8 | | - | ONCERNING MEASURES TO PROMOTE RESPONSIBLE GAMING , AND, IN |
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9 | | - | CONNECTION THEREWITH |
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10 | | - | , CREATING THE RESPONSIBLE GAMING |
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11 | | - | GRANT PROGRAM |
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12 | | - | , ESTABLISHING FUNDING MECHANISMS TO SUPPORT |
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13 | | - | THE GRANT PROGRAM |
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14 | | - | , AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION . |
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16 | | - | Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado: |
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17 | | - | SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add with amended |
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18 | | - | and relocated provisions part 17 to article 30 of title 44 as follows: |
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19 | | - | PART 17 |
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20 | | - | MEASURES TO PROMOTE RESPONSIBLE GAMING |
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| 14 | + | ONCERNING MEASURES TO PROMOTE RESPONSIBLE GAMING , AND, IN101 |
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| 15 | + | CONNECTION THEREWITH , CREATING THE RESPONSIBLE GAMING102 |
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| 16 | + | GRANT |
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| 17 | + | PROGRAM, ESTABLISHING FUNDING MECHANISMS TO103 |
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| 18 | + | SUPPORT THE GRANT PROGRAM, AND MAKING AN104 |
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| 19 | + | APPROPRIATION.105 |
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| 20 | + | Bill Summary |
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| 21 | + | (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does |
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| 22 | + | not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill |
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| 23 | + | passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that |
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| 24 | + | applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at |
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| 25 | + | http://leg.colorado.gov |
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| 26 | + | .) |
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| 27 | + | Section 1 of the bill creates the responsible gaming grant program |
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| 28 | + | (grant program) in the department of revenue to promote responsible |
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| 29 | + | SENATE |
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| 30 | + | Amended 3rd Reading |
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| 31 | + | May 5, 2022 |
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| 32 | + | SENATE |
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| 33 | + | Amended 2nd Reading |
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| 34 | + | May 4, 2022 |
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| 35 | + | HOUSE |
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| 36 | + | 3rd Reading Unamended |
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| 37 | + | May 2, 2022 |
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| 38 | + | HOUSE |
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| 39 | + | Amended 2nd Reading |
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| 40 | + | April 29, 2022 |
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| 41 | + | HOUSE SPONSORSHIP |
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| 42 | + | Garnett, Amabile, Benavidez, Bernett, Bird, Duran, Esgar, Jodeh, Kipp, Lindsay, Lontine, |
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| 43 | + | McCluskie, McCormick, McLachlan, Michaelson Jenet, Mullica, Ricks, Snyder, Sullivan, |
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| 44 | + | Titone, Valdez A., Valdez D., Williams, Woodrow |
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| 45 | + | SENATE SPONSORSHIP |
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| 46 | + | Hansen, Hisey, Lee, Moreno, Priola, Rankin |
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| 47 | + | Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment. |
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| 48 | + | Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing statute. |
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| 49 | + | Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute. gaming in the state. The Colorado limited gaming control commission |
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| 50 | + | (gaming commission), in collaboration with the behavioral health |
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| 51 | + | administration, is required to administer the grant program and award |
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| 52 | + | grants to eligible applicants from money in the responsible gaming grant |
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| 53 | + | program cash fund (cash fund), which is also created in the bill. An |
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| 54 | + | "eligible applicant" means an agency of the state government, a local |
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| 55 | + | government, or, with certain exceptions, a nonprofit organization. |
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| 56 | + | The gaming commission, in collaboration with the behavioral |
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| 57 | + | health administration, is required to promulgate rules to implement the |
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| 58 | + | grant program. At a minimum, the rules must specify the time frames for |
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| 59 | + | applying for grants, the form of the grant program application, and the |
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| 60 | + | time frames for distributing grant money. To receive a grant, an eligible |
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| 61 | + | applicant must submit an application that includes the following |
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| 62 | + | information: |
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| 63 | + | ! The amount of grant money requested by the eligible |
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| 64 | + | applicant; |
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| 65 | + | ! How the eligible applicant will spend the grant money to |
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| 66 | + | address problem gaming or increase awareness of |
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| 67 | + | responsible gaming; |
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| 68 | + | ! Information concerning any current or past projects in |
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| 69 | + | which the eligible applicant has participated and that |
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| 70 | + | addressed responsible gaming or problem gaming; and |
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| 71 | + | ! Any other information required by rules promulgated by |
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| 72 | + | the gaming commission. |
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| 73 | + | In reviewing applications, the gaming commission, in |
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| 74 | + | collaboration with the behavioral health administration, is required to |
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| 75 | + | consider certain criteria, and grantees may use grant money only for the |
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| 76 | + | purposes for which the grant money is awarded. |
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| 77 | + | On or before September 1, 2023, and on or before September 1 |
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| 78 | + | each year thereafter, each grantee must submit a report to the gaming |
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| 79 | + | commission concerning the use of grant money. On or before December |
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| 80 | + | 1, 2023, and on or before December 1 each year thereafter for the |
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| 81 | + | duration of the grant program, the gaming commission must submit a |
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| 82 | + | summarized report to the legislative committees of reference. |
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| 83 | + | The grant program is repealed, effective September 1, 2032. |
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| 84 | + | Before the repeal, the grant program is scheduled for a sunset review by |
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| 85 | + | the department of regulatory agencies. |
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| 86 | + | Section 1 also requires the division of gaming (gaming division), |
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| 87 | + | on and after January 1, 2023, to operate a program to exclude certain |
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| 88 | + | individuals from all or certain gaming activities in the state. The gaming |
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| 89 | + | division must operate the exclusion program in accordance with rules |
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| 90 | + | promulgated by the gaming commission. |
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| 91 | + | Section 2 requires retail gaming licensees, sports betting operators, |
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| 92 | + | and internet sports betting operators (licensees) to annually submit a |
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| 93 | + | report to the director of the gaming division, which report describes the |
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| 94 | + | 1402 |
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| 95 | + | -2- efforts of the licensee in the preceding year to promote responsible |
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| 96 | + | gaming via advertising and other promotional methods and the licensee's |
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| 97 | + | plans concerning such promotional efforts in the current state fiscal year. |
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| 98 | + | Section 3 requires that on December 31, 2023, and on December |
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| 99 | + | 31 each year thereafter, any money credited to the wagering revenue |
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| 100 | + | recipients hold-harmless fund and not distributed within 2 years after |
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| 101 | + | being credited to the hold-harmless fund be transferred, as authorized by |
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| 102 | + | the gaming commission, to the cash fund. |
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| 103 | + | Section 4 requires that, for the 2022-23 state fiscal year and each |
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| 104 | + | state fiscal year thereafter, $2.5 million be transferred from the state share |
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| 105 | + | of the limited gaming fund to the cash fund. |
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| 106 | + | Section 5 requires the general assembly, for the 2022-23 state |
