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HOUSE BILL NO. 200
IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION
BY THE HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR
Introduced: 5/10/23
Referred: Labor and Commerce, Finance
A BILL
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED
"An Act relating to pull-tabs; relating to persons prohibited from involvement in 1
gaming; and relating to the duties of the Department of Revenue." 2
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 3
* Section 1. AS 05.15.070 is amended to read: 4
Sec. 05.15.070. Examination of books and records. The department may 5
examine or have examined the books and records of a permittee, an operator, a 6
registered vendor, or a person licensed to manufacture or to distribute pull-tab games 7
or electronic pull-tab systems in the state. The department may issue subpoenas for
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the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, records, and other 9
documents. 10
* Sec. 2. AS 05.15.180(a) is amended to read: 11
(a) Unless expressly authorized by the department, this [THIS] chapter 12
does not authorize the use of playing cards, dice, roulette wheels, coin-operated 13
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primarily for gaming or gambling, or any other method or implement [NOT 1
EXPRESSLY AUTHORIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT]. 2
* Sec. 3. AS 05.15.180(b) is amended to read: 3
(b) With the exception of raffles, lotteries, bingo games, pull-tab games, 4
electronic pull-tab systems, freeze-up classics, race classics, rain classics, goose 5
classics, mercury classics, deep freeze classics, dog mushers' contests, snow classics, 6
snow machine classics, canned salmon classics, salmon classics, animal classics, crane 7
classics, cabbage classics, Calcutta pools, big bull moose derbies, and king salmon 8
classics, a permit may not be issued for an activity under this chapter unless it existed 9
in the state in substantially the same form and was conducted in substantially the same 10
manner before January 1, 1959. A permit may not be issued for a snow machine 11
classic under this chapter unless it has been in existence for at least five years before 12
the permit is issued. A permit may not be issued for an animal classic under this 13
chapter unless it was in existence before November 1, 2002. 14
* Sec. 4. AS 05.15.180(g) is amended to read: 15
(g) A municipality or a qualified organization may award a maximum of 16
$2,000,000 in prizes each year in activities authorized under this chapter; however, if a 17
municipality or a qualified organization contracts with an operator to conduct on its 18
behalf activities authorized under this chapter, the municipality or qualified 19
organization may award a maximum of $2,000,000 [$500,000] in prizes each year in 20
electronic pull-tab activities and a maximum of $1,000,000 in prizes each year in 21
all other activities authorized under this chapter. A municipality or a qualified 22
organization that conducts a contest of skill and awards more than $1,000,000 in 23
prizes to the participants in that contest of skill may exclude $1,000,000 in prizes 24
awarded to those participants from the $2,000,000 maximum allowed in this 25
subsection. The holders of a multiple-beneficiary permit under AS 05.15.100(d) may 26
award a maximum in prizes each year of $2,000,000 times the number of holders of 27
the permit for activities authorized under this chapter. In this subsection, "activities 28
authorized under this chapter" means all activities subject to this chapter other than 29
bingo. 30
* Sec. 5. AS 05.15.181(a) is amended to read: 31 33-GH1054\A
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(a) A person may not manufacture pull-tabs or electronic pull-tab systems in 1
the state, and may not sell or distribute a pull-tab or electronic pull-tab system that 2
the person has manufactured outside of the state to persons in the state, unless the 3
person has received a pull-tab manufacturer's license issued by the department. 4
* Sec. 6. AS 05.15.181(c) is amended to read: 5
(c) Each series of pull-tabs manufactured in the state must have a serial 6
number and be sealed or encrypted in a manner [AND HAVE A SERIAL 7
NUMBER LABEL ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF 8
FUNDRAISING TICKET MANUFACTURERS OR OTHER SERIAL NUMBER 9
LABEL] approved by the department. 10
* Sec. 7. AS 05.15.181(d) is amended to read: 11
(d) A pull-tab manufacturer may distribute pull-tabs and electronic pull-tab 12
systems only to a licensed pull-tab distributor unless the pull-tab manufacturer is also 13
a licensed pull-tab distributor. 14
* Sec. 8. AS 05.15.181 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 15
(f) A licensed pull-tab manufacturer may not manufacture an electronic pull-16
tab system unless the department has issued a separate electronic pull-tab endorsement 17
to the manufacture's license. A pull-tab manufacturer licensed in the state who 18
manufactures electronic pull-tab systems for distribution in the state shall 19
(1) submit, at the manufacturer's expense, the electronic pull-tab 20
systems to an independent gaming testing laboratory for testing and certification 21
before distribution; 22
(2) install a central server for the electronic pull-tab systems in a 23
secure location in the state that is accessible by the department; in this paragraph, 24
"central server" means a pull-tab manufacturer's computer equipment that houses the 25
operating system, supporting hardware, electronic gaming application software, 26
communications network system, and databases for electronic pull-tab operations and 27
stores and manages electronic pull-tab data between electronic gaming locations. 28
(g) A pull-tab manufacturer may not distribute an electronic pull-tab system in 29
the state unless 30
(1) the system is certified by an independent gaming testing laboratory 31 33-GH1054\A
