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Senate panel approves rule letting Idaho Lottery retailers pay cash up to $100 and issue prize-payment cards for larger small prizes
Summary
The Senate State Affairs Committee gave a due-pass recommendation to a proposed rule allowing licensed lottery retailers to pay cash up to $100 for winning tickets and to issue no-fee prize-payment cards for prizes above $100, up to $499; the change was pitched as a worker-safety and theft-reduction measure by Idaho Lottery leadership.
The Senate State Affairs Committee on Friday approved a proposed rule change from the Idaho Lottery that will allow licensed retail sellers to pay winning tickets in cash up to $100 and to issue a no-fee prize-payment card for prizes above $100 and up to $499.
Andrew Rulanandam, director of the Idaho Lottery, told the committee the change responds to requests from retail partners — especially convenience stores — that typically carry limited cash to…
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