Wyoming HB 87: Consolidation of gaming.

Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL NO. HB0087
Consolidation of gaming.
Sponsored by: Joint Appropriations Committee
A BILL
for
1 AN ACT relating to the administration of government;
2 recreating, renumbering and amending statutes to
3 consolidate gaming regulation statutes; repealing obsolete
4 provisions; conforming provisions and references; providing
5 for application as specified; and providing for an
6 effective date.
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8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
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10 Section 1. W.S. 9-24-201, 9-24-204 and 9-24-205,
11 9-24-301 through 9-24-303 and 9-24-501 are created to read:
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13 ARTICLE 2
14 IN GENERAL
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16 9-24-201. Definitions.

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2 (a) As used in this chapter unless otherwise defined:
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4 (i) "Commission" means the Wyoming gaming
5 commission;
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7 (ii) "Director" means the executive director of
8 the Wyoming gaming commission;
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10 (iii) "Gaming activity" means all gaming
11 activities provided for and regulated by this chapter;
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13 (iv) "Net proceeds" means all revenue less the
14 payment to the player.
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16 9-24-204. Gaming commission; officers; director;
17 meetings; personal or private interest; compensation;
18 records.
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20 (a) The commission shall annually elect from its
21 membership a president and vice-president, and may employ a
22 director who has a working knowledge of pari-mutuel
23 betting, horse racing and other forms of gaming regulated

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1 by the commission or an executive secretary, or both. The
2 director and executive secretary may be retained on a
3 yearly basis or for the racing season only as determined by
4 the commission. Salary for the director and executive
5 secretary shall be determined by the commission with the
6 consent of the personnel division. The commission may also
7 employ other personnel required to carry out this act.
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9 (b) The commission shall hold an annual fall meeting
10 in Wyoming and shall hold special meetings at such times
11 and places within Wyoming as the majority of the members
12 determine. A majority of the commission constitutes a
13 quorum and a majority vote of a quorum may act for the
14 commission. The commission shall keep a record of the
15 proceedings of the commission which is open at all times
16 for public inspection. Legislative liaisons shall be
17 considered members of the governing body of the commission
18 for purposes of attending executive sessions held pursuant
19 to W.S. 16-4-405(a) only.
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21 (c) Any member of the commission who has a personal
22 or private interest in any matter proposed or pending

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1 before the commission shall publicly disclose this fact to
2 the commission and shall not vote on the matter.
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4 (d) The members of the commission shall receive per
5 diem and mileage as provided in W.S. 33-1-302(a)(vii), and
6 compensation of fifty dollars ($50.00) for each day during
7 which they are actually engaged in the discharge of their
8 duties.
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10 9-24-205. Supervision of gaming activities;
11 rulemaking; prosecution.
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13 (a) The commission shall:
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15 (i) Supervise the conduct of all gaming
16 activities provided for and regulated by this chapter;
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18 (ii) Administer title 6, chapter 7, article 1 of
19 the Wyoming statutes;
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21 (iii) Access criminal history record information
22 for all employees who supervise the conduct of gaming
23 activities or administer and enforce title 6, chapter 7,

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1 article 1 of the Wyoming statutes, subject to W.S.
2 9-1-627(d).
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4 (b) The commission may make reasonable rules for the
5 control, supervision and direction of applicants,
6 permittees and licensees under this chapter.
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8 (c) The attorney general may, at the request of the
9 department, act on behalf of the commission to prosecute
10 criminal actions under W.S. 6-7-101 through 6-7-104 and
11 9-24-401 through 9-24-407 if after a thorough investigation
12 the action is deemed advisable by the attorney general.
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14 ARTICLE 3
15 CHARITABLE GAMING
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17 9-24-301. Definitions.
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19 (a) As used in this article:
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21 (i) "Calcutta wagering" means wagering on the
22 outcome of amateur contests, cutter horse racing, dog sled
23 racing, professional rodeo events or professional golf

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1 tournaments in which those who wager bid at auction for the
2 exclusive right to "purchase" or wager upon a particular
3 contestant or entrant in the event and when the outcome of
4 the event has been decided the total wagers comprising the
5 pool, less a percentage "take-out" by the event's sponsor,
6 is distributed to those who "purchased" or wagered upon the
7 winning contestants or entrants;
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9 (ii) "Charitable or nonprofit organization"
10 means an organization recognized as a charitable or
11 nonprofit organization under Wyoming statutes and which
12 possesses a valid exemption fro