FIRST REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 16
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR MAY.
0107S.02I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
AN ACT
To amend chapter 313, RSMo, by adding thereto six new sections relating to video lottery, with
penalty provisions.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 313, RSMo, is amended by adding t hereto 1
six new sections, to be known as sections 313.425, 313.427, 2
313.429, 313.431, 313.433, and 313.435, to read as follows:3
313.425. Sections 313.425 to 313.435 shall be known 1
and may be cited as the "Missouri Video Lottery Control Act" 2
and shall establish the regulatory framework for the use of 3
player-activated video terminals for the conduct of lottery 4
games. 5
313.427. As used in sections 313.425 to 313.435, the 1
following words and phrases shall mean: 2
(1) "Centralized computer system", a computerized 3
system developed or procured by the commission that video 4
lottery game terminals are connected to using standard 5
industry protocols that can activate or deactivate a 6
particular video lottery game terminal from a remo te 7
location, and that is capable of monitoring and auditing 8
video lottery game plays; 9
(2) "Commission" or "lottery commission", the five - 10
member body appointed by the governor to manage and oversee 11
the lottery under section 313.215; 12 SB 16 2
(3) "Fraternal organization", any organization within 13
this state operating under the lodge system which exists for 14
the common benefit, brotherhood, or other interest of its 15
members, except college fraternities and sororities, of 16
which no part of the net earnin gs inures to the benefit of 17
any private shareholder or any individual member of such 18
organization, which has been exempted from the payment of 19
federal income tax, and which derives its charter from a 20
national fraternal organization which regularly meet s; 21
(4) "Truck stop", a location that provides parking and 22
is equipped for fueling commercial vehicles, that has sold 23
on average ten thousand gallons of diesel or biodiesel fuel 24
each month for the previous twelve months or is projected to 25
sell an average of ten thousand gallons of diesel or 26
biodiesel fuel each month for the next twelve months, and 27
that obtains and maintains a lottery game retailer license 28
issued by the commission; 29
(5) "Veterans' organization", a post or organization 30
of veterans, or an auxiliary unit or society of, or a trust 31
or foundation for, any such post or organization organized 32
in the United States or any of its possessions in which at 33
least seventy-five percent of the members are veterans of 34
the United States arm ed forces and substantially all of the 35
other members are individuals who are veterans or are 36
cadets, or are spouses, widows, or widowers of war veterans 37
of such individuals, in which no part of the net earnings 38
inures to the benefit of any private shar eholder or 39
individual, and which has been exempted from payment of 40
federal income taxes; 41
(6) "Video lottery game", any lottery game approved by 42
the commission for play on a video lottery game terminal 43
using video lottery game terminal credits tha t have been 44 SB 16 3
purchased with cash, cash equivalents, or by a winning video 45
lottery game terminal ticket; 46
(7) "Video lottery game adjusted gross receipts", the 47
total of cash or cash equivalents used for the play of a 48
video lottery game on a video lo ttery game terminal minus 49
cash or cash equivalent paid to players as a result of 50
playing video lottery games on a video lottery game terminal; 51
(8) "Video lottery game distributor", a person 52
licensed by the commission to buy, sell, lease, rent, 53
finance or otherwise provide, distribute or service video 54
lottery game terminals or major parts and components of 55
video lottery game terminals, including used or refurbished 56
video lottery game terminals to and from licensed video 57
lottery game manufacture rs and licensed video lottery game 58
operators; 59
(9) "Video lottery game handler", a person employed by 60
a licensed video lottery game operator to handle, place, 61
operate, and service video lottery game terminals and 62
associated equipment; 63
(10) "Video lottery game manufacturer", any person 64
that manufactures video lottery game terminals or major 65
parts and components for video lottery game terminals as 66
approved by the lottery commission; 67
(11) "Video lottery game operator", a person licensed 68
by the commission that owns, rents, or leases and services 69
or maintains video lottery game terminals for placement in 70
licensed video lottery game retailer establishments; 71
(12) "Video lottery game retailer", a person meeting 72
the requirements of a lottery game retailer under section 73
313.260, that secures and maintains a license issued by the 74
commission to conduct video lottery games played on a video 75
lottery game terminal or terminals and that is a fraternal 76 SB 16 4
organization, veterans organization, truck stop, or business 77
entity licensed under chapter 311 to sell liquor by the 78