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| 107 | + | fiscal year, and for each state fiscal year thereafter, to appropriate |
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| 108 | + | $200,000 from the lottery fund to the state lottery division (division) to |
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| 109 | + | be expended by the division to pay for efforts to promote responsible |
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| 110 | + | gaming in the state. |
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| 111 | + | Section 6 limits the total amount of free bets that may be deducted |
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| 112 | + | on and after January 1, 2023, for the purpose of calculating the net sports |
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| 113 | + | betting proceeds of a sports betting operator or internet sports betting |
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| 114 | + | operator. |
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| 115 | + | Under current law, the Colorado lottery commission is required to |
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| 116 | + | promulgate rules that include the method for selling tickets or shares and |
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| 117 | + | the method to be used for selling instant scratch game tickets. Section 7 |
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| 118 | + | removes a requirement that such rules must require all such sales to be on |
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| 119 | + | a cash-only basis. |
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| 120 | + | Section 8 concerns the sunset repeal of the grant program, and |
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| 121 | + | section 9 excludes the cash fund from the statutory limitation on |
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| 122 | + | uncommitted reserves. Section 10 removes existing language concerning |
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| 123 | + | individuals who are required by the gaming commission to be excluded |
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| 124 | + | or ejected from any licensed gaming establishment, which language is |
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| 125 | + | rendered redundant by the bill's new exclusion language. Sections 11 and |
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| 126 | + | 12 make conforming amendments. |
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| 127 | + | Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1 |
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| 128 | + | SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add with amended2 |
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| 129 | + | and relocated provisions part 17 to article 30 of title 44 as follows:3 |
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| 130 | + | PART 174 |
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| 131 | + | MEASURES TO PROMOTE RESPONSIBLE GAMING5 |
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333 | | - | OTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW , THE |
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334 | | - | PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS IS |
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335 | | - | CONFIDENTIAL AND IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE |
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336 | | - | "COLORADO OPEN RECORDS ACT", PART 2 OF ARTICLE 72 OF TITLE 24: |
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337 | | - | PAGE 7-HOUSE BILL 22-1402 (I) INDIVIDUALS WHO REQUEST TO BE EXCLUDED FROM |
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338 | | - | PARTICIPATION IN GAMING ACTIVITIES IN THE STATE PURSUANT TO |
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339 | | - | SUBSECTION |
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340 | | - | (2)(a) OF THIS SECTION; AND |
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341 | | - | (II) INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE PROHIBITED FROM PLACING WAGERS ON |
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342 | | - | CERTAIN SPORTING EVENTS PURSUANT TO SECTION |
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343 | | - | 44-30-1502 AND ARE |
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344 | | - | THEREFORE EXCLUDED FROM CERTAIN SPORTS BETTING PURSUANT TO |
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345 | | - | SUBSECTION |
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346 | | - | (1)(a)(II) OF THIS SECTION. |
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347 | | - | (3) [Formerly 44-30-1001 (2)] (a) The commission may |
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348 | | - | SHALL by |
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349 | | - | rule provide for the establishment of a list of persons who are to be |
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350 | | - | excluded or ejected from any licensed gaming establishment, including any |
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351 | | - | person whose presence in the establishment is determined to pose a threat |
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352 | | - | to the interest of the state of Colorado |
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353 | | - | or to licensed gaming. or both. In |
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354 | | - | making the determination for exclusion, the commission may consider any |
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355 | | - | of the following: |
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| 384 | + | OTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW , THE16 |
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| 385 | + | PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS IS17 |
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| 386 | + | CONFIDENTIAL AND IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE18 |
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| 387 | + | "C |
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| 388 | + | OLORADO OPEN RECORDS ACT", PART 2 OF ARTICLE 72 OF TITLE 24:19 |
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| 389 | + | (I) I |
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| 390 | + | NDIVIDUALS WHO REQUEST TO BE EXCLUDED FROM20 |
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| 391 | + | PARTICIPATION IN GAMING ACTIVITIES IN THE STATE PURSUANT TO21 |
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| 392 | + | SUBSECTION (2)(a) OF THIS SECTION; AND22 |
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| 393 | + | (II) |
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| 394 | + | INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE PROHIBITED FROM PLACING WAGERS ON23 |
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| 395 | + | CERTAIN SPORTING EVENTS PURSUANT TO SECTION 44-30-1502 AND ARE24 |
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| 396 | + | THEREFORE EXCLUDED FROM CERTAIN SPORTS BETTING PURSUANT TO25 |
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| 397 | + | SUBSECTION (1)(a)(II) OF THIS SECTION.26 |
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| 398 | + | (3) [Formerly 44-30-1001 (2)] The commission may |
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| 399 | + | SHALL by27 |
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| 400 | + | 1402 |
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| 401 | + | -10- rule provide for the establishment of a list of persons who are to be1 |
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| 402 | + | excluded or ejected from any licensed gaming establishment, including2 |
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| 403 | + | any person whose presence in the establishment is determined to pose a3 |
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| 404 | + | threat to the interest of the state of Colorado or to licensed gaming. or4 |
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| 405 | + | both. In making the determination for exclusion, the commission may5 |
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| 406 | + | consider any of the following:6 |
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| 407 | + | (a) Prior conviction of a felony, a misdemeanor involving moral7 |
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| 408 | + | turpitude, or a violation of the gaming laws OR GAMING RULES of any8 |
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| 409 | + | OTHER state, the United States or any of its possessions or territories,9 |
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| 410 | + | including OR AN Indian tribes TRIBE;10 |
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| 411 | + | (b) A violation, |
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| 412 | + | AN attempt to violate, or A conspiracy to violate11 |
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| 413 | + | the provisions of this article 30 relating to:12 |
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| 414 | + | (I) The failure to disclose an interest in a gaming establishment for13 |
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| 415 | + | which the person must obtain a license or |
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| 416 | + | TO make disclosures to the14 |
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| 417 | + | commission; or15 |
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| 418 | + | (II) Intentional evasion of fees or taxes;16 |
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| 419 | + | (III) A reputation that would adversely affect public confidence17 |
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| 420 | + | and trust that the gaming industry is free from criminal or corruptive18 |
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| 421 | + | influences;19 |
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| 422 | + | (IV) Prior exclusion or ejection |
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| 423 | + | FROM A GAMING ESTABLISHMENT20 |
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| 424 | + | under the |
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| 425 | + | LAWS OR gaming rules of any other state, the United States OR21 |
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| 426 | + | any of its possessions or territories, or an Indian tribe; that regulates |
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| 427 | + | 22 |
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| 428 | + | gaming; OR23 |
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| 429 | + | (V) Career or professional offenders or associates of career or24 |
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| 430 | + | professional offenders and any others as defined by rule of the25 |
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| 431 | + | commission.26 |
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| 432 | + | (c) [Formerly 44-30-1001 (3)] If the name and description of any27 |
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| 433 | + | 1402 |
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| 434 | + | -11- person is placed on the exclusion list OF PERSONS TO BE EXCLUDED OR1 |
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| 435 | + | EJECTED DESCRIBED IN THIS SUBSECTION (3), the commission shall serve2 |
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| 436 | + | notice of that action upon the person by at least one of the following3 |
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| 437 | + | means:4 |
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| 438 | + | (a) By personal service,5 |
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| 439 | + | (b) by certified mail to the last-known address of the person, or6 |
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| 440 | + | (c) by publication in one or more official newspapers in Teller and7 |
