Chapter 74, STATE BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND AUTHORITIES

74-8753. Certain financing, tax abatement prohibited. (a) No revenue bonds, tax increment financing or similar financing shall be used to finance any part of any lottery gaming enterprise or any racetrack gaming facility. (b) No state or local tax abatement shall apply to any par…

74-8754. Claims; state and state officials held harmless; insurance provisions. Each lottery gaming facility manager and each racetrack gaming facility manager shall hold the executive director, the commission and the state harmless from and defend any and all claims which may be…

74-8755. Consent to any action or garnishment by lottery gaming facility manager and racetrack gaming facility manager. As a condition precedent to contracting for the privilege of being a lottery gaming facility manager or a racetrack gaming facility manager, such manager shall …

74-8756. Wager, loan and credit restrictions; financing for payment of sports wagers; criminal penalties. (a) Wagers shall be received only from a person at the location where the electronic gaming machine or lottery facility game is authorized pursuant to the Kansas expanded lot…

74-8757. Age restrictions for lottery facility games, electronic gaming machines and sports wagers. (a) A person less than 21 years of age shall not be permitted in an area where electronic gaming machines or lottery facility games are being conducted, except for a person at leas…

74-8758. Racetrack gaming facility, lottery gaming facility wagering restrictions; penalties. (a) Except as authorized in subsection (c), it is unlawful for any racetrack gaming facility manager, or any employee or agent thereof, to allow any person to play an electronic gaming m…