drink and that only allows patrons over the age of twenty - 79
one to enter; 80
(13) "Video lottery game terminal", player -activated 81
terminal that exchanges coins, currency, tickets, ticket 82
vouchers, or other electronic payment methods approved by 83
the commission for video lottery game terminal credits used 84
to play video lottery games approved by the commission. 85
Such video lottery game terminals shall use a video display 86
and microprocessor capable of randomly generating the 87
outcome of video lottery games and be capable of printing a 88
ticket at the conclusion of any video lottery game play that 89
is redeemable at a video lottery game ticket redemption 90
terminal or reinsert ed into a video lottery game terminal 91
for video lottery game credit. All video lottery games 92
approved by the commission for play on a video lottery game 93
terminal shall have a minimum theoretical payout of eighty - 94
five percent; 95
(14) "Video lottery game terminal credit", one cent, 96
five cents, ten cents, or twenty -five cents either won or 97
purchased by a player on a video lottery game terminal that 98
is used to play video lottery games and that may be 99
converted into a video lottery game ticket; 100
(15) "Video lottery game ticket" or "ticket", a 101
document printed at the conclusion of any lottery game play 102
or group of plays on a video lottery game terminal that is 103
redeemable for cash utilizing a video lottery game ticket 104
redemption terminal or th at may be reinserted into a video 105
lottery game terminal in the establishment for which it was 106
issued for video lottery terminal game play credit; 107 SB 16 5
(16) "Video lottery game ticket redemption terminal", 108
the collective hardware, software, communicatio ns 109
technology, and other ancillary equipment used to facilitate 110
the payment of tickets cashed out by players as a result of 111
playing a video lottery game terminal. 112
313.429. 1. The commission shall implement a system 1
of video lottery game terminals utilizing a licensing 2
structure for processing license applications and issuing 3
licenses to video lottery game manufacturers, video lottery 4
game distributors, video lottery game operators, video 5
lottery game handlers, and video lottery game retailers for 6
the conduct of lottery games utilizing video lottery game 7
terminals within the state; except that, a person licensed 8
as a: 9
(1) Video lottery game manufacturer or a video lottery 10
game distributor shall not be issued a license as a video 11
lottery game operator or a video lottery game retailer; 12
(2) Video lottery game operator shall not be issued a 13
license as a video lottery game manufacturer or a video 14
lottery game distributor; and 15
(3) Video lottery game retailer shal l not be issued a 16
license as a video lottery game manufacturer or a video 17
lottery game distributor. 18
Nothing in this subsection shall prevent a video lottery 19
game manufacturer from obtaining a video lottery game 20
manufacturer's license and a video lotter y game 21
distributor's license and providing and operating the 22
centralized computer system for monitoring video lottery 23
game terminals, and nothing in this subsection shall prevent 24
a video lottery game operator from obtaining a video lottery 25
game retailer's license or a video lottery game retailer 26 SB 16 6
from obtaining a video lottery game operator's license, 27
provided the applicant meets the requirements for all such 28
licenses. 29
2. Under no circumstances shall the commission: 30
(1) Authorize or allow a single vendor or licensee to 31
implement the system of video lottery game terminals created 32
under this section; 33
(2) Allow a single licensed video lottery game 34
operator to control or operate more than twenty -five percent 35
of video lottery game ter minals in the state; or 36
(3) Allow a single licensed video lottery game 37
manufacturer or distributor to manufacture or distribute 38
more than twenty-five percent of video lottery game 39
terminals in the state. 40
3. (1) The video lottery game system authorized by 41
this section shall allow for multiple video lottery game 42
manufacturers, video lottery game distributors, and video 43
lottery game operators to encourage private sector 44
investment and job opportunities for Missouri citizens. 45
Video lottery game terminals shall be connected to a 46
centralized computer system developed or procured by the 47
commission. The commission shall provide licensed video 48
lottery game operators with the necessary protocols to 49
connect the operators' video lottery game t erminal or 50
terminals to the centralized computer system after such 51
terminal or terminals have been approved by the commission. 52
No video lottery game terminal shall be placed in operation 53
without first connecting to the centralized computer system 54
after such terminal or terminals have been approved by the 55
commission. A vendor that provides the centralized computer 56
system authorized under this subsection shall not be 57
eligible to be licensed as a video lottery game operator or 58 SB 16 7
