SB321 Summary

• Proposes a constitutional amendment to repeal Amendment 743 and authorize bingo gaming in Greene County on electronic machines or devices approved under federal law (25 U.S.C. § 2703(7)).

• Establishes the Greene County Gaming Commission with five members appointed by the local legislative delegation to license, regulate, and administer bingo operations.

• Levies a 2% state gross receipts tax and 10% local gross receipts tax on gaming revenue, plus a 3% vendor tax on bingo equipment leases and revenue sharing arrangements.

• Allocates local tax proceeds to the county commission, municipalities, firefighters, schools, E-911 district, hospital, industrial development board, ambulance service, housing authority, and nonprofit organizations providing county services.

• Restricts bingo operations to persons aged 19 and older, requires licensed operators to be "qualified persons" without disqualifying criminal convictions, and prohibits operation on premises not owned or leased by the licensee.