9-1,101. Department of Revenue; Charitable Gaming Division; created; duties; Charitable Gaming Operations Fund; created; use; investment; investigators; powers; fees authorized; administration of Nebraska Commission on Problem Gambling. (1) The Nebraska Bingo Act, the Nebraska County and City Lottery Act, the Nebraska Lottery and Raffle Act, the Nebraska Pickle Card Lottery Act, the Nebraska Small Lottery […]
9-1,103. Invalidity of acts; effect. If any provision of the Nebraska Bingo Act, the Nebraska Pickle Card Lottery Act, the Nebraska Lottery and Raffle Act, the Nebraska Small Lottery and Raffle Act, or the Nebraska County and City Lottery Act or the application of such acts to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the […]
9-1,104. Contract or license applicant or holder; fingerprinting; criminal history record information check; personal history report; background investigation; facilities inspection; required; when; payment of costs; refusal to comply; effect. (1) Any person applying for or holding a contract or license (a) as a distributor, gaming manager, or manufacturer pursuant to the Nebraska Bingo Act, (b) […]
9-1,105. Charitable Gaming Investigation Petty Cash Fund; authorized; use; records; investment. (1) The Tax Commissioner may apply to the Director of Administrative Services and the Auditor of Public Accounts to establish and maintain a Charitable Gaming Investigation Petty Cash Fund. The funds used to initiate and maintain the Charitable Gaming Investigation Petty Cash Fund shall […]
9-1,106. Tribal-state compact governing gaming; Governor; powers. (1) Upon request of an Indian tribe having jurisdiction over Indian lands in Nebraska, the Governor or his or her designated representative or representatives shall, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 2710 of the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, negotiate with such Indian tribe in good faith for the purpose […]
9-1001. Funding for assistance to problem gamblers; legislative findings and intent. The Legislature finds that the main sources of funding for assistance to problem gamblers are the Charitable Gaming Operations Fund as provided in section 9-1,101 and the State Lottery Operation Trust Fund as provided in section 9-812. It is the intent of the Legislature […]
9-1002. Terms, defined. For purposes of sections 9-1001 to 9-1007: (1) Commission means the Nebraska Commission on Problem Gambling; (2) Division means the Charitable Gaming Division of the Department of Revenue; (3) Problem gambling means maladaptive gambling behavior that disrupts personal, family, or vocational pursuits; and (4) Program means the Gamblers Assistance Program. Source Laws […]
9-1003. Nebraska Commission on Problem Gambling; created; members; terms; vacancies; meetings. (1) The Nebraska Commission on Problem Gambling is created. For administrative purposes only, the commission shall be within the division. The commission shall have nine members appointed by the Governor as provided in this section, subject to confirmation by a majority of the members […]
9-1004. Commission; officers; expenses; duties; director; duties; rules and regulations; report. (1) The commission shall appoint one of its members as chairperson and such other officers as it deems appropriate. Members shall be reimbursed for expenses in carrying out their duties as members of the commission as provided in sections 81-1174 to 81-1177. (2) The […]
9-1005. Gamblers Assistance Program; created; duties. The Gamblers Assistance Program is created. The program shall: (1) Contract with providers of problem gambling treatment services to Nebraska consumers; (2) Promote public awareness of the existence of problem gambling and the availability of treatment services; (3) Evaluate the existence and scope of problem gambling in Nebraska and […]
9-1006. Compulsive Gamblers Assistance Fund; created; use; investment. The Compulsive Gamblers Assistance Fund is created. The fund shall include revenue transferred from the State Lottery Operation Trust Fund under section 9-812 and the Charitable Gaming Operations Fund under section 9-1,101 and any other revenue received by the division or commission for credit to the fund […]
9-1007. Division of Behavioral Health of Department of Health and Human Services or department; restriction on expenditures; contracts; how treated; Compulsive Gamblers Assistance Fund; use. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, no person acting on behalf of the Division of Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services […]
9-1101. Act, how cited. Sections 9-1101 to 9-1118 shall be known and may be cited as the Nebraska Racetrack Gaming Act. Source Initiative Law 2020, No. 430, § 1; Laws 2021, LB561, § 27; Laws 2022, LB876, § 14. Effective Date: April 20, 2022
9-1102. Games of chance; permitted; restrictions. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and to the full extent permitted by the Constitution of Nebraska, including amendments to the Constitution of Nebraska adopted contemporaneously with the enactment of the Nebraska Racetrack Gaming Act, the operation of games of chance is permitted only by authorized gaming operators within […]
9-1103. Terms, defined. For purposes of the Nebraska Racetrack Gaming Act: (1) Authorized gaming operator means a person or entity licensed pursuant to the act to operate games of chance within a licensed racetrack enclosure; (2) Authorized gaming operator license means a license to operate games of chance as an authorized gaming operator at a […]
9-1104. Authorized gaming operator; license; authorized activities; condition of licensure; limitation on participation. (1) The operation of games of chance at a licensed racetrack enclosure may be conducted by an authorized gaming operator who holds an authorized gaming operator license. (2) No more than one authorized gaming operator license shall be granted for each licensed […]
9-1105. Commission; administer act. For purposes of providing the necessary licensing and regulation of the operation of games of chance by authorized gaming operators within licensed racetrack enclosures pursuant to the Nebraska Racetrack Gaming Act, the commission shall administer the Nebraska Racetrack Gaming Act. The commission shall have full jurisdiction over and shall supervise all […]
9-1106. Commission; powers and duties. The commission shall: (1) License and regulate authorized gaming operators for the operation of all games of chance authorized pursuant to the Nebraska Racetrack Gaming Act, including adopting, promulgating, and enforcing rules and regulations governing such authorized gaming operators consistent with the act; (2) Regulate the operation of games of […]
9-1107. Racing and Gaming Commission’s Racetrack Gaming Fund; created; use; investment. The Racing and Gaming Commission’s Racetrack Gaming Fund is created. The fund shall consist of all license, application, and other fees collected under the Nebraska Racetrack Gaming Act. The fund shall be used for administration of the Nebraska Racetrack Gaming Act. Any money in […]
9-1108. Gaming operator license; applicant; fingerprinting and criminal history record information check; costs. Any person applying for a gaming operator license pursuant to the Nebraska Racetrack Gaming Act shall be subject to fingerprinting and a check of such person’s criminal history record information maintained by the Identification Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for […]
