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Bill would legalize slot-style video lottery terminals, create statewide self-exclusion list and fund municipal tax credits
Summary
Senate Bill 83 would legalize Class III slot machines (video lottery terminals), rename the state lottery to reflect gaming functions, create a voluntary statewide self-exclusion list and set a revenue-distribution framework intended to preserve charity payments and fund municipal tax-credit reimbursements.
Senate Bill 83, a comprehensive gambling-industry bill that would legalize Class III slot machines (video lottery terminals or VLTs), rename the state Lottery to include gaming, and create a voluntary statewide self-exclusion list, drew extensive testimony at the Senate Ways and Means hearing.
Sponsor’s description: The bill’s sponsor said it implements recommendations from a state gaming study commission and would modernize treatment of gaming as the industry evolves. “We…rename the division of lottery to lottery and gaming,” the sponsor said, and the measure would authorize VLTs, align operational rules and establish a tax-and-distribution framework for the anticipated revenue.
Revenue and distribution: The sponsor described a proposed 40% tax on gross revenue after prize payouts, with charities continuing to receive an…
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