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Indiana Senate Bill SB0108

Indiana 2025 Regular Session

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1+*ES0108.1*
2+April 1, 2025
3+ENGROSSED
4+SENATE BILL No. 108
5+_____
6+DIGEST OF SB 108 (Updated April 1, 2025 9:50 am - DI 137)
7+Citations Affected: IC 4-32.3; noncode.
8+Synopsis: Charity gaming. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2026,
9+a facility or location may not be used for the purpose of conducting a
10+bingo event or a casino game night on more than three calendar days
11+per calendar week. Provides that a qualified organization may use the
12+net proceeds from an allowable activity for any lawful purpose.
13+Requires a qualified organization with an adjusted gross revenue with
14+annual gross receipts of $1,000,000 or more from casino game night
15+activities to submit its records for an independent audit as part of its
16+application for renewal. Requires a worker or operator conducting or
17+assisting in the conducting of a casino game night to wear an
18+identification card. Allows a qualified organization to conduct an
19+electronic raffle, subject to certain requirements.
20+Effective: July 1, 2025.
21+Alting, Walker K, Jackson L,
22+Niezgodski
23+(HOUSE SPONSOR — MANNING)
24+January 8, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Public Policy.
25+February 13, 2025, amended, reported favorably — Do Pass.
26+February 17, 2025, read second time, amended, ordered engrossed.
27+February 18, 2025, engrossed. Read third time, passed. Yeas 39, nays 10.
28+HOUSE ACTION
29+March 3, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Public Policy.
30+April 1, 2025, amended, reported — Do Pass.
31+ES 108—LS 6478/DI 137 April 1, 2025
132 First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
233 PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
334 Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
435 additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
536 Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
637 provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
738 word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
839 a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
940 Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
1041 between statutes enacted by the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
11-SENATE ENROLLED ACT No. 108
12-AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning gaming.
42+ENGROSSED
43+SENATE BILL No. 108
44+A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
45+gaming.
1346 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
14-SECTION 1. IC 4-32.3-2-12, AS ADDED BY P.L.58-2019,
47+1 SECTION 1. IC 4-32.3-2-12, AS ADDED BY P.L.58-2019,
48+2 SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
49+3 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 12. (a) "Casino game night" means an event in
50+4 which wagers are placed upon the following permitted games of chance
51+5 through the use of imitation money:
52+6 (1) A card game approved by the commission.
53+7 (2) A dice game approved by the commission.
54+8 (3) A roulette wheel approved by the commission.
55+9 (4) A spindle approved by the commission.
56+10 (b) The term does not include an event at which wagers are placed
57+11 upon any of the following:
58+12 (1) Bookmaking.
59+13 (2) A slot machine.
60+14 (3) A one-ball machine or a variant of a one-ball machine.
61+15 (4) A pinball machine that awards anything other than an
62+16 immediate and unrecorded right of replay.
63+17 (5) A policy or numbers game.
64+ES 108—LS 6478/DI 137 2
65+1 (6) A banking or percentage game played with cards or counters,
66+2 including the acceptance of a fixed share of the stakes in a game.
67+3 (7) An electronic pull tab game.
68+4 SECTION 2. IC 4-32.3-3-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.93-2024,
69+5 SECTION 29, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
70+6 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. The commission shall adopt rules under
71+7 IC 4-22-2 for the following purposes:
72+8 (1) Administering this article.
73+9 (2) Establishing the conditions under which charity gaming in
74+10 Indiana may be conducted, including the manner in which a
75+11 qualified organization may supervise a qualified card game
76+12 conducted under IC 4-32.3-5-11(b).
77+13 (3) Providing for the prevention of practices detrimental to the
78+14 public interest and providing for the best interests of charity
79+15 gaming.
80+16 (4) Establishing rules concerning inspection of qualified
81+17 organizations and the review of the licenses necessary to conduct
82+18 charity gaming.
83+19 (5) Imposing penalties for noncriminal violations of this article.
84+20 (6) Establishing standards for independent audits conducted under
85+21 IC 4-32.3-5-5(d).
86+22 (7) Establishing standards to receive commission approval of
87+23 an electronic raffle software system, web application, method,
88+24 or process.
89+25 (8) Requiring the operator or payment processor of an
90+26 electronic raffle software system, web application, method, or
91+27 process to submit to:
92+28 (A) certification by an independent gaming testing
93+29 laboratory or other testing process that the electronic
94+30 raffle software system, web application, method, or process
95+31 meets the standards for required technical specifications
96+32 adopted by the commission;
97+33 (B) age and identity verification requirements; and
98+34 (C) geolocation requirements.
99+35 SECTION 3. IC 4-32.3-4-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.145-2021,
100+36 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
101+37 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5. (a) The commission may issue an annual
102+38 activity license to a qualified organization if the qualified organization:
103+39 (1) meets the requirements of this section;
104+40 (2) submits an application; and
105+41 (3) pays a fee set by the commission under IC 4-32.3-6.
106+42 (b) The following information must be included in an annual
107+ES 108—LS 6478/DI 137 3
108+1 activity license:
109+2 (1) Whether the qualified organization is authorized to conduct
110+3 bingo, pull tabs, punchboards, tip boards, or raffle activities on
111+4 more than one (1) occasion during a one (1) year period.
112+5 (2) The location of the allowable activities.
113+6 (3) The expiration date of the license.