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| 441 | + | Gilpin counties |
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| 442 | + | IN Colorado. A person placed upon the exclusion AND8 |
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| 443 | + | EJECTION list may contest that action by filing a written protest with the9 |
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| 444 | + | commission, and the |
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| 445 | + | COMMISSION SHALL HEAR THE protest shall be heard |
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| 446 | + | 10 |
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| 447 | + | by the commission as a contested case.11 |
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| 448 | + | (d) [Formerly 44-30-1001 (4)] The commission may impose12 |
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| 449 | + | sanctions upon any licensee in accordance with the provisions of this13 |
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| 450 | + | article 30 if the licensee |
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| 451 | + | KNOWINGLY fails to exclude or eject from the14 |
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| 452 | + | licensed premises any person placed by the commission on the list of15 |
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| 453 | + | persons to be excluded or ejected from licensed gaming establishments16 |
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| 454 | + | PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION (3), which sanctions may include but not |
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| 455 | + | 17 |
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| 456 | + | be limited to, suspension, revocation, limitation, modification, denial, or18 |
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| 457 | + | restriction of any license.19 |
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| 458 | + | (4) [Formerly 44-30-1002] (a) The commission, by rule, and20 |
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| 459 | + | notwithstanding the provisions of section 44-30-1001 SUBSECTION (3) OF21 |
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| 460 | + | THIS SECTION, may list persons to be excluded or ejected from any22 |
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| 461 | + | licensed gaming establishment effective October 1, 1991, if the23 |
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| 462 | + | commission finds that listing the persons on an emergency basis is24 |
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| 463 | + | necessary to avoid danger to the public safety and if the public confidence25 |
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| 464 | + | and trust would be maintained only if the persons were ARE listed on such26 |
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| 465 | + | an emergency basis.27 |
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| 466 | + | 1402 |
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| 467 | + | -12- (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 24-4-103 (6), the1 |
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| 468 | + | listing of persons A PERSON to be excluded or ejected pursuant to this2 |
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| 469 | + | section SUBSECTION (4) expires one year after the adoption of the list,3 |
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| 470 | + | unless the provisions of section 44-30-1001 SUBSECTION (3) OF THIS4 |
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| 471 | + | SECTION are followed for permanent listing.5 |
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| 472 | + | (c) With respect to the finding of danger to public safety, the6 |
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| 473 | + | commission shall consider whether the persons have A PERSON HAS been7 |
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| 474 | + | listed on the list of persons |
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| 475 | + | TO BE excluded or ejected under the laws and8 |
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| 476 | + | gaming rules of the states of Nevada, New Jersey, |
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| 477 | + | OR South Dakota and |
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| 478 | + | 9 |
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| 479 | + | OR any other states; the United States OR its territories or possessions; or10 |
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| 480 | + | any AN Indian tribe. regulating gaming.11 |
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| 481 | + | (d) Any rule adopted pursuant to this section SUBSECTION (4) shall12 |
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| 482 | + | be followed within thirty days after the emergency listing by the13 |
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| 483 | + | procedures set forth in section 44-30-1001 SUBSECTION (3) OF THIS14 |
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| 484 | + | SECTION. A listing pursuant to this section SUBSECTION (4) must be15 |
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| 485 | + | vacated upon the conclusion of the rule-making proceeding initiated16 |
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| 486 | + | under section 44-30-1001 SUBSECTION (3) OF THIS SECTION if a17 |
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| 487 | + | determination is made by the commission DETERMINES that a person18 |
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| 488 | + | should not have been placed on the list of persons to be excluded or19 |
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| 489 | + | ejected.20 |
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| 490 | + | (5) O |
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| 491 | + | N OR BEFORE NOVEMBER 1, 2022, THE COMMISSION SHALL21 |
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| 492 | + | PROMULGATE RULES FOR THE OPERATION OF THE PROGRAM DESCRIBED IN22 |
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| 493 | + | SUBSECTIONS (1) AND (2) OF THIS SECTION. THE RULES MUST INCLUDE THE23 |
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| 494 | + | ESTABLISHMENT OF A LIST OF INDIVIDUALS TO BE EXCLUDED OR EJECTED24 |
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| 495 | + | FROM ALL GAMING ACTIVITIES IN THE STATE PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION25 |
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| 496 | + | (1)(a) |
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| 497 | + | OF THIS SECTION, WHICH LIST IS ACCESSIBLE TO ALL LICENSED26 |
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| 498 | + | GAMING OPERATORS , INCLUDING SPORTS BETTING OPERATORS AND27 |
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| 499 | + | 1402 |
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| 500 | + | -13- INTERNET SPORTS BETTING OPERATORS .1 |
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| 501 | + | SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 44-30-531 as2 |
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| 502 | + | follows:3 |
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| 503 | + | 44-30-531. Responsible gaming - advertising and promotional4 |
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| 504 | + | efforts - reports of certain licensees required - confidential records.5 |
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| 505 | + | (1) O |
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| 506 | + | N OR BEFORE OCTOBER 1, 2023, AND ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 16 |
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| 507 | + | EACH YEAR THEREAFTER, THE FOLLOWING LICENSEES SHALL SUBMIT TO7 |
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| 508 | + | THE DIRECTOR A REPORT THAT DESCRIBES THE EFFORTS OF THE LICENSEE8 |
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| 509 | + | IN THE PRECEDING STATE FISCAL YEAR TO PROMOTE RESPONSIBLE GAMING9 |
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| 510 | + | IN THE STATE VIA ADVERTISING AND OTHER PROMOTIONAL METHODS AND10 |
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| 511 | + | THE LICENSEE'S PLANS CONCERNING SUCH PROMOTIONAL EFFORTS IN THE11 |
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| 512 | + | CURRENT STATE FISCAL YEAR:12 |
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| 513 | + | (a) R |
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| 514 | + | ETAIL LICENSEES, AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 44-30-501 (1)(c);13 |
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| 515 | + | (b) S |
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| 516 | + | PORTS BETTING OPERATORS , AS DEFINED IN SECTION14 |
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| 517 | + | 44-30-1501 |
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| 518 | + | (11); AND15 |
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| 519 | + | (c) I |
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| 520 | + | NTERNET SPORTS BETTING OPERATORS , AS DEFINED IN SECTION16 |
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| 521 | + | 44-30-1501 |
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| 522 | + | (5).17 |
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| 523 | + | (2) N |
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| 524 | + | OTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW , A REPORT18 |
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| 525 | + | SUBMITTED TO THE DIRECTOR PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (1) OF THIS19 |
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| 526 | + | SECTION IS CONFIDENTIAL AND IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF20 |
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| 527 | + | THE "COLORADO OPEN RECORDS ACT", PART 2 OF ARTICLE 72 OF TITLE21 |
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| 528 | + | 24.22 |
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| 529 | + | SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-30-1509, amend23 |
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| 530 | + | (2)(d) and (2)(e); and add (2)(c)(IV) as follows:24 |
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| 531 | + | 44-30-1509. Sports betting fund - wagering revenue recipients25 |
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| 532 | + | hold-harmless fund - creation - rules - definitions - repeal. (2) From26 |
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| 533 | + | the money in the sports betting fund, to the extent the unexpended and27 |
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| 534 | + | 1402 |
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| 535 | + | -14- unencumbered balance in the fund so permits, the state treasurer shall: 1 |
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| 536 | + | (c) Third, transfer an amount equal to six percent of the full fiscal2 |
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| 537 | + | year sports betting tax revenues to the wagering revenue recipients3 |
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| 538 | + | hold-harmless fund, referred to in this section as the "hold-harmless4 |
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| 539 | + | fund", which is hereby created in the state treasury, from which the state5 |
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| 540 | + | treasurer shall make disbursements as directed by the commission as6 |
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| 541 | + | follows:7 |
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| 542 | + | (IV) O |
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| 543 | + | N DECEMBER 31, 2023, AND ON DECEMBER 31 OF EACH8 |
