(a) The General Assembly recognizes that to conduct a successful lottery, the Office of the Arkansas Lottery must develop and maintain a statewide network of retailers that will serve the public convenience and promote the sale of tickets or shares and the playing of lotteries while ensuring the integrity of lottery operations, games, and activities. […]
(a) A retailer license is not transferable or assignable. (b) A retailer shall not contract with any person for lottery goods or services except with the approval of the Office of the Arkansas Lottery. (c) Tickets and shares shall be sold only by the retailer stated on the retailer’s license issued by the office under […]
(a) (1) The Office of the Arkansas Lottery shall require a retailer to post a bond in a sufficient amount as determined by the office. (2) The amount of the bond under subdivision (a)(1) of this section shall not exceed two hundred dollars ($200). (3) The office shall establish a separate account into which bond […]
(a) A retailer license executed by the Office of the Arkansas Lottery under this chapter shall specify the reasons for which the retailer license may be canceled, suspended, revoked, or terminated by the office. The reasons shall include without limitation: (1) Commission of a violation of this chapter or a rule of the office; (2) […]
(a) (1) Proceeds from the sale of tickets or shares shall be held in trust until paid to the Office of the Arkansas Lottery either directly or through the office’s authorized collection representative. (2) A retailer and officers of a retailer’s business have a fiduciary duty to preserve and account for retail lottery proceeds, and […]
If a retailer’s rental payments for the business premises are contractually computed, in whole or in part, on the basis of a percentage of retail sales and the computation of retail sales is not explicitly defined to include sales of tickets or shares, only the compensation received by the retailer from the Office of the […]
(a) In addition to all other remedies provided by law for failure to remit lottery proceeds due the Office of the Arkansas Lottery, the Director of the Office of the Arkansas Lottery may close the business of a retailer if the retailer fails to comply with § 23-115-605(b) three (3) times within any consecutive twenty-four-month […]
(a) A retailer may request an administrative hearing concerning the decision of the Director of the Office of the Arkansas Lottery to close the retailer’s business. (b) Within five (5) business days after the delivery or attempted delivery of the notice required by § 23-115-607(c), the retailer may file a written protest, signed by the […]
(a) (1) If the decision of the hearing officer under § 23-115-608 is to affirm the closure of the business, the decision shall be submitted in writing and delivered by the United States Postal Service or by hand to the retailer. (2) The retailer may seek judicial relief from the decision by filing suit within […]
(a) If a retailer fails to timely seek administrative or judicial review of a business closure decision or if the business closure decision is affirmed after administrative or judicial review, the Director of the Office of the Arkansas Lottery shall direct the Department of Finance and Administration to affix a written notice to all entrances […]
(a) The closure of a business under this subchapter shall be grounds for cancellation, suspension, revocation, or termination of a retailer license under § 23-115-604. (b) The closure of a business under this subchapter shall be grounds for the suspension or revocation of any business license granted under the laws of the State of Arkansas, […]
The Office of the Arkansas Lottery may promulgate rules necessary for the implementation and enforcement of this subchapter.