114+7 (c) A qualified organization may conduct casino game night
115+8 activities under an annual activity license if the requirements of
116+9 subsections (a) and (b) are met, and:
117+10 (1) the organization is a qualified veteran organization or fraternal
118+11 organization; and
119+12 (2) the annual activity license requires that a facility or location
120+13 may not be used for purposes of conducting an annual casino
121+14 game night activity on more than three (3) calendar days per
122+15 calendar week regardless of the number of qualified organizations
123+16 conducting annual casino night activities at the facility or
124+17 location.
125+18 (d) An annual activity license may be reissued annually upon the
126+19 submission of an application for reissuance on a form prescribed by the
127+20 commission after the qualified organization has paid the fee under
128+21 IC 4-32.3-6.
129+22 (e) Beginning January 1, 2026, a facility or location may not be
130+23 used for the purpose of conducting a bingo event or a casino game
131+24 night on more than three (3) calendar days per calendar week,
132+25 regardless of the number of qualified organizations conducting
133+26 allowable events at the facility or location.
134+27 SECTION 4. IC 4-32.3-5-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.145-2021,
135+28 SECTION 5, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
136+29 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. (a) All net proceeds from an allowable activity
137+30 and related activities may be used only for the any lawful purposes
138+31 purpose of the qualified organization. including the:
139+32 (1) repair;
140+33 (2) maintenance; or
141+34 (3) improvement;
142+35 of owned real property used for the lawful purposes of the qualified
143+36 organization.
144+37 (b) To determine the net proceeds from an allowable activity, a
145+38 qualified organization shall subtract the following from the gross
146+39 receipts received from the allowable activity:
147+40 (1) An amount equal to the total value of the prizes awarded at the
148+41 allowable activity.
149+42 (2) The sum of the purchase prices paid for licensed supplies
150+ES 108—LS 6478/DI 137 4
151+1 dispensed at the allowable activity.
152+2 (3) An amount equal to the qualified organization's license fees
153+3 attributable to the allowable activity.
154+4 (4) An amount equal to the advertising expenses incurred by the
155+5 qualified organization to promote the allowable activity.
156+6 (5) An amount not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200) per day
157+7 for rent paid for facilities leased for an allowable activity.
158+8 SECTION 5. IC 4-32.3-5-5, AS ADDED BY P.L.58-2019,
159+9 SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
160+10 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5. (a) A qualified organization shall maintain and
161+11 submit to the commission accurate records of all financial aspects of an
162+12 allowable event as set forth in rules adopted by the commission under
163+13 IC 4-22-2. A qualified organization shall make accurate reports of all
164+14 financial aspects of an allowable activity to the commission within the
165+15 time established by the commission as set forth in rules adopted by the
166+16 commission under IC 4-22-2.
167+17 (b) Except for a candidate's committee, a convention license, and an
168+18 exempt event, a qualified organization shall deposit funds received
169+19 from an allowable activity in a separate and segregated account set up
170+20 for that purpose.
171+21 (c) A qualified organization conducting a bingo event or raffle under
172+22 an annual affiliate license shall deposit the funds received from each
173+23 activity conducted by its separate Indiana affiliates into a single
174+24 account maintained by a financial institution physically located in
175+25 Indiana. All expenses of the qualified organization with respect to an
176+26 allowable activity shall be paid from the separate account.
177+27 (d) The commission may require a qualified organization to submit
178+28 any records maintained under this section for an independent audit by
179+29 a certified public accountant selected by the commission. A qualified
180+30 organization must bear the cost of any audit required under this section.
181+31 (e) A bona fide veterans organization holding a three (3) year
182+32 charity gaming license issued under IC 4-32.3-4-16 must submit the
183+33 following to the commission before the annual anniversary date of the
184+34 issuance of the three (3) year charity gaming license:
185+35 (1) An event summary for each allowable event conducted under
186+36 the license.
187+37 (2) An annual financial report.
188+38 (3) An annual gross receipts report.
189+39 (f) Notwithstanding subsection (d), a qualified organization that:
190+40 (1) conducts casino game night activities; and
191+41 (2) has an adjusted gross revenue with annual gross receipts
192+42 of over one million dollars ($1,000,000) from casino game
193+ES 108—LS 6478/DI 137 5
194+1 night activities for the purpose of the license fee assessed
195+2 under IC 4-32.3-6-7 or IC 4-32.3-6-7.5;
196+3 shall submit any records maintained under this section related to
197+4 the year described in subdivision (2) for an independent audit by
198+5 a certified public accountant selected by the qualified organization.
199+6 A qualified organization shall submit the results of the independent
200+7 audit to the commission not later than ninety (90) days after the
201+8 qualified organization pays the license fee assessed under
202+9 IC 4-32.3-6-7 or IC 4-32.3-6-7.5 as part of the qualified
203+10 organization's application for renewal. The commission and a
204+11 qualified organization may agree on an extension to the deadline
205+12 to submit the independent audit.
206+13 SECTION 6. IC 4-32.3-5-23, AS AMENDED BY P.L.114-2023,
207+14 SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
208+15 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 23. (a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c), a
209+16 qualified organization may accept credit cards at an allowable activity
210+17 for the purchase of:
211+18 (1) food and beverages;
212+19 (2) merchandise; and
213+20 (3) retail goods and services offered at a benefit auction.