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| 544 | + | YEAR THEREAFTER, THE STATE TREASURER SHALL TRANSFER ANY MONEY9 |
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| 545 | + | CREDITED TO THE HOLD-HARMLESS FUND AND NOT DISBURSED WITHIN10 |
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| 546 | + | TWO YEARS AFTER THE DATE ON WHICH THE MONEY IS CREDITED TO THE11 |
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| 547 | + | HOLD-HARMLESS FUND, AS AUTHORIZED BY THE COMMISSION , TO THE12 |
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| 548 | + | RESPONSIBLE GAMING GRANT PROGRAM CASH FUND CREATED IN SECTION13 |
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| 549 | + | 44-30-1702 |
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| 550 | + | (8).14 |
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| 551 | + | (d) (I) Fourth, transfer one hundred thirty thousand dollars15 |
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| 552 | + | annually to the office of behavioral health in the department of human16 |
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| 553 | + | services, to be used as follows:17 |
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| 554 | + | (I) |
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| 555 | + | (A) Thirty thousand dollars for the operation of a crisis hotline18 |
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| 556 | + | for gamblers by Rocky Mountain Crisis Partners or its successor19 |
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| 557 | + | organization; and20 |
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| 558 | + | (II) (B) One hundred thousand dollars for prevention, education,21 |
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| 559 | + | treatment, and workforce development by, and including the payment of22 |
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| 560 | + | salaries of, counselors certified in the treatment of gambling disorders.23 |
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| 561 | + | (II) T |
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| 562 | + | HIS SUBSECTION (2)(d) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE DECEMBER24 |
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| 563 | + | 31, |
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| 564 | + | 2023.25 |
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| 565 | + | (e) (I) Fifth |
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| 566 | + | FOURTH, transfer all remaining unexpended and26 |
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| 567 | + | unencumbered money in the fund to the water plan implementation cash27 |
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| 568 | + | 1402 |
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| 569 | + | -15- fund created in section 37-60-123.3.1 |
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| 570 | + | SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-30-701, amend2 |
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| 571 | + | (2)(a)(VI) and (2)(a)(VII); and add (2)(a)(VI.5) as follows:3 |
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| 572 | + | 44-30-701. Limited gaming fund - created - repeal.4 |
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| 573 | + | (2) (a) Except as provided in subsection (2)(b) or (2)(c) of this section,5 |
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| 574 | + | at the end of the 2012-13 state fiscal year and at the end of each state6 |
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| 575 | + | fiscal year thereafter, the state treasurer shall transfer the state share as7 |
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| 576 | + | follows:8 |
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| 577 | + | (VI) Five hundred thousand dollars to the Colorado office of film,9 |
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| 578 | + | television, and media operational account cash fund created in section10 |
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| 579 | + | 24-48.5-116, for the operation of the Colorado office of film, television,11 |
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| 580 | + | and media, for the performance-based incentive for film production in12 |
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| 581 | + | Colorado as specified in section 24-48.5-116, and for the Colorado office13 |
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| 582 | + | of film, television, and media loan guarantee program as specified in14 |
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| 583 | + | section 24-48.5-115; and15 |
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| 584 | + | (VI.5) F |
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| 585 | + | OR THE 2022-23 STATE FISCAL YEAR AND EACH STATE16 |
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| 586 | + | FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER , TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND17 |
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| 587 | + | DOLLARS TO THE RESPONSIBLE GAMING GRANT PROGRAM CASH FUND18 |
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| 588 | + | CREATED IN SECTION 44-30-1702 (8); AND19 |
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| 589 | + | (VII) Any amount of the state share that exceeds the transfers20 |
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| 590 | + | specified in subsections (2)(a)(I) to (2)(a)(VI) |
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| 591 | + | (2)(a)(VI.5) of this section21 |
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| 592 | + | shall be transferred to the general fund.22 |
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| 593 | + | SECTION 5. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-40-111, add (1.5)23 |
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| 594 | + | as follows:24 |
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| 595 | + | 44-40-111. Lottery fund - creation - definitions. (1.5) F |
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| 596 | + | OR THE25 |
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| 597 | + | 2022-23 |
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| 598 | + | STATE FISCAL YEAR, AND FOR EACH STATE FISCAL YEAR26 |
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| 599 | + | THEREAFTER, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL APPROPRIATE TWO27 |
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| 600 | + | 1402 |
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| 601 | + | -16- HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM THE LOTTERY FUND TO THE DIVISION1 |
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| 602 | + | TO COVER EXPENSES RELATING TO THE DIVISION 'S EFFORTS TO PROMOTE2 |
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| 603 | + | RESPONSIBLE GAMING IN THE STATE.3 |
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| 604 | + | SECTION 6. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-30-1501, amend4 |
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| 605 | + | (7) as follows:5 |
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| 606 | + | 44-30-1501. Definitions - rules - repeal. Definitions applicable6 |
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| 607 | + | to this part 15 also appear in section 44-30-103 and article 1 of this title7 |
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| 608 | + | 44. As used in this part 15, unless the context otherwise requires:8 |
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| 609 | + | (7) (a) "Net sports betting proceeds" means the total amount of all9 |
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| 610 | + | bets placed by players in a sports betting operation or internet sports10 |
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| 611 | + | betting operation, excluding free bets, less all payments to players, LESS11 |
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| 612 | + | FREE BETS AS DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTIONS (7)(b) AND (7)(c) OF THIS12 |
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| 613 | + | SECTION, and less all excise taxes paid pursuant to federal law. Payments13 |
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| 614 | + | to players include all payments of cash premiums, merchandise, or any14 |
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| 615 | + | other thing of value.15 |
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| 616 | + | (b) (I) U |
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| 617 | + | NTIL JANUARY 1, 2023, WHEN DETERMINING THE FREE16 |
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| 618 | + | BETS DEDUCTION USED FOR CALCULATING "NET SPORTS BETTING17 |
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| 619 | + | PROCEEDS" EACH MONTH, AS DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (7)(a) OF THIS18 |
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| 620 | + | SECTION, A SPORTS BETTING OPERATOR OR INTERNET SPORTS B ETTING19 |
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| 621 | + | OPERATOR MAY:20 |
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357 | | - | (I) Prior conviction of a felony, a misdemeanor involving moral |
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358 | | - | turpitude, or a violation of the gaming laws OR GAMING RULES of any OTHER |
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359 | | - | state, the United States or any of its possessions or territories, including OR |
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360 | | - | AN |
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361 | | - | Indian tribes |
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362 | | - | TRIBE; |
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363 | | - | (b) (II) A violation, AN attempt to violate, or A conspiracy to violate |
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364 | | - | the provisions of this article 30 relating to: |
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365 | | - | (A) The failure to disclose an interest in a gaming establishment for |
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366 | | - | which the person must obtain a license or |
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367 | | - | TO make disclosures to the |
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368 | | - | commission; or |
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369 | | - | (B) Intentional evasion of fees or taxes; |
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370 | | - | (c) (III) A reputation that would adversely affect public confidence |
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371 | | - | and trust that the gaming industry is free from criminal or corruptive |
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372 | | - | influences; |
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373 | | - | (d) |
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374 | | - | (IV) Prior exclusion or ejection FROM A GAMING ESTABLISHMENT |
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375 | | - | under the LAWS OR gaming rules of any other state, the United States OR any |
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376 | | - | of its possessions or territories, or an Indian tribe; that regulates gaming; OR |
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377 | | - | (e) (V) Career or professional offenders or associates of career or |
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378 | | - | PAGE 8-HOUSE BILL 22-1402 professional offenders and any others as defined by rule of the commission. |
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379 | | - | (b) [Formerly 44-30-1001 (3)] If the name and description of any |
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380 | | - | person is placed on the exclusion list OF PERSONS TO BE EXCLUDED OR |