video lottery game ret ailer. The commission may impose an 59
initial nonrefundable license application fee as follows: 60
(a) For video lottery game manufacturers, video 61
lottery game distributors, and video lottery game operators, 62
no more than fifty thousand dollars; 63
(b) For video lottery game retailer establishments, no 64
more than five hundred dollars; or 65
(c) For video lottery game handlers, no more than one 66
hundred dollars. 67
(2) The initial license and first subsequent license 68
renewal shall be for a peri od of one year. Thereafter, 69
license renewal periods shall be four years with the 70
applicable annual renewal fee paid for each year such 71
license is renewed. Annual license renewal fees for anyone 72
licensed pursuant to this subsection shall be as follows : 73
(a) Five thousand dollars for video lottery game 74
manufacturers and video lottery game distributors; 75
(b) Five thousand dollars for video lottery game 76
operators; 77
(c) Fifty dollars for video lottery game handlers; and 78
(d) Five hundred dollars for each video lottery game 79
retailer's establishment. 80
(3) In addition to the license fees required in 81
subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection, video lottery 82
game operators shall pay the commission an annual license 83
fee of two hundred dollars for each video lottery game 84
terminal placed in service. Such video lottery game 85
terminal license shall be renewed each year and cost two 86
hundred dollars. A license issued under this subsection is 87
nontransferable. 88
(4) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 89
relieve the licensee of the affirmative duty to notify the 90 SB 16 8
commission of any change relating to the status of the 91
license or to any other information contained in the 92
application materials on file with the commission. 93
4. No license shall be issued to any person, and no 94
person shall be allowed to serve as a sales agent, who has 95
been convicted of a felony or a crime involving illegal 96
gambling. 97
5. No license requirement, sticker fee, or tax shall 98
be imposed by any local jurisdiction upon a video lottery 99
game manufacturer, video lottery game distributor, video 100
lottery game operator, video lottery game retailer, video 101
lottery game handler, or video lottery game terminal or an 102
establishment relating to the operation of video lottery 103
games, video lottery game terminals, or associated equipment. 104
6. (1) Video lottery game terminals shall meet 105
independent testing standards approved by the commission, as 106
tested by one or more approved independent test l abs, and be 107
capable of randomly generating the outcome of video lottery 108
games approved by the commission. Video lottery game 109
terminals shall be capable of printing a ticket redeemable 110
for winning video lottery game plays. Such video lottery 111
game terminals shall be inspected and approved by the 112
commission prior to being sold, leased, or transferred. 113
(2) Licensed video lottery game manufacturers may buy, 114
sell, or lease new or refurbished video lottery game 115
terminals to and from licensed video lottery game 116
distributors. 117
(3) Licensed video lottery game distributors may buy, 118
sell, or lease new or refurbished video lottery game 119
terminals to or from licensed video lottery game 120
manufacturers or licensed video lottery game operators. 121
7. (1) Licensed video lottery game operators: 122 SB 16 9
(a) May buy, lease, or rent video lottery game 123
terminals from licensed video lottery game manufacturers, 124
operators, or distributors; 125
(b) May handle, place, and service video lottery game 126
terminals; 127
(c) Shall connect such video lottery game terminals to 128
the centralized computer system approved by the commission; 129
and 130
(d) Shall pay winning tickets using a video lottery 131
game ticket redemption terminal. Such video lottery ticket 132
redemption terminal shall be located within the video 133
lottery game retailer's establishment in direct proximity of 134
where such video lottery games are offered. Video lottery 135
game operators shall pay the commission thirty -two percent 136
of any unclaimed cash pri ze associated with a winning ticket 137
that has not been redeemed within one year of issue. 138
Rents or leases for video lottery game terminals shall be 139
written at a flat rate and shall not include revenue 140
splitting as a method used in the calculation of the lease 141
or rent. 142
(2) Licensed video lottery game operators and licensed 143
video lottery game retailers may enter into a written 144
agreement for the placement of video lottery game 145
terminals. The agreement shall be on a form approved by the 146
commission and shall specify a freely negotiated and agreed 147
upon division of adjusted gross receipts between the video 148
lottery game operator and the video lottery game retailer 149
after adjustments for taxes and administrative fees are 150
made. A video lottery game o perator shall be responsible 151
for remitting to the commission and the video lottery game 152
