67-7401. PURPOSE. The purpose of this legislation is to establish a state lottery to generate revenue for the state with a director and a state lottery commission to oversee lottery operations. This chapter establishes a state lottery account for the deposit of receipts, for payment of prizes and expenses, and provides that revenues generated in […]
67-7402. IDAHO LOTTERY AGENCY CREATED. There is hereby created in the department of self-governing agencies an agency to be known as the Idaho state lottery. The Idaho state lottery shall implement and administer the provisions of this chapter. History: [67-7402, added 1988, ch. 232, sec. 2, p. 446.]
67-7403. INITIATION AND OPERATION OF THE LOTTERY. The lottery shall be initiated at the earliest feasible and practical time. The lottery shall be operated to produce the maximum amount of net income to benefit the public purposes described in this chapter consonant with the public good. Other state government departments, boards, commissions, agencies and their […]
67-7404. DEFINITIONS. As used in this chapter: (1) "Administrative costs" means personnel costs, capital outlay, and reasonable expenses incurred by other state agencies to effectuate the purposes of this chapter. (2) "Commission" means the Idaho state lottery commission. (3) "Director" means the director of the lottery. (4) "Expenses" means all costs of doing business including, […]
67-7405. COMMISSION — APPOINTMENT — CHAIRMAN. The commission shall consist of five (5) members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. The term of a member is five (5) years. The terms of members appointed shall expire as designated by the governor at the time of appointment: One (1) at […]
67-7406. QUORUM — MEETINGS — MINUTES — COMPENSATION. A majority of the qualified membership of the commission is a quorum. The commission may not act unless at least three (3) members concur. The commission shall not meet less than four (4) times per year. Written notice of the time and place of each commission meeting […]
67-7407. DIRECTOR. With the advice and consent of the senate the governor shall appoint a director of the lottery, who is the chief executive officer of the lottery and secretary of the commission. The compensation of the director, including bonuses, if any, shall be established by the commission. The director shall serve at the pleasure […]
67-7408. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION. The commission shall be responsible for establishing the goals and objectives of the lottery and shall have the following duties, powers and responsibilities in addition to others herein granted: (1) The commission may adopt, upon recommendation of the director, such rules and regulations governing the establishment and operation […]
67-7409. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR. The director shall be responsible for the daily operations of the lottery, and shall have the following duties, powers and responsibilities in addition to others herein granted: (1) The director shall: (a) Operate and administer the lottery in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and the policies […]
67-7410. DIRECTOR OF LOTTERY SECURITY. The director shall hire a security director who shall manage the lottery’s security division. The security division shall be responsible for the performance of background investigations of employees, lottery retailers, bingo and raffle operators, vendors and major procurement contractors and for the enforcement of the criminal provisions of this chapter. […]
67-7411. CONTRACTING WITH LOTTERY GAME RETAILERS. The commission shall promulgate rules and regulations specifying the terms and conditions for contracting with lottery game retailers to provide availability of tickets or shares to prospective buyers of each lottery game. A lottery game retailer contract shall not be entered into if there is substantial evidence that the […]
67-7412. SELECTION OF LOTTERY GAME RETAILERS. The director, pursuant to rule, shall select as lottery game retailers such persons as are deemed best to serve the public convenience and to promote the sale of tickets or shares. No natural person under the age of eighteen (18) shall be a lottery game retailer. In the selection […]
67-7413. TERMINATION OF THE LOTTERY GAME RETAILER. The director may terminate a contract with a lottery game retailer for such reasons of termination as shall be recited in such contract, which reasons shall include, but not be limited to, the knowing sale of tickets or shares to any person under the age of eighteen (18). […]
67-7414. COMPENSATION FOR LOTTERY GAME RETAILERS. The compensation paid to lottery game retailers shall be five percent (5%) of the retail price of the tickets or shares. The director may pay lottery game retailers an additional one percent (1%) incentive bonus based on attainment of sales volume or other objectives specified by the director for […]
67-7415. SALES TO PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN. No tickets or shares in the lottery games shall be sold by or to persons under the age of eighteen (18). In the case of lottery tickets or shares sold by lottery game retailers or their employees, such persons shall establish safeguards to help assure that […]
67-7416. DISPLAY OF CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY. No lottery tickets or shares shall be sold by a lottery game retailer unless the retailer has on public display on the premises a certificate of authority to sell lottery tickets or shares signed by the director. History: [67-7416, added 1988, ch. 232, sec. 2, p. 453.]
67-7417. LOTTERY GAME RETAILER BONDING. Under rules and regulations adopted by the commission, the director may require an appropriate bond from any lottery game retailer or may purchase blanket bonds covering the activities of selected lottery game retailers. History: [67-7417, added 1988, ch. 232, sec. 2, p. 453; am. 1989, ch. 352, sec. 6, p. […]
67-7418. LOTTERY GAME RETAILER ACCOUNTING. Under rules and regulations adopted by the commission, the director shall establish procedures which shall be utilized by lottery game retailers to account for all tickets or shares that are sold to the public by each lottery game retailer and to account for all funds received from the public by […]
67-7419. LOTTERY GAME RETAILER PAYMENTS. No payment by lottery game retailers to the state lottery for tickets or shares shall be in cash. All such payments shall be in the form of a check, bank draft, electronic fund transfer, or other recorded financial instrument as prescribed by commission rule. The director may require lottery game […]
67-7420. CONTRACTS FOR MAJOR PROCUREMENTS. Subject to the approval of the commission, the director may solicit bids and enter into major procurement contracts. Any such contract may be awarded to a technically competent bidder, taking into account the lowest bid, secondary cost benefits and the resulting projected net income which would accrue to the benefit […]