214+21 (b) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), a qualified
215+22 organization may not accept credit cards or extend credit to a player for
216+23 the purchase of:
217+24 (1) a chance to play any game of chance offered at an allowable
218+25 activity; or
219+26 (2) licensed supplies.
220+27 (c) A qualified organization, including a worker or volunteer ticket
221+28 agent assisting the qualified organization, may accept payment by
222+29 credit card for the purchase of a chance to enter a raffle or water race
223+30 at an allowable event if the payment is made face to face and not or on
224+31 the Internet.
225+32 (d) A qualified organization may accept payment by credit card for
226+33 the purchase of a chance to enter an allowable event if the allowable
227+34 event is conducted at a facility leased or owned by the capital
228+35 improvement board of managers created by IC 36-10-9.
229+36 SECTION 7. IC 4-32.3-5-24 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
230+37 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
231+38 1, 2025]: Sec. 24. (a) A worker or operator conducting or assisting
232+39 in the conduct of a casino game night must wear a legible
233+40 identification card on the individual's clothing.
234+41 (b) The identification card required under subsection (a) must
235+42 include:
236+ES 108—LS 6478/DI 137 6
237+1 (1) the person's first and last name; and
238+2 (2) the name of the qualified organization licensed to conduct
239+3 the event.
240+4 SECTION 8. IC 4-32.3-5-24.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
241+5 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
242+6 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 24.5. (a) An electronic raffle
243+7 software system, web application, method, or process must be
244+8 approved by the commission.
245+9 (b) A qualified organization may use an electronic raffle
246+10 software system, web application, method, or process approved by
247+11 the commission to offer the purchase of a chance to win a raffle
248+12 and to determine a winner or winners of a raffle if the qualified
249+13 organization:
250+14 (1) employs a method to detect the physical location of an
251+15 individual who purchases a chance to win the raffle;
252+16 (2) employs a method to verify that an individual who
253+17 purchases a chance to win the raffle is at least eighteen (18)
254+18 years of age; and
255+19 (3) does not violate Subchapter IV of Chapter 53 of Title 31 of
256+20 the United States Code.
257+21 (c) A qualified organization may not accept payment for a
258+22 chance to win a raffle conducted under subsection (b) from an
259+23 individual who is located outside of Indiana.
260+24 (d) A qualified organization must determine the winner or
261+25 winners of a raffle conducted under subsection (b) at a live and
262+26 in-person event.
263+27 SECTION 9. [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025] (a) 68 IAC 21-8-13 is
264+28 void. The publisher of the Indiana Administrative Code and
265+29 Indiana Register shall remove this section from the Indiana
266+30 Administrative Code.
267+31 (b) This SECTION expires July 1, 2026.
268+ES 108—LS 6478/DI 137 7
269+COMMITTEE REPORT
270+Mr. President: The Senate Committee on Public Policy, to which
271+was referred Senate Bill No. 108, has had the same under consideration
272+and begs leave to report the same back to the Senate with the
273+recommendation that said bill be AMENDED as follows:
274+Page 1, between the enacting clause and line 1, begin a new
275+paragraph and insert:
276+"SECTION 1. IC 4-32.3-1-3, AS ADDED BY P.L.58-2019,
277+SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
278+JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. A bingo event, casino game night, card, dice,
279+and roulette games event, raffle, festival, or other charity gambling
280+activity is not allowed in Indiana unless it is conducted by a qualified
281+organization in accordance with this article.
282+SECTION 2. IC 4-32.3-2-2, AS ADDED BY P.L.58-2019,
283+SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
284+JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. "Allowable event" means:
285+(1) a bingo event;
286+(2) a casino game night; card, dice, and roulette games event;
287+(3) a raffle;
288+(4) a festival;
289+(5) a sale of pull tabs, punchboards, or tip boards; or
290+(6) a gambling activity under IC 4-32.3-4-11;
291+conducted by a qualified organization in accordance with this article
292+and rules adopted by the commission under this article.
293+SECTION 3. IC 4-32.3-2-12, AS ADDED BY P.L.58-2019,
294+SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
295+JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 12. (a) "Casino game night" "Card, dice, and
296+roulette games event" means an event in which wagers are placed
297+upon the following permitted games of chance through the use of
298+imitation money:
299+(1) A card game approved by the commission.
300+(2) A dice game approved by the commission.
301+(3) A roulette wheel approved by the commission.
302+(4) A spindle approved by the commission.
303+(b) The term does not include an event at which wagers are placed
304+upon any of the following:
305+(1) Bookmaking.
306+(2) A slot machine.
307+(3) A one-ball machine or a variant of a one-ball machine.
308+(4) A pinball machine that awards anything other than an
309+immediate and unrecorded right of replay.
310+ES 108—LS 6478/DI 137 8
311+(5) A policy or numbers game.
312+(6) A banking or percentage game played with cards or counters,
313+including the acceptance of a fixed share of the stakes in a game.
314+SECTION 4. IC 4-32.3-4-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.145-2021,
315+SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
316+JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5. (a) The commission may issue an annual
317+activity license to a qualified organization if the qualified organization:
318+(1) meets the requirements of this section;
319+(2) submits an application; and
320+(3) pays a fee set by the commission under IC 4-32.3-6.
321+(b) The following information must be included in an annual
322+activity license:
323+(1) Whether the qualified organization is authorized to conduct
324+bingo, pull tabs, punchboards, tip boards, or raffle activities on
325+more than one (1) occasion during a one (1) year period.