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under (f)(1) of this section as meeting the technical specifications adopted by the 1
department; and 2
(2) the system is approved by the department. 3
(h) A device used to play electronic pull-tabs must be incorporated into an 4
electronic pull-tab system and cannot be used for personal communication or 5
connected to an unsecured or publically accessible communication network. 6
(i) The department may not issue a pull-tab manufacturer license to a person 7
who is otherwise barred from involvement under AS 05.15.105. 8
(j) For the purposes of this section, "manufacture" includes the development, 9
creation, and programing of any electronic device, hardware, software, or computer 10
systems used in the operation of a pull-tab or electronic pull-tab system. 11
* Sec. 9. AS 05.15.183(a) is amended to read: 12
(a) A person may not distribute pull-tab games or electronic pull-tab systems 13
unless the person has received a pull-tab distributor's license issued by the department. 14
* Sec. 10. AS 05.15.183(c) is amended to read: 15
(c) Pull-tabs or electronic pull-tab systems may be distributed only from a 16
location in the state. A person may not distribute pull-tabs or electronic pull-tab 17
systems directly to another person in the state from a location outside of this state. 18
* Sec. 11. AS 05.15.183(e) is amended to read: 19
(e) A distributor may not 20
(1) take an order for the purchase of a pull-tab series from a vendor; 21
(2) sell a pull-tab series to a vendor; or 22
(3) deliver a pull-tab series to a vendor, except that an electronic 23
pull-tab series may be delivered to a computer server at a vendor's location on 24
behalf of a permittee authorized to conduct pull-tab sales at the vendor's 25
location. 26
* Sec. 12. AS 05.15.183 is amended by adding new subsections to read: 27
(f) A licensed distributor may not distribute an electronic pull-tab system in 28
the state unless the department has issued a separate electronic pull-tab endorsement to 29
the distributor's license. 30
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who is otherwise barred from involvement under AS 05.15.105. 1
* Sec. 13. AS 05.15.185 is amended to read: 2
Sec. 05.15.185. Distribution of pull-tab games. Each series of pull-tabs 3
distributed in the state must have a serial number and be sealed or encrypted in a 4
manner [AND HAVE A SERIAL NUMBER LABEL ISSUED BY THE 5
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FUNDRAISING TICKET MANUFACTURERS 6
OR OTHER SERIAL NUMBER LABEL] approved by the department and may be 7
distributed only to 8
(1) a municipality or a qualified organization that has obtained a 9
permit issued under this chapter; 10
(2) an operator on behalf of an authorizing permittee; or 11
(3) a distributor licensed under this chapter. 12
* Sec. 14. AS 05.15.185 is amended by adding new subsections to read: 13
(b) An electronic pull-tab series distributed in the state must 14
(1) have a predetermined and finite number of winning and non-15
winning tickets; 16
(2) have a predetermined prize amount and structure; and 17
(3) have a unique serial number that is not regenerated. 18
(c) An electronic pull-tab series distributed in the state may not 19
(1) exceed 15,000 tickets; 20
(2) require additional consideration or award a prize associated with an 21
extended play feature. 22
* Sec. 15. AS 05.15.187(e) is amended to read: 23
(e) Pull-tabs may not be sold to or accessed by a person under the age of 21 24
years. A person under the age of 21 years may not purchase or redeem a pull-tab. 25
* Sec. 16. AS 05.15.187 is amended by adding new subsections to read: 26
(j) A vendor may not have more than five electronic pull-tab devices on the 27
premises. 28
(k) An operator may not have more than 10 electronic pull-tab devices at a 29
location. 30
(l) An electronic pull-tab device used to sell an electronic pull-tab series in the 31 33-GH1054\A
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state 1
(1) may only accept United States currency in paper form, purchased 2
credits, or a credit voucher; 3
(2) must reveal the numbers or series of the pull-tab on the device 4
similar to a paper pull-tab. 5
(3) may not display on the device spinning reels that mimic a slot 6
machine; and 7
(4) may not dispense anything of value other than a credit voucher. 8
(m) Within one electronic pull-tab series, each electronic pull-tab must be sold 9
for the same price. 10
* Sec. 17. AS 05.15.188(i) is amended to read: 11
(i) An amount equal to the ideal net less the compensation owed to the vendor 12
shall be paid by the vendor to the member-in-charge upon delivery of a pull-tab series 13
to the vendor for sale. The amount required to be paid by the vendor shall be paid by 14
check or electronic fund transfer and [THE CHECK MAY NOT BE DRAWN IN A 15
MANNER THAT] the payee must be [IS NOT] identified. 16
* Sec. 18. AS 05.15.188 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 17
(l) The department may not register as a vendor a person who is otherwise 18
barred from involvement under AS 05.15.105. 19
* Sec. 19. AS 05.15.690(39) is amended to read: 20
(39) "pull-tab or pull-tab game" means a game of chance where a 21
card, or electronic representation of a card, the face of which is covered to conceal 22
a number, symbol, or set of symbols, is purchased by the participant and where a prize 23
is awarded for a card, or electronic representation of a card, containing certain 24
numbers or symbols designated in advance and at random; 25
* Sec. 20. AS 05.15.690(46) is amended to read: 26
(46) "series" means a unit of pull-tabs with the same serial number or 27
electronic pull-tabs that have a unique serial number; 28
* Sec. 21. AS 05.15.690 is amended by adding a new paragraph to read: 29
(51) "electronic pull-tab system" includes individual electronic pull-30
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including all related hardware and software, used to play or facilitate the play of an 1
electronic pull-tab series. 2