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381 | | - | EJECTED DESCRIBED IN THIS SUBSECTION |
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382 | | - | (3), the commission shall serve |
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383 | | - | notice of that action upon the person by at least one of the following means: |
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384 | | - | (a) By personal service, |
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385 | | - | (b) by certified mail to the last-known address of the person, or |
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386 | | - | (c) by publication in one or more official newspapers in Teller and |
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387 | | - | Gilpin counties |
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388 | | - | IN Colorado. A person placed upon the exclusion AND |
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389 | | - | EJECTION |
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390 | | - | list may contest that action by filing a written protest with the |
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391 | | - | commission, and the |
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392 | | - | COMMISSION SHALL HEAR THE protest shall be heard by |
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393 | | - | the commission as a contested case. |
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394 | | - | (c) [Formerly 44-30-1001 (4)] The commission may impose |
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395 | | - | sanctions upon any licensee in accordance with the provisions of this article |
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396 | | - | 30 if the licensee |
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397 | | - | KNOWINGLY fails to exclude or eject from the licensed |
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398 | | - | premises any person placed by the commission on the list of persons to be |
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399 | | - | excluded or ejected from licensed gaming establishments |
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400 | | - | PURSUANT TO THIS |
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401 | | - | SUBSECTION |
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402 | | - | (3), which sanctions may include but not be limited to, |
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403 | | - | suspension, revocation, limitation, modification, denial, or restriction of any |
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404 | | - | license. |
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405 | | - | (4) (a) [Formerly 44-30-1002 (1)] The commission, by rule, and |
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406 | | - | notwithstanding the provisions of section 44-30-1001 SUBSECTION (3) OF |
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407 | | - | THIS SECTION |
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408 | | - | , may list persons to be excluded or ejected from any licensed |
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409 | | - | gaming establishment effective October 1, 1991, |
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410 | | - | if the commission finds |
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411 | | - | that listing the persons on an emergency basis is necessary to avoid danger |
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412 | | - | to the public safety and if the public confidence and trust would be |
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413 | | - | maintained only if the persons were |
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414 | | - | ARE listed on such an emergency basis. |
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415 | | - | (b) [Formerly 44-30-1002 (2)] Notwithstanding the provisions of |
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416 | | - | section 24-4-103 (6), the listing of persons A PERSON to be excluded or |
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417 | | - | ejected pursuant to this section SUBSECTION (4) expires one year after the |
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418 | | - | adoption of the list, unless the provisions of section 44-30-1001 |
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419 | | - | SUBSECTION (3) OF THIS SECTION are followed for permanent listing. |
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420 | | - | PAGE 9-HOUSE BILL 22-1402 (c) [Formerly 44-30-1002 (3)] With respect to the finding of danger |
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421 | | - | to public safety, the commission shall consider whether the persons have A |
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422 | | - | PERSON HAS |
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423 | | - | been listed on the list of persons TO BE excluded or ejected |
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424 | | - | under the laws and gaming rules of the states of Nevada, New Jersey, |
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425 | | - | OR |
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426 | | - | South Dakota and |
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427 | | - | OR any other states; the United States OR its territories or |
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428 | | - | possessions; or any AN Indian tribe. regulating gaming. |
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429 | | - | (d) [Formerly 44-30-1002 (4)] Any rule adopted pursuant to this |
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430 | | - | section SUBSECTION (4) shall be followed within thirty days after the |
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431 | | - | emergency listing by the procedures set forth in section 44-30-1001 |
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432 | | - | SUBSECTION (3) OF THIS SECTION. A listing pursuant to this section |
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433 | | - | SUBSECTION (4) must be vacated upon the conclusion of the rule-making |
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434 | | - | proceeding initiated under section 44-30-1001 SUBSECTION (3) OF THIS |
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435 | | - | SECTION |
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436 | | - | if a determination is made by |
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437 | | - | the commission DETERMINES that a |
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438 | | - | person should not have been placed on the list of persons to be excluded or |
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439 | | - | ejected. |
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440 | | - | (5) O |
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441 | | - | N OR BEFORE NOVEMBER 1, 2022, THE COMMISSION SHALL |
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442 | | - | PROMULGATE RULES FOR THE OPERATION OF THE PROGRAM DESCRIBED IN |
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443 | | - | SUBSECTIONS |
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444 | | - | (1) AND (2) OF THIS SECTION. THE RULES MUST INCLUDE THE |
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445 | | - | ESTABLISHMENT OF A LIST OF INDIVIDUALS TO BE EXCLUDED OR EJECTED |
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446 | | - | FROM ALL GAMING ACTIVITIES IN THE STATE PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION |
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447 | | - | (1)(a) OF THIS SECTION, WHICH LIST IS ACCESSIBLE TO ALL LICENSED GAMING |
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448 | | - | OPERATORS |
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449 | | - | , INCLUDING SPORTS BETTING OPERATORS AND INTERNET SPORTS |
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450 | | - | BETTING OPERATORS |
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451 | | - | . |
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452 | | - | SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 44-30-531 as |
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453 | | - | follows: |
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454 | | - | 44-30-531. Responsible gaming - advertising and promotional |
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455 | | - | efforts - reports of certain licensees required - confidential records. |
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456 | | - | (1) O |
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457 | | - | N OR BEFORE OCTOBER 1, 2023, AND ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 1 EACH |
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458 | | - | YEAR THEREAFTER |
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459 | | - | , THE FOLLOWING LICENSEES SHALL SUBMIT TO THE |
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460 | | - | DIRECTOR A REPORT THAT DESCRIBES THE EFFORTS OF THE LICENSEE IN THE |
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461 | | - | PRECEDING STATE FISCAL YEAR TO PROMOTE RESPONSIBLE GAMING IN THE |
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462 | | - | STATE VIA ADVERTISING AND OTHER PROMOTIONAL METHODS AND THE |
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463 | | - | LICENSEE |
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464 | | - | 'S PLANS CONCERNING SUCH PROMOTIONAL EFFORTS IN THE |
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465 | | - | CURRENT STATE FISCAL YEAR |
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466 | | - | : |
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467 | | - | (a) R |
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468 | | - | ETAIL LICENSEES, AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 44-30-501 (1)(c); |
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469 | | - | PAGE 10-HOUSE BILL 22-1402 (b) SPORTS BETTING OPERATORS, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 44-30-1501 |
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470 | | - | (11); |
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471 | | - | AND |
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472 | | - | (c) INTERNET SPORTS BETTING OPERATORS , AS DEFINED IN SECTION |
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473 | | - | 44-30-1501 (5). |
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474 | | - | (2) N |
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475 | | - | OTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW , A REPORT |
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476 | | - | SUBMITTED TO THE DIRECTOR PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION |
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477 | | - | (1) OF THIS |
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478 | | - | SECTION IS CONFIDENTIAL AND IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF |
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479 | | - | THE |
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480 | | - | "COLORADO OPEN RECORDS ACT", PART 2 OF ARTICLE 72 OF TITLE 24. |
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481 | | - | SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-30-1509, amend |
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482 | | - | (2)(d) and (2)(e); and add (2)(c)(IV) as follows: |
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483 | | - | 44-30-1509. Sports betting fund - wagering revenue recipients |
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484 | | - | hold-harmless fund - creation - rules - definitions - repeal. (2) From the |
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485 | | - | money in the sports betting fund, to the extent the unexpended and |
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486 | | - | unencumbered balance in the fund so permits, the state treasurer shall: |
