES MAKING AN APPROPRIATION;
RELATING TO GAMING.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title
This act may be cited as the “Fair Gaming Act.”
Section 2. Purpose and intent
The people of this state declare that the intent and purposes of
this Act include the following:
1. To assure the continuation of Indian casinos after the
expiration of the current tribal-state compacts.
2. To require substantially similar regulation and supervision of
tribal and racing permittee gaming devices.
3. To require full public disclosure of all gaming revenues by
both Indian tribes and racing permittees.
4. To limit non-tribal gaming devices to not more than ten dog,
horse and harness racetrack enclosures, at not more than two racetrack
enclosures in each county and not more than 6,450 gaming devices statewide and
to require a substantial part of the gaming device revenues be used to preserve
live dog and horse racing in this state to preserve the jobs of over 6,000
people in the agricultural and racing industries.
5. To use 40 percent of the revenues from non-tribal gaming
devices primarily to support:
--reading programs for students in kindergarten through third
grade;
--prescription drugs for seniors and for rural health care;
--scholarships for graduates of Arizona high schools and community
colleges;
--enhanced police, fire and emergency services;
--tourism promotion;
--a compulsive gambling fund;
--the general fund of this state.
6. To authorize 8 percent of the revenues from tribal gaming
devices to be shared with this state for tribes electing to receive gaming rights
beyond what this state must allow to tribes.
7. To allow rural tribes that cannot now enjoy the benefits of
Indian gaming to share in those benefits by enabling them to transfer their
gaming device allocations to other tribes.
8. To assure that rural tribes
receive a fair share of gaming revenues by requiring minimum payments by the
receiving tribes to the transferring tribes.
9. To prevent any future
expansion of gaming in this state unless approved by a vote of the people
pursuant to the Voter Protection Act.
10. To establish that the
authorization, regulation and limitation of commercial gaming, including horse,
harness and dog racing, pari-mutuel wagering, operation and use of gaming
devices and card games, are matters of statewide concern requiring uniform and
exclusive regulation by this state and to provide for state regulation and
taxation of the operation of gaming devices and to preempt local taxation and
regulation of the operation of pari-mutuel wagering and gaming devices at
racetrack enclosures.
11. To override all other
laws, ordinances and enactments that are inconsistent with this Act.
Section 4. Section 5-101,
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
5-101. Definitions
In this
article, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Additional
wagering facility" means a facility which is not the enclosure in which
authorized racing takes place but which meets the requirements of section
5-111, subsection A and is used by a permittee for handling pari-mutuel
wagering.
2. "Applicant"
means a person, partnership, association or corporation placing before the
department an application for a permit or license.
3. "Association"
means a body of persons, corporations, partnerships or associations, united and
acting together without a charter from the state for the prosecution of some
common enterprise.
4. "Commercial
horse racing" means horse racing conducted other than by a county fair
association.
5. "Commission"
means the Arizona racing commission.
6. "Concessionaire"
means a person, partnership, association or corporation that offers goods or
services for sale to the public, a permittee or a licensee at an enclosure in
which authorized racing takes place or an additional wagering facility.
7. "County
fair facility" means any place, enclosure or track constructed in
accordance with a permit issued by the commission for the purpose of running
county fair horse racing dates as well as any commercial dates for horse racing
that may be awarded by the commission in reference to such a location.
8. "County
fair racing association" means an association duly authorized by the board
of supervisors to conduct a county fair racing meeting for the benefit of the
county.
9. "Dark
day simulcast" means a simulcast received on a day when there are no posted
races conducted at the enclosure in which authorized racing takes place.
10. "Department"
means the Arizona department of racing.
11. "Desensitized"
means that a horse's or dog's legs upon arrival at the receiving barn, saddling
paddock or lockout kennel do not respond appropriately to tests for feeling
administered by an official veterinarian.
12. "Director"
means the director of the Arizona department of racing.
13. "Dog
racing" means racing in which greyhound dogs chase a mechanical lure.
14. "Entered"
means that a horse or dog has been registered with an authorized racing
official as a participant in a specified race and has not been withdrawn prior
to presentation of the horse or dog for inspection and testing as provided in
section 5-105.
15. "Financial
interest" means any direct pecuniary interest.
16. "Firm"
means a business unit or enterprise that transacts business.
17. "GAMING DEVICE" MEANS AN
ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICE OR A DEVICE CONTROLLED BY AN ELECTRONIC MICROPROCESSOR
OR ANOTHER MANNER THAT ALLOWS A PLAYER OR PLAYERS TO PLAY GAMES OF CHANCE,
WHETHER OR NOT THE OUTCOME ALSO IS AFFECTED IN SOME PART BY SKILL, AND WHETHER
THE DEVICE ACCEPTS COINS, TOKENS, BILLS, COUPONS, TICKET VOUCHERS, SMART CARDS,
ELECTRONIC IN-HOUSE ACCOUNTING SYSTEM CREDITS OR OTHER SIMILAR FORMS OF
CONSIDERATION AND, THROUGH THE APPLICATION OF CHANCE, ALLOWS A PLAYER OR
PLAYERS TO BECOME ENTITLED TO A PRIZE, WHICH MAY BE COLLECTED THROUGH THE
DISPENSING OF COINS, TOKENS, BILLS, COUPONS, TICKET VOUCHERS, SMART CARDS,
ELECTRONIC IN-HOUSE ACCOUNTING SYSTEM CREDITS OR OTHER SIMILAR FORMS OF VALUE.
18. "GROSS GAMING REVENUE" MEANS NET
WIN FROM GAMING DEVICES, WHICH IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GAMING WINS AND
LOSSES, BEFORE DEDUCTING COSTS AND EXPENSES.
17.
19. "Handle" means the total amount of money contributed
to all pari-mutuel pools by bettors.
18. 20. "Harness racing"
means horse racing in which the horses are harnessed to a sulky, carriage or
similar vehicle and driven by a driver.
19.
21. "Horse racing" means racing in which horses are mounted and
ridden by jockeys. For purposes of county fair racing meetings,
"horse racing" means racing in which horses or mules are mounted and
ridden by jockeys.
20.
22. "License" means the license issued by the department to each
employee or other person participating in any capacity in a racing meeting,
including officials and employees of the pari-mutuel department.
21. 23. "Pari-mutuel
wagering" means a system of betting which provides for the distribution
among the winning patrons of at least the total amount wagered less the amount
withheld under state law.
22. 24. "Permit"
means a permit for a racing meeting issued under the provisions of this
article.
23. 25. "Racing
meeting" means a number of days of racing allotted by the commission in
one permit.
24. 26. "Simulcast"
means the telecast shown within this state of live audio and visual signals of
horse, harness or dog races conducted at an out-of-state track or the telecast
shown outside this state of live audio and visual signals of horse, harness or
dog races originating within this state for the purpose of pari-mutuel
wagering.
25. 27. "Undesirable"
includes known bookmakers, touts, persons convicted of a violation of any
provision of this article or of any law prohibiting bookmaking or any other
illegal forms of wagering, or any other person whose presence would, in the
opinion of the director, be inimical to the interests of the state.
26. 28. "Week"
means seven consecutive days beginning on Monday and ending on Sunday, mountain
standard time.
Section
5. Section 5-110, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
5-110. Racing days,
times and allocations; emergency transfer; county fairs; charity days
A. Permits
for horse, harness or dog racing meetings shall be approved and issued for
substantially the same dates allotted to permittees for the same type of racing
during the preceding year or for other dates that permittees request, provided
that, in the event there is a conflict in dates requested between two or more
permittees in the same county for the same kind of racing, the permittee whose
application is for substantially the same dates as were allotted to the
permittee in the preceding year shall be entitled to have preference over other
permittees. In the event two or more permittees have agreed that the
dates to be allotted to each of them each year shall be alternated from one
year to the next, the commission shall recognize their agreement and such
permittees may be accorded preference over any other permittee as to those
dates to be allotted to such permittees on an alternating
basis. Except as otherwise provided, the commission shall allot
dates to the respective permittees after giving due consideration to all of the
factors involved and the interests of permittees, the public and this state.
B. The
commission may require by the terms of any permit that the permittee offer such
number of races during any racing meeting as the commission shall determine,
provided that the permittee shall be permitted to offer not less than the same
number of races each day as offered in the prior year. The
commission shall require each horse racing permittee to conduct for a period of
thirty days a number of races equal to an average of not less than two races
for each day of racing exclusively for quarter horses. If, in the
opinion of the commission, the permittee is offering acceptable quarter horse
races but an honest effort is not being put forth to fill these races by the
horsemen, the commission may rescind the two race per day quarter horse
requirement.
C. Live
racing and wagering on simulcast races shall be permissible in either daytime
or nighttime, but there shall be no live daytime dog racing on the same day
that there is live daytime horse or harness racing in any county in which
commercial horse or harness racing has been conducted prior to February 1, 1971, and no live
nighttime horse or harness racing on the same day that there is live nighttime
dog racing in the same county. There shall be no wagering on
simulcast dog races before 4:15 p.m., mountain standard time, on the same day
that there is live daytime horse or harness racing in any county in which
commercial horse or harness racing has been conducted before February 1, 1971, EXCEPT AT A DOG
RACING PERMITTEE’S RACETRACK ENCLOSURE AND, IF CONSENT IS GIVEN BY ALL
COMMERCIAL RACING PERMITTEES IN THE COUNTY WHERE THE DOG RACING PERMITTEE’S
RACETRACK ENCLOSURE IS LOCATED, AT ANY ADDITIONAL WAGERING FACILITIES OPERATED
BY THE DOG RACING PERMITTEE, and no wagering on simulcast horse or harness
racing after 7:30 p.m., mountain standard time, on the same day that there is
live nighttime dog racing in the same county EXCEPT AT A HORSE OR HARNESS
RACING PERMITTEE’S RACETRACK ENCLOSURE AND, IF CONSENT IS GIVEN BY ALL
COMMERCIAL RACING PERMITTEES IN THE COUNTY WHERE THE HORSE OR HARNESS RACING
PERMITTEE’S RACETRACK ENCLOSURE IS LOCATED, AT ANY ADDITIONAL WAGERING
FACILITIES OPERATED BY THE HORSE OR HARNESS RACING PERMITTEE. HORSE OR HARNESS RACING PERMITTEES
THAT ACCEPT WAGERS ON SIMULCAST HORSE OR HARNESS RACING AFTER 7:30 P.M. SHALL
MAKE THE SAME RACING PROGRAM AVAILABLE TO DOG RACING PERMITTEES IN THE SAME
COUNTY UNDER AN ADDITIONAL WAGERING FACILITIES AGREEMENT. DOG RACING PERMITTEES
THAT ACCEPT WAGERS ON SIMULCAST DOG RACING BEFORE 4:15 P.M. SHALL MAKE THE SAME
RACING PROGRAM AVAILABLE TO HORSE OR HARNESS RACING PERMITTEES IN THE SAME
COUNTY UNDER AN ADDITIONAL WAGERING FACILITIES AGREEMENT. The hours during
which any other dog, harness or horse racing is to be conducted shall be
determined by the commission. The application for a permit shall
state the exact days on which racing will be held and the time of day during
which racing will be conducted.
