SB 6613 - DIGEST
(SUBSTITUTED FOR - SEE 1ST SUB)

Declares that it is the policy of this state to prohibit all forms and means of gambling, except where carefully and specifically authorized and regulated. With the advent of the internet and other technologies and means of communication that were not contemplated when either the gambling act was enacted in 1973, or the lottery commission was created in 1982, it is appropriate for this legislature to reaffirm the policy prohibiting gambling that exploits such new technologies.

Provides that an affirmative vote of sixty percent of both houses of the legislature is required before offering any game allowing or requiring a player to become eligible for a prize or to otherwise play any portion of the game by either: (1) Using the internet; or

(2) Interacting with any device or terminal involving electronic, digital, video, or other representations of any game of chance, including pull-tabs, bingo, poker or other cards, dice, roulette, keno, or slot machines.