326+(2) The location of the allowable activities.
327+(3) The expiration date of the license.
328+(c) A qualified organization may conduct casino game night card,
329+dice, and roulette games event activities under an annual activity
330+license if the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) are met, and:
331+(1) the organization is a qualified veteran organization or fraternal
332+organization; and
333+(2) the annual activity license requires that a facility or location
334+may not be used for purposes of conducting an annual casino
335+game night activity card, dice, and roulette games event on
336+more than three (3) calendar days per calendar week regardless of
337+the number of qualified organizations conducting annual casino
338+night activities at the facility or location.
339+(d) An annual activity license may be reissued annually upon the
340+submission of an application for reissuance on a form prescribed by the
341+commission after the qualified organization has paid the fee under
342+IC 4-32.3-6.
343+(e) Beginning January 1, 2026, a facility or location may not be
344+used for the purpose of conducting a bingo event or a card, dice,
345+and roulette games event on more than three (3) calendar days per
346+calendar week, regardless of the number of qualified organizations
347+conducting allowable events at the facility or location.
348+SECTION 5. IC 4-32.3-4-5.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.145-2021,
349+SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
350+JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5.5. (a) The commission may issue an annual
351+activity license to a bona fide civic organization for casino game night
352+card, dice, and roulette games event activities if:
353+ES 108—LS 6478/DI 137 9
354+(1) the requirements of section 5(a) and 5(b) of this chapter are
355+met;
356+(2) not more than three (3) qualified organizations in the county
357+where the bona fide civic organization operates currently possess
358+an annual activity license for casino game night card, dice, and
359+roulette games event activities; and
360+(3) the bona fide civic organization owns or leases a standalone
361+building where the casino game night card, dice, and roulette
362+games event activities will be conducted.
363+(b) The number of bona fide civic organizations holding a license
364+issued under this section in a particular county may not exceed one (1).
365+In determining whether to grant a license under this section to a bona
366+fide civic organization, the commission shall consider:
367+(1) the character and reputation of the bona fide civic organization
368+in furthering its charitable purpose; and
369+(2) the bona fide civic organization's experience with and
370+compliance in casino game night card, dice, and roulette games
371+event activities.
372+If more than one (1) otherwise qualified bona fide civic organization
373+applies for a license under this section, the commission may award the
374+license based on a random drawing.
375+(c) A license issued under this section to a bona fide civic
376+organization described in subsection (a) is valid for a period of two (2)
377+years, subject to ongoing compliance with this article and commission
378+rules.
379+SECTION 6. IC 4-32.3-4-6, AS ADDED BY P.L.58-2019,
380+SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
381+JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 6. (a) The commission may issue a single activity
382+license to a qualified organization if the qualified organization:
383+(1) submits an application; and
384+(2) pays the required fees under IC 4-32.3-6.
385+(b) A single activity license:
386+(1) may authorize:
387+(A) bingo;
388+(B) a casino game night; card, dice, and roulette games
389+event; or
390+(C) a raffle;
391+at one (1) specific time and location;
392+(2) must state the:
393+(A) date;
394+(B) beginning times; and
395+(C) ending times;
396+ES 108—LS 6478/DI 137 10
397+of the authorized single activity; and
398+(3) may authorize a qualified organization to sell pull tabs,
399+punchboards, and tip boards.
400+SECTION 7. IC 4-32.3-4-11, AS AMENDED BY P.L.145-2021,
401+SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
402+JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 11. (a) This section applies to a gambling activity
403+other than a bingo event, casino game night, card, dice, and roulette
404+games event, festival, pull tabs, punchboards, tip boards, or raffle.
405+(b) The commission may issue a single activity license or an annual
406+activity license to conduct a gambling activity approved by the
407+commission to a qualified organization upon the organization's
408+submission of an application and payment of applicable fees under
409+IC 4-32.3-6.
410+(c) A single activity license may:
411+(1) authorize the qualified organization to conduct the gambling
412+event at only one (1) time and location; and
413+(2) state the date, beginning and ending times, and location of the
414+gambling event.
415+(d) An annual activity license:
416+(1) may authorize the qualified organization to conduct the
417+activity on more than one (1) occasion during a period of one (1)
418+year;
419+(2) must state the locations of the permitted activities;
420+(3) must state the expiration date of the license; and
421+(4) may be reissued annually upon the submission of an
422+application for reissuance on the form prescribed by the
423+commission and upon the qualified organization's payment of the
424+applicable fees under IC 4-32.3-6.
425+(e) The commission may impose any condition upon a qualified
426+organization that is issued a license to conduct a gambling activity
427+under this section.
428+SECTION 8. IC 4-32.3-4-13, AS ADDED BY P.L.58-2019,
429+SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
430+JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 13. (a) The commission may hold a public hearing
431+to obtain input on the proposed issuance of an annual activity license
432+to an applicant that is applying to conduct annual bingo events or
433+casino game night card, dice, and roulette games event activities that
434+has never previously held a license to conduct such activities under this
435+article.
436+(b) A qualified organization that applies for an initial annual activity
437+license to conduct annual bingo events or casino game night card,
438+dice, and roulette games event activities shall publish notice that the
439+ES 108—LS 6478/DI 137 11
440+application has been filed by publication at least one (1) time in one (1)
441+newspaper in the county where the allowable activity will be
442+conducted.