D. If the commission determines that an emergency
has obligated or may obligate a permittee to discontinue racing at a location,
the commission may authorize the permittee to transfer racing for the number of
days lost to any other location.
E. A racing meeting, when operated by a county
fair racing association or under lease during the county fair to any
individual, corporation or association, shall not come under the limitation
placed on days of racing in this section.
F. The department shall be the judge of whether a
county fair racing meeting is being operated in accordance with the provisions
of this section. A county fair racing meeting conducted by an
individual, corporation or association, other than the properly authorized
county fair racing association, shall come under the general provisions of this
article the same as a commercial meeting. Notwithstanding this
subsection, a county fair racing meeting, whether conducted by a county fair
racing association or by an individual, corporation or association other than a
county fair racing association, is exempt from the requirement prescribed in
section 5‑111 to pay to the state a percentage of the pari‑mutuel
pool collected at the meeting.
G. The commission may allow a permittee, in
addition to the days specified in this permit, to operate up to three racing
days during any one meeting as charity days. From the THE
amount THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE deducted from the total handled in the pari‑mutuel
pool on charity days, the permittee shall deduct an amount equal to the purses
and the cost of conducting racing on these days, and shall donate the balance
PAYABLE TO THE STATE ON CHARITY DAYS SHALL BE DONATED to nonprofit
organizations and corporations which benefit the general public, which are
engaged in charitable, benevolent and other like work and which are selected by
the permittee and approved by the department. In no event shall
the amount given to charity from charity racing days be less than the amount
which otherwise would have gone to this state as the state's share on a
noncharity racing day.
H. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
chapter, any dog racing permittee to which a permit to conduct dog racing in
this state has been issued may in any racing year modify the racing date
allocations made to the permittee for conducting dog racing at a track by
reallocating up to two‑thirds of the racing dates allocated to that
permittee for dog racing at a track to another track in this state at which the
permittee or a corporation of common ownership to the permittee conducts dog
racing. For the purpose of this section, a corporation of common ownership
to the permittee is a corporation which is owned or controlled, directly or
indirectly, by the same corporation that owns or controls the permittee and
which holds a permit to conduct dog racing in this state.
I. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
article, any dog racing permittee that has offered live dog racing in eight out
of ten calendar years from 1980 to 1990 in counties that have a population of
less than five hundred thousand persons according to the most recent United
States decennial census shall be considered as operating a racetrack enclosure
for all purposes under this article and shall not be required to conduct live
racing as a condition of that permittee's racing permit. Any
permittee qualified under this subsection may conduct wagering on telecasts of
races conducted at racetrack enclosures within this state or at racetrack
enclosures outside this state without offering live racing at that permittee's
racetrack enclosure.
Section
6. Section 5-111, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
5-111. Wagering
percentage to permittee and state; exemptions
A. The
commission shall prescribe rules governing wagering on races under the system
known as pari-mutuel wagering. Wagering shall be conducted by a
permittee only by pari-mutuel wagering and only on the dates for which racing
or dark day simulcasting has been authorized by the commission. Wagering for a
licensed racing meeting shall be conducted by a permittee only within an
enclosure in which authorized racing takes place and, in counties having a
population of less than five hundred thousand persons or at least one million
five hundred thousand persons, as shown by the most recent United States
decennial census, at those additional facilities which are owned or leased by a
permittee and which are used by a permittee for handling wagering as part of
the pari-mutuel system and pool of the permittee at the enclosure where the
authorized racing is conducted. In all other counties, wagering may
also be conducted at additional facilities which are owned or leased by a
permittee who is licensed to conduct live racing in those counties or who has
the consent of all commercial permittees currently licensed to conduct live racing
in those counties and which are used by a permittee for handling wagering and
as part of the pari-mutuel system and pool of the permittee at the enclosure
where the authorized racing is conducted. If the additional
facilities have not been used for authorized racing before their use for
handling wagering, a permittee shall not use the facilities for handling
wagering before receiving approval for such use by the governing body of the
city or town, if located within the corporate limits, or by the board of
supervisors, if located in an unincorporated area of the county. A
permittee may televise the races to the additional facilities at the times the
races are conducted. For the purpose of section 5-110, subsection C
only, a race upon which wagering is permitted under this subsection shall be
deemed to also occur at the additional facility in the county in which the
additional facility is located, and as such shall be limited in the same manner
as actual live racing in such county. For the purpose of subsections
B and C of this section, the wagering at the additional facility shall be
deemed to occur in the county in which the additional facility is located.
B. During
the period of any permit for dog racing in any county, the state shall receive
five and one-half per cent of all monies handled in the pari-mutuel pool
operated by the permittee, to be paid daily during the racing
meeting. In all counties having a population of one million five
hundred thousand persons or more, according to the most recent United States
decennial census, four and three-quarters per cent of the gross amount of
monies handled in a pari-mutuel pool shall be deducted from the pari-mutuel
pool and shall be deposited daily into a trust account for the payment of purse
amounts. In counties having a population of less than one million
five hundred thousand persons according to the most recent United States
decennial census, four per cent of the gross amount of monies handled in a
pari-mutuel pool shall be deducted from the pari-mutuel pool and shall be
deposited daily in a trust account for the payment of purse
amounts. In addition, twenty‑five per cent of
any reduction in pari-mutuel taxes each year resulting from the application of
the hardship tax reduction credit determined pursuant to subsection I of this
section shall be deposited in the trust account for supplementing purse amounts
in an equitable manner over the racing meeting as determined by the commission. Notwithstanding
any other provision of this subsection, the percentage paid by a permittee to
the state does not apply to monies handled in a pari-mutuel pool for wagering
on simulcasts of out‑of‑state races. During a week in
which a permittee conducts live racing at the permittee's racetrack enclosure,
the permittee shall deduct from monies handled in a pari-mutuel pool for
wagering on simulcasts of out-of-state races and deposit daily in a trust
account for the payment of purse amounts the same percentage of the pari-mutuel
pool as is deducted for purses for live races unless otherwise agreed by
written contract. Unless otherwise agreed by written contract, if
the commission reasonably determines that live racing will not be conducted
within one calendar year at a racetrack enclosure, the permittee shall deduct
from monies handled in a pari-mutuel pool for wagering on simulcasts of out‑of‑state
races and deposit daily in a trust account to supplement purses of any dog
track where live racing is conducted within a one hundred mile
radius. The supplementing provided by this subsection shall be in
the most equitable manner possible as determined by the
commission. The permittee shall allocate the funds in the trust
account and pay purse amounts at least biweekly. The permittee may, at the permittee's discretion, MAY pay additional amounts to augment
purses from the amounts received by the permittee under this subsection.
C. During
the period of a permit for horse, harness or dog racing, the permittee which
conducts such meeting may deduct up to and including twenty‑five per cent
of the total amount handled in the regular pari‑mutuel pools and may, at
the permittee's option, deduct up to and including thirty per cent of the total
amount handled in the exacta, daily double, quinella and other wagering pools
involving two horses or dogs, and up to and including thirty-five per cent of
the total amount handled in the trifecta or other wagering pools involving more
than two horses or dogs in one or more races.
The amounts if deducted shall be distributed as prescribed in subsection
D of this section and section 5-111.02 for horse or harness racing
permittees. For dog racing permittees, unless otherwise agreed by
written contract, the permittee shall allocate to purses from amounts wagered
on live racing conducted in this state an amount equal to fifty per cent of any
amounts that are deducted pursuant to this subsection in excess of twenty per
cent of the total amount handled in the regular pari-mutuel pools, twenty‑one
per cent of the total amount handled in the exacta, daily double, quinella and
other wagering pools involving two dogs or twenty-five per cent of the total
amount handled in the trifecta or other wagering pools involving more than two
dogs in one or more races. For dog racing permittees the percentages
prescribed in subsection B of this section shall be distributed to the state
and to the trust account for payment of purse amounts and the permittee shall
receive the balance. If the dog racing permittee has made capital
improvements, the distribution to the state shall be adjusted as provided in
section 5‑111.03. Monies deposited in the trust account for
payment of purses pursuant to this subsection shall be in addition to amounts
deposited pursuant to subsection B of this section.
D. During the
period of a permit for horse or harness racing, the state shall receive two per
cent of the gross amount of the first one million dollars of the daily
pari-mutuel pools and five per cent of the gross amount exceeding one million
dollars of the daily pari‑mutuel pools. Notwithstanding any
other provision of this subsection, the percentage paid by a permittee to the
state does not apply to monies handled in a pari-mutuel pool for wagering on
simulcasts of out-of-state races. The permittee shall retain the
balance of the total amounts deducted pursuant to subsection C of this
section. Of FROM the amount retained
DEDUCTED by the
permittee PURSUANT TO
SUBSECTION C OF THIS SECTION FROM LIVE OR SIMULCAST RACING AFTER REDUCTION FOR
ALLOCATIONS TO THIS STATE AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION C OF THIS SECTION,
less the amount payable to the permittee for capital
improvements pursuant to section 5‑111.02, breakage distributed to the
permittee pursuant to section 5‑111.01, and other applicable state,
county and city transaction privilege or other taxes, unless otherwise agreed
by written contract, THE
PERMITTEE SHALL ALLOCATE fifty per cent shall be
used for OF
THE BALANCE TO purses. Unless otherwise agreed by
written contract, fifty per cent of the revenues PROCEEDS received by
the permittee from simulcasting races as provided in section 5-112, net of
costs of advertising, shall be utilized as a supplement to the general purse
structure. All amounts which are deducted from the pari-mutuel pool
for purses pursuant to this section and sections 5‑111.01, 5-112 and
5-114 and revenues PROCEEDS which are received from simulcasting and which are
to be used as a supplement to the general purse structure pursuant to this
subsection shall be deposited daily into a trust account for the payment of purse
amounts.
E. Any
county fair racing association may apply to the commission for one racing
meeting each year and the commission shall set the number of days and the dates
of such meetings. A racing meeting conducted under this subsection
shall be operated in such manner that all profits accrue to the county fair
racing association, and the county fair racing association may deduct from the
pari-mutuel pool the same amount as prescribed in subsection C of this
section. All county fair racing meetings, whether conducted by
county fair racing associations under the provisions of this subsection or by
an individual, corporation or association other than a county fair racing
association, are exempt from the payment to the state of the percentage of the
pari-mutuel pool prescribed by subsection D of this section and are also exempt
from the provisions of section 5-111.01.
F. Monies
from charity racing days are exempt from the state percentage of the
pari-mutuel pool AND SHARE OF DAILY GROSS GAMING REVENUE prescribed in this
section.
G. Sums
held by a permittee for payment of unclaimed pari-mutuel tickets AND UNCLAIMED GAMING DEVICE WINNINGS
are exempt from the provisions of the revised Arizona unclaimed
property act, title 44, chapter 3.