retailer its share of adjusted gross receipts. Video 153 SB 16 10
lottery game retailers that are also video lottery game 154
operators and licensed video lottery game operators th at are 155
also video lottery game retailers shall only be required to 156
submit an agreement pursuant to this subdivision if the 157
ownership is not identical in both entities. Nothing in 158
this subdivision shall prohibit a licensed video lottery 159
game operator from entering into an agreement with a sales 160
agent for retailer agreements provided such agreement is in 161
writing and approved by the commission. No video lottery 162
game operator or its sales agents, employees, or affiliates 163
may offer, promise, or tender any property or personal 164
advantage to any employee or agent of any video lottery game 165
retailer with the intent to influence such video lottery 166
game retailer with respect to locating any video lottery 167
game terminal in the video lottery game retailer's 168
establishment. Video lottery game operators and video 169
lottery game retailers may allocate costs related to the 170
operation, promotion, and maintenance of video lottery game 171
terminals in any manner that has been mutually agreed to. 172
An agreement for the placement of video lottery game 173
terminals, or any similar agreement, entered into prior to 174
the enactment of sections 313.425 to 313.435 shall be 175
invalid and unenforceable. Persons violating this 176
subdivision are subject to the loss or prohibition of t heir 177
video lottery game operator's license. 178
(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed to 179
prevent a video lottery game operator or a video lottery 180
game retailer from using a player rewards system as approved 181
by the commission. No player shall be required to enroll in 182
a rewards program offered by a video lottery game operator 183
or video lottery game retailer as a condition to play video 184
lottery games. 185 SB 16 11
8. No licensed video lottery game operator shall: 186
(1) Offer video lottery gaming terminals that directly 187
dispense anything of value except for tickets for winning 188
plays. Tickets shall be dispensed by pressing the ticket 189
dispensing button on the video lottery gaming terminal at 190
the end of any video lottery game play. The ticket shall 191
indicate the total amount of video lottery game terminal 192
credits and the cash award, the time of day in a twenty -four- 193
hour format showing hours and minutes, the date, the 194
terminal serial number, the sequential number of the ticket, 195
and an encrypted validation number from which the validity 196
of the prize may be determined. The cost of the video 197
lottery game terminal credits shall be one cent, five cents, 198
ten cents, or twenty -five cents, and the maximum wager 199
played per video lottery game shall not exceed five 200
dollars. No cash award for the maximum wager played on any 201
individual video lottery game shall exceed one thousand 202
dollars; 203
(2) Operate in a retail establishment that is not also 204
licensed to sell liquor, except if the business of the 205
establishment is a truck stop where any state or local 206
ordinance prohibits the sale of intoxicating liquor; 207
(3) Operate more than five video lottery game 208
terminals at one video lottery game retailer establishment; 209
except if the establishment is a veterans' organization, 210
fraternal organization, or truck stop, such establishment 211
may operate up to ten video lottery game terminals as 212
approved by the commission; 213
(4) Allow video lottery games to be played at any time 214
when the video lotter y game retailer's establishment is 215
closed for business. 216 SB 16 12
9. (1) A person under twenty -one years of age shall 217
not play video lottery games, and such video lottery game 218
terminals shall be under the supervision of a person that is 219
at least twenty-one years of age to prevent persons under 220
twenty-one years of age from playing video lottery games. 221
Video lottery game terminals shall not be visible from areas 222
normally occupied by minors and shall be placed within the 223
unobstructed line of sight of the sales counter unless 224
placed in an enclosed or partially enclosed area that is 225
continually monitored by video surveillance. A warning sign 226
shall be posted in a conspicuous location where such video 227
lottery game terminals are located, containing in red 228
lettering at least one -half inch high on a white background 229
the following: 230
"YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 21 YEARS OF AGE TO PLAY VIDEO LOTTERY 231
GAMES" 232
In addition to the placement and supervision requirements of 233
this subsection, a video lottery game operator s hall provide 234
video surveillance in the immediate area of the video 235
lottery game retailer's establishment where video lottery 236
game terminals are located. Recorded video from such 237
surveillance system shall be made available to the 238
commission upon reque st and shall be reviewed by video 239
lottery game operators as reasonably and specifically 240