443+(c) The notification required by subsection (b) must contain the
444+following:
445+(1) The name of the qualified organization and the fact that it has
446+applied for an annual activity license to conduct annual bingo
447+events or casino game night card, dice, and roulette games
448+event activities.
449+(2) The location where the activities will be held.
450+(3) The names of the operator and officers of the qualified
451+organization.
452+(4) A statement that any person can protest the proposed issuance
453+of the annual activity license.
454+(5) A statement that the commission shall hold a public hearing
455+if ten (10) written and signed protest letters are received by the
456+commission.
457+(6) The address of the commission where correspondence
458+concerning the application may be sent.
459+(d) If the commission receives at least ten (10) protest letters, the
460+commission shall hold a public hearing in accordance with IC 5-14-1.5.
461+The commission shall issue a license or deny the application not later
462+than sixty (60) days after the date of the public hearing.
463+(e) The commission may hold a public hearing for the reissuance of
464+an annual activity license to conduct annual bingo events or casino
465+game night card, dice, and roulette games event activities if at least
466+one (1) of the following conditions is met:
467+(1) An applicant has been cited for a violation of law or a rule of
468+the commission.
469+(2) The commission receives at least ten (10) protest letters
470+concerning the qualified organization's bingo operation.
471+(3) A public hearing is considered necessary by the commission.
472+SECTION 9. IC 4-32.3-4-16, AS ADDED BY P.L.188-2019,
473+SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
474+JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 16. (a) This section applies only to a qualified
475+organization that is a bona fide veterans organization.
476+(b) The commission may issue a three (3) year charity gaming
477+license, for any license issued under this chapter, to a qualified
478+organization if:
479+(1) the provisions of this section are satisfied; and
480+(2) for each license held by the qualified organization, the
481+organization:
482+ES 108—LS 6478/DI 137 12
483+(A) submits a report to the commission that includes:
484+(i) information described in section 15(b)(1) through
485+15(b)(7) of this chapter;
486+(ii) a financial report; and
487+(iii) a gross receipts report; and
488+(B) pays the applicable fees under IC 4-32.3-6-3.
489+(c) A license issued under this section authorizes a qualified
490+organization to conduct any of the following allowable events:
491+(1) A bingo event.
492+(2) A casino game night. card, dice, and roulette games event.
493+(3) A raffle.
494+(4) A festival.
495+(5) A sale of pull tabs, punchboards, or tip boards.
496+(6) Other gambling activities authorized under section 11 of this
497+chapter.
498+(d) A license issued under this section:
499+(1) must state the expiration date of the license; and
500+(2) may be reissued after the expiration of the three (3) year
501+period upon the submission of an application for reissuance on the
502+form established by the commission and upon the licensee's
503+payment of a fee in the amount set by IC 4-32.3-6-7.5.".
504+Page 2, between lines 6 and 7, begin a new paragraph and insert:
505+"SECTION 11. IC 4-32.3-5-5, AS ADDED BY P.L.58-2019,
506+SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
507+JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5. (a) A qualified organization shall maintain and
508+submit to the commission accurate records of all financial aspects of an
509+allowable event as set forth in rules adopted by the commission under
510+IC 4-22-2. A qualified organization shall make accurate reports of all
511+financial aspects of an allowable activity to the commission within the
512+time established by the commission as set forth in rules adopted by the
513+commission under IC 4-22-2.
514+(b) Except for a candidate's committee, a convention license, and an
515+exempt event, a qualified organization shall deposit funds received
516+from an allowable activity in a separate and segregated account set up
517+for that purpose.
518+(c) A qualified organization conducting a bingo event or raffle under
519+an annual affiliate license shall deposit the funds received from each
520+activity conducted by its separate Indiana affiliates into a single
521+account maintained by a financial institution physically located in
522+Indiana. All expenses of the qualified organization with respect to an
523+allowable activity shall be paid from the separate account.
524+(d) The commission may require a qualified organization to submit
525+ES 108—LS 6478/DI 137 13
526+any records maintained under this section for an independent audit by
527+a certified public accountant selected by the commission. A qualified
528+organization must bear the cost of any audit required under this section.
529+(e) A bona fide veterans organization holding a three (3) year
530+charity gaming license issued under IC 4-32.3-4-16 must submit the
531+following to the commission before the annual anniversary date of the
532+issuance of the three (3) year charity gaming license:
533+(1) An event summary for each allowable event conducted under
534+the license.
535+(2) An annual financial report.
536+(3) An annual gross receipts report.
537+(f) Notwithstanding subsection (d), a qualified organization:
538+(1) that conducts bingo events or card, dice, and roulette
539+games events; and
540+(2) with annual gross receipts of one million dollars
541+($1,000,000) in at least one (1) of the two (2) years prior to the
542+year in which the qualified organization's charity gaming
543+license will expire;
544+shall submit any records maintained under this section for an
545+independent audit by a certified public accountant selected by the
546+qualified organization. A qualified organization shall submit the
547+results of the independent audit to the commission as part of the
548+qualified organization's application for renewal. The commission
549+and a qualified organization may agree on a deadline for
550+submission of the independent audit after the deadline for the
551+qualified organization's application for renewal.
552+SECTION 12. IC 4-32.3-5-11, AS AMENDED BY P.L.145-2021,
553+SECTION 7, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
554+JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 11. (a) Except as provided in subsections (c)
555+through (e), an operator or a worker may not directly or indirectly
556+participate, other than in a capacity as an operator or a worker, in an
557+allowable activity that the operator or worker is conducting.