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487 | | - | (c) Third, transfer an amount equal to six percent of the full fiscal |
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488 | | - | year sports betting tax revenues to the wagering revenue recipients |
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489 | | - | hold-harmless fund, referred to in this section as the "hold-harmless fund", |
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490 | | - | which is hereby created in the state treasury, from which the state treasurer |
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491 | | - | shall make disbursements as directed by the commission as follows: |
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492 | | - | (IV) O |
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493 | | - | N DECEMBER 31, 2023, AND ON DECEMBER 31 OF EACH YEAR |
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494 | | - | THEREAFTER |
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495 | | - | , THE STATE TREASURER SHALL TRANSFER ANY MONEY |
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496 | | - | CREDITED TO THE HOLD |
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497 | | - | -HARMLESS FUND AND NOT DISBURSED WITHIN TWO |
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498 | | - | YEARS AFTER THE DATE ON WHICH THE MONEY IS CREDITED TO THE |
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499 | | - | HOLD |
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500 | | - | -HARMLESS FUND, AS AUTHORIZED BY THE COMMISSION , TO THE |
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501 | | - | RESPONSIBLE GAMING GRANT PROGRAM CASH FUND CREATED IN SECTION |
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502 | | - | 44-30-1702 (8). |
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503 | | - | (d) (I) Fourth, transfer one hundred thirty thousand dollars annually |
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504 | | - | to the office of behavioral health in the department of human services, to be |
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505 | | - | used as follows: |
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506 | | - | (I) |
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507 | | - | (A) Thirty thousand dollars for the operation of a crisis hotline |
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508 | | - | for gamblers by Rocky Mountain Crisis Partners or its successor |
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509 | | - | organization; and |
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510 | | - | PAGE 11-HOUSE BILL 22-1402 (II) (B) One hundred thousand dollars for prevention, education, |
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511 | | - | treatment, and workforce development by, and including the payment of |
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512 | | - | salaries of, counselors certified in the treatment of gambling disorders. |
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| 623 | + | INCLUDE ALL FREE BETS PLACED BY PLAYERS WITH THE SPORTS21 |
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| 624 | + | BETTING OPERATOR OR INTERNET SPORTS BETTING OPERATOR ; AND22 |
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| 625 | + | (B) |
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| 626 | + | CARRY FORWARD ANY UNUSED FREE BET CREDITS23 |
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| 627 | + | ACCUMULATED ON OR BEFORE NOVEMBER 30, 2022.24 |
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514 | | - | HIS SUBSECTION (2)(d) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 31, |
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515 | | - | 2023. |
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516 | | - | (e) Fifth |
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517 | | - | FOURTH, transfer all remaining unexpended and |
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518 | | - | unencumbered money in the fund to the water plan implementation cash |
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519 | | - | fund created in section 37-60-123.3. |
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520 | | - | SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-30-701, amend |
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521 | | - | (2)(a)(VI) and (2)(a)(VII); and add (2)(a)(VI.5) as follows: |
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522 | | - | 44-30-701. Limited gaming fund - created - repeal. (2) (a) Except |
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523 | | - | as provided in subsection (2)(b) or (2)(c) of this section, at the end of the |
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524 | | - | 2012-13 state fiscal year and at the end of each state fiscal year thereafter, |
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525 | | - | the state treasurer shall transfer the state share as follows: |
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526 | | - | (VI) Five hundred thousand dollars to the Colorado office of film, |
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527 | | - | television, and media operational account cash fund created in section |
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528 | | - | 24-48.5-116, for the operation of the Colorado office of film, television, and |
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529 | | - | media, for the performance-based incentive for film production in Colorado |
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530 | | - | as specified in section 24-48.5-116, and for the Colorado office of film, |
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531 | | - | television, and media loan guarantee program as specified in section |
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532 | | - | 24-48.5-115; and |
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533 | | - | (VI.5) FOR THE 2022-23 STATE FISCAL YEAR AND EACH STATE FISCAL |
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534 | | - | YEAR THEREAFTER |
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535 | | - | , TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS TO |
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536 | | - | THE RESPONSIBLE GAMING GRANT PROGRAM CASH FUND CREATED IN |
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537 | | - | SECTION |
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538 | | - | 44-30-1702 (8); AND |
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539 | | - | (VII) Any amount of the state share that exceeds the transfers |
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540 | | - | specified in subsections (2)(a)(I) to (2)(a)(VI) |
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541 | | - | (2)(a)(VI.5) of this section |
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542 | | - | shall be transferred to the general fund. |
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543 | | - | SECTION 5. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-40-111, add (1.5) |
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544 | | - | as follows: |
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545 | | - | 44-40-111. Lottery fund - creation - definitions. (1.5) F |
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546 | | - | OR THE |
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547 | | - | PAGE 12-HOUSE BILL 22-1402 2022-23 STATE FISCAL YEAR , AND FOR EACH STATE FISCAL YEAR |
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548 | | - | THEREAFTER |
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549 | | - | , THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL APPROPRIATE TWO HUNDRED |
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550 | | - | THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM THE LOTTERY FUND TO THE DIVISION TO COVER |
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551 | | - | EXPENSES RELATING TO THE DIVISION |
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552 | | - | 'S EFFORTS TO PROMOTE RESPONSIBLE |
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553 | | - | GAMING IN THE STATE |
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554 | | - | . |
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555 | | - | SECTION 6. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-30-1501, amend (7) |
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556 | | - | as follows: |
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557 | | - | 44-30-1501. Definitions - rules - repeal. Definitions applicable to |
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558 | | - | this part 15 also appear in section 44-30-103 and article 1 of this title 44. As |
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559 | | - | used in this part 15, unless the context otherwise requires: |
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560 | | - | (7) (a) "Net sports betting proceeds" means the total amount of all |
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561 | | - | bets placed by players in a sports betting operation or internet sports betting |
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562 | | - | operation, excluding free bets, |
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563 | | - | less all payments to players, LESS FREE BETS |
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564 | | - | AS DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTIONS |
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565 | | - | (7)(b) AND (7)(c) OF THIS SECTION, and less |
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566 | | - | all excise taxes paid pursuant to federal law. Payments to players include all |
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567 | | - | payments of cash premiums, merchandise, or any other thing of value. |
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568 | | - | (b) (I) U |
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569 | | - | NTIL JANUARY 1, 2023, WHEN DETERMINING THE FREE BETS |
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570 | | - | DEDUCTION USED FOR CALCULATING |
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571 | | - | "NET SPORTS BETTING PROCEEDS" EACH |
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572 | | - | MONTH |
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573 | | - | , AS DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (7)(a) OF THIS SECTION, A SPORTS |
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574 | | - | BETTING OPERATOR OR INTERNET SPORTS BETTING OPERATOR MAY |
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575 | | - | : |
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576 | | - | (A) |
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577 | | - | INCLUDE ALL FREE BETS PLACED BY PLAYERS WITH THE SPORTS |
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578 | | - | BETTING OPERATOR OR INTERNET SPORTS BETTING OPERATOR |
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579 | | - | ; AND |
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580 | | - | (B) CARRY FORWARD ANY UNUSED FREE BET CREDITS ACCUMULATED |
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581 | | - | ON OR BEFORE |
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582 | | - | NOVEMBER 30, 2022. |
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583 | | - | (II) T |
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584 | | - | HIS SUBSECTION (7)(b) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023. |
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| 629 | + | HIS SUBSECTION (7)(b) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023.25 |
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628 | | - | ARRY OVER TO THE NEXT MONTH ANY FREE BETS PLACED IN |
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629 | | - | EXCESS OF THE DEDUCTION ALLOWED FOR ANY MONTH |
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630 | | - | ; OR |