requested by the commission for any violation of law, rules, 241
or regulations governing the conduct of video lottery 242
games. A video lottery game operator that fails to review 243
such surveillance video and report any known violation of 244
law, rules, or regulations governing the conduct of video 245
lottery games in conformance with established commission 246
procedures may be subject to an administrative fine not to 247 SB 16 13
exceed five thousand dollars. Any video lottery game 248
retailer that fails to report any known violation of law, 249
rules, or regulations governing the conduct of video lottery 250
games in conformance with established commission procedures 251
may be subject to an adminis trative fine not to exceed five 252
thousand dollars. In the event a video lottery game 253
operator or retailer is found to have knowingly committed a 254
violation governing the conduct of video lottery games, the 255
commission may impose an administrative fine no t to exceed 256
five thousand dollars, suspend such operator's or retailer's 257
license for up to thirty days, or in the case of repeated 258
violations revoke such operator's or retailer's license for 259
a period of one year. Any video lottery game operator or 260
retailer aggrieved by the commission's decision in any 261
disciplinary action that results in the suspension or 262
revocation of such operator's or retailer's video lottery 263
game license may appeal such decision by filing an action in 264
circuit court. The commission shall refer a violation of 265
the criminal code, with any evidence thereof, to the 266
appropriate law enforcement officials. Video lottery game 267
retailers shall provide an intrusion detection system 268
capable of detecting unauthorized entrance of the vide o 269
lottery game retailer's establishment during nonbusiness 270
hours and shall report to the commission any unauthorized 271
entrance of the video lottery game retailer's 272
establishment. Such surveillance and intrusion detection 273
system shall meet specificatio ns as defined by the 274
commission. 275
(2) A video lottery game operator shall post a sign in 276
a conspicuous location where such video lottery game 277
terminals are located, containing in red lettering at least 278 SB 16 14
one-half inch high on a white background a te lephone contact 279
number (1-888-BETSOFF) for the problem gambling helpline. 280
10. (1) Video lottery game operators shall pay the 281
commission thirty-six percent of the video lottery game 282
adjusted gross receipts, which shall be deposited in the 283
state lottery fund. The commission shall transfer the 284
amount received from the operator from the lottery fund to 285
the lottery proceeds fund after administrative expenses 286
equal to four percent of the video lottery game adjusted 287
gross receipts are paid to the m unicipality where a licensed 288
video lottery game retailer maintains an establishment 289
licensed for the operation of video lottery game terminals, 290
or if such licensed establishment is not located within the 291
corporate boundaries of a municipality, then the county 292
where such licensed establishment is located to reimburse 293
such municipality or county for administrative expenses, and 294
any administrative expenses for the commission that are not 295
covered by reimbursements from operators are deducted. Net 296
proceeds transferred to the lottery proceeds fund shall be 297
appropriated to public elementary and secondary education 298
and public institutions of higher education with an emphasis 299
on programs to promote science, technology, engineering, and 300
mathematics (STEM) and programs to promote workforce 301
development. 302
(2) Video lottery game operators shall retain sixty - 303
four percent of the video lottery game adjusted gross 304
receipts, a portion of which shall be utilized to pay for 305
administrative expenses which sha ll include the cost of the 306
centralized computer system, which cost shall be paid by 307
video lottery game operators in proportion to the number of 308
video lottery game terminals operated and shall not be 309
apportioned by the video lottery game operator among video 310 SB 16 15
lottery game retailers to which it provides operations. The 311
remainder, after the costs of the centralized computer 312
system are paid, shall be divided between the video lottery 313
game operator and video lottery game retailer as agreed to 314
by the video lottery game operator and video lottery game 315
retailer under the freely negotiated agreement made under 316
subdivision (2) of subsection 7 of this section, unless the 317
video lottery game operator and video lottery game retailer 318
share the same ownership. 319
11. All revenues received by the commission from 320
license fees and any reimbursements associated with the 321
administration of the provisions of sections 313.425 to 322
313.435, and all interest earned thereon, shall be 323
considered administrative expenses and shall be deposited in 324
the state lottery fund. Moneys deposited into the state 325
lottery fund from license fees and any reimbursements of 326
