Title III, PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION (Ch. 80 - 122C)

The general assembly finds and declares the following: 1. That net proceeds of lottery games conducted pursuant to this chapter should be transferred to the general fund of the state in support of a variety of programs and services. 2. That lottery games shall be operated and man…

1. Funds of the state shall not be used or obligated to pay the expenses or prizes of the department under this chapter . 2. The department, in carrying out the purposes and provisions of this chapter , shall have the following powers: a. To sue and be sued and to complain and de…

1. The department shall investigate the financial responsibility, security, and integrity of any lottery system vendor who is a finalist in submitting a bid, proposal, or offer as part of a major procurement contract. Before a major procurement contract is awarded, the division o…

1. The department may make procurements that integrate functions such as lottery game design, lottery ticket distribution to retailers, supply of goods and services, and advertising. In all procurement decisions under this chapter , the department shall take into account the part…

1. The general assembly recognizes that to conduct a successful lottery, the department must develop and maintain a statewide network of lottery retailers that will serve the public convenience and promote the sale of tickets or shares and the playing of lottery games while ensur…

Any lottery retailer license certificate or contract shall not be transferable or assignable. The department may issue a temporary license when deemed in the best interests of the state. A lottery retailer shall not contract with any person for lottery goods or services, except w…

The department may require any retailer to post an appropriate bond, as determined by the department, using a cash bond or an insurance company acceptable to the department. 2003 Acts, ch 178, §79, 121 ; 2003 Acts, ch 179, §142 ; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §2329

1. A lottery retail license issued by the department pursuant to this chapter may be canceled, suspended, revoked, or terminated by the department for reasons including but not limited to any of the following: a. A violation of this chapter , a regulation, or a policy or procedur…

All proceeds from the sale of the lottery tickets or shares shall constitute a trust fund until paid to the department directly, through electronic funds transfer to the department, or through the department’s authorized collection representative. A lottery retailer and officers …

If a lottery retailer’s rental payments for the business premises are contractually computed, in whole or in part, on the basis of a percentage of retail sales and such computation of retail sales is not explicitly defined to include sales of tickets or shares in a state-operated…

As used in this chapter , unless the context clearly requires otherwise: 1. “Administrative expenses” includes, but is not limited to, personnel costs, travel, purchase of equipment, and all other expenses not directly associated with the operation or sale of a game. 2. “Administ…

1. Lottery tickets or shares may be distributed by the division for promotional purposes. 2. A ticket or share shall not be sold at a price other than that fixed by the division and a sale shall not be made other than by a retailer or an employee of the retailer who is authorized…

1. If revenues are generated from monitor vending machines on or after forty-five days following March 20, 2006, then there shall be a monitor vending machine excise tax imposed on net monitor vending machine revenue receipts at the rate of sixty-five percent. 2. a. The director …

1. The administrator shall award the designated prize to the holder of the ticket or share upon presentation of the winning ticket or confirmation of a winning share. The prize shall be given to only one person as provided in this section ; however, a prize shall be divided betwe…

The department shall retain the services of legal counsel to advise the department and the commission under this chapter and to provide representation in legal proceedings. The department may retain the attorney general or a full-time assistant attorney general in that capacity a…

The department of public safety, division of criminal investigation, shall be the primary state agency responsible for investigating criminal violations under this chapter . The director shall contract with the department of public safety for investigative services, including the…

The records of the department under this chapter shall be governed by the provisions of chapter 22 , provided that, in addition to records that may be kept confidential pursuant to section 22.7 , the following records shall be kept confidential, unless otherwise ordered by a cour…

1. The department’s investigators that support the division may include staff qualified by training and experience in law enforcement to perform their respective duties in support of the activities of the security office to the extent necessary to perform the duties. Staff that h…

1. A person who, with intent to defraud, falsely makes, alters, forges, utters, passes, redeems, or counterfeits a lottery ticket or share or attempts to falsely make, alter, forge, utter, pass, redeem, or counterfeit a lottery ticket or share, or commits theft or attempts to com…

All major procurement contracts under this chapter must be entered into in accordance with chapter 8A, subchapter III, part 2 . Major procurement contracts shall take into consideration the greatest integrity for the Iowa lottery. In any bidding process, the services of the depar…

1. The department may borrow, or accept and expend, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter , such moneys as may be received from any source, including income from the department’s operations, for effectuating its business purposes under this chapter , including the pay…

1. Upon receipt of any revenue from lottery games, the director shall deposit the moneys in the lottery fund created pursuant to section 99G.40 . At least fifty percent of the projected annual revenue accruing from the sale of tickets or shares shall be allocated for payment of p…

1. An Iowa lottery is created which shall be administered by the division. 2. The income and property of the department under this chapter shall be exempt from all state and local taxes, and the sale of lottery tickets and shares issued and sold by the division and its retail lic…

1. To ensure the financial integrity of the lottery, the department shall do all of the following: a. Submit quarterly and annual reports to the governor, state auditor, and the general assembly disclosing the total lottery revenues, prize disbursements, and other expenses of the…

1. Any claimant agency may submit to the department a list of the names of all persons indebted to such claimant agency or to persons on whose behalf the claimant agency is acting. The full amount of the debt shall be collectible from any lottery winnings due the debtor without r…

The department shall cooperate with the gambling treatment program administered by the department of health and human services to incorporate information regarding the gambling treatment program and its toll-free telephone number in printed materials distributed by the department…

1. An administrator of the lottery under this chapter shall be appointed by the governor subject to confirmation by the senate and shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The administrator shall be qualified by training and experience to manage a lottery. 2. The salary of th…

The administrator or the administrator’s designee if authorized to conduct an inquiry, investigation, or hearing under this chapter may administer oaths and take testimony under oath relative to the matter of inquiry, investigation, or hearing. At a hearing ordered by the adminis…

1. The administrator shall direct and supervise all administrative and technical activities in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and with the administrative rules, policies, and procedures adopted by the commission. The administrator shall do all of the following: a.…

1. An Iowa lottery commission comprised of five members appointed by the governor subject to confirmation by the senate is created within the department. Commission members appointed when the senate is not in session shall serve only until the end of the next regular session of t…

The commission shall provide the director and the administrator with private-sector perspectives of a large marketing enterprise. The commission shall do all of the following: 1. Approve, disapprove, amend, or modify the terms of major lottery procurements recommended by the admi…