*SB0108.1*
February 14, 2025
SENATE BILL No. 108
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DIGEST OF SB 108 (Updated February 12, 2025 2:39 pm - DI 137)
Citations Affected: IC 4-32.3; noncode.
Synopsis: Charity gaming. Changes a "casino game night" event to a
"card, dice, and roulette games event". Provides that, beginning
January 1, 2026, a facility or location may not be used for the purpose
of conducting a bingo event or a card, dice, and roulette games event
on more than three calendar days per calendar week. Provides that a
qualified organization may use the net proceeds from an allowable
activity for any lawful purpose. Requires a qualified organization with
annual gross receipts of $1,000,000 or more in one or more of the two
years prior to the date of the qualified organization's license renewal to
submit its records for an independent audit as part of its application for
renewal. Requires a worker or operator conducting or assisting in the
conducting of a bingo event, a card, dice, and roulette games event, or
a festival event to wear an identification card.
Effective: July 1, 2025.
Alting, Walker K, Jackson L,
Niezgodski
January 8, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Public Policy.
February 13, 2025, amended, reported favorably — Do Pass.
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First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
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SENATE BILL No. 108
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
gaming.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1 SECTION 1. IC 4-32.3-1-3, AS ADDED BY P.L.58-2019,
2 SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
3 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. A bingo event, casino game night, card, dice,
4 and roulette games event, raffle, festival, or other charity gambling
5 activity is not allowed in Indiana unless it is conducted by a qualified
6 organization in accordance with this article.
7 SECTION 2. IC 4-32.3-2-2, AS ADDED BY P.L.58-2019,
8 SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
9 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. "Allowable event" means:
10 (1) a bingo event;
11 (2) a casino game night; card, dice, and roulette games event;
12 (3) a raffle;
13 (4) a festival;
14 (5) a sale of pull tabs, punchboards, or tip boards; or
15 (6) a gambling activity under IC 4-32.3-4-11;
16 conducted by a qualified organization in accordance with this article
17 and rules adopted by the commission under this article.
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1 SECTION 3. IC 4-32.3-2-12, AS ADDED BY P.L.58-2019,
2 SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
3 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 12. (a) "Casino game night" "Card, dice, and
4 roulette games event" means an event in which wagers are placed
5 upon the following permitted games of chance through the use of
6 imitation money:
7 (1) A card game approved by the commission.
8 (2) A dice game approved by the commission.
9 (3) A roulette wheel approved by the commission.
10 (4) A spindle approved by the commission.
11 (b) The term does not include an event at which wagers are placed
12 upon any of the following:
13 (1) Bookmaking.
14 (2) A slot machine.
15 (3) A one-ball machine or a variant of a one-ball machine.
16 (4) A pinball machine that awards anything other than an
17 immediate and unrecorded right of replay.
18 (5) A policy or numbers game.
19 (6) A banking or percentage game played with cards or counters,
20 including the acceptance of a fixed share of the stakes in a game.
21 SECTION 4. IC 4-32.3-4-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.145-2021,
22 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
23 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5. (a) The commission may issue an annual
24 activity license to a qualified organization if the qualified organization:
25 (1) meets the requirements of this section;
26 (2) submits an application; and
27 (3) pays a fee set by the commission under IC 4-32.3-6.
28 (b) The following information must be included in an annual
29 activity license:
30 (1) Whether the qualified organization is authorized to conduct
31 bingo, pull tabs, punchboards, tip boards, or raffle activities on
32 more than one (1) occasion during a one (1) year period.
33 (2) The location of the allowable activities.
34 (3) The expiration date of the license.
35 (c) A qualified organization may conduct casino game night card,
36 dice, and roulette games event activities under an annual activity
37 license if the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) are met, and:
38 (1) the organization is a qualified veteran organization or fraternal
39 organization; and
40 (2) the annual activity license requires that a facility or location
41 may not be used for purposes of conducting an annual casino
42 game night activity card, dice, and roulette games event on
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1 more than three (3) calendar days per calendar week regardless of
2 the number of qualified organizations conducting annual casino
3 night activities at the facility or location.