commission administrative expenses to administer sections 327
313.425 to 313.435 shall be considered administrative 328
expenses and shall not be considered net proceeds pursuant 329
to article III, section 39(b) of the Missouri Constitution. 330
Subject to appropriation, up to one percent of such license 331
fees and reimbursements deposited to the credit of the state 332
lottery fund may be deposited to the credit of the 333
compulsive gamblers fund created under section 313.842. The 334
remainder of the money deposited in the state lottery fund 335
from video lottery game license fees and any reimbursements 336
of commission administrative e xpenses to enforce sections 337
313.425 to 313.435 shall, subject to appropriation, be used 338
for administrative expenses associated with supervising and 339
enforcing the provisions of sections 313.425 to 313.435. 340
Any amount of revenues from video lottery game license fees 341
and reimbursements of commission administrative expenses not 342 SB 16 16
currently needed for the supervising and enforcement of 343
sections 313.425 to 313.435 shall be appropriated to the 344
veterans' commission capital improvement trust fund created 345
in section 42.300. 346
12. The commission may contract with a state law 347
enforcement entity to assist in conducting investigations 348
into applicants for any video lottery game license and to 349
investigate violations by any video lottery game licensee of 350
any of the provisions of sections 313.425 to 313.435 or 351
state law regulating illegal gambling activities. A video 352
lottery game licensee suspected of a violation shall be 353
afforded an administrative hearing on the record and any 354
action taken to impose a fin e on such licensee, or to 355
suspend or revoke the ability of a licensee to offer lottery 356
game products for sale, shall be appealed to the 357
commission. Any such administrative suspension or 358
revocation upheld by the commission may be appealed by the 359
video lottery game licensee in a state court of competent 360
jurisdiction. 361
13. (1) Any person manufacturing, operating, 362
distributing, or in possession of a video lottery game 363
terminal not authorized by the commission under the 364
provisions of sections 313 .425 to 313.435 as of August 28, 365
2025, shall become compliant with the provisions of sections 366
313.425 to 313.435 within one hundred twenty days of August 367
28, 2025. Any person failing to become compliant within the 368
following number of days shall be sub ject to the following 369
fines issued by the commission: 370
(a) Within one hundred twenty days, two hundred fifty 371
thousand dollars; 372
(b) Within two hundred forty days, five hundred 373
thousand dollars; 374 SB 16 17
(c) Within three hundred sixty days, seven hundred 375
fifty thousand dollars; and 376
(d) Within four hundred eighty days, one million 377
dollars. 378
(2) In addition to the fines provided in subdivision 379
(1) of this subsection, any person failing to become 380
compliant after four hundred eighty days may be prosecuted 381
under the provisions of chapter 572. The commission shall 382
have the power to investigate suspected violations by any 383
video lottery game license holder and to refer any 384
violations or suspected violations to the appropriate law 385
enforcement authority. 386
14. The commission shall adopt rules for the 387
implementation of the video lottery game system authorized 388
under sections 313.425 to 313.435, including, but not 389
limited to, the placement of video lottery game terminals 390
within a retail establishment and for the active oversight 391
of the conduct of video lottery games. Any rule or portion 392
of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010 that 393
is created under the authority delegated in this section 394
shall become effective only if it complies with and is 395
subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if 396
applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter 536 397
are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the 398
general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay 399
the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are 400
subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of 401
rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after 402
August 28, 2025, shall be invalid and void. 403
313.431. 1. In order to expedite the orderly 1
implementation of the video lottery game system authorized 2
under sections 313.425 to 313.435, the commission shall: 3 SB 16 18
(1) Issue a request for proposal for the supply and 4
operation of a centralized computer system for video lottery 5
games within one hundred twenty days of the effective date 6
of this section; 7
(2) Make license applications for video lottery game 8
manufacturers, video lottery game distributors, video 9
lottery game operators, video lottery game r etailers, and 10
video lottery game handlers available to applicants and 11
promulgate any emergency or regular rules and regulations 12
needed for the implementation of the video lottery system 13
