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OK SB1357
Bill
Status
2/6/2012
Primary Sponsor
Rick Brinkley
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AI Summary
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Establishes that electronic sweepstakes machines are legal promotional devices (not gambling devices) when properly configured and operated at a single physical location.
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Requires that sweepstakes results come from a single finite pool stored on-site, not at remote servers, with a maximum pool size of 1 million entries per location.
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Mandates that results be drawn at time of purchase before gameplay, with free and paying entries treated equally from the same pool.
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Specifies that pool must be fully depleted before creating a new one, prizes cannot change based on play level, and paying participants cannot receive additional opportunities unavailable to non-paying participants.
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Becomes effective November 1, 2012 and does not apply to activities lawfully conducted on Indian lands under approved tribal gaming compacts.
Legislative Description
Amusements and sports; clarifying legal status of electronic sweepstakes machines. Effective date.
Amusements and Sports
Last Action
Pending authorship Representative(s) Quinn
2/24/2012