Maryland HB 93: Gaming - Video Lottery Operation License - Renewal Term

Bill Text

EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW.
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HOUSE BILL 93
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By: Chair, Ways and Means Committee (By Request – Departmental – Lottery and
Gaming Control Agency)
Introduced and read first time: January 16, 2017
Assigned to: Ways and Means

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ACT concerning 1

Gaming – Video Lottery Operation License – Renewal Term 2

FOR the purpose of altering the period of time by which a video lottery operation licensee 3
must notify the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission of its intent to 4
reapply for a video lottery operation license; and generally relating to video lottery 5
operation licenses. 6

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 7
Article – State Government 8
Section 9–1A–13(c) 9
Annotated Code of Maryland 10
(2014 Replacement Volume and 2016 Supplement) 11

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 12
Article – State Government 13
Section 9–1A–13(d) 14
Annotated Code of Maryland 15
(2014 Replacement Volume and 2016 Supplement) 16

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 17
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 18

Article – State Government 19

9–1A–13. 20

(c) [One year] TWO YEARS before the expiration of the term of a video lottery 21
operation license, the licensee shall file with the Commission a notice of intent to reapply 22
for the license under this subtitle. 23

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(d) Within 1 year of the end of the initial 15–year license term, a video lottery 1
operation licensee may reapply for a license that has a license term of 10 years and a license 2
fee to be established by statute. 3

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 4
October 1, 2017. 5