4 (d) An annual activity license may be reissued annually upon the
5 submission of an application for reissuance on a form prescribed by the
6 commission after the qualified organization has paid the fee under
7 IC 4-32.3-6.
8 (e) Beginning January 1, 2026, a facility or location may not be
9 used for the purpose of conducting a bingo event or a card, dice,
10 and roulette games event on more than three (3) calendar days per
11 calendar week, regardless of the number of qualified organizations
12 conducting allowable events at the facility or location.
13 SECTION 5. IC 4-32.3-4-5.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.145-2021,
14 SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
15 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5.5. (a) The commission may issue an annual
16 activity license to a bona fide civic organization for casino game night
17 card, dice, and roulette games event activities if:
18 (1) the requirements of section 5(a) and 5(b) of this chapter are
19 met;
20 (2) not more than three (3) qualified organizations in the county
21 where the bona fide civic organization operates currently possess
22 an annual activity license for casino game night card, dice, and
23 roulette games event activities; and
24 (3) the bona fide civic organization owns or leases a standalone
25 building where the casino game night card, dice, and roulette
26 games event activities will be conducted.
27 (b) The number of bona fide civic organizations holding a license
28 issued under this section in a particular county may not exceed one (1).
29 In determining whether to grant a license under this section to a bona
30 fide civic organization, the commission shall consider:
31 (1) the character and reputation of the bona fide civic organization
32 in furthering its charitable purpose; and
33 (2) the bona fide civic organization's experience with and
34 compliance in casino game night card, dice, and roulette games
35 event activities.
36 If more than one (1) otherwise qualified bona fide civic organization
37 applies for a license under this section, the commission may award the
38 license based on a random drawing.
39 (c) A license issued under this section to a bona fide civic
40 organization described in subsection (a) is valid for a period of two (2)
41 years, subject to ongoing compliance with this article and commission
42 rules.
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1 SECTION 6. IC 4-32.3-4-6, AS ADDED BY P.L.58-2019,
2 SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
3 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 6. (a) The commission may issue a single activity
4 license to a qualified organization if the qualified organization:
5 (1) submits an application; and
6 (2) pays the required fees under IC 4-32.3-6.
7 (b) A single activity license:
8 (1) may authorize:
9 (A) bingo;
10 (B) a casino game night; card, dice, and roulette games
11 event; or
12 (C) a raffle;
13 at one (1) specific time and location;
14 (2) must state the:
15 (A) date;
16 (B) beginning times; and
17 (C) ending times;
18 of the authorized single activity; and
19 (3) may authorize a qualified organization to sell pull tabs,
20 punchboards, and tip boards.
21 SECTION 7. IC 4-32.3-4-11, AS AMENDED BY P.L.145-2021,
22 SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
23 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 11. (a) This section applies to a gambling activity
24 other than a bingo event, casino game night, card, dice, and roulette
25 games event, festival, pull tabs, punchboards, tip boards, or raffle.
26 (b) The commission may issue a single activity license or an annual
27 activity license to conduct a gambling activity approved by the
28 commission to a qualified organization upon the organization's
29 submission of an application and payment of applicable fees under
30 IC 4-32.3-6.
31 (c) A single activity license may:
32 (1) authorize the qualified organization to conduct the gambling
33 event at only one (1) time and location; and
34 (2) state the date, beginning and ending times, and location of the
35 gambling event.
36 (d) An annual activity license:
37 (1) may authorize the qualified organization to conduct the
38 activity on more than one (1) occasion during a period of one (1)
39 year;
40 (2) must state the locations of the permitted activities;
41 (3) must state the expiration date of the license; and
42 (4) may be reissued annually upon the submission of an
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1 application for reissuance on the form prescribed by the
2 commission and upon the qualified organization's payment of the
3 applicable fees under IC 4-32.3-6.
4 (e) The commission may impose any condition upon a qualified
5 organization that is issued a license to conduct a gambling activity
6 under this section.
7 SECTION 8. IC 4-32.3-4-13, AS ADDED BY P.L.58-2019,
8 SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
9 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 13. (a) The commission may hold a public hearing
10 to obtain input on the proposed issuance of an annual activity license
11 to an applicant that is applying to conduct annual bingo events or
12 casino game night card, dice, and roulette games event activities that
13 has never previously held a license to conduct such activities under this
14 article.