H. All
of the amounts received by a permittee from the gross amount of monies handled
in a pari-mutuel pool and all amounts held by a permittee for payment of purses
pursuant to this section and sections 5-111.01, 5-112 and 5-114 are exempt from
the provisions of title 42, chapter 5.
I. On
August 1 of each year a permittee is eligible for a hardship tax credit
pursuant to this subsection. For purposes of this subsection,
"permittee" shall include includes any person who has succeeded to
the interest of a permittee and who is authorized to conduct racing at the
facility for which the permit was issued. The department shall
determine the amount of any hardship tax credit as follows:
1. Determine
the percentage decrease in pari-mutuel wagering by determining the percentage decrease
in pari-mutuel wagering between the base period amount and the amount of pari‑mutuel
wagering in the previous fiscal year at the racetrack and the additional
wagering facilities operated by the permittee. The base period
amount is the highest total annual pari-mutuel wagering at the racetrack and
all additional wagering facilities as reported to the department for fiscal
year 1989‑1990, 1990‑1991, 1991‑1992, 1992‑1993 or 1993‑1994.
2. Determine
the permittee's hardship tax credit by multiplying the total pari-mutuel tax
due as a result of wagering at the racetrack and all additional wagering
facilities for the previous fiscal year before applying any hardship tax credit
amount by the percentage decrease in pari-mutuel wagering determined pursuant to
paragraph 1 of this subsection and multiplying the result by three.
3. The
permittee's pari-mutuel tax due as otherwise determined under subsections B and
D of this section shall be reduced for the current period and any future
periods by an amount equal to the amount of the hardship tax credit determined
pursuant to this subsection. The hardship tax credit is in addition
to any other tax exemptions, rebates and credits.
I. THE OPERATION OF GAMING DEVICES AT RACETRACK
ENCLOSURES IS A MATTER OF STATEWIDE CONCERN AND REQUIRES UNIFORM REGULATION BY
THE STATE AND NOT BY ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION. THE COMMISSION HAS THE EXCLUSIVE AUTHORITY TO REGULATE THE
OPERATION OF GAMING DEVICES AND SHALL ADOPT RULES REGULATING THE OPERATION OF GAMING
DEVICES. A COMMERCIAL RACING PERMITTEE
MAY OPERATE GAMING DEVICES AT A RACETRACK ENCLOSURE AT WHICH IT MAY LAWFULLY
CONDUCT LIVE RACING AND IS NOT SUBJECT TO FURTHER COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL LAND USE
REGULATION OF THE LOCATION OF GAMING DEVICE OPERATIONS, EXCEPT THAT NOTHING IN
THIS SECTION SHALL RESTRICT THE AUTHORITY OTHERWISE GRANTED TO COUNTIES AND
MUNICIPALITIES UNDER TITLE 9, CHAPTER 4, ARTICLE 6.1 AND TITLE 11, CHAPTER 6,
TO REGULATE BY LAWFUL ORDINANCE THE LOCATION OF RACETRACK ENCLOSURES. THE
RULES OF THE COMMISSION SHALL
PERMIT THE OPERATION OF GAMING DEVICES BY COMMERCIAL PERMITTEES WITHIN
RACETRACK ENCLOSURES ON THE DAYS AND DURING THE HOURS PERMITTED FOR THE SALE OF
SPIRITUOUS LIQUOR PURSUANT TO SECTION 4-244. THE COMMISSION IS EXEMPT FROM THE
RULE MAKING REQUIREMENTS OF TITLE 41, CHAPTER 6 FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
SECTION. THE COMMISSION SHALL ADOPT
RULES PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION WITHIN NINETY DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF
THIS SECTION. THE RULES SHALL:
1. DEFINE AND LIMIT FORMS OF PAYMENT FOR WAGERS THAT MAY BE
USED WITH GAMING DEVICES, INCLUDING COINS, TOKENS, BILLS,
COUPONS, TICKET VOUCHERS, PERSONAL
CHECKS, CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, SMART, DEBIT, CHARGE AND CREDIT CARDS,
ELECTRONIC IN-HOUSE ACCOUNTING SYSTEM CREDITS OR OTHER SIMILAR FORMS OF
CONSIDERATION.
2. LIMIT AMOUNTS TO BE WAGERED ON GAMING DEVICES CONSISTENT
WITH SIMILAR LIMITATIONS UNDER SECTION 5-601, SUBSECTION J, PARAGRAPH 30.
3. ESTABLISH STANDARDS FOR AMOUNTS TO BE PAID AS PRIZE
WINNINGS BY GAMING DEVICES.
4. ESTABLISH STANDARDS FOR INSPECTING GAMING DEVICES FOR
ACCURACY AND RELIABILITY AND MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES.
5. ESTABLISH STANDARDS FOR MONITORING GAMING DEVICE USE,
SURVEILANCE AND OPERATION, INCLUDING THE PHASE-IN OF A COMPUTERIZED MONITORING
SYSTEM.
6. ESTABLISH STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR RECORDING AND
REPORTING GAMING DEVICE ACTIVITY, PERFORMANCE, MONITORING, AUDITING, REVENUES
AND EXPENDITURES.
7. ESTABLISH STANDARDS FOR INVESTIGATION OF BACKGROUND AND
LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR EMPLOYEES AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 5-108, SUBSECTION
A.
8. ESTABLISH
GUIDELINES FOR AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE USE AND THE USE OF SMART, DEBIT, CHARGE
AND CREDIT CARDS OR OTHER FORMS OF CREDIT IN GAMING FACILITIES.
9. REQUIRE THE PERMITTEE TO POST SIGNS
AT ALL PUBLIC ENTRANCES AND EXITS TO THE RACETRACK ENCLOSURE THAT STATE THAT
HELP IS AVAILABLE IF A PERSON HAS A PROBLEM WITH GAMBLING AND THE STATEWIDE
TOLL FREE CRISIS HOTLINE TELEPHONE NUMBER, ESTABLISHED BY THE ARIZONA STATE
LOTTERY COMMISSION.
10. PROHIBIT RACETRACK PERMITTEE ADVERTISING AND MARKETING
REGARDING GAMING THAT SPECIFICALLY APPEALS TO MINORS AND ESTABLISH GUIDELINES
FOR DETERMINING ACCEPTABLE ADVERTISING AND MARKETING.
11. ESTABLISH GUIDELINES FOR VOLUNTARY
PROCEDURES FOR A PERSON TO REQUEST BANS FROM THE RACETRACK ENCLOSURES,
INCLUDING PROHIBITING THE PERSON FROM THE USE OF CHECK CASHING SERVICES,
AUTOMATIC TELLER MACHINES, SMART, DEBIT, CHARGE AND CREDIT CARDS OR OTHER FORMS
OF CREDIT OFFERED AT A RACETRACK ENCLOSURE. A THIRD PERSON MAY NOT REQUEST A
BAN ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON.
12. REQUIRE DAILY FINANCIAL REPORTING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF RACING FOR THE OPERATION OF ALL GAMING FOR
EACH RACETRACK ENCLOSURE AND ANNUAL AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE
OPERATION OF ALL GAMING FOR EACH RACETRACK ENCLOSURE, WHICH SHALL BE AVAILABLE
FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AT THE DEPARTMENT OF RACING PURSUANT TO TITLE 39, CHAPTER
1, ARTICLE 2.
13. REQUIRE DISCLOSURE OF GROSS
GAMING REVENUE FROM ALL TYPES OF GAMING AND CONTRIBUTIONS MADE TO THIS STATE
BASED ON GROSS GAMING REVENUE THAT AT A MINIMUM IDENTIFIES THE GROSS GAMING
REVENUE FOR EACH RACETRACK ENCLOSURE BY GAMING ACTIVITY AND THE ANNUAL TOTAL
CONTRIBUTION TO THIS STATE BY EACH RACETRACK ENCLOSURE.
J. THE
COMMISSION SHALL REGULATE AND SUPERVISE THE USE AND OPERATION OF GAMING DEVICES
AT RACETRACK ENCLOSURES IN THIS STATE AND MAY DELEGATE TO THE DEPARTMENT ANY OF
THE COMMISSION'S POWERS AND DUTIES NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES OF THIS
CHAPTER. NO OTHER AGENCY OF THIS STATE
OR ANY COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION MAY LIMIT OR REGULATE
THE USE AND OPERATION OF GAMING DEVICES BY A RACETRACK PERMITTEE.
K. RACING
PERMITTEES SHALL PAY THIS STATE DAILY FORTY PER CENT OF DAILY GROSS GAMING REVENUE FROM GAMING
DEVICES IN LIEU OF ANY OTHER STATE, COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL TAX, LICENSE, FEE,
ASSESSMENT OR OTHER CHARGE ON REVENUE OR RECEIPTS FROM GAMING DEVICE
OPERATIONS. THE STATE SHALL DISTRIBUTE
THE STATE’S SHARE OF GAMING DEVICE RECEIPTS AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 5-113.
L. IN
ADDITION TO THE PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING REVENUES THAT ARE ALLOCATED FOR HORSE,
HARNESS AND DOG RACING PURSES PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, TWENTY PER CENT OF
GROSS GAMING REVENUE FROM GAMING DEVICES AFTER PAYMENT TO THIS STATE PURSUANT
TO SUBSECTION K SHALL BE DEPOSITED DAILY IN A TRUST ACCOUNT FOR SUPPLEMENTING
PURSE AMOUNTS UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY A WRITTEN AGREEMENT BETWEEN A
PERMITTEE AND:
1. FOR HORSE AND HARNESS RACING, THE GROUP THAT REPRESENTS THE
MAJORITY OF OWNERS AND TRAINERS RACING AT THE PERMITTEE’S RACETRACK ENCLOSURE;
2. FOR DOG RACING, THE GROUP
THAT REPRESENTS THE MAJORITY OF OWNERS AND TRAINERS RACING IN THIS STATE.
Section 7. Section
5-112, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
5-112. Wagering
legalized; simulcasting of races; unauthorized wagering prohibited; gaming
devices; classification
A.
Except as provided in subsection L of this section, section 5‑101.01,
subsection G and title 13, chapter 33, any person within the enclosure of a
racing meeting held pursuant to the provisions of this article may wager on the
results of a race held at the meeting or televised to the racetrack enclosure
by simulcasting pursuant to this section by contributing money to a pari-mutuel
pool operated by the permittee as provided by this article.
B.