authorized under sections 313.425 to 313.435 within one 14
hundred twenty days of the effective date of this section; 15
(3) Issue a provisional license to an applicant for a 16
video lottery game manufacturer's, video lottery game 17
distributor's, video lottery game operator's, video lottery 18
game retailer's, or video lot tery game handler's license if 19
such applicant satisfies all of the following criteria to 20
the satisfaction of the commission: 21
(a) The applicant is current on all state taxes; 22
(b) The applicant has submitted a complete application 23
for licensure as a licensed video lottery game manufacturer, 24
video lottery game distributor, video lottery game operator, 25
video lottery game retailer, or video lottery game handler, 26
which shall be submitted concurrently with the applicant's 27
request for a provision al license; 28
(c) The applicant has never been convicted of any 29
felony or gambling law violation in any jurisdiction; and 30
(d) The applicant for a video lottery game retailer's 31
license has been issued and holds a valid license to sell 32
liquor under chapter 311. 33 SB 16 19
A provisional license shall be issued by the commission 34
within sixty days from the date on which the application was 35
first received unless the commission shows cause that the 36
license application is deficient or such applicant does not 37
meet the criteria for licensure. 38
2. The commission may issue provisional licenses prior 39
to the completion of a background check to an applicant that 40
is currently licensed under sections 313.200 to 313.435 or 41
sections 313.800 to 313.850; holds or i s an affiliate of any 42
entity that holds a license in good standing from a 43
regulatory body of another state to operate, handle, or 44
maintain video gaming terminals or video lottery game 45
terminals that are substantially similar to video lottery 46
game terminals authorized under sections 313.425 to 313.435; 47
or if such person has been in the business of locating and 48
operating amusement games within this state continuously for 49
a period of five years. 50
3. A provisional license shall be valid until: 51
(1) The commission either approves or denies the 52
applicant's application for licensure; 53
(2) The provisional license is terminated for a 54
violation of this section; or 55
(3) One calendar year has passed since the provisional 56
license was issued. 57
Nothing in this section shall prohibit an applicant for a 58
video lottery game manufacturer's, video lottery game 59
distributor's, video lottery game operator's, video lottery 60
game retailer's, or video lottery game handler's license 61
from applying for a r enewal of the provisional license 62
issued under this section so long as the commission has not 63 SB 16 20
made a final determination to award or deny the applicant a 64
license. 65
4. Each applicant shall attest by way of affidavit 66
under penalty of perjury that th e applicant is not otherwise 67
prohibited from licensure according to the requirements of 68
this section. 69
5. All requests for provisional licensure under this 70
section shall include the following fee, which is in 71
addition to the applicable fee require d for an application 72
for licensure and shall be retained by the commission: 73
(1) Five thousand dollars for a video lottery game 74
manufacturer and video lottery game distributor; 75
(2) Five thousand dollars for a video lottery game 76
operator; 77
(3) Five hundred dollars for a video lottery game 78
retailer's establishment; or 79
(4) One hundred dollars for a video lottery game 80
handler. 81
313.433. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of 1
law to the contrary, participation b y a person, firm, 2
corporation, or organization in any aspect of the state 3
lottery under sections 313.425 to 313.435 shall not be 4
construed to be a lottery or gift enterprise in violation of 5
section 39 of article III of the Constitution of Missouri. 6
2. The sale of lottery tickets, shares, or lottery 7
game plays using a video lottery game terminal under 8
sections 313.425 to 313.435 shall not constitute a valid 9
reason to refuse to issue or renew or to revoke or suspend 10
any license or permit issued under the provisions of chapter 11
311. 12
313.435. A municipality may adopt an ordinance 1
prohibiting video lottery game terminals within the 2 SB 16 21
corporate limits of such municipality within one hundred 3
twenty days from the effective date of this act. A county 4
commission may, for the unincorporated area of the county, 5
adopt an ordinance prohibiting video lottery game terminals 6
within the unincorporated area of the county within one 7
hundred twenty days from the effective date of this act. 8
The commission shall not license video lottery game 9
retailers within such area covered by such ordinance. Any 10
such municipality or county that has opted to prohibit the 11
use of video lottery game terminals to play video lottery 12
games may repeal such ordinance and upon such repeal the 13
commission may license video lottery game retailers within 14
such municipality or county to conduct video lottery games. 15