15 (b) A qualified organization that applies for an initial annual activity
16 license to conduct annual bingo events or casino game night card,
17 dice, and roulette games event activities shall publish notice that the
18 application has been filed by publication at least one (1) time in one (1)
19 newspaper in the county where the allowable activity will be
20 conducted.
21 (c) The notification required by subsection (b) must contain the
22 following:
23 (1) The name of the qualified organization and the fact that it has
24 applied for an annual activity license to conduct annual bingo
25 events or casino game night card, dice, and roulette games
26 event activities.
27 (2) The location where the activities will be held.
28 (3) The names of the operator and officers of the qualified
29 organization.
30 (4) A statement that any person can protest the proposed issuance
31 of the annual activity license.
32 (5) A statement that the commission shall hold a public hearing
33 if ten (10) written and signed protest letters are received by the
34 commission.
35 (6) The address of the commission where correspondence
36 concerning the application may be sent.
37 (d) If the commission receives at least ten (10) protest letters, the
38 commission shall hold a public hearing in accordance with IC 5-14-1.5.
39 The commission shall issue a license or deny the application not later
40 than sixty (60) days after the date of the public hearing.
41 (e) The commission may hold a public hearing for the reissuance of
42 an annual activity license to conduct annual bingo events or casino
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1 game night card, dice, and roulette games event activities if at least
2 one (1) of the following conditions is met:
3 (1) An applicant has been cited for a violation of law or a rule of
4 the commission.
5 (2) The commission receives at least ten (10) protest letters
6 concerning the qualified organization's bingo operation.
7 (3) A public hearing is considered necessary by the commission.
8 SECTION 9. IC 4-32.3-4-16, AS ADDED BY P.L.188-2019,
9 SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
10 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 16. (a) This section applies only to a qualified
11 organization that is a bona fide veterans organization.
12 (b) The commission may issue a three (3) year charity gaming
13 license, for any license issued under this chapter, to a qualified
14 organization if:
15 (1) the provisions of this section are satisfied; and
16 (2) for each license held by the qualified organization, the
17 organization:
18 (A) submits a report to the commission that includes:
19 (i) information described in section 15(b)(1) through
20 15(b)(7) of this chapter;
21 (ii) a financial report; and
22 (iii) a gross receipts report; and
23 (B) pays the applicable fees under IC 4-32.3-6-3.
24 (c) A license issued under this section authorizes a qualified
25 organization to conduct any of the following allowable events:
26 (1) A bingo event.
27 (2) A casino game night. card, dice, and roulette games event.
28 (3) A raffle.
29 (4) A festival.
30 (5) A sale of pull tabs, punchboards, or tip boards.
31 (6) Other gambling activities authorized under section 11 of this
32 chapter.
33 (d) A license issued under this section:
34 (1) must state the expiration date of the license; and
35 (2) may be reissued after the expiration of the three (3) year
36 period upon the submission of an application for reissuance on the
37 form established by the commission and upon the licensee's
38 payment of a fee in the amount set by IC 4-32.3-6-7.5.
39 SECTION 10. IC 4-32.3-5-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.145-2021,
40 SECTION 5, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
41 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. (a) All net proceeds from an allowable activity
42 and related activities may be used only for the any lawful purposes
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1 purpose of the qualified organization. including the:
2 (1) repair;
3 (2) maintenance; or
4 (3) improvement;
5 of owned real property used for the lawful purposes of the qualified
6 organization.
7 (b) To determine the net proceeds from an allowable activity, a
8 qualified organization shall subtract the following from the gross
9 receipts received from the allowable activity:
10 (1) An amount equal to the total value of the prizes awarded at the
11 allowable activity.
12 (2) The sum of the purchase prices paid for licensed supplies
13 dispensed at the allowable activity.
14 (3) An amount equal to the qualified organization's license fees
15 attributable to the allowable activity.
16 (4) An amount equal to the advertising expenses incurred by the
17 qualified organization to promote the allowable activity.
18 (5) An amount not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200) per day
19 for rent paid for facilities leased for an allowable activity.