The department may, upon request by a permittee, grant permission for
electronically televised simulcasts of horse, harness or dog races to be
received by the permittee. In counties having a population of one
million five hundred thousand persons or more according to the most recent
United States decennial census, the simulcasts shall be received at the
racetrack enclosure where a horse, harness or dog racing meeting is being
conducted, provided that the simulcast may only be received during, immediately
before or immediately after a minimum of nine posted races for that racing
day. In counties having a population of five hundred thousand
persons or more, but less than one million five hundred thousand persons
according to the most recent United States decennial census, the simulcasts
shall be received at the racetrack enclosure where a horse, harness or dog
racing meeting is being conducted provided that the simulcast may only be
received during, immediately before or immediately after a minimum of four
posted races for that racing day. In all other counties, the
simulcasts shall be received at a racetrack enclosure at which authorized
racing has been conducted whether or not posted races have been offered for the
day the simulcast is received. The
simulcasts shall be limited to horse, harness or dog races. The
simulcasts shall be limited to the same type of racing as authorized in the
permit for live racing conducted by the permittee. The department
may, upon request by a permittee, grant permission for the permittee to transmit the live
race from the racetrack enclosure where a horse, harness or dog racing meeting
is being conducted to a facility or facilities in another state. All
simulcasts of horse or harness races shall comply with the interstate horse
racing act of 1978 (P.L. 95-515; 92 Stat. 1811; 15 United States Code chapter
57). All forms of pari-mutuel wagering
shall be allowed on horse, harness or dog races televised by
simulcasting. All monies wagered by patrons on these horse, harness
or dog races shall be computed in the amount of money wagered each racing day
for purposes of section 5-111.
C.
Notwithstanding subsection B of this section, in counties having a
population of one million five hundred thousand persons or more according to
the most recent United States decennial census, simulcasts may be received
at the racetrack enclosure and at any additional wagering facility used by a
permittee for handling wagering as provided in section 5‑111, subsection
A during a permittee's racing meeting as approved by the commission, whether or
not posted races have been conducted on the day the simulcast is received, if:
1. For
horse and harness racing, the permittee's racing permit requires the permittee
to conduct a minimum of nine posted races on an average of five racing days
each week at the permittee's racetrack enclosure during the period beginning on
October 1 and ending on the first full week in May.
2. For
dog racing, the permittee is required to conduct a minimum of twelve posted
races on each of AN AVERAGE OF five RACING days each week for fifty
weeks during a calendar year at the permittee's racetrack enclosure.
D. Notwithstanding
subsection B of this section, in counties having a population of five hundred
thousand persons or more but less than one million five hundred thousand
persons according to the most recent United States decennial census, simulcasts
may be received at the racetrack enclosure and at any additional wagering
facility used by a permittee for handling wagering as provided in section
5-111, subsection A during a permittee's racing meeting as approved by the
commission, whether or not posted races have been conducted on the day the
simulcast is received, subject to the following conditions:
1. For
horse and harness racing, the permittee may conduct wagering on dark day
simulcasts for twenty days, provided the permittee conducts a minimum of seven
posted races on each of the racing days mandated in the permittee's commercial
racing permit. In order to conduct wagering on dark day simulcasts
for more than twenty days, the permittee is required to conduct a minimum of
seven posted races on one hundred forty NINETY racing days at the
permittee's racetrack enclosure.
2. For
dog racing, the permittee is required to conduct a minimum of nine posted races
on each of four days each week for fifty weeks during a calendar year at the
permittee's racetrack enclosure.
E. In
an emergency and upon a showing of good cause by a permittee, the commission
may grant an exception to the minimum racing day requirements of subsections C
and D of this section.
F. The
minimum racing day requirements of subsections C and D of this section shall be
computed by adding all racing days, including any county fair racing days
operated in accordance with section 5-110, subsection F, allotted
to the permittee's racetrack enclosure in one or more racing permits and all
racing days allotted to the permittee's racetrack enclosure pursuant to section
5-110, subsection H.
G. Notwithstanding
subsection B of this section and subject to subsections C and D of
this section, during the period of the permit for horse racing,
wagering on dark day simulcasts of horse races at a permittee's additional
wagering facilities shall only be allowed for a maximum number of days equal to
the number of days of live horse racing scheduled to be conducted at that
permittee's racetrack enclosure during the permittee's racing meeting, and
during the period of a permit for dog racing, wagering on dark day simulcasts
of dog races at a permittee's additional wagering facilities shall only be
allowed for a maximum number of days equal to the number of days of live dog
racing scheduled to be conducted at that permittee's racetrack enclosure during
the permittee's racing meeting. The number of days allowed for dark
day simulcasting under this subsection shall be computed by adding all racing
days, including any county fair racing days operated in accordance with section
5-110, subsection F, allotted to the permittee's racetrack enclosure in one or
more racing permits and all racing days allocated to the permittee's racetrack
enclosure pursuant to section 5‑110, subsection H.
H. Simulcast
signals or teletracking of simulcast signals does not prohibit live racing or
teletracking of that live racing in any county at any time.
I. Except
as provided in subsection L of this section, section 5‑101.01, subsection
G and title 13, chapter 33, any person within a racetrack enclosure or an
additional facility authorized for wagering pursuant to section 5-111,
subsection A may wager on the results of a race televised to the facility pursuant
to section 5‑111, subsection A by contributing to a pari-mutuel pool
operated as provided by this article.
J. Notwithstanding
subsection B of this section, the department, in counties having a population
of one million five hundred thousand persons or more according to the most
recent United States decennial census, may, upon request by a permittee for one
day each year, grant permission for simulcasts to be received without
compliance with the minimum of nine posted races requirement.
K. Except
as provided in this article and in title 13, chapter 33, all forms of wagering
or betting on the results of a race, including but not limited to buying,
selling, cashing, exchanging or acquiring a financial interest in pari-mutuel
tickets, except by operation of law, whether the race is conducted in this
state or elsewhere, are illegal.
L. Until
June 1, 2003, a permittee shall not knowingly permit a minor to be a patron of
the pari-mutuel system of wagering.
Beginning on June 1, 2003, a A permittee shall not knowingly permit
a person who is under twenty‑one years of age to be a patron of the pari‑mutuel
system of wagering OR TO USE
GAMING DEVICES.
M. Except
as provided in title 13, chapter 33, any person violating any provision of this
article with respect to any wagering or betting, whether the race is conducted
within or without this state, is guilty of a class 6 felony.
N. Simulcasting
may only be authorized for the same type of racing authorized by a permittee's
live racing permit.
0. GAMING
DEVICES MAY BE OPERATED ONLY AT A RACETRACK ENCLOSURE ONLY BY A COMMERCIAL
PERMITTEE HOLDING A PERMIT FOR LIVE RACING WHERE LIVE OR SIMULCAST RACING
PROGRAMS ARE CONDUCTED ON AN AVERAGE OF FIVE DAYS PER WEEK FOR AT LEAST FIFTY
WEEKS IN A TWELVE-MONTH PERIOD. A PERMITTEE MAY NOT OPERATE GAMING DEVICES AT
AN ADDITIONAL WAGERING FACILITY. THE
TOTAL NUMBER OF RACETRACK ENCLOSURES AT WHICH GAMING DEVICES MAY BE OPERATED
SHALL NOT EXCEED TEN, AND THERE SHALL BE NO MORE THAN TWO RACETRACK ENCLOSURES
AT WHICH GAMING DEVICES ARE OPERATED LOCATED WITHIN A COUNTY.
P. THE
TOTAL NUMBER OF GAMING DEVICES AT ALL COMMERCIAL RACETRACK ENCLOSURES IN THIS
STATE SHALL NOT EXCEED SIX THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF GAMING DEVICES SHALL
INCREASE ON JULY 1, 2008, AND EVERY FIVE YEARS THEREAFTER BY THE TOTAL INCREASE
IN DEVICES FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL RACETRACK ENCLOSURE AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION R
OF THIS SECTION.
Q. ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS AMENDMENT TO
THIS SECTION, THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF GAMING DEVICES AVAILABLE FOR PLAY AT ONE
TIME AT EACH RACETRACK ENCLOSURE SHALL BE LIMITED AS FOLLOWS:
1. FOR HORSE AND HARNESS RACING:
(A.) NINE
HUNDRED FIFTY GAMING DEVICES AT RACETRACK ENCLOSURES THAT CONDUCT A MINIMUM OF
NINE POSTED LIVE RACES PER DAY ON AN AVERAGE OF FIVE RACING DAYS EACH WEEK
DURING THIRTY CONSECUTIVE WEEKS IN A TWELVE-MONTH PERIOD AND HAVE ONE HUNDRED
FORTY OR MORE POSTED LIVE RACE DAYS, INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE THOUSAND TWO
HUNDRED POSTED LIVE RACES IN A TWELVE- MONTH PERIOD.
(B.) FIVE
HUNDRED FIFTY GAMING DEVICES AT RACETRACK ENCLOSURES THAT HAVE FEWER THAN ONE
HUNDRED FORTY BUT AT LEAST FORTY-FIVE POSTED LIVE RACE DAYS IN A TWELVE-MONTH
PERIOD AND THAT CONDUCT A MINIMUM OF EIGHT POSTED LIVE RACES PER DAY, INCLUDING
AT LEAST THREE HUNDRED SIXTY POSTED LIVE RACES.
2. FOR DOG RACING:
(A.) NINE
HUNDRED FIFTY GAMING DEVICES AT RACETRACK ENCLOSURES THAT HAVE TWO HUNDRED
FIFTY OR MORE POSTED LIVE RACE DAYS IN A TWELVE-MONTH PERIOD AND THAT CONDUCT A
MINIMUM OF TWELVE POSTED LIVE RACES ON AN AVERAGE OF FIVE DAYS EACH WEEK FOR
FIFTY WEEKS IN A TWELVE-MONTH PERIOD, INCLUDING AT LEAST THREE THOUSAND POSTED
LIVE RACES.
(B.) FIVE
HUNDRED FIFTY GAMING DEVICES AT RACETRACK ENCLOSURES THAT HAVE FEWER THAN TWO
HUNDRED FIFTY BUT MORE THAN FIFTY POSTED LIVE RACE DAYS IN A TWELVE-MONTH
PERIOD AND THAT CONDUCT A MINIMUM OF TEN POSTED LIVE RACES ON AN AVERAGE OF
FOUR DAYS EACH WEEK FOR FOURTEEN WEEKS IN A TWELVE-MONTH PERIOD, INCLUDING AT
LEAST FIVE HUNDRED FIFTEEN POSTED LIVE RACES.
R. THE
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF GAMING DEVICES AVAILABLE FOR PLAY AT ONE TIME AT EACH
RACETRACK ENCLOSURE SHALL BE INCREASED ON JULY 1, 2008, AND EVERY FIVE YEARS
THEREAFTER BY THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN THE POPULATION OF THIS STATE FOR THAT
PERIOD AS ESTIMATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY. THE COMMISSION SHALL NOTIFY EACH PERMITTEE
OF THE AMOUNT OF EACH AUTOMATIC INCREASE ALLOWED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION.
S. FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING THE NUMBER OF
GAMING DEVICES AT EACH RACETRACK ENCLOSURE, A GAMING DEVICE CAPABLE OF BEING
PLAYED BY MORE THAN ONE PERSON AT THE SAME TIME SHALL BE COUNTED AS ONE GAMING
DEVICE FOR EACH PERSON WHO CAN PLAY THE GAMING DEVICE AT THE SAME TIME.
