Assigned to APPROP FOR COMMITTEE
ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Sixth Legislature, Second Regular Session
FACT SHEET FOR S.B. 1188
department of gaming; appropriation reduction
Purpose
Reduces the appropriation to the Arizona Department of Gaming (ADG) in FY 2024 by
$10,000,000. Transfers, from the ADG to the state General Fund (state GF), either $10,000,000 or
the amount of monies remaining unexpended and unencumbered from the FY 2024 General
Appropriations Act, whichever is less.
Background
The ADG, in accordance with statute and Arizona tribal-state gaming compacts;
1) monitors tribal gaming operations; 2) investigates suspected compact violations; 3) conducts
compact compliance reviews of gaming operations, facilities and activities of facility operators;
4) certifies gaming employees who are not enrolled tribal members; 5) certifies management
contractors, financiers, manufacturers and suppliers of gaming devices, providers of gaming
services and management officials; 6) administers the transfer of unused gaming device
allocations; 7) provides problem gambling prevention, treatment and education; and 8) administers
and allocates Indian tribes; state contributions through the Arizona Benefits Fund as outlined. In
2015, the duties of the ADG were expanded to include regulation of commercial horse and dog
racing, pari-mutuel wagering, boxing and mixed martial arts (A.R.S. Title 5, Chapter 6).
The FY 2024 General Appropriations Act appropriated $35,209,600 to the ADG, including
$13,159,600 from the state GF (Laws 2023, Ch. 133).
S.B. 1188 reduces the FY 2024 appropriation to the ADG, and returns to the state GF,
either $10,000,000 or the amount of monies remaining unexpended and unencumbered from the
FY 2024 General Appropriations Act, whichever is less.
Provisions
1. Reduces the appropriation to the ADG in FY 2024 by $10,000,000.
2. Transfers, from the ADG to the state GF on the general effective date, either $10,000,000 or
the amount of monies remaining unexpended and unencumbered from the FY 2024 General
Appropriations Act, whichever is less.
3. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Prepared by Senate Research
February 8, 2024
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