Gaming license fees and deposits in a charitable gaming technology fund; to provide a continuing appropriation; and to provide for a transfer.
Impact
This legislation is set to enhance the management and structure of charitable gaming in North Dakota by establishing a special fund dedicated to charitable gaming technology. This fund will receive financial contributions from licensing fees collected annually by the attorney general, ensuring that the fund remains continuously appropriated for purposes such as contracting and maintaining gaming technologies. The bill aims to modernize the state's approach to charitable gaming, likely making it more competitive and efficient.
Summary
Senate Bill No. 2281, introduced during the Sixty-eighth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota, is aimed at amending gaming-related statutes and establishing the Charitable Gaming Technology Fund. The bill lays the groundwork for regulating the licensing fees for various gaming-related organizations, including bingo, raffles, and other games. It also details the annual application process for licenses and specifies the fees that must be paid, which vary depending on the type of gaming conducted.
Sentiment
The sentiment surrounding SB2281 appears largely supportive, reflecting a recognition of the need to update outdated regulations governing charitable gaming. Proponents of the bill, including legislators and advocacy groups involved with gaming, argue that the changes will facilitate the necessary technological advancements within the charitable gaming sector. By fostering a more structured regulatory environment, supporters believe this will improve funding mechanisms for charitable organizations relying on gaming revenue.
Contestation
Despite its supportive sentiment, there are concerns regarding the implications of higher licensing fees and whether they might burden smaller organizations. Additionally, the amendment procedures within the bill may raise questions about the accessibility of gaming operations for various qualified organizations. Critics argue that while modernization is essential, it should not come at the cost of accessibility and potential financial barriers that could exclude smaller charitable entities from participating in gaming activities.
The structure of the state gaming commission and the administration and regulation of games of chance; to provide an appropriation; and to provide for application.
The gaming commission, gaming stamp requirements, and the attorney general's regulation of gaming; to provide a penalty; and to provide an appropriation.
Transfers of charitable gaming funds; to provide a continuing appropriation; to provide for retroactive application; to provide an effective date; and to declare an emergency.
The definitions of "off sale" and "on sale", gaming site authorization and licensure, and the authorization of employees to provide limited assistance related to gaming; and to declare an emergency.
The definitions of alcoholic beverage establishment and manufacturer, approval for a gaming site authorization and licensure, the maximum number of gaming sites allowed, the maximum number of pull tab devices allowed at a site, gaming licenses for alcoholic beverage establishments, electronic fifty-fifty raffles, rent limits for electronic pull tab devices, and the imposition of monetary fines for violations by third-party businesses; to provide for a legislative management study; to provide an effective date; and to declare an emergency.
The maximum number of gaming sites allowed and the maximum number of electronic pull tab devices allowed at a site; and to provide for a legislative management study .
Crime victims: notices; notification to crime victims utilizing other communication technology under the crime victim communication modernization act; provide for. Amends 1985 PA 87 (MCL 780.751 - 780.834) by adding sec. 3a. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4661'25