20 SECTION 11. IC 4-32.3-5-5, AS ADDED BY P.L.58-2019,
21 SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
22 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5. (a) A qualified organization shall maintain and
23 submit to the commission accurate records of all financial aspects of an
24 allowable event as set forth in rules adopted by the commission under
25 IC 4-22-2. A qualified organization shall make accurate reports of all
26 financial aspects of an allowable activity to the commission within the
27 time established by the commission as set forth in rules adopted by the
28 commission under IC 4-22-2.
29 (b) Except for a candidate's committee, a convention license, and an
30 exempt event, a qualified organization shall deposit funds received
31 from an allowable activity in a separate and segregated account set up
32 for that purpose.
33 (c) A qualified organization conducting a bingo event or raffle under
34 an annual affiliate license shall deposit the funds received from each
35 activity conducted by its separate Indiana affiliates into a single
36 account maintained by a financial institution physically located in
37 Indiana. All expenses of the qualified organization with respect to an
38 allowable activity shall be paid from the separate account.
39 (d) The commission may require a qualified organization to submit
40 any records maintained under this section for an independent audit by
41 a certified public accountant selected by the commission. A qualified
42 organization must bear the cost of any audit required under this section.
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1 (e) A bona fide veterans organization holding a three (3) year
2 charity gaming license issued under IC 4-32.3-4-16 must submit the
3 following to the commission before the annual anniversary date of the
4 issuance of the three (3) year charity gaming license:
5 (1) An event summary for each allowable event conducted under
6 the license.
7 (2) An annual financial report.
8 (3) An annual gross receipts report.
9 (f) Notwithstanding subsection (d), a qualified organization:
10 (1) that conducts bingo events or card, dice, and roulette
11 games events; and
12 (2) with annual gross receipts of one million dollars
13 ($1,000,000) in at least one (1) of the two (2) years prior to the
14 year in which the qualified organization's charity gaming
15 license will expire;
16 shall submit any records maintained under this section for an
17 independent audit by a certified public accountant selected by the
18 qualified organization. A qualified organization shall submit the
19 results of the independent audit to the commission as part of the
20 qualified organization's application for renewal. The commission
21 and a qualified organization may agree on a deadline for
22 submission of the independent audit after the deadline for the
23 qualified organization's application for renewal.
24 SECTION 12. IC 4-32.3-5-11, AS AMENDED BY P.L.145-2021,
25 SECTION 7, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
26 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 11. (a) Except as provided in subsections (c)
27 through (e), an operator or a worker may not directly or indirectly
28 participate, other than in a capacity as an operator or a worker, in an
29 allowable activity that the operator or worker is conducting.
30 (b) A patron at a casino game night card, dice, and roulette games
31 event may deal the cards in a card game if:
32 (1) the card game in which the patron deals the cards is a
33 qualified card game;
34 (2) the patron deals the cards in the manner required in the
35 ordinary course of the qualified card game; and
36 (3) the qualified card game is played under the supervision of the
37 qualified organization conducting the casino game night card,
38 dice, and roulette games event in accordance with section 12 of
39 this chapter (in the case of a game of Texas hold'em poker or
40 Omaha poker) and any rules adopted by the commission.
41 A patron who deals the cards in a qualified card game conducted under
42 this subsection is not considered a worker or an operator for purposes
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1 of this article.
2 (c) A worker at a festival event may participate as a player in any
3 gaming activity offered at the festival event except as follows:
4 (1) A worker may not participate in any game during the time in
5 which the worker is conducting or helping to conduct the game.
6 (2) A worker who conducts or helps to conduct a pull tab,
7 punchboard, or tip board event during a festival event may not
8 participate as a player in a pull tab, punchboard, or tip board
9 event conducted on the same calendar day.
10 (d) A worker at a bingo event:
11 (1) whose duties are limited to:
12 (A) selling bingo supplies;
13 (B) selling tickets for a raffle conducted at the bingo event; or
14 (C) the duties described in both clauses (A) and (B);
15 (2) who has completed all of the worker's duties before the start
16 of the first bingo game of the bingo event; and
17 (3) who is not engaged as a worker at any other time during the
18 bingo event;
19 may participate as a player in any gaming activity offered at the bingo
20 event following the completion of the worker's duties at the bingo
21 event.
