§ 4-51-133. List of Individuals Collecting More Than $3,500
On a monthly basis, the Tennessee education lottery corporation shall provide to the department of human services the following information of any individual collecting a prize of more than three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500): Name; Prize amount; and Any other available identifying information.
§ 4-51-134. Participation in “Amber alert.”
The Tennessee education lottery corporation shall formulate and implement a plan, in cooperation with the Tennessee bureau of investigation, for the Tennessee lottery’s participation in the state’s AMBER ALERT program via on-line lottery ticket terminals and all other appropriate media and technology at the corporation’s disposal.
§ 4-51-135. Immunity of Corporation — Corporation Employees Considered State Employees — Property and Casualty Insurance
The corporation is immune from all tort causes of action. Notwithstanding § 4-51-101(c) or any other law to the contrary, the corporation shall be considered a state agency for purposes of title 9, chapter 8, parts 3 and 4; provided, that the corporation shall not be considered a state agency for purposes of contract and […]
§ 4-51-136. Lottery Ticket Litter Reduction Program
The corporation shall establish a lottery ticket litter reduction program. In development of the program, the corporation is encouraged to examine successful litter reduction and recycling programs as established in other jurisdictions, including, but not limited to, the use of second chance drawings, nonwinning ticket collection incentives and other promotional recycling activities.
§ 4-51-127. Appealing Final Actions of the Board
Any retailer, vendor, or applicant for a retailer or vendor contract aggrieved by a final action of the board may appeal that decision to the chancery court of Davidson County. The chancery court of Davidson County shall hear appeals from decisions of the board and based upon the record of the proceedings before the board […]
§ 4-51-128. Disposition of Funds
The corporation may borrow, or accept and expend, in accordance with this chapter, such moneys as may be received from any source, including income from the corporation’s operations, for effectuating its corporate purposes, including the payment of the initial expenses of initiation, administration, and operation of the corporation and the lottery, and other lottery related […]
§ 4-51-117. Lottery Retailer Contract
No lottery retailer contract shall be transferable or assignable. No lottery retailer shall contract with any person for lottery goods or services except with the approval of the board. Lottery tickets and shares shall only be sold by the retailer stated on the lottery retailer certificate of authority.
§ 4-51-118. Retailer Fidelity Fund — Retailer Fee — Reserve Account to Cover Losses — Retailer Bond
The corporation may establish a fidelity fund separate from all other funds and shall assess each retailer a one-time fee not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per sales location. In accordance with § 4-51-106, the corporation is authorized to invest the funds or place such funds in one (1) or more interest-bearing accounts. Moneys […]
§ 4-51-119. Retail Contract — Cancellation, Suspension, Revocation or Termination
Any retail contract executed by the corporation pursuant to this chapter shall specify the reasons for which a contract may be cancelled, suspended, revoked, or terminated by the corporation, which reasons shall include, but not be limited to: Commission of a violation of this chapter, a regulation, or a policy or procedure of the corporation; […]
§ 4-51-120. Lottery Retailers — Fiduciary Duty — Protection Against Loss
All proceeds from the sale of the lottery tickets or shares shall constitute a trust fund until paid to the corporation either directly or through the corporation’s authorized collection representative. A lottery retailer and officers of a lottery retailer’s business shall have a fiduciary duty to preserve and account for lottery proceeds and lottery retailers […]