Section 8. Section 5-113, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to
read:
5-113. Disposition of revenues and
monies; funds; committee
A. All revenues
derived from permittees, permits and licenses, as provided by this article, and
all monies transferred pursuant to § 44-313, subsection A AND SECTION 5-111,
SUBSECTION K shall be deposited, pursuant to §§ 35-146 and 35-147, or AND
SHALL BE distributed as follows:
1. TWENTY FIVE PER
CENT OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT RECEIVED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE DEPOSITED
IN THE CLASSROOM SITE FUND ESTABLISHED BY
SECTION 15-977 TO BE USED FOR PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING READING PROGRAMS
FOR STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS AND GRADES ONE THROUGH THREE.
2. TWENTY PER CENT OF THE TOTAL
AMOUNT RECEIVED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE DEPOSITED IN THE MEDICALLY
NEEDY ACCOUNT ESTABLISHED BY SECTION 36-774 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING
PROGRAMS FOR PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO MEDICARE ELIGIBLE PERSONS RESIDENT IN THIS
STATE TO DEFRAY THE COST OF PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION OR TO ENHANCE THE
AVAILABILITY OF HEALTH CARE TO ALL RESIDENTS OF THIS STATE LIVING IN RURAL
AREAS OF THIS STATE.
3. TWELVE AND
ONE-HALF PER CENT OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT RECEIVED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL
BE DEPOSITED IN THE TRANSACTION AND SEVERANCE TAX CLEARING ACCOUNT ESTABLISHED
BY SECTION 42-5029 AND SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED TO INCORPORATED MUNICIPALITIES IN
THIS STATE IN THE MANNER PRESCRIBED IN SECTION 42-5029, SUBSECTION D, PARAGRAPH
1 TO BE USED FOR PROVIDING ENHANCED POLICE, FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES BY
INCORPORATED MUNICIPALITIES.
4. TEN PERCENT OF
THE TOTAL AMOUNT RECEIVED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE DEPOSITED IN THE
POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION FUND ESTABLISHED BY SECTION 15-1853 ADMINISTERED BY THE
COMMISSION FOR POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION TO BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF
ESTABLISHING A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS TO RESIDENTS OF THIS
STATE WHO GRADUATE FROM PUBLIC OR PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY COLLEGES OR
PRIVATE POST SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS LICENSED UNDER TITLE 32, CHAPTER 30 IN THIS
STATE TO ATTEND PUBLIC OR PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS LICENSED
UNDER TITLE 32, CHAPTER 30 LOCATED IN THIS STATE.
5. THREE PER CENT OF
THE TOTAL AMOUNT RECEIVED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE DEPOSITED IN THE
TOURISM FUND ESTABLISHED BY SECTION 41-2306 TO SUPPLEMENT THE FUND AND TO BE
USED FOR STATEWIDE TOURISM PROMOTION AND EXPENDITURES INCIDENTAL TO OR
SUPPORTIVE OF STATEWIDE TOURISM PROMOTION.
6. FOUR MILLION
DOLLARS OR TWO PER CENT OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT RECEIVED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION,
WHICHEVER IS MORE, SHALL BE DEPOSITED IN THE COMPULSIVE GAMBLING FUND
ESTABLISHED BY SUBSECTION K OF THIS SECTION.
7. TWO HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS OR ONE-TENTH OF ONE PER CENT OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT RECEIVED
PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, WHICHEVER IS MORE, SHALL BE DEPOSITED IN THE RACING
GREYHOUND AND RACE HORSE ADOPTION FUND.
8. 1. Eight
hundred thousand dollars or twenty-two per cent, whichever is less, THREE
MILLION DOLLARS OR ONE AND ONE-HALF PER CENT OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT RECEIVED
PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, WHICHEVER IS MORE, shall be deposited in the Arizona
county fairs racing betterment fund established by subsection B of this section.
9. 2. One million
two hundred thousand dollars or thirty-three per cent, whichever is less, THREE MILLION DOLLARS OR
ONE AND ONE-HALF PER CENT OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT RECEIVED PURSUANT TO THIS
SECTION, WHICHEVER IS MORE, shall be deposited in the county fairs livestock
and agriculture promotion fund established by subsection C of this section.
10. 3. Eight
hundred thousand dollars or twenty-two per cent, whichever is less, FOUR
MILLION FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS OR TWO AND TWO-TENTHS PER CENT OF THE
TOTAL AMOUNT RECEIVED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, WHICHEVER IS MORE, shall be
deposited in the Arizona breeders' award fund established by subsection F of
this section.
11. 4. Forty
thousand dollars or one per cent, whichever is less, TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS OR ONE-TENTH OF ONE PER CENT OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT RECEIVED PURSUANT TO
THIS SECTION, WHICHEVER IS MORE, shall be deposited in the Arizona stallion
award fund established by subsection G of this section.
12. FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS OR TWO-TENTHS
OF ONE PER CENT OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT RECEIVED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION,
WHICHEVER IS MORE, TO BE USED TO SUPPLEMENT PURSES IN RACES IN WHICH ARIZONA
BRED HORSES, AS PRESCRIBED IN SECTION 5-114, SUBSECTION C, ARE WINNERS.
13. 5. Three
hundred thousand dollars or nine per cent, whichever is less, FOUR HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS OR TWO-TENTHS OF ONE PER CENT OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT RECEIVED
PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, WHICHEVER IS MORE, shall be deposited in the county
fair racing fund established by subsection I of this section.
14. 6. One
per cent of the revenues and monies ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS shall be
deposited in the agricultural consulting and training fund established by
subsection J of this section.
15. 7. Forty-five
thousand dollars or one per cent, whichever is less, ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS shall be subject to legislative appropriation to the department for
administration of the Arizona county fairs racing betterment fund, the Arizona
breeders' award fund, the Arizona stallion award fund, and the RACING
greyhound AND RACE HORSE adoption fund AND THE COMPULSIVE GAMBLING FUND. Monies
that are distributed pursuant to this paragraph and that remain unspent at the
end of a fiscal year do not revert to the state general fund.
16. 8. Four hundred thousand dollars or eleven per
cent, whichever is less, FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS OR TWO-TENTHS OF ONE
PER CENT OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT RECEIVED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, WHICHEVER IS
MORE, shall be deposited in the Arizona exposition and state fair fund
established by § 3-1005 for the purpose of capital outlay.
9. Any revenues and
monies that are not distributed pursuant to paragraphs 1 through 8 of this
subsection at the end of a fiscal year shall be deposited in the state general
fund.
17. THE
REMAINDER SHALL BE DEPOSTED IN THE STATE GENERAL FUND.
B. The Arizona
county fairs racing betterment fund is established under the jurisdiction of
the department. The department shall distribute monies from the fund to the
county fair association or county fair racing association of each county
conducting a county fair racing meeting in such proportion as the department
deems necessary for the promotion and betterment of county fair racing
meetings. All expenditures from the fund shall be made upon claims approved by
the department. In order to be eligible for distributions from the fund, a
county fair association must provide the department with an annual
certification in the form required by the department supporting expenditures
made from the fund. Balances remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year
do not revert to the state general fund.
C. The county fairs
livestock and agriculture promotion fund is established under the control of
the governor and shall be used for the purpose of promoting the livestock and
agricultural resources of the state and for the purpose
of conducting an annual Arizona national livestock fair by the Arizona
exposition and state fair board to further promote livestock resources. The
direct expenses less receipts of the livestock fair shall be paid from this
fund, but such payment shall not exceed thirty per cent of the receipts of the
fund for the preceding fiscal year. Balances remaining in the fund at the end
of a fiscal year do not revert to the state general fund. All expenditures from
the fund shall be made upon claims approved by the governor, as recommended by
the livestock and agriculture committee, for the promotion and betterment of
the livestock and agricultural resources of this state. The livestock and
agriculture committee is established and shall be composed of the following
members, at least three of whom are from counties that have a population of
less than five hundred thousand persons, appointed by the governor:
1. Three members
representing county fairs.
2. One member
representing Arizona livestock fairs.
3. One member
representing the university of Arizona college of agriculture.
4. One member
representing the livestock industry.
5. One member
representing the farming industry.
6. One member
representing the governor's office.
7. One member
representing the Arizona state fair conducted by the Arizona exposition and state fair board.
8. One member
representing the general public.
D. The governor
shall appoint a chairman from the members.
Terms of members shall be four years.
E. Members of the
committee are not eligible to receive compensation but are eligible to receive
reimbursement for expenses pursuant to title 38, chapter 4, article 2.
F. The Arizona
breeders' award fund is established under the jurisdiction of the department.
The department shall distribute monies from the fund to the breeder, or the
breeder's heirs, devisees or successors, of every winning horse or greyhound
foaled or whelped in this state, as defined by § 5-114, in a manner and in an
amount established by rules of the commission to protect the integrity of the
racing industry and promote, improve and advance the quality of race horse and
greyhound breeding within this state. The department may contract with a
breeders' association to provide data, statistics and other information
necessary to enable the department to carry out the purposes of this
subsection. Persons who are not eligible to be licensed under § 5-107.01 or
persons who have been refused licenses under § 5-108 are not eligible to
participate in the Arizona greyhound breeders' award fund. Balances remaining
in the fund at the end of a fiscal year do not revert to the state general fund. For the purposes of this subsection,
"breeder" means the owner or lessee of the dam of the animal at the
time the animal was foaled or whelped.
G. The Arizona
stallion award fund is established under the jurisdiction of the department to
promote, improve and advance the quality of stallions in this state. The
department shall distribute monies from the fund to the owner or lessee, or the
owner's or lessee's heirs, devisees or successors, of every Arizona stallion
whose certified Arizona bred offspring, as prescribed in § 5-114, finishes
first, second or third in an eligible race in this state. The department may contract
with a breeders' association to provide data, statistics and other information
necessary to enable the department to carry out the purposes of this
subsection. Balances remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year do not
revert to the state general fund. The commission shall adopt rules pursuant to
title 41, chapter 6 to carry out the purposes of this subsection. The rules
shall prescribe at a minimum:
1. The manner and
procedure for distribution from the fund, including eligibility requirements for
owners and lessees.
2. Subject to
availability of monies in the fund, the amount to be awarded.
3. The requirements
for a stallion registered with the jockey club, Lexington, Kentucky or with the
American quarter horse association, Amarillo, Texas to be certified as an
Arizona stallion.
4. The types and requirements of races for which an
award may be made.
H. The greyhound
RACING GREYHOUND AND RACE HORSE adoption fund is established. The department
shall administer the fund. All revenues
derived from license fees collected from dog breeders, racing kennels and other
operations pursuant to § 5-104, subsection F, paragraphs 7, 8 and 9 shall be
deposited, pursuant to §§ 35-146 and 35-147, in the fund. The department shall
distribute monies from the fund to provide financial assistance to nonprofit
enterprises approved by the commission to promote the adoption of former RACING
GREYHOUND AND RACE HORSE ANIMALS racing as domestic pets pursuant to §
5-104, subsection G in a manner and in an amount established by rules of
the commission. ONE-HALF OF THE FUND SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED TO PROMOTE RACING
GREYHOUND ADOPTIONS, AND ONE- HALF OF THE FUND SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED TO PROMOTE
RACE HORSE ADOPTIONS. Balances
remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year do not revert to the state
general fund.
