Kansas Statutes 74-8758. Racetrack gaming facility, lottery gaming facility wagering restrictions; penalties
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 74-8758
- Commission: means the Kansas lottery commission. See Kansas Statutes 74-8702
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Electronic gaming machine: means any electronic, electromechanical, video or computerized device, contrivance or machine authorized by the Kansas lottery that, upon insertion of cash, tokens, electronic cards or any consideration, is available to play, operate or simulate the play of a game authorized by the Kansas lottery pursuant to the Kansas expanded lottery act, including, but not limited to, bingo, poker, blackjack, keno and slot machines, and that may deliver or entitle the player operating the machine to receive cash, tokens, merchandise or credits that may be redeemed for cash. See Kansas Statutes 74-8702
- Executive director: means the executive director of the Kansas lottery. See Kansas Statutes 74-8702
- Gaming equipment: means any electric, electronic, computerized or electromechanical machine, mechanism, supply or device or any other equipment, that is: (1) Unique to the Kansas lottery and used pursuant to the Kansas lottery act; (2) integral to the operation of an electronic gaming machine or lottery facility game; and (3) affects the results of an electronic gaming machine or lottery facility game by determining win or loss. See Kansas Statutes 74-8702
- Kansas lottery: means the state agency created by this act to operate a lottery or lotteries pursuant to this act. See Kansas Statutes 74-8702
- Lottery facility games: means any electronic gaming machines and any other games that are authorized to be conducted or operated at any licensed gaming facilities in the United States. See Kansas Statutes 74-8702
- Lottery gaming facility: means that portion of a building used for the purposes of operating, managing and maintaining lottery facility games. See Kansas Statutes 74-8702
- Lottery gaming facility manager: means a corporation, limited liability company, resident Kansas American Indian tribe or other business entity authorized to construct and manage, or manage alone, pursuant to a lottery gaming facility management contract with the Kansas lottery, and on behalf of the state, a lottery gaming enterprise and lottery gaming facility. See Kansas Statutes 74-8702
- Person: means any natural person, association, limited liability company, corporation or partnership. See Kansas Statutes 74-8702
- Prize: means any prize paid directly by the Kansas lottery pursuant to the Kansas lottery act or the Kansas expanded lottery act or any rules and regulations adopted pursuant to either act. See Kansas Statutes 74-8702
- Property: includes personal and real property. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- Racetrack gaming facility: means that portion of a parimutuel licensee location where electronic gaming machines are operated, managed and maintained. See Kansas Statutes 74-8702
- Racetrack gaming facility manager: means a parimutuel licensee specifically certified by the Kansas lottery to become a certified racetrack gaming facility manager and offer electronic gaming machines for play at the racetrack gaming facility. See Kansas Statutes 74-8702
- Share: means any intangible manifestation authorized by the Kansas lottery to prove participation in a lottery game, except as provided by the Kansas expanded lottery act. See Kansas Statutes 74-8702
- Ticket: means any tangible evidence issued by the Kansas lottery to prove participation in a lottery game, including a sports wager, other than a lottery facility game. See Kansas Statutes 74-8702
- Vendor: means any person who has entered into a major procurement contract with the Kansas lottery. See Kansas Statutes 74-8702
(a) Except as authorized in subsection (c), it is unlawful for any racetrack gaming facility manager, or any employee or agent thereof, to allow any person to play an electronic gaming machine game at a racetrack gaming facility, or share in winnings of such person, knowing such person to be:
(1) Less than 21 years of age;
(2) the executive director of the Kansas lottery, a member of the Kansas lottery commission or an employee of the Kansas lottery;
(3) the executive director, a member or an employee of the Kansas racing and gaming commission;
(4) an officer or employee of a vendor contracting with the Kansas lottery to supply gaming equipment or tickets to the Kansas lottery for use in the operation of any lottery conducted pursuant to the Kansas expanded lottery act;
(5) an employee or agent of the racetrack gaming facility manager;
(6) a spouse, child, stepchild, brother, stepbrother, sister, stepsister, parent or stepparent of a person described by subsection (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(4) or (a)(5); or
(7) a person who resides in the same household as any person described by subsection (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(4) or (a)(5).
Violation of this subsection is a class A nonperson misdemeanor upon conviction for a first offense. Violation of this subsection is a severity level 9, nonperson felony upon conviction for the second or a subsequent offense.
(b) Except as authorized in subsection (c), it is unlawful for any lottery gaming facility manager, or its employees or agents, to allow any person to play electronic gaming machines or lottery facility games at a lottery gaming facility or share in winnings of such person knowing such person to be:
(1) Under 21 years of age;
(2) the executive director of the Kansas lottery, a member of the Kansas lottery commission or an employee of the Kansas lottery;
(3) the executive director, a member or an employee of the Kansas racing and gaming commission;
(4) an employee or agent of the lottery gaming facility manager;
(5) an officer or employee of a vendor contracting with the Kansas lottery to supply gaming equipment to the Kansas lottery for use in the operation of any electronic gaming machine or lottery facility game conducted pursuant to the Kansas expanded lottery act;
(6) a spouse, child, stepchild, brother, stepbrother, sister, stepsister, parent or stepparent of a person described in subsection (b)(2), (b)(3), (b)(4) or (b)(5); or
(7) a person who resides in the same household as any person described by subsection (b)(2), (b)(3), (b)(4) or (b)(5).
Violation of this subsection is a class A nonperson misdemeanor upon conviction for a first offense. Violation of this subsection is a severity level 9, nonperson felony upon conviction for a second or subsequent offense.
(c) The executive director of the Kansas racing and gaming commission may authorize in writing any employee of the Kansas racing and gaming commission and any employee of a lottery vendor to play an electronic gaming machine game or a lottery facility game to verify the proper operation thereof with respect to security and contract compliance. Any prize awarded as a result of such ticket purchase shall become the property of the Kansas lottery and be added to the prize pools of subsequent electronic gaming machine games or lottery facility games. No money or merchandise shall be awarded to any employee playing an electronic gaming machine game or a lottery facility game pursuant to this subsection.