22 (e) A worker at a raffle conducted by a qualified organization may
23 purchase a raffle ticket for a particular drawing at the raffle, subject to
24 the following restrictions:
25 (1) The worker may not purchase a raffle ticket from himself or
26 herself.
27 (2) The worker may not participate in the drawing of a winner.
28 SECTION 13. IC 4-32.3-5-12, AS ADDED BY P.L.58-2019,
29 SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
30 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 12. The following rules apply when a patron at a
31 casino game night card, dice, and roulette games event deals the
32 cards in a game of Texas hold'em poker or Omaha poker under section
33 11(b) of this chapter:
34 (1) Patrons may take turns dealing, but a patron may not play in
35 a hand for which the patron deals the cards.
36 (2) The dealer shall submit the deck of cards to be cut to the
37 nearest player to the right of the dealer.
38 (3) A blank card must be at the bottom of the deck of cards.
39 (4) The operator or a worker shall deal the cards at the final table
40 of a tournament.
41 SECTION 14. IC 4-32.3-5-24 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
42 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
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1 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 24. (a) A worker or operator
2 conducting or assisting in the conduct of a:
3 (1) bingo event;
4 (2) card, dice, and roulette games event; or
5 (3) festival event;
6 must wear a legible identification card on the individual's clothing.
7 (b) The identification card required under subsection (a) must
8 include:
9 (1) the person's first and last name; and
10 (2) the name of the qualified organization licensed to conduct
11 the event.
12 SECTION 15. [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025] (a) 68 IAC 21-8-13 is
13 void. The publisher of the Indiana Administrative Code and
14 Indiana Register shall remove this section from the Indiana
15 Administrative Code.
16 (b) This SECTION expires July 1, 2026.
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COMMITTEE REPORT
Mr. President: The Senate Committee on Public Policy, to which
was referred Senate Bill No. 108, has had the same under consideration
and begs leave to report the same back to the Senate with the
recommendation that said bill be AMENDED as follows:
Page 1, between the enacting clause and line 1, begin a new
paragraph and insert:
"SECTION 1. IC 4-32.3-1-3, AS ADDED BY P.L.58-2019,
SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. A bingo event, casino game night, card, dice,
and roulette games event, raffle, festival, or other charity gambling
activity is not allowed in Indiana unless it is conducted by a qualified
organization in accordance with this article.
SECTION 2. IC 4-32.3-2-2, AS ADDED BY P.L.58-2019,
SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. "Allowable event" means:
(1) a bingo event;
(2) a casino game night; card, dice, and roulette games event;
(3) a raffle;
(4) a festival;
(5) a sale of pull tabs, punchboards, or tip boards; or
(6) a gambling activity under IC 4-32.3-4-11;
conducted by a qualified organization in accordance with this article
and rules adopted by the commission under this article.
SECTION 3. IC 4-32.3-2-12, AS ADDED BY P.L.58-2019,
SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 12. (a) "Casino game night" "Card, dice, and
roulette games event" means an event in which wagers are placed
upon the following permitted games of chance through the use of
imitation money:
(1) A card game approved by the commission.
(2) A dice game approved by the commission.
(3) A roulette wheel approved by the commission.
(4) A spindle approved by the commission.
(b) The term does not include an event at which wagers are placed
upon any of the following:
(1) Bookmaking.
(2) A slot machine.
(3) A one-ball machine or a variant of a one-ball machine.
(4) A pinball machine that awards anything other than an
immediate and unrecorded right of replay.
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(5) A policy or numbers game.
(6) A banking or percentage game played with cards or counters,
including the acceptance of a fixed share of the stakes in a game.
SECTION 4. IC 4-32.3-4-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.145-2021,
SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5. (a) The commission may issue an annual
activity license to a qualified organization if the qualified organization:
(1) meets the requirements of this section;
(2) submits an application; and
(3) pays a fee set by the commission under IC 4-32.3-6.