I. The county fair
racing fund is established. The department shall administer the fund. Subject
to legislative appropriation, the department shall use fund monies for the
administration of county fair racing. Any monies remaining unexpended in the
fund at the end of the fiscal year in excess of seventy-five thousand dollars
shall revert to the state general fund.
J. The agricultural
consulting and training fund is established. The Arizona department of
agriculture shall administer the fund. Subject to legislative appropriation,
the Arizona department of agriculture shall use monies in the fund for the
agricultural consulting and training program established by § 3-109.01. Balances remaining in the fund at the
end of a fiscal year do not revert to the state general fund.
K. THE
COMPULSIVE GAMBLING FUND IS ESTABLISHED CONSISTING OF MONIES TRANSFERRED TO THE
FUND PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION A, PARAGRAPH 2 OF THIS SECTION. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADMINISTER THE FUND AND
SHALL DISTRIBUTE THE MONIES IN THE FUND TO PROGRAMS THAT SPECIALIZE IN THE
TREATMENT OF PROBLEM AND PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING.
Section 9. Section 5-601, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to
read:
5-601. Gambling on Indian
reservations; tribal-state compacts; revenue sharing agreements; funds;
definitions
A. Notwithstanding any other law, this THIS state, through
the governor, may enter into negotiations and execute tribal-state compacts
with Indian tribes in this state pursuant to the Indian gaming regulatory act
of 1988 (P.L. 100-497; 102 Stat. 2467; 25 United States Code sections 2701
through 2721 and 18 United States Code sections 1166 through 1168) AND IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION.
Notwithstanding the authority granted to the governor by this
subsection, this state specifically reserves all of its rights, as attributes
of its inherent sovereignty, recognized by the tenth and eleventh amendments to
the United States Constitution. The governor shall not execute a tribal-state
compact which waives, abrogates or diminishes these rights. A TRIBAL-STATE
COMPACT MAY BE FOR A TERM NO LONGER THAN TEN YEARS AND MAY BE MODIFIED DURING
ITS TERM. NO MODIFICATION MAY EXTEND OR
SHORTEN THE TERM OF THE COMPACT EXCEPT THAT WITHIN THE LAST YEAR OF THE TERM OF
A COMPACT IT MAY BE REPLACED BY A NEW COMPACT MADE PURSUANT TO THIS
SECTION.
B. Tribal-state gaming compacts shall prohibit persons under
twenty-one years of age from wagering on gaming activities conducted pursuant
to the compact. as follows:
1. Beginning on June 1, 2003, any tribal-state gaming compact that
is executed, modified, extended or renewed pursuant to this section shall
include a provision that prohibits persons who are under twenty-one years of
age from wagering on gaming activities.
2. Any tribal-state gaming compact that is executed, modified,
extended or renewed pursuant to this section from and after the effective date
of this amendment to this section but before June 1, 2003 shall include a
provision that prohibits persons who are under twenty one years of age from
wagering on gaming activities, except that the provision shall not take effect
until June 1, 2003.
C. The governor shall not
concur in any determination by the United States secretary of the interior that
would permit gaming on lands acquired after October 17, 1988 pursuant to 25
United States Code section 2719.
D. The department of gaming is authorized to carry out the duties
and responsibilities of the state gaming agency in compacts executed by the
state and Indian tribes of this state pursuant to the Indian gaming regulatory
act. THE DEPARTMENT OF GAMING DOES NOT HAVE AUTHORITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE
REGULATION OF GAMING DEVICES THAT ARE REGULATED BY THE ARIZONA RACING
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 1, ARTICLE 1 OF THIS TITLE.
E. In carrying out its duties under tribal-state gaming compacts,
the department of gaming is exempt from the rule making requirements of title
41, chapter 6.
F. Indian tribes of this state that have executed compacts with
the state shall pay to the department of gaming their share of the regulatory
costs necessary to carry out the duties required by any executed tribal-state
compact authorized by the Indian gaming regulatory act. The department of
gaming shall collect from each of the tribes that have executed a compact with the
state their share of the costs incurred by the department pursuant to this
chapter. The dates and methods of payment shall be as specified in the
tribal-state compacts.
G. A permanent tribal-state compact fund is established consisting
of monies received pursuant to subsection F of this section and other monies
received pursuant to this chapter. The department of gaming shall
administer the fund. The director of the department of gaming shall make an
annual report to the governor, the president of the senate, the speaker of the
house of representatives and each tribe which has executed a compact with the
state disclosing in detail the activities of the department of gaming pursuant
to this chapter including a full and complete statement of revenues deposited
in and expenditures from the permanent tribal-state compact fund. Monies paid
by the tribes PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION F OF THIS CHAPTER shall only be used for
reimbursement of administrative and regulatory expenses incurred by the
department pursuant to this chapter.
H. Monies deposited in the permanent tribal-state compact fund are
subject to legislative appropriation. Monies in the fund are exempt from the
provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations.
I. IN CONSIDERATION FOR THIS STATE ENTERING INTO TRIBAL-STATE
COMPACTS FOR SUBSTANTIALLY MORE GAMING THAN IS REQUIRED OF THIS STATE BY THE
INDIAN GAMING REGULATORY ACT OF 1988 AND IN CONSIDERATION FOR THE COMPACT TERMS
PERMITTED BY SUBSECTION J, PARAGRAPH SUBDIVISIONS (E), (F), AND (G) AND
PARAGRAPH 3 OF THIS SECTION, THIS
STATE’S AGREEMENT TO THE EXECUTION, MODIFICATION, EXTENSION, OR RENEWAL OF A
TRIBAL-STATE GAMING COMPACT INCLUDING ANY OF THE TERMS PERMITTED BY SUBSECTION
J, PARAGRAPH 1, SUBDIVISIONS (E), (F),
AND (G) AND PARAGRAPH 3 OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONDITIONAL ON INCLUSION IN
THE COMPACT OF, APPROVAL BY THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR OF AND COMPLIANCE
WITH THE PROVISIONS REQUIRED IN
PARAGRAPHS 2 AND 10 OF THIS SECTION.
I. J. TO
PROVIDE A REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR INDIAN GAMING THAT IS INTENDED TO CONTINUE
TO ENSURE THE FAIR AND HONEST OPERATION OF INDIAN GAMING, TO MAINTAIN THE
INTEGRITY OF INDIAN GAMING AND TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND
WELFARE, any tribal-state gaming compact that is executed, modified, extended
or renewed pursuant to this section shall include provisions that do all of
the following PURSUANT TO AND CONSISTENT WITH THE INDIAN GAMING REGULATORY ACT:
1. PERMIT GAMING DEVICES AND ESTABLISH THAT THE NUMBER OF GAMING
DEVICES THAT AN INDIAN TRIBE MAY OPERATE SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE THOUSAND GAMING
DEVICES PER GAMING FACILITY AND SHALL LIMIT THE NUMBER OF GAMING DEVICES AND
GAMING FACILITIES THAT MAY BE OPERATED BY AN INDIAN TRIBE AS FOLLOWS:
(a.) A TRIBE WITH AN OFFICIAL ENROLLMENT RESIDENT IN THIS STATE OF
MORE THAN ONE BUT LESS THAN FOUR THOUSAND MAY OPERATE A MAXIMUM TOTAL OF SIX
HUNDRED GAMING DEVICES AND MAY OPERATE GAMING DEVICES AT A MAXIMUM OF ONE
GAMING FACILITY, EXCEPT THAT A TRIBE THAT WOULD BE ENTITLED TO OPERATE ONLY ONE
GAMING FACILITY UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION BUT WAS OPERATING TWO GAMING FACILITIES
ON AND AFTER APRIL 1, 2002 MAY CONTINUE OPERATING TWO GAMING FACILITIES BUT
WITH NO MORE GAMING DEVICES THAN ARE ALLOWED IF THE TRIBE HAD ONLY ONE GAMING
FACILITY.
(b.) A TRIBE WITH AN OFFICIAL TRIBAL ENROLLMENT RESIDENT IN THIS
STATE OF FOUR THOUSAND OR MORE BUT LESS THAN EIGHT THOUSAND MAY OPERATE A
MAXIMUM TOTAL OF ONE THOUSAND GAMING DEVICES AND MAY OPERATE GAMING DEVICES AT
A MAXIMUM OF TWO GAMING FACILITIES.
(c.) A TRIBE WITH AN OFFICIAL TRIBAL ENROLLMENT RESIDENT IN THIS
STATE OF EIGHT THOUSAND OR MORE BUT LESS THAN FIFTY THOUSAND RESIDENT ON TRIBAL
LANDS MAY OPERATE A MAXIMUM TOTAL OF ONE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED GAMING DEVICES
AND MAY OPERATE GAMING DEVICES AT A MAXIMUM OF THREE GAMING FACILITIES.
(d.) A TRIBE WITH AN OFFICIAL TRIBAL ENROLLMENT RESIDENT IN THIS
STATE OF FIFTY THOUSAND OR MORE MAY OPERATE A MAXIMUM TOTAL OF TWO THOUSAND
FOUR HUNDRED GAMING DEVICES AND MAY OPERATE GAMING DEVICES AT NO MORE THAN THREE GAMING FACILITIES.
(e.) IF AND AS LONG AS THE CONDITIONS OF SUBSECTION I OF THIS
SECTION AND PARAGRAPHS 2 AND 10 OF THIS SUBSECTION ARE MET, A TRIBE MAY OPERATE
GAMING DEVICES IN EXCESS OF THE TOTAL QUANTITY PRESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISIONS (A)
THROUGH (D) OF THIS PARAGRAPH IF THE TRIBE HAS IN EFFECT AN AGREEMENT FOR
TRANSFER OF EXCESS CAPACITY FROM ANOTHER TRIBE THAT HAS EXECUTED A COMPACT WITH
THIS STATE, BUT UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES MAY A TRIBE OPERATE MORE THAN ONE
THOUSAND GAMING DEVICES PER GAMING FACILITY OR OPERATE GAMING DEVICES AT MORE
FACILITIES THAN ARE AUTHORIZED BY SUBDIVISIONS (A) THROUGH (D) OF THIS
PARAGRAPH.
(f.) IF AND AS LONG AS THE CONDITIONS OF SUBSECTION I OF THIS
SECTION AND PARAGRAPHS 2 AND 10 OF THIS SUBSECTION ARE MET, A TRIBE THAT IS
OPERATING LESS THAN THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF GAMING DEVICES MAY ENTER INTO
AGREEMENTS TO TRANSFER THE EXCESS CAPACITY TO ANOTHER TRIBE IN THIS STATE THAT
HAS EXECUTED A COMPACT WITH THIS STATE IN EXCHANGE FOR PAYMENT BY THE
TRANSFERRING TRIBE. THE AGREEMENT MAY
BE IN EFFECT ONLY AS LONG AS THE COMPACTS WITH THIS STATE OF BOTH THE
TRANSFERRING TRIBE AND THE RECEIVING TRIBE ARE IN EFFECT. IF TRIBES ENTER INTO TRANSFER AGREEMENTS,
THE RECEIVING TRIBE SHALL PAY THE TRANSFERRING TRIBE MONTHLY NOT LESS THAN
ONE-HALF OF THE RECEIVING TRIBE’S AVERAGE MONTHLY GROSS GAMING REVENUE PER
GAMING DEVICE FOR ALL GAMING DEVICES IN THE RECEIVING TRIBES GAMING FACILITY
MULTIPLIED BY THE NUMBER OF GAMING DEVICES TRANSFERRED BY THE TRANSFERRING
TRIBE OR SUCH GREATER AMOUNT AS THE TRANSFERRING TRIBE AND THE RECEIVING TRIBE
MAY AGREE.
