ND HB1296

Govering bodies may charge a one hundred dollar fee for site authorization and may limit the number of twenty-one tables per site and the number of sites a licensed organization may operate within the city or county.

Governing bodies may not require organizations to donate net proceeds to the city, county, or community programs as a condition for receiving site authorization.

Governing bodies may not deny site authorization based on an organization's lack of previous gaming experience at that site, incomplete applications, or violations of local ordinances regarding charitable fund use.

Governing bodies may not require a site to enter into a lease with a specific organization as a condition of receiving site authorization.

Allowable expense deductions from adjusted gross proceeds increase to sixty-two percent per quarter for gaming operations with adjusted gross proceeds of one hundred thousand dollars or less, while operations exceeding that threshold are limited to sixty percent per quarter.