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631 | | - | (B) CARRY FORWARD ANY UNUSED FREE BET CREDITS |
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632 | | - | ACCUMULATED BEFORE |
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633 | | - | JANUARY 1, 2023. |
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634 | | - | SECTION 7. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-40-109, amend (2) |
---|
635 | | - | introductory portion, (2)(g), (3)(a) introductory portion, and (3)(a)(I) as |
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636 | | - | follows: |
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637 | | - | 44-40-109. Commission - powers and duties - rules. (2) Except |
---|
638 | | - | as provided in subsection (3) of this section, rules promulgated pursuant to |
---|
639 | | - | subsection (1) of this section shall |
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640 | | - | MUST include: but shall not be limited to, |
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641 | | - | the following: |
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642 | | - | (g) The method to be used in selling tickets or shares; but all sales |
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643 | | - | PAGE 14-HOUSE BILL 22-1402 shall be on a cash-only basis; |
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644 | | - | (3) (a) The commission shall promulgate rules pursuant to |
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645 | | - | subsection (1) of this section for the general administration of all instant |
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646 | | - | scratch games. The rules shall |
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647 | | - | MUST include: but shall not be limited to: |
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648 | | - | (I) The method to be used in selling instant scratch game tickets; but |
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649 | | - | all sales shall be on a cash-only basis; |
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650 | | - | SECTION 8. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-34-104, add |
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651 | | - | (33)(a)(III) as follows: |
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652 | | - | 24-34-104. General assembly review of regulatory agencies and |
---|
653 | | - | functions for repeal, continuation, or reestablishment - legislative |
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654 | | - | declaration - repeal. (33) (a) The following agencies, functions, or both, |
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655 | | - | are scheduled for repeal on September 1, 2032: |
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| 664 | + | ARRY OVER TO THE NEXT MONTH ANY FREE BETS PLACED IN25 |
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| 665 | + | EXCESS OF THE DEDUCTION ALLOWED FOR ANY MONTH ; OR26 |
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| 666 | + | (B) C |
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| 667 | + | ARRY FORWARD ANY UNUSED FREE BET CREDITS27 |
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| 668 | + | 1402 |
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| 669 | + | -18- ACCUMULATED BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2023.1 |
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| 670 | + | SECTION 7. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-40-109, amend2 |
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| 671 | + | (2) introductory portion, (2)(g), (3)(a) introductory portion, and (3)(a)(I)3 |
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| 672 | + | as follows:4 |
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| 673 | + | 44-40-109. Commission - powers and duties - rules. (2) Except5 |
---|
| 674 | + | as provided in subsection (3) of this section, rules promulgated pursuant6 |
---|
| 675 | + | to subsection (1) of this section shall MUST include: but shall not be7 |
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| 676 | + | limited to, the following:8 |
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| 677 | + | (g) The method to be used in selling tickets or shares; but all sales9 |
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| 678 | + | shall be on a cash-only basis;10 |
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| 679 | + | (3) (a) The commission shall promulgate rules pursuant to11 |
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| 680 | + | subsection (1) of this section for the general administration of all instant12 |
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| 681 | + | scratch games. The rules shall MUST include: but shall not be limited to:13 |
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| 682 | + | (I) The method to be used in selling instant scratch game tickets;14 |
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| 683 | + | but all sales shall be on a cash-only basis;15 |
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| 684 | + | SECTION 8. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-34-104, add16 |
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| 685 | + | (33)(a)(III) as follows:17 |
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| 686 | + | 24-34-104. General assembly review of regulatory agencies18 |
---|
| 687 | + | and functions for repeal, continuation, or reestablishment - legislative19 |
---|
| 688 | + | declaration - repeal. (33) (a) The following agencies, functions, or both,20 |
---|
| 689 | + | are scheduled for repeal on September 1, 2032:21 |
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657 | | - | HE RESPONSIBLE GAMING GRANT PROGRAM CREATED IN |
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658 | | - | SECTION |
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659 | | - | 44-30-1702. |
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660 | | - | SECTION 9. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-75-402, add (5)(zz) |
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661 | | - | as follows: |
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662 | | - | 24-75-402. Cash funds - limit on uncommitted reserves - |
---|
663 | | - | reduction in the amount of fees - exclusions. (5) Notwithstanding any |
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664 | | - | provision of this section to the contrary, the following cash funds are |
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665 | | - | excluded from the limitations specified in this section: |
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666 | | - | (zz) T |
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667 | | - | HE RESPONSIBLE GAMING GRANT PROGRAM CASH FUND |
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668 | | - | CREATED IN SECTION |
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669 | | - | 44-30-1702 (8). |
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670 | | - | SECTION 10. Repeal of relocated provisions. In Colorado |
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671 | | - | Revised Statutes, repeal part 10 of article 30 of title 44. |
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672 | | - | SECTION 11. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 18-20-112, amend (1) |
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673 | | - | and (2) as follows: |
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674 | | - | 18-20-112. Unlawful entry by excluded and ejected persons. |
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675 | | - | (1) It is unlawful for any person whose name is on the list promulgated by |
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676 | | - | the Colorado limited gaming control commission pursuant to section |
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677 | | - | PAGE 15-HOUSE BILL 22-1402 44-30-1001 or 44-30-1002 SECTION 44-30-1703 (3) OR (4) to enter the |
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678 | | - | licensed premises of a limited gaming licensee. |
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679 | | - | (2) It is unlawful for any person whose name is on the list |
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680 | | - | promulgated by the Colorado limited gaming control commission pursuant |
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681 | | - | to section 44-30-1001 or 44-30-1002 |
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682 | | - | SECTION 44-30-1703 (3) OR (4) to have |
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683 | | - | any personal pecuniary interest, direct or indirect, in any limited gaming |
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684 | | - | licensee, licensed premises, establishment, or business involved in or with |
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685 | | - | limited gaming or in the shares in any corporation, association, or firm |
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686 | | - | licensed pursuant to article 30 of title 44. |
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687 | | - | SECTION 12. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-30-827, amend (1) |
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688 | | - | and (2) as follows: |
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689 | | - | 44-30-827. Unlawful entry by excluded and ejected persons. |
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690 | | - | (1) It is unlawful for any person whose name is on the list promulgated by |
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691 | | - | the commission pursuant to section 44-30-1001 or 44-30-1002 |
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692 | | - | SECTION |
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693 | | - | 44-30-1703 (3) OR (4) to enter the licensed premises of a limited gaming |
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694 | | - | licensee. |
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695 | | - | (2) It is unlawful for any person whose name is on the list |
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696 | | - | promulgated by the commission pursuant to section 44-30-1001 or |
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697 | | - | 44-30-1002 SECTION 44-30-1703 (3) OR (4) to have any personal pecuniary |
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698 | | - | interest, direct or indirect, in any limited gaming licensee, licensed |
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699 | | - | premises, establishment, or business involved in or with limited gaming or |
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700 | | - | in the shares in any corporation, association, or firm licensed pursuant to |
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701 | | - | this article 30. |
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702 | | - | SECTION 13. Appropriation. (1) For the 2022-23 state fiscal |
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703 | | - | year, $200,000 is appropriated to the department of revenue for use by the |
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704 | | - | lottery division. This appropriation is from the lottery fund created in |
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705 | | - | section 44-40-111 (1), C.R.S. To implement this act, the division may use |
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706 | | - | this appropriation for marketing and communications. |
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707 | | - | (2) For the 2022-23 state fiscal year, $2,500,000 is appropriated to |
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708 | | - | the department of revenue for use by the specialized business group. This |
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709 | | - | appropriation is from the responsible gaming grant program cash fund |
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710 | | - | created in section 44-30-1702 (8)(a), C.R.S. To implement this act, the |