(g.) IF AND AS LONG AS THE CONDITIONS OF SUBSECTION I OF THIS
SECTION AND PARAGRAPHS 2 AND 10 OF THIS SUBSECTION ARE MET, BEGINNING ON JULY
1, 2008, AND CONTINUING AT FIVE-YEAR INTERVALS THEREAFTER, THE MAXIMUM NUMBER
OF GAMING DEVICES ALLOWED UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH MAY BE AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTED BY THE PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN THE
POPULATION OF THIS STATE COMPARED TO THE POPULATION OF THIS STATE DURING THE
FIRST YEAR OF THE PREVIOUS FIVE-YEAR PERIOD AS ESTIMATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
ECONOMIC SECURITY. THE DEPARTMENT OF GAMING SHALL NOTIFY EACH TRIBE THAT HAS A
TRIBAL-STATE COMPACT OF THE AMOUNT OF EACH AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT MADE PURSUANT
TO THIS PARAGRAPH.
(h.) FOR THE
PURPOSE OF DETERMINING THE NUMBER OF GAMING DEVICES ALLOWED IN A GAMING FACILITY,
A GAMING DEVICE CAPABLE OF BEING PLAYED BY MORE THAN ONE PERSON AT THE SAME
TIME SHALL BE COUNTED AS ONE GAMING DEVICE FOR EACH PERSON WHO CAN PLAY THE
GAMING DEVICE AT THE SAME TIME.
2. IN COMPACTS THAT INCLUDE ANY OF THE PROVISIONS PERMITTED BY PARAGRAPHS
1, SUBDIVISIONS (e), (f) OR (g) OR PARAGRAPH 3 OF THIS SUBSECTION, PROVIDE FOR THIS STATE TO RECEIVE
EIGHT PER CENT OF EACH TRIBE'S GROSS GAMING REVENUE. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THESE PAYMENTS, ALL CALCULATIONS OF AMOUNTS
DUE SHALL BE BASED ON THE MONTHLY ACTIVITY OF THE GAMING FACILITY. THE TRIBE
SHALL MAKE MONTHLY PAYMENTS TO THIS STATE PURSUANT TO THESE TERMS NO LATER THAN
TWENTY-FIVE DAYS AFTER THE LAST DAY OF EACH CALENDAR MONTH. ANY PAYMENTS DUE
AND OWING FROM THE TRIBE IN THE MONTH THE COMPACT IS APPROVED, OR THE FINAL
MONTH THE COMPACT IS IN EFFECT, SHALL REFLECT THE GROSS GAMING REVENUE, BUT
ONLY FOR THE PORTION OF THE MONTH THAT THE COMPACT IS IN EFFECT. THE TRIBE'S
OBLIGATION TO MAKE THE PAYMENTS UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH APPLIES AND CONTINUES AS
LONG AS THERE IS A BINDING TRIBAL-STATE COMPACT IN EFFECT BETWEEN THE TRIBE AND
THIS STATE AND AS LONG AS THE TRIBE CONTINUES ANY CLASS III OR POKER-STYLE
GAMING AFTER THE COMPACT CEASES TO BE IN EFFECT.
3. PERMIT TRIBES TO CONDUCT CLASS III
BLACKJACK, CLASS III POKER AND POKER THAT IS SUBJECT TO STATE MONITORING AND
OVERSIGHT IF AND AS LONG AS THE CONDITIONS OF SUBSECTION I OF THIS SECTION AND
PARAGRAPHS 2 AND 10 OF THIS SUBSECTION ARE MET, THE FOLLOWING LIMITATIONS SHALL APPLY:
(a.) CARD GAMES AUTHORIZED BY THE COMPACT
SHALL BE LIMITED TO SEVENTY-FIVE TABLES FOR EACH GAMING FACILITY THAT IS
LOCATED WITHIN FORTY MILES OF A MUNICIPALITY WITH A POPULATION OF MORE THAN
FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND PERSONS.
(b.) CARD GAMES AUTHORIZED BY THE COMPACT SHALL BE
LIMITED TO FIFTY TABLES FOR EACH GAMING FACILITY AT ALL OTHER
LOCATIONS.
(c.) AT THE TIME OF EACH FIVE-YEAR GAMING
DEVICE ADJUSTMENT PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH 1, SUBSECTION (g) OF THIS SUBSECTION,
THE GOVERNOR SHALL NEGOTIATE WITHIN SIXTY DAYS AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF
TABLES FOR EACH GAMING FACILITY NOT TO EXCEED THE STATEWIDE POPULATION-BASED
INCREASE DURING THE SAME ADJUSTMENT PERIOD.
4. NOT RESTRICT OR PREJUDICE THE PRIOR AND CONTINUING RIGHT OF AN
INDIAN TRIBE TO APPLY FOR AND RECEIVE PERMITS UNDER THE LAWS OF THIS STATE FOR
HORSE, HARNESS OR DOG RACING AT RACETRACK ENCLOSURES ON TRIBAL LANDS, TO
CONDUCT PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PERMITS AND WITH ALL LAWS
AND RULES OF THIS STATE AND TO CONTRACT WITH A COMMERCIAL RACING PERMITTEE FOR
ADDITIONAL WAGERING FACILITIES ON LANDS OF THE TRIBE IF THE ADDITIONAL WAGERING
FACILITIES ARE OPERATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 1, ARTICLE 1 OF THIS TITLE.
5. PERMIT AN INDIAN TRIBE TO OPERATE RAFFLES ON SUBSTANTIALLY THE
SAME TERMS AND SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME LIMITATIONS AS RAFFLES ARE
PERMITTED UNDER SECTION 13-3302, SUBSECTION B.
NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL LIMIT OR RESTRICT RAFFLES PERMITTED UNDER
THAT SECTION.
6. PROHIBIT INDIAN TRIBES FROM OPERATING A LOTTERY WITH PAPER
LOTTERY PRODUCTS THAT COMPETE WITH THE STATE LOTTERY BECAUSE THE STATE LOTTERY
REVENUES ALREADY BENEFIT INDIANS, INDIAN TRIBES AND ALL OTHER PERSONS IN THIS
STATE.
7. PROHIBIT INTERNET
GAMING.
8. REQUIRE THAT ALL GAMING FACILITIES OF AN INDIAN TRIBE THAT
BEGIN OPERATION AFTER APRIL 1, 2002 BE LOCATED ON TRIBAL LANDS OF THE TRIBE AND
BE LOCATED NOT LESS THAN ONE AND ONE-HALF MILES APART.
9. PROHIBIT THE TRIBE FROM ENGAGING IN ANY ACTIVITIES DESIGNATED
AS CLASS III GAMING UNDER THE INDIAN GAMING REGULATORY ACT OF 1988 EXCEPT THE
FORMS OF CLASS III GAMING EXPRESSLY PERMITTED BY THIS SECTION.
10. PROHIBIT THE TRIBE FROM ENGAGING IN ANY ACTIVITIES DESIGNATED
AS CLASS II GAMING UNDER THE INDIAN GAMING REGULATORY ACT OF 1988 EXCEPT CLASS
II GAMES THAT ARE EXPLICITLY AUTHORIZED BY THE LAWS OF THIS STATE FOR ANY
PERSON, ORGANIZATION OR ENTITY FOR ANY PURPOSE IF THE COMPACT CONTAINS ANY OF
THE TERMS PERMITTED BY SUBDIVISIONS (e), (f) AND (g) OF PARAGRAPH 1 AND
PARAGRAPH 3 OF SUBSECTION J OF THIS SECTION.
11. REQUIRE DAILY FINANCIAL REPORTING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF GAMING FOR THE OPERATION OF ALL GAMING FOR
EACH GAMING FACILITY AND ANNUAL AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE OPERATION
OF ALL GAMING FOR EACH GAMING FACILITY, WHICH SHALL BE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC
INSPECTION PURSUANT TO TITLE 39, CHAPTER 1, ARTICLE 2.
12. REQUIRE
DISCLOSURE OF GROSS GAMING REVENUE FROM ALL TYPES OF GAMING AND CONTRIBUTIONS
MADE TO THIS STATE BASED ON GAMING REVENUE THAT AT A MINIMUM IDENTIFIES THE
GAMING REVENUE FOR EACH TRIBAL GAMING FACILITY BY GAMING ACTIVITY AND THE
ANNUAL TOTAL CONTRIBUTION TO THIS STATE BY EACH TRIBAL GAMING FACILITY.
13. PROVIDE THAT THE COMPACT DOES NOT AMEND, ABROGATE OR RESTRICT
THE LAWS OF THIS STATE.
14. REQUIRE THIS STATE AND THE TRIBE ENTERING INTO THE
TRIBAL-STATE COMPACT TO CONSENT THAT ACTIONS AGAINST EACH OTHER FOR ENFORCEMENT
OF THE COMPACT FOR MATERIAL BREACH OF THE COMPACT MAY BE HEARD IN THE COURTS OF
THE UNITED STATES OR, IF THE COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES LACK JURISDICTION, IN
THE COURTS OF THIS STATE.
15. REQUIRE TRIBES TO MAINTAIN LIABILITY INSURANCE COVERAGE WITH
MINIMUM POLICY LIMITS OF FIVE MILLION DOLLARS PER OCCURRENCE FOR THE PROTECTION
OF PATRONS WHO MAY BE HARMED OR INJURED IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRIBE’S
ACTIVITIES RELATING TO THE OPERATION OF GAMING DEVICES AND GAMING FACILITIES
AND TO PERMIT RECOURSE FOR SUCH INJURIES IN THE COURTS OF THIS STATE.
16. ESTABLISH PROCEDURES FOR TRIBAL JUDICIAL
REVIEW OF DISPUTES REGARDING THE NONPAYMENT OF ALLEGED WINNINGS TO PATRONS.
17. REQUIRE COMPLIANCE WITH UNITED STATES
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE REQUIREMENTS REGARDING FOOD AND BEVERAGE HANDLING.
18. REQUIRE INDIAN TRIBES TO COMPLY WITH
BUILDING CODE AND FIRE SAFETY STANDARDS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW GAMING
FACILITIES AND SIGNIFICANT MODIFICATIONS TO EXISTING GAMING FACILITIES.
19. REQUIRE THAT ADEQUATE POLICE, FIRE AND
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES BE AVAILABLE TO SERVE EACH GAMING FACILITY.