(b) The following information must be included in an annual
activity license:
(1) Whether the qualified organization is authorized to conduct
bingo, pull tabs, punchboards, tip boards, or raffle activities on
more than one (1) occasion during a one (1) year period.
(2) The location of the allowable activities.
(3) The expiration date of the license.
(c) A qualified organization may conduct casino game night card,
dice, and roulette games event activities under an annual activity
license if the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) are met, and:
(1) the organization is a qualified veteran organization or fraternal
organization; and
(2) the annual activity license requires that a facility or location
may not be used for purposes of conducting an annual casino
game night activity card, dice, and roulette games event on
more than three (3) calendar days per calendar week regardless of
the number of qualified organizations conducting annual casino
night activities at the facility or location.
(d) An annual activity license may be reissued annually upon the
submission of an application for reissuance on a form prescribed by the
commission after the qualified organization has paid the fee under
IC 4-32.3-6.
(e) Beginning January 1, 2026, a facility or location may not be
used for the purpose of conducting a bingo event or a card, dice,
and roulette games event on more than three (3) calendar days per
calendar week, regardless of the number of qualified organizations
conducting allowable events at the facility or location.
SECTION 5. IC 4-32.3-4-5.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.145-2021,
SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5.5. (a) The commission may issue an annual
activity license to a bona fide civic organization for casino game night
card, dice, and roulette games event activities if:
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(1) the requirements of section 5(a) and 5(b) of this chapter are
met;
(2) not more than three (3) qualified organizations in the county
where the bona fide civic organization operates currently possess
an annual activity license for casino game night card, dice, and
roulette games event activities; and
(3) the bona fide civic organization owns or leases a standalone
building where the casino game night card, dice, and roulette
games event activities will be conducted.
(b) The number of bona fide civic organizations holding a license
issued under this section in a particular county may not exceed one (1).
In determining whether to grant a license under this section to a bona
fide civic organization, the commission shall consider:
(1) the character and reputation of the bona fide civic organization
in furthering its charitable purpose; and
(2) the bona fide civic organization's experience with and
compliance in casino game night card, dice, and roulette games
event activities.
If more than one (1) otherwise qualified bona fide civic organization
applies for a license under this section, the commission may award the
license based on a random drawing.
(c) A license issued under this section to a bona fide civic
organization described in subsection (a) is valid for a period of two (2)
years, subject to ongoing compliance with this article and commission
rules.
SECTION 6. IC 4-32.3-4-6, AS ADDED BY P.L.58-2019,
SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 6. (a) The commission may issue a single activity
license to a qualified organization if the qualified organization:
(1) submits an application; and
(2) pays the required fees under IC 4-32.3-6.
(b) A single activity license:
(1) may authorize:
(A) bingo;
(B) a casino game night; card, dice, and roulette games
event; or
(C) a raffle;
at one (1) specific time and location;
(2) must state the:
(A) date;
(B) beginning times; and
(C) ending times;
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of the authorized single activity; and
(3) may authorize a qualified organization to sell pull tabs,
punchboards, and tip boards.
SECTION 7. IC 4-32.3-4-11, AS AMENDED BY P.L.145-2021,
SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 11. (a) This section applies to a gambling activity
other than a bingo event, casino game night, card, dice, and roulette
games event, festival, pull tabs, punchboards, tip boards, or raffle.
(b) The commission may issue a single activity license or an annual
activity license to conduct a gambling activity approved by the
commission to a qualified organization upon the organization's
submission of an application and payment of applicable fees under
IC 4-32.3-6.
(c) A single activity license may:
(1) authorize the qualified organization to conduct the gambling
event at only one (1) time and location; and
(2) state the date, beginning and ending times, and location of the
gambling event.
(d) An annual activity license:
(1) may authorize the qualified organization to conduct the
activity on more than one (1) occasion during a period of one (1)
year;
(2) must state the locations of the permitted activities;
(3) must state the expiration date of the license; and
(4) may be reissued annually upon the submission of an
application for reissuance on the form prescribed by the
commission and upon the qualified organization's payment of the
applicable fees under IC 4-32.3-6.
(e) The commission may impose any condition upon a qualified
organization that is issued a license to conduct a gambling activity
under this section.