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711 | | - | specialized business group may use this appropriation for the responsible |
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712 | | - | gaming grant program. |
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713 | | - | PAGE 16-HOUSE BILL 22-1402 SECTION 14. Act subject to petition - effective date. (1) Except |
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714 | | - | as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, this act takes effect |
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715 | | - | at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the ninety-day period |
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716 | | - | after final adjournment of the general assembly; except that, if a referendum |
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717 | | - | petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the state constitution |
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718 | | - | against this act or an item, section, or part of this act within such period, |
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719 | | - | then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect unless approved by the |
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720 | | - | people at the general election to be held in November 2022 and, in such |
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721 | | - | case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote |
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722 | | - | thereon by the governor. |
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723 | | - | PAGE 17-HOUSE BILL 22-1402 (2) Section 44-30-1509 (2)(e), Colorado Revised Statutes, as |
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724 | | - | amended in section 3 of this act, takes effect January 1, 2024. |
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725 | | - | ____________________________ ____________________________ |
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726 | | - | Alec Garnett Steve Fenberg |
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727 | | - | SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT OF |
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728 | | - | OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE |
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729 | | - | ____________________________ ____________________________ |
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730 | | - | Robin Jones Cindi L. Markwell |
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731 | | - | CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE SECRETARY OF |
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732 | | - | OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE |
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733 | | - | APPROVED________________________________________ |
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734 | | - | (Date and Time) |
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735 | | - | _________________________________________ |
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736 | | - | Jared S. Polis |
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737 | | - | GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO |
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738 | | - | PAGE 18-HOUSE BILL 22-1402 |
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| 691 | + | HE RESPONSIBLE GAMING GRANT PROGRAM CREATED IN22 |
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| 692 | + | SECTION 44-30-1702.23 |
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| 693 | + | SECTION 9. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-75-402, add24 |
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| 694 | + | (5)(vv) as follows:25 |
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| 695 | + | 24-75-402. Cash funds - limit on uncommitted reserves -26 |
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| 696 | + | reduction in the amount of fees - exclusions. (5) Notwithstanding any27 |
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| 697 | + | 1402 |
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| 698 | + | -19- provision of this section to the contrary, the following cash funds are1 |
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| 699 | + | excluded from the limitations specified in this section:2 |
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| 700 | + | (vv) T |
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| 701 | + | HE RESPONSIBLE GAMING GRANT PROGRAM CASH FUND3 |
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| 702 | + | CREATED IN SECTION 44-30-1702 (8).4 |
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| 703 | + | SECTION 10. Repeal of relocated provisions. In Colorado5 |
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| 704 | + | Revised Statutes, repeal part 10 of article 30 of title 44.6 |
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| 705 | + | SECTION 11. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 18-20-112, amend7 |
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| 706 | + | (1) and (2) as follows:8 |
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| 707 | + | 18-20-112. Unlawful entry by excluded and ejected persons.9 |
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| 708 | + | (1) It is unlawful for any person whose name is on the list promulgated10 |
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| 709 | + | by the Colorado limited gaming control commission pursuant to section |
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| 710 | + | 11 |
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| 711 | + | 44-30-1001 or 44-30-1002 SECTION 44-30-1703 (3) OR (4) to enter the12 |
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| 712 | + | licensed premises of a limited gaming licensee.13 |
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| 713 | + | (2) It is unlawful for any person whose name is on the list14 |
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| 714 | + | promulgated by the Colorado limited gaming control commission15 |
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| 715 | + | pursuant to section 44-30-1001 or 44-30-1002 SECTION 44-30-1703 (3) OR16 |
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| 716 | + | (4) to have any personal pecuniary interest, direct or indirect, in any17 |
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| 717 | + | limited gaming licensee, licensed premises, establishment, or business18 |
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| 718 | + | involved in or with limited gaming or in the shares in any corporation,19 |
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| 719 | + | association, or firm licensed pursuant to article 30 of title 44.20 |
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| 720 | + | SECTION 12. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-30-827, amend21 |
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| 721 | + | (1) and (2) as follows:22 |
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| 722 | + | 44-30-827. Unlawful entry by excluded and ejected persons.23 |
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| 723 | + | (1) It is unlawful for any person whose name is on the list promulgated24 |
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| 724 | + | by the commission pursuant to section 44-30-1001 or 44-30-100225 |
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| 725 | + | SECTION 44-30-1703 (3) OR (4) to enter the licensed premises of a limited26 |
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| 726 | + | gaming licensee.27 |
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| 727 | + | 1402 |
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| 728 | + | -20- (2) It is unlawful for any person whose name is on the list1 |
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| 729 | + | promulgated by the commission pursuant to section 44-30-1001 or2 |
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| 730 | + | 44-30-1002 SECTION 44-30-1703 (3) OR (4) to have any personal3 |
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| 731 | + | pecuniary interest, direct or indirect, in any limited gaming licensee,4 |
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| 732 | + | licensed premises, establishment, or business involved in or with limited5 |
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| 733 | + | gaming or in the shares in any corporation, association, or firm licensed6 |
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| 734 | + | pursuant to this article 30.7 |
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| 735 | + | SECTION 13. Appropriation. (1) For the 2022-23 state fiscal8 |
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| 736 | + | year, $200,000 is appropriated to the department of revenue for use by the9 |
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| 737 | + | lottery division. This appropriation is from the lottery fund created in10 |
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| 738 | + | section 44-40-111 (1), C.R.S. To implement this act, the division may use11 |
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| 739 | + | this appropriation for marketing and communications.12 |
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| 740 | + | (2) For the 2022-23 state fiscal year, $2,500,000 is appropriated13 |
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| 741 | + | to the department of revenue for use by the specialized business group.14 |
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| 742 | + | This appropriation is from the responsible gaming grant program cash15 |
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| 743 | + | fund created in section 44-30-1702 (8)(a), C.R.S. To implement this act,16 |
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| 744 | + | the specialized business group may use this appropriation for the17 |
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| 745 | + | responsible gaming grant program.18 |
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| 746 | + | SECTION 14. Act subject to petition - effective date.19 |
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| 747 | + | (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, this act20 |
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| 748 | + | takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the21 |
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| 749 | + | ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except22 |
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| 750 | + | that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V23 |
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| 751 | + | of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this24 |
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| 752 | + | act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take25 |
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| 753 | + | effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in26 |
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| 754 | + | November 2022 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the27 |
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| 755 | + | 1402 |
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| 756 | + | -21- official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.1 |
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| 757 | + | (2) Section 44-30-1509 (2)(e), Colorado Revised Statutes, as2 |
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| 758 | + | amended in section 3 of this act, takes effect January 1, 2024. 3 |
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| 759 | + | 1402 |
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| 760 | + | -22- |
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