20. REQUIRE INDIAN
TRIBES TO NOTIFY SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES REGARDING NEW OR SUBSTANTIAL
MODIFICATIONS TO GAMING FACILITIES AND TO DEVELOP PROCEDURES FOR CONSULTATION
WITH SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.
21. ESTABLISH
STANDARDS FOR BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS, LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION OF GAMING
EMPLOYEES BY THE INDIAN TRIBES AND THE DEPARTMENT OF GAMING.
22. ESTABLISH
STANDARDS FOR BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS, LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION BY THE
INDIAN TRIBES AND THE DEPARTMENT OF GAMING OF PERSONS OR ENTITIES THAT PROVIDE
GAMING GOODS OR SERVICES ON A SIGNIFICANT BASIS.
23. REQUIRE MINIMUM
INTERNAL CONTROL STANDARDS AND OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR GAMING AND AUTHORIZE
AUDITS, INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF GAMING.
24. REQUIRE THE
INDIAN TRIBE TO SUBMIT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF GAMING EITHER AN ANNUAL STATEMENT
OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE INDIAN GAMING REGULATORY ACT REGARDING THE USE OF NET
GAMING REVENUES OR A COPY OF THE INDIAN TRIBE’S CURRENT TRIBAL ORDINANCE
REQUIRING THAT NET GAMING REVENUES BE USED ACCORDING TO THE INDIAN GAMING
REGULATORY ACT.
1 25. Establish guidelines on automated teller machine use and on
the use of credit cards or other forms of credit in gaming facilities.
2 26.
Require the Indian tribe to post at all public entrances and exits to the
gaming facilities signs that state that help is available if a person has a
problem with gambling and the statewide toll free crisis hotline telephone
number, established by the Arizona state lottery commission.
3 27.
Prohibit gaming facility advertising and marketing that specifically appeal to
minors. The provisions shall include guidelines for determining acceptable
advertising and marketing.
4 28.
Establish guidelines for the effective treatment and prevention of problem and
pathological gambling.
5 29.
Establish guidelines for voluntary ban procedures from all gaming facilities in
the state, including but not limited to prohibiting the use of check cashing
services, automatic teller machines, credit cards or other forms of credit
offered at a gaming facility. A third person may not request a ban on behalf of
another person.
30. REQUIRE WAGER
LIMITS FOR ALL BLACKJACK GAMES, POKER GAMES AND CLASS III GAMING DEVICES AND
PROVIDE FOR PERIODIC ADJUSTMENTS TO ACCOUNT FOR INFLATION.
31. PROVIDE FOR THE
PHASE-IN OF A COMPUTERIZED JOINT MONITORING SYSTEM FOR CLASS III GAMING DEVICES
IN ORDER TO PROVIDE AN EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE MEANS OF REGULATING CLASS III GAMING
DEVICES AND TRACKING REVENUE FROM CLASS III GAMING DEVICES.
32. ESTABLISH
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS, TESTING PROCEDURES AND INSPECTION PROCEDURES FOR
GAMING DEVICES.
33. ESTABLISH
SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS.
34. PERMIT ADDITIONAL REGULATION BY THE TRIBE THAT IS MORE
STRINGENT THAN AND NOT IN CONFLICT WITH THE TERMS OF THIS SECTION OR THE TERMS
OF THE COMPACT.
35. INCLUDE OTHER TERMS TO PROVIDE FOR EFFECTIVE REGULATION OF
GAMING PERMITTED BY THIS SECTION AND BY THE COMPACT, PREVENTION OF CRIME,
PROTECTION OF CONSUMERS AND ALL PERSONS IN CONNECTION WITH TRIBAL GAMING AND
EFFECTUATION OF THE TERMS OF THIS SECTION AND THE TERMS OF THE COMPACT.
K. IN CARRYING OUT ITS DUTIES PRESCRIBED IN THE
TRIBAL-STATE COMPACTS AND THIS CHAPTER, THE DEPARTMENT OF GAMING SHALL PROMOTE
THE PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND SAFETY IN CONNECTION WITH INDIAN GAMING AND PREVENT CORRUPT INFLUENCES FROM
INFILTRATING INDIAN GAMING. THE
DEPARTMENT MAY ADOPT RULES TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES OF THIS CHAPTER. THE RULES SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE
PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN THE TRIBAL-STATE COMPACTS.
L. A TRIBAL-STATE GAMING COMPACT REVENUE SHARING FUND IS
ESTABLISHED CONSISTING OF MONIES RECEIVED BY THIS STATE FROM ANY TRIBAL-STATE
GAMING COMPACT REVENUE SHARING AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION I AND
SUBSECTION J OF THIS SECTION. THE STATE TREASURER SHALL ADMINISTER THE FUND.
THE STATE TREASURER SHALL INVEST AND DIVEST MONIES IN THE FUND AS PROVIDED BY
SECTION 35-313, AND MONIES EARNED FROM INVESTMENT SHALL BE CREDITED TO THE
FUND. ON OR BEFORE THE TWENTIETH DAY OF
EACH MONTH, THE STATE TREASURER SHALL DEPOSIT IN THE STATE GENERAL FUND THE
MONIES IN THE TRIBAL-STATE GAMING COMPACT REVENUE SHARING FUND FROM THE
PREVIOUS MONTH.
M. NOTHING IN THE AMENDMENTS TO THIS SECTION AUTHORIZES, RATIFIES
OR VALIDATES ANY TRIBAL-STATE COMPACT MADE OR PURPORTEDLY MADE BEFORE APRIL 1,
2002.
N. ALL FORMS OF GAMING DESIGNATED AS CLASS II OR CLASS III GAMING UNDER THE INDIAN GAMING
REGULATORY ACT OF 1988 THAT ARE NOT EXPRESSLY PERMITTED BY THE LAWS OF THIS
STATE ON NOVEMBER 1, 2002 ARE PROHIBITED TO ALL PERSONS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND
ENTITIES. EXCEPTIONS TO THIS
PROHIBITION MAY BE ENACTED ONLY BY LAWS ENACTED BY A VOTE OF THE PEOPLE BY
INITIATIVE OR BY REFERENDUM IN ACCORD WITH THE VOTER PROTECTION ACT, ARIZONA
CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE 4, PART 1, SECTION 1, PARAGRAPH 6.
O. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
1. "GAMING DEVICE"
MEANS A MECHANICAL DEVICE, AN ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICE OR A DEVICE CONTROLLED
BY AN ELECTRONIC MICROPROCESSOR OR ANOTHER MANNER, WHETHER THAT DEVICE
CONSTITUTES CLASS II GAMING OR CLASS III GAMING, THAT ALLOWS A SINGLE PLAYER TO PLAY GAMES OF CHANCE,
WHETHER OR NOT THE OUTCOME ALSO IS AFFECTED IN SOME PART BY SKILL, AND WHETHER
THE DEVICE ACCEPTS COINS, TOKENS, BILLS, COUPONS, TICKET VOUCHERS, PULL TABS,
SMART CARDS, ELECTRONIC IN-HOUSE ACCOUNTING SYSTEM CREDITS OR OTHER SIMILAR
FORMS OF CONSIDERATION AND, THROUGH THE APPLICATION OF CHANCE, ALLOWS A PLAYER
TO BECOME ENTITLED TO A PRIZE, WHICH MAY BE COLLECTED THROUGH THE DISPENSING OF
COINS, TOKENS, BILLS, COUPONS, TICKET VOUCHERS, SMART CARDS, ELECTRONIC
IN-HOUSE ACCOUNTING SYSTEM CREDITS OR OTHER SIMILAR FORMS OF VALUE. GAMING
DEVICE DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:
(a.) THOSE TECHNOLOGICAL AIDS FOR BINGO GAMES THAT FUNCTION ONLY
AS ELECTRONIC SUBSTITUTES FOR BINGO CARDS.
(b.) DEVICES THAT ISSUE AND VALIDATE PAPER LOTTERY PRODUCTS AND
THAT ARE DIRECTLY OPERATED ONLY BY ARIZONA STATE LOTTERY LICENSED RETAILERS AND
THEIR EMPLOYEES.
(c.) DEVICES THAT ARE OPERATED DIRECTLY BY A LOTTERY PLAYER AND THAT
DISPENSE PAPER LOTTERY TICKETS, IF THE DEVICES DO NOT IDENTIFY WINNING OR
LOSING LOTTERY TICKETS, DISPLAY LOTTERY WINNINGS OR DISBURSE LOTTERY WINNINGS.
(d.) DEVICES THAT ARE OPERATED DIRECTLY BY A LOTTERY PLAYER AND
THAT VALIDATE PAPER LOTTERY TICKETS FOR A GAME THAT DOES NOT HAVE A
PREDETERMINED NUMBER OF WINNING TICKETS, IF:
(i.) THE DEVICES DO NOT ALLOW INTERACTIVE GAMING.
(ii.) THE DEVICES DO NOT ALLOW A LOTTERY PLAYER TO PLAY THE
LOTTERY FOR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT OR REWARD.
(iii.) THE DEVICES DO NOT DISBURSE LOTTERY WINNINGS.
(iv.) THE DEVICES ARE NOT VIDEO LOTTERY TERMINALS.
(e.) PLAYER ACTIVATED LOTTERY TERMINALS.
2. "GAMING FACILITY" MEANS THE BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES
WHERE GAMING IS CONDUCTED BY AN INDIAN TRIBE ON INDIAN LANDS.
3. "GROSS GAMING REVENUE" MEANS NET WIN, WHICH IS THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GAMING WINS AND LOSSES, BEFORE DEDUCTING COSTS AND EXPENSES.
Section 10. Repeal
Section 5-601.01, Arizona
Revised Statutes is repealed.
Section
11. Racing commission; department
of racing; use of monies
The sum of
$10,000,000 is appropriated for fiscal year
2002-2003 to the
racing commission and the department of
racing from the state general fund to pay for
the administrative costs and expenses of
the commission and the department as prescribed in this act.
Section
12. Blending authority
Pursuant
to section 41-1304.03, Arizona Revised Statutes, the director of the Arizona
legislative council may combine changes made to the Arizona Revised Statutes by
this act with other non-conflicting
changes to those statutes
by other 2002 enactments.
Section 13. Severability
If a provision of this act
or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the
invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the act that can
be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end
the provisions of this act are severable.
Section 14. Conflict
with other laws
A. If any part of this act conflicts with any
law of this state in effect as of November 1, 2002, the provisions of this act
shall prevail in all particulars as to which there is a conflict.
B. The provisions of this act are intended to
conflict with any referendum or initiative relating to Indian gaming on the
November 5, 2002, general election ballot, and the provisions of this act shall
prevail in all particulars as to which there is a conflict.
Section 15. Sunset provisions; continuation
The
people of the state of Arizona authorize the Legislature to determine whether
or not to continue the Arizona Racing Commission and the Arizona Department of
Racing and the provisions of Title 5, Chapter 1, as provided in Section
41-3008.13 beyond January 1, 2008 by enacting a measure as provided by Title
41, Chapter 27 without referring the matter to the voters for approval.