SECTION 8. IC 4-32.3-4-13, AS ADDED BY P.L.58-2019,
SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 13. (a) The commission may hold a public hearing
to obtain input on the proposed issuance of an annual activity license
to an applicant that is applying to conduct annual bingo events or
casino game night card, dice, and roulette games event activities that
has never previously held a license to conduct such activities under this
article.
(b) A qualified organization that applies for an initial annual activity
license to conduct annual bingo events or casino game night card,
dice, and roulette games event activities shall publish notice that the
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application has been filed by publication at least one (1) time in one (1)
newspaper in the county where the allowable activity will be
conducted.
(c) The notification required by subsection (b) must contain the
following:
(1) The name of the qualified organization and the fact that it has
applied for an annual activity license to conduct annual bingo
events or casino game night card, dice, and roulette games
event activities.
(2) The location where the activities will be held.
(3) The names of the operator and officers of the qualified
organization.
(4) A statement that any person can protest the proposed issuance
of the annual activity license.
(5) A statement that the commission shall hold a public hearing
if ten (10) written and signed protest letters are received by the
commission.
(6) The address of the commission where correspondence
concerning the application may be sent.
(d) If the commission receives at least ten (10) protest letters, the
commission shall hold a public hearing in accordance with IC 5-14-1.5.
The commission shall issue a license or deny the application not later
than sixty (60) days after the date of the public hearing.
(e) The commission may hold a public hearing for the reissuance of
an annual activity license to conduct annual bingo events or casino
game night card, dice, and roulette games event activities if at least
one (1) of the following conditions is met:
(1) An applicant has been cited for a violation of law or a rule of
the commission.
(2) The commission receives at least ten (10) protest letters
concerning the qualified organization's bingo operation.
(3) A public hearing is considered necessary by the commission.
SECTION 9. IC 4-32.3-4-16, AS ADDED BY P.L.188-2019,
SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 16. (a) This section applies only to a qualified
organization that is a bona fide veterans organization.
(b) The commission may issue a three (3) year charity gaming
license, for any license issued under this chapter, to a qualified
organization if:
(1) the provisions of this section are satisfied; and
(2) for each license held by the qualified organization, the
organization:
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(A) submits a report to the commission that includes:
(i) information described in section 15(b)(1) through
15(b)(7) of this chapter;
(ii) a financial report; and
(iii) a gross receipts report; and
(B) pays the applicable fees under IC 4-32.3-6-3.
(c) A license issued under this section authorizes a qualified
organization to conduct any of the following allowable events:
(1) A bingo event.
(2) A casino game night. card, dice, and roulette games event.
(3) A raffle.
(4) A festival.
(5) A sale of pull tabs, punchboards, or tip boards.
(6) Other gambling activities authorized under section 11 of this
chapter.
(d) A license issued under this section:
(1) must state the expiration date of the license; and
(2) may be reissued after the expiration of the three (3) year
period upon the submission of an application for reissuance on the
form established by the commission and upon the licensee's
payment of a fee in the amount set by IC 4-32.3-6-7.5.".
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"SECTION 11. IC 4-32.3-5-5, AS ADDED BY P.L.58-2019,
SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5. (a) A qualified organization shall maintain and
submit to the commission accurate records of all financial aspects of an
allowable event as set forth in rules adopted by the commission under
IC 4-22-2. A qualified organization shall make accurate reports of all
financial aspects of an allowable activity to the commission within the
time established by the commission as set forth in rules adopted by the
commission under IC 4-22-2.
(b) Except for a candidate's committee, a convention license, and an
exempt event, a qualified organization shall deposit funds received
from an allowable activity in a separate and segregated account set up
for that purpose.
(c) A qualified organization conducting a bingo event or raffle under
an annual affiliate license shall deposit the funds received from each
activity conducted by its separate Indiana affiliates into a single
account maintained by a financial institution physically located in
Indiana. All expenses of the qualified organization with respect to an
allowable activity shall be paid from the separate account.
(d) The commission may require a qualified organization to submit
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any records maintained under this section for an independent audit by
a certified public accountant selected by the commission. A qualified
organization must bear the cost of any audit required under this section.
