Kansas Statutes 74-8761. Gray machines prohibited; penalties; prosecutorial authority of the attorney general and the Kansas racing and gaming commission
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Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 74-8761
- Commission: means the Kansas lottery commission. See Kansas Statutes 74-8702
- Gray machine: means any mechanical, electro-mechanical or electronic device, capable of being used for gambling, that is: (1) Not authorized by the Kansas lottery; (2) not linked to a lottery central computer system; (3) available to the public for play; or (4) capable of simulating a game played on an electronic gaming machine or any similar gambling game authorized pursuant to the Kansas expanded lottery act. See Kansas Statutes 74-8702
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: means any natural person, association, limited liability company, corporation or partnership. See Kansas Statutes 74-8702
- Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
(a) It shall be a severity level 9, nonperson felony for any person to place in operation or continue to have in place any gray machine for use by members of the public at any location in this state.
(b) It shall be the duty of the attorney general and the Kansas racing and gaming commission to enforce the provisions of this section, together with any rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto. The attorney general and the Kansas racing and gaming commission shall have original jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute violations of this section.