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Administrative Rules Committee narrows lottery mobile-pay rule after debate on credit-card access
Summary
The committee approved most North Dakota Lottery rule changes — including swapping in a new $5 "Millionaire for Life" game — but amended language to explicitly bar retail acceptance of credit cards for lottery purchases after members raised concerns about gambling harms and emergency-rule authority.
The Administrative Rules Committee on a voice and roll-call vote adopted the North Dakota Lottery’s package of rule changes with a targeted amendment to prohibit retail credit-card acceptance for lottery tickets. The changes, presented by Lottery Director Thomas Lawler, included emergency rules tied to a system conversion and the replacement of the Lucky for Life game with a $5 Millionaire for Life offering.
Lawler said the Lottery followed required notice and advisory‑commission review and described the technical and timing justifications for emergency rules implemented for a September system conversion. He also told the committee that the Lottery has instructed its vendor not to…
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