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HARRY HUGHES, Governor
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Article 88D - State Lottery
8A.
THE COMMISSION AND THE DIRECTOR SHALL PROVIDE FOR AT LEAST 2
INSTANT LOTTERY GAMES TO BE HELD DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING
JUNE 30, 1984.
(A) THE COMMISSION AND THE DIRECTOR SHALL PROVIDE FOR A
"LOTTO" GAME TO BE CONDUCTED ON A WEEKLY BASIS. THE COMMISSION
SHALL ISSUE REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE FOR THE OPERATION OF THE GAME.
(B) A "LOTTO" GAME IS A GAME OF CHANCE IN WHICH THE PLAYERS
SELECT A CERTAIN NUMBER OF SQUARES, USUALLY DESIGNATED BY
NUMBERS, FROM A GRID AND ATTEMPT TO MATCH AN EQUAL NUMBER OF
RANDOMLY DRAWN NUMBERS. PRIZES ARE AWARDED BASED ON A
PARI-MUTUEL BETTING STRUCTURE.
(C)(1) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS
ARTICLE, ALL RECEIPTS FROM "LOTTO" GAMES SHALL BE PLACED IN A
SPECIAL SEPARATE ACCOUNT OF THE COMPTROLLER. AFTER PAYMENT OF
PRIZES AND OTHER EXPENSES OF OPERATING THE "LOTTO" GAMES, THE
COMMISSION AND THE DIRECTOR COMPTROLLER SHALL DISTRIBUTE THE
REMAINING PROCEEDS OF THE GAMES TO THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF
THE STATE ON A QUARTERLY BASIS.
(2) THE SHARE OF EACH SUBDIVISION SHALL BEAR THE SAME
PROPORTION TO THE TOTAL DISTRIBUTED THAT THE TOTAL REVENUE FROM
LOTTERY OPERATIONS RAISED IN THAT SUBDIVISION IN THE PREVIOUS
FISCAL QUARTER BEARS TO THE TOTAL REVENUE FROM STATEWIDE LOTTERY
OPERATIONS IN THAT QUARTER.
(2) THE AMOUNT TO BE DISTRIBUTED EVERY 3 MONTHS TO
EACH POLITICAL SUBDIVISION SHALL BE THE SUM OF THE AMOUNTS
DETERMINED AS FOLLOWS:
(I) AN AMOUNT FOR EACH SUBDIVISION WHICH SHALL
BE A SHARE OF 50 100 PERCENT OF THE REVENUES TO BE DISTRIBUTED
BEARING THE SAME PROPORTION TO 59 100 PERCENT OF THE REVENUES AS
THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF RECEIPTS FROM "LOTTO" GAMES IN THAT
SUBDIVISION DURING THAT 3 MONTH PERIOD BEARS TO THE TOTAL OF
STATEWIDE RECEIPTS FROM "LOTTO" GAMES IN THAT 3 MONTH PERIOD; AND
(II) AN AMOUNT FOR EACH SUBDIVISION WHICH SHALL
BE A SHARE OF 50 PERCENT OF THE REVENUES TO BE DISTRIBUTED
BEARING THE SAME PROPORTION TO 50 PERCENT OF THE REVENUES AS THE
TOTAL AMOUNT OF RECEIPTS FROM LOTTERY GAMES, EXCLUDING "LOTTO"
GAMES, IN THAT SUBDIVISION DURING THE 3-MONTH PERIOD BEARS TO THE
TOTAL OF STATEWIDE RECEIPTS FROM LOTTERY GAMES, EXCLUDING "LOTTO"
GAMES, IN THAT 3-MONTH PERIOD.
(3) DISTRIBUTIONS PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION SHALL
BE MADE WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE END OF THE APPLICABLE 3 MONTH
PERIOD, AND IF A DISTRIBUTION IS MADE BASED ON ESTIMATED DATA, IT
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