67-7706. BINGO-RAFFLE ADVISORY BOARD — POWERS — DUTIES. The bingo-raffle advisory board shall review the operation and regulation of bingo games and raffle events in Idaho, and shall make recommendations to the state lottery commission regarding, but not limited to, the following issues:

(1) The issuances of licenses for the operation of bingo games and raffle events, including the denial, suspension or revocation of licenses;

(2) The collection of fees, penalties, fines and other moneys from organizations conducting or applying to conduct bingo games and/or raffle events;

(3) The maintenance by bingo operators of records and the efficacy of the statutes and rules requiring maintenance of records;

(4) The recordation and reporting of income from bingo games and raffle events to the state lottery commission, and the efficacy of the statutes and rules governing recordation and reporting;

(5) The efficacy and profitability of income and expenditure limits placed on organizations, by statute or rule, operating bingo games and/or raffle events in the state;

(6) The type, scope, manner, and frequency of bingo games and/or raffle events conducted in Idaho, and the efficacy of the statutes or rules governing those considerations;

(7) Possible cooperative agreements with county, city, and other local and state agencies that would enhance the safety and profitability of bingo games and/or raffle events;

(8) Possible written agreements or contracts with other states or any agency or contractor of another state for the operation and promotion of joint bingo games and/or raffle events that would enhance the safety and profitability of bingo and raffle operations in Idaho;

(9) What rules should be promulgated by the state lottery commission to ensure the safe, orderly and trustworthy operation of bingo games and/or raffle events in Idaho.

The bingo-raffle advisory board shall, at least twice a year, report to the state lottery commission addressing the operations and activities of the advisory board and the major issues facing bingo operators in the state. The lottery security division shall provide a final annual report to the governor, the lottery commission, the president pro tempore of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives of the Idaho legislature.

History:

[67-7706, added 1995, ch. 350, sec. 5, p. 1155; am. 2000, ch. 340, sec. 5, p. 1138; am. 2013, ch. 251, sec. 4, p. 613.]