558+(b) A patron at a casino game night card, dice, and roulette games
559+event may deal the cards in a card game if:
560+(1) the card game in which the patron deals the cards is a
561+qualified card game;
562+(2) the patron deals the cards in the manner required in the
563+ordinary course of the qualified card game; and
564+(3) the qualified card game is played under the supervision of the
565+qualified organization conducting the casino game night card,
566+dice, and roulette games event in accordance with section 12 of
567+this chapter (in the case of a game of Texas hold'em poker or
568+ES 108—LS 6478/DI 137 14
569+Omaha poker) and any rules adopted by the commission.
570+A patron who deals the cards in a qualified card game conducted under
571+this subsection is not considered a worker or an operator for purposes
572+of this article.
573+(c) A worker at a festival event may participate as a player in any
574+gaming activity offered at the festival event except as follows:
575+(1) A worker may not participate in any game during the time in
576+which the worker is conducting or helping to conduct the game.
577+(2) A worker who conducts or helps to conduct a pull tab,
578+punchboard, or tip board event during a festival event may not
579+participate as a player in a pull tab, punchboard, or tip board
580+event conducted on the same calendar day.
581+(d) A worker at a bingo event:
582+(1) whose duties are limited to:
583+(A) selling bingo supplies;
584+(B) selling tickets for a raffle conducted at the bingo event; or
585+(C) the duties described in both clauses (A) and (B);
586+(2) who has completed all of the worker's duties before the start
587+of the first bingo game of the bingo event; and
588+(3) who is not engaged as a worker at any other time during the
589+bingo event;
590+may participate as a player in any gaming activity offered at the bingo
591+event following the completion of the worker's duties at the bingo
592+event.
593+(e) A worker at a raffle conducted by a qualified organization may
594+purchase a raffle ticket for a particular drawing at the raffle, subject to
595+the following restrictions:
596+(1) The worker may not purchase a raffle ticket from himself or
597+herself.
598+(2) The worker may not participate in the drawing of a winner.
599+SECTION 13. IC 4-32.3-5-12, AS ADDED BY P.L.58-2019,
600+SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
601+JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 12. The following rules apply when a patron at a
602+casino game night card, dice, and roulette games event deals the
603+cards in a game of Texas hold'em poker or Omaha poker under section
604+11(b) of this chapter:
605+(1) Patrons may take turns dealing, but a patron may not play in
606+a hand for which the patron deals the cards.
607+(2) The dealer shall submit the deck of cards to be cut to the
608+nearest player to the right of the dealer.
609+(3) A blank card must be at the bottom of the deck of cards.
610+(4) The operator or a worker shall deal the cards at the final table
611+ES 108—LS 6478/DI 137 15
612+of a tournament.
613+SECTION 14. IC 4-32.3-5-24 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
614+CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
615+[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 24. (a) A worker or operator
616+conducting or assisting in the conduct of a:
617+(1) bingo event;
618+(2) card, dice, and roulette games event; or
619+(3) festival event;
620+must wear a legible identification card on the individual's clothing.
621+(b) The identification card required under subsection (a) must
622+include:
623+(1) the person's first and last name; and
624+(2) the name of the qualified organization licensed to conduct
625+the event.".
626+Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
627+and when so amended that said bill do pass.
628+(Reference is to SB 108 as introduced.)
629+ALTING, Chairperson
630+Committee Vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0.
631+_____
632+SENATE MOTION
633+Mr. President: I move that Senate Bill 108 be amended to read as
634+follows:
635+Page 2, between lines 20 and 21, begin a new line block indented
636+and insert:
637+"(7) An electronic pull tab game.".
638+(Reference is to SB 108 as printed February 14, 2025.)
639+WALKER K
640+ES 108—LS 6478/DI 137 16
641+COMMITTEE REPORT
642+Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Public Policy, to which was
643+referred Senate Bill 108, has had the same under consideration and
644+begs leave to report the same back to the House with the
645+recommendation that said bill be amended as follows:
646+Page 1, delete lines 1 through 17, begin a new paragraph and insert:
647+"SECTION 1. IC 4-32.3-2-12, AS ADDED BY P.L.58-2019,
15648 SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
16649 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 12. (a) "Casino game night" means an event in
17650 which wagers are placed upon the following permitted games of chance
18651 through the use of imitation money:
19652 (1) A card game approved by the commission.
20653 (2) A dice game approved by the commission.
21654 (3) A roulette wheel approved by the commission.
22655 (4) A spindle approved by the commission.
23656 (b) The term does not include an event at which wagers are placed
24657 upon any of the following:
25658 (1) Bookmaking.
26659 (2) A slot machine.
27660 (3) A one-ball machine or a variant of a one-ball machine.
28661 (4) A pinball machine that awards anything other than an
29662 immediate and unrecorded right of replay.
30663 (5) A policy or numbers game.
31664 (6) A banking or percentage game played with cards or counters,
32665 including the acceptance of a fixed share of the stakes in a game.
33666 (7) An electronic pull tab game.
34667 SECTION 2. IC 4-32.3-3-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.93-2024,
35668 SECTION 29, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
36-SEA 108 — Concur 2
37669 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. The commission shall adopt rules under
38670 IC 4-22-2 for the following purposes:
39671 (1) Administering this article.