(e) A bona fide veterans organization holding a three (3) year
charity gaming license issued under IC 4-32.3-4-16 must submit the
following to the commission before the annual anniversary date of the
issuance of the three (3) year charity gaming license:
(1) An event summary for each allowable event conducted under
the license.
(2) An annual financial report.
(3) An annual gross receipts report.
(f) Notwithstanding subsection (d), a qualified organization:
(1) that conducts bingo events or card, dice, and roulette
games events; and
(2) with annual gross receipts of one million dollars
($1,000,000) in at least one (1) of the two (2) years prior to the
year in which the qualified organization's charity gaming
license will expire;
shall submit any records maintained under this section for an
independent audit by a certified public accountant selected by the
qualified organization. A qualified organization shall submit the
results of the independent audit to the commission as part of the
qualified organization's application for renewal. The commission
and a qualified organization may agree on a deadline for
submission of the independent audit after the deadline for the
qualified organization's application for renewal.
SECTION 12. IC 4-32.3-5-11, AS AMENDED BY P.L.145-2021,
SECTION 7, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 11. (a) Except as provided in subsections (c)
through (e), an operator or a worker may not directly or indirectly
participate, other than in a capacity as an operator or a worker, in an
allowable activity that the operator or worker is conducting.
(b) A patron at a casino game night card, dice, and roulette games
event may deal the cards in a card game if:
(1) the card game in which the patron deals the cards is a
qualified card game;
(2) the patron deals the cards in the manner required in the
ordinary course of the qualified card game; and
(3) the qualified card game is played under the supervision of the
qualified organization conducting the casino game night card,
dice, and roulette games event in accordance with section 12 of
this chapter (in the case of a game of Texas hold'em poker or
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Omaha poker) and any rules adopted by the commission.
A patron who deals the cards in a qualified card game conducted under
this subsection is not considered a worker or an operator for purposes
of this article.
(c) A worker at a festival event may participate as a player in any
gaming activity offered at the festival event except as follows:
(1) A worker may not participate in any game during the time in
which the worker is conducting or helping to conduct the game.
(2) A worker who conducts or helps to conduct a pull tab,
punchboard, or tip board event during a festival event may not
participate as a player in a pull tab, punchboard, or tip board
event conducted on the same calendar day.
(d) A worker at a bingo event:
(1) whose duties are limited to:
(A) selling bingo supplies;
(B) selling tickets for a raffle conducted at the bingo event; or
(C) the duties described in both clauses (A) and (B);
(2) who has completed all of the worker's duties before the start
of the first bingo game of the bingo event; and
(3) who is not engaged as a worker at any other time during the
bingo event;
may participate as a player in any gaming activity offered at the bingo
event following the completion of the worker's duties at the bingo
event.
(e) A worker at a raffle conducted by a qualified organization may
purchase a raffle ticket for a particular drawing at the raffle, subject to
the following restrictions:
(1) The worker may not purchase a raffle ticket from himself or
herself.
(2) The worker may not participate in the drawing of a winner.
SECTION 13. IC 4-32.3-5-12, AS ADDED BY P.L.58-2019,
SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 12. The following rules apply when a patron at a
casino game night card, dice, and roulette games event deals the
cards in a game of Texas hold'em poker or Omaha poker under section
11(b) of this chapter:
(1) Patrons may take turns dealing, but a patron may not play in
a hand for which the patron deals the cards.
(2) The dealer shall submit the deck of cards to be cut to the
nearest player to the right of the dealer.
(3) A blank card must be at the bottom of the deck of cards.
(4) The operator or a worker shall deal the cards at the final table
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of a tournament.
SECTION 14. IC 4-32.3-5-24 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 24. (a) A worker or operator
conducting or assisting in the conduct of a:
(1) bingo event;
(2) card, dice, and roulette games event; or
(3) festival event;
must wear a legible identification card on the individual's clothing.
(b) The identification card required under subsection (a) must
include:
(1) the person's first and last name; and
(2) the name of the qualified organization licensed to conduct
the event.".
Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
and when so amended that said bill do pass.
(Reference is to SB 108 as introduced.)
ALTING, Chairperson
Committee Vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0.
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