All Gambling Legislation - Kentucky
HB677
Latest Action: 03/26/2008 - To Licensing, Occupations and Administrative Regulations (S) Bill Text Amend KRS 238.545 to remove restriction on use of automated charity game ticket dispensers only during bingo sessions. Comment on Bill HB550
Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 7, 2008 Bill Text Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to permit the General Assembly to enact laws permitting the operation of up to seven casinos by horse racing tracks licensed as of January 1, 2008, and up to five other casinos; to establish the distribution of casino gaming moneys; to submit to the voters for approval or disapproval. HB537
Latest Action: 02/15/2008 - To Licensing & Occupations (H) Bill Text Establish KRS Chapter 239 and create new sections thereof to establish an infrastructure to manage and oversee casino gaming; establish the Kentucky Gaming Commission and set forth its powers and duties; require the commission to hire an executive director; set forth responsibilities of the executive director and employees of the commission; establish parameters for the issuance of occupational licenses, supplier's licenses, freestanding casino gaming licenses, and racing association gaming licenses; establish parameters for temporary licenses for racing association gaming licensees; establish continuing live racing requirements for racing association gaming licensees; establish conditions of exclusion of individuals from gaming facilities, establish penalties for persons under 21 and for cheating; establish appeal procedures for persons aggrieved by decisions of the commission; establish license fees; provide for an exemption of tangible personal property used in gaming operations from [...] show full description HB367
Latest Action: 04/15/2008 - Reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute Bill Text Amend KRS 510.155 relating to using a communications system to procure a minor to engage in sexual offenses to add to "minor" "any individual the person has reason to believe is a minor" to the elements of the offense; add KRS 510.110 relating to sexual abuse in the first degree to prohibited solicitations; create prima facie evidence presumption of intent to commit offense even if the meeting did not occur; apply provisions to any communication originating or received within the Commonwealth. Latest Action: 01/11/2008 - To Licensing & Occupations (H) Bill Text Direct the Legislative Research Commission to establish a task force composed of seventeen members from the General Assembly, the Office of Charitable Gaming, charitable gaming licensees, and the office of the Auditor of Public Accounts, appointed by the Legislative Research Commission, to study the oversight of charitable gaming; require findings and recommendations to be reported to the Legislative Research Commission by November 3, 2008, for referral to the appropriate committee; authorize the Legislative Research Commission to alternatively assign the study to an interim joint committee or subcommittee thereof and to designate a completion date. SB38
Latest Action: 01/08/2008 - Introduced in Senate; to Appropriations & Revenue (S) Bill Text Amend KRS 222.001 to include problem gambling in the chapter; amend KRS 222.003 to add voluntary or self-help problem gambling programs to programs not affected by KRS Chapter 222; amend KRS 222.005 to specify that chapter definitions do not apply to Sections 4 through 6; create new sections of KRS Chapter 222 to establish the problem gamblers awareness and treatment fund administered by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and appropriate moneys to promote awareness of and treatment for problem gambling, specify uses for the fund, establish incremental funding mechanisms and limitations on expenditures; require the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to establish standards for the program and the application process; amend KRS 138.510 to partially fund the compulsive gamblers awareness and treatment fund from the total amount wagered in Kentucky subject to excise taxes; amend KRS 154A.130 to partially fund the compulsive gambling awareness and treatment fund from the [...] show full description SB19
Latest Action: 01/08/2008 - Introduced in Senate; to Appropriations & Revenue (S) Bill Text Propose a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to casinos; allow the General Assembly to permit the operation of casinos, which may include casinos at horse racing tracks; provide, if General Assembly authorizes casino gaming, for agency of state government to be created to regulate casinos by special law notwithstanding Section 59 or 60 of the Constitution, establish qualifications of individuals and entities authorized to operate casinos, limit number and location of casinos, define types of lotteries, gift enterprises and gambling games to be permitted, provide for other standards to ensure honest operation of casinos; define casino and casino-style gaming; restrict operation of casinos until the state agency shall have first approved the conduct of casinos and the governing body of the county, urban-county, charter county, or consolidated local government has approved the operation; propose to amend Section 226 of the Kentucky Constitution to provide that the new section [...] show full description SB20
Latest Action: 01/08/2008 - Introduced in Senate; to Appropriations & Revenue (S) Bill Text Establish KRS Chapter 239 to authorize gambling at horse racing tracks and casinos; create numerous definitions; create the Kentucky Gaming Commission; establish the duties and responsibilities of the commission; require the commission to determine the occupations related to casino gaming and the qualifications for an occupational license; establish the application procedures for a casino, racing association gaming, limited racing association gaming, and supplier's license; establish the requirements and qualifications for all gaming-related licenses; prohibit a licensee from transferring or assigning the license without prior commission approval; permit a casino or racing association gaming licensee to conduct gaming operations from a temporary facility under certain conditions; require racing association gaming licensees and limited racing association gaming licensees to make certain requests to the Kentucky Horse Racing Authority regarding the number of racing days the licensee will [...] show full description SB52
Latest Action: 01/09/2008 - To Licensing, Occupations and Administrative Regulations (S) Bill Text Amend various sections of KRS Chapter 238 to extend the definition of "charitable gaming" to include electronic, computer, or other technologic aids, and the definition of "manufacturer" to include bingo paper and charity gaming tickets and the provision of electronic and computer devices; provide authority for the Office of Charitable Gaming to establish and implement standards for electronic systems of accounting and record keeping; grant the office authority to approve all electronic, computer, or other technologic aids; provide that intentionally making false or misleading statements shall constitute grounds for denial of a license; grant employees of the office authority to inspect the books and records of a licensed manufacturer or distributor; require a charity to be located in the county or a contiguous county to the county in which charitable gaming shall be conducted; prohibit inaccurate reporting of the financial records of charitable gaming events; permit advertisement of linked [...] show full description Latest Action: 03/25/2008 - Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 26, 2008 Bill Text Create new sections of KRS Chapter 222 to create the compulsive gamblers awareness and treatment fund; limit administrative costs to $50,000 per year and total expenditure to the amount received; establish The Gamblers Awareness and Treatment Fund Advisory Council; establish limits on funding amounts per fiscal year; assign responsibility to the director of the Division of Mental Health and Substance Abuse in collaboration with the advisory council to develop standards, evaluate requests for funding, recommend payment mechanisms, certify disbursement of funds, and report annually; amend KRS 138.510 to provide funding from the excise tax on horse racing based upon a percentage of the total amount wagered; amend KRS 154A.130 to provide funding from a percentage of the gross revenue of the lottery corporation; amend KRS 238.570 to provide funding from a percentage of the fee imposed on charitable gaming; amend KRS 164.7871 and 222.001 to conform. |
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