40672 (2) Establishing the conditions under which charity gaming in
41673 Indiana may be conducted, including the manner in which a
42674 qualified organization may supervise a qualified card game
43675 conducted under IC 4-32.3-5-11(b).
44676 (3) Providing for the prevention of practices detrimental to the
45677 public interest and providing for the best interests of charity
46678 gaming.
47679 (4) Establishing rules concerning inspection of qualified
48680 organizations and the review of the licenses necessary to conduct
49681 charity gaming.
682+ES 108—LS 6478/DI 137 17
50683 (5) Imposing penalties for noncriminal violations of this article.
51684 (6) Establishing standards for independent audits conducted under
52685 IC 4-32.3-5-5(d).
53686 (7) Establishing standards to receive commission approval of
54687 an electronic raffle software system, web application, method,
55688 or process.
56689 (8) Requiring the operator or payment processor of an
57690 electronic raffle software system, web application, method, or
58691 process to submit to:
59692 (A) certification by an independent gaming testing
60693 laboratory or other testing process that the electronic
61694 raffle software system, web application, method, or process
62695 meets the standards for required technical specifications
63696 adopted by the commission;
64697 (B) age and identity verification requirements; and
65698 (C) geolocation requirements.
66699 SECTION 3. IC 4-32.3-4-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.145-2021,
67700 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
68701 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5. (a) The commission may issue an annual
69702 activity license to a qualified organization if the qualified organization:
70703 (1) meets the requirements of this section;
71704 (2) submits an application; and
72705 (3) pays a fee set by the commission under IC 4-32.3-6.
73706 (b) The following information must be included in an annual
74707 activity license:
75708 (1) Whether the qualified organization is authorized to conduct
76709 bingo, pull tabs, punchboards, tip boards, or raffle activities on
77710 more than one (1) occasion during a one (1) year period.
78711 (2) The location of the allowable activities.
79-SEA 108 — Concur 3
80712 (3) The expiration date of the license.
81713 (c) A qualified organization may conduct casino game night
82714 activities under an annual activity license if the requirements of
83715 subsections (a) and (b) are met, and:
84716 (1) the organization is a qualified veteran organization or fraternal
85717 organization; and
86718 (2) the annual activity license requires that a facility or location
87719 may not be used for purposes of conducting an annual casino
88720 game night activity on more than three (3) calendar days per
89721 calendar week regardless of the number of qualified organizations
90722 conducting annual casino night activities at the facility or
91723 location.
92724 (d) An annual activity license may be reissued annually upon the
725+ES 108—LS 6478/DI 137 18
93726 submission of an application for reissuance on a form prescribed by the
94727 commission after the qualified organization has paid the fee under
95728 IC 4-32.3-6.
96729 (e) Beginning January 1, 2026, a facility or location may not be
97730 used for the purpose of conducting a bingo event or a casino game
98731 night on more than three (3) calendar days per calendar week,
99732 regardless of the number of qualified organizations conducting
100-allowable events at the facility or location.
101-SECTION 4. IC 4-32.3-5-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.145-2021,
102-SECTION 5, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
103-JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. (a) All net proceeds from an allowable activity
104-and related activities may be used only for the any lawful purposes
105-purpose of the qualified organization. including the:
106-(1) repair;
107-(2) maintenance; or
108-(3) improvement;
109-of owned real property used for the lawful purposes of the qualified
110-organization.
111-(b) To determine the net proceeds from an allowable activity, a
112-qualified organization shall subtract the following from the gross
113-receipts received from the allowable activity:
114-(1) An amount equal to the total value of the prizes awarded at the
115-allowable activity.
116-(2) The sum of the purchase prices paid for licensed supplies
117-dispensed at the allowable activity.
118-(3) An amount equal to the qualified organization's license fees
119-attributable to the allowable activity.
120-(4) An amount equal to the advertising expenses incurred by the
121-qualified organization to promote the allowable activity.
122-SEA 108 — Concur 4
123-(5) An amount not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200) per day
124-for rent paid for facilities leased for an allowable activity.
125-SECTION 5. IC 4-32.3-5-5, AS ADDED BY P.L.58-2019,
126-SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
127-JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5. (a) A qualified organization shall maintain and
128-submit to the commission accurate records of all financial aspects of an
129-allowable event as set forth in rules adopted by the commission under
130-IC 4-22-2. A qualified organization shall make accurate reports of all
131-financial aspects of an allowable activity to the commission within the
132-time established by the commission as set forth in rules adopted by the
133-commission under IC 4-22-2.
134-(b) Except for a candidate's committee, a convention license, and an
135-exempt event, a qualified organization shall deposit funds received
136-from an allowable activity in a separate and segregated account set up
137-for that purpose.
138-(c) A qualified organization conducting a bingo event or raffle under
139-an annual affiliate license shall deposit the funds received from each
140-activity conducted by its separate Indiana affiliates into a single
141-account maintained by a financial institution physically located in
142-Indiana. All expenses of the qualified organization with respect to an
143-allowable activity shall be paid from the separate account.
144-(d) The commission may require a qualified organization to submit
145-any records maintained under this section for an independent audit by
146-a certified public accountant selected by the commission. A qualified
147-organization must bear the cost of any audit required under this section.
148-(e) A bona fide veterans organization holding a three (3) year
149-charity gaming license issued under IC 4-32.3-4-16 must submit the
150-following to the commission before the annual anniversary date of the
151-issuance of the three (3) year charity gaming license:
152-(1) An event summary for each allowable event conducted under
153-the license.
154-(2) An annual financial report.
155-(3) An annual gross receipts report.
156-(f) Notwithstanding subsection (d), a qualified organization that:
733+allowable events at the facility or location.".
734+Delete pages 2 through 5.
735+Page 6, delete lines 1 through 39.
736+Page 8, delete lines 10 through 42, begin a new paragraph and
737+insert:
738+"(f) Notwithstanding subsection (d), a qualified organization
739+that:
157740 (1) conducts casino game night activities; and
158741 (2) has an adjusted gross revenue with annual gross receipts
159742 of over one million dollars ($1,000,000) from casino game
160743 night activities for the purpose of the license fee assessed
161744 under IC 4-32.3-6-7 or IC 4-32.3-6-7.5;
162745 shall submit any records maintained under this section related to
163746 the year described in subdivision (2) for an independent audit by
164747 a certified public accountant selected by the qualified organization.
165-SEA 108 — Concur 5
166748 A qualified organization shall submit the results of the independent
167749 audit to the commission not later than ninety (90) days after the
168750 qualified organization pays the license fee assessed under
169751 IC 4-32.3-6-7 or IC 4-32.3-6-7.5 as part of the qualified
170752 organization's application for renewal. The commission and a
171753 qualified organization may agree on an extension to the deadline
172-to submit the independent audit.
173-SECTION 6. IC 4-32.3-5-23, AS AMENDED BY P.L.114-2023,
754+to submit the independent audit.".
755+Page 9, delete lines 1 through 41, begin a new paragraph and insert:
756+"SECTION 6. IC 4-32.3-5-23, AS AMENDED BY P.L.114-2023,
174757 SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
175758 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 23. (a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c), a
176759 qualified organization may accept credit cards at an allowable activity
177760 for the purchase of:
178761 (1) food and beverages;
179762 (2) merchandise; and
180763 (3) retail goods and services offered at a benefit auction.
181764 (b) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), a qualified
182765 organization may not accept credit cards or extend credit to a player for
183766 the purchase of:
184767 (1) a chance to play any game of chance offered at an allowable
768+ES 108—LS 6478/DI 137 19
185769 activity; or
186770 (2) licensed supplies.
187771 (c) A qualified organization, including a worker or volunteer ticket
188772 agent assisting the qualified organization, may accept payment by
189773 credit card for the purchase of a chance to enter a raffle or water race
190774 at an allowable event if the payment is made face to face and not or on
191775 the Internet.
192776 (d) A qualified organization may accept payment by credit card for
193777 the purchase of a chance to enter an allowable event if the allowable
194778 event is conducted at a facility leased or owned by the capital
195-improvement board of managers created by IC 36-10-9.
196-SECTION 7. IC 4-32.3-5-24 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
197-AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
198-1, 2025]: Sec. 24. (a) A worker or operator conducting or assisting
199-in the conduct of a casino game night must wear a legible
200-identification card on the individual's clothing.
201-(b) The identification card required under subsection (a) must
202-include:
203-(1) the person's first and last name; and
204-(2) the name of the qualified organization licensed to conduct
205-the event.
206-SECTION 8. IC 4-32.3-5-24.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
779+improvement board of managers created by IC 36-10-9.".
780+Page 10, line 3, delete ":" and insert "casino game night".
781+Page 10, delete lines 4 through 6.
782+Page 10, run in lines 3 through 7.
783+Page 10, between lines 12 and 13, begin a new paragraph and insert:
784+"SECTION 8. IC 4-32.3-5-24.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
207785 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
208-SEA 108 — Concur 6
209786 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 24.5. (a) An electronic raffle
210787 software system, web application, method, or process must be
211788 approved by the commission.
212789 (b) A qualified organization may use an electronic raffle
213790 software system, web application, method, or process approved by
214791 the commission to offer the purchase of a chance to win a raffle
215792 and to determine a winner or winners of a raffle if the qualified
216793 organization:
217794 (1) employs a method to detect the physical location of an
218795 individual who purchases a chance to win the raffle;
219796 (2) employs a method to verify that an individual who
220797 purchases a chance to win the raffle is at least eighteen (18)
221798 years of age; and
222799 (3) does not violate Subchapter IV of Chapter 53 of Title 31 of
223800 the United States Code.
224801 (c) A qualified organization may not accept payment for a
225802 chance to win a raffle conducted under subsection (b) from an
226803 individual who is located outside of Indiana.
227804 (d) A qualified organization must determine the winner or
228805 winners of a raffle conducted under subsection (b) at a live and
229-in-person event.
230-SECTION 9. [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025] (a) 68 IAC 21-8-13 is
231-void. The publisher of the Indiana Administrative Code and
232-Indiana Register shall remove this section from the Indiana
233-Administrative Code.
234-(b) This SECTION expires July 1, 2026.
235-SEA 108 — Concur President of the Senate
236-President Pro Tempore
237-Speaker of the House of Representatives
238-Governor of the State of Indiana
239-Date: Time:
240-SEA 108 — Concur
806+in-person event.".
807+Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
808+and when so amended that said bill do pass.
809+ES 108—LS 6478/DI 137 20
810+(Reference is to SB 108 as reprinted February 18, 2025.)
811+MANNING
812+Committee Vote: yeas 11, nays 0.
813+ES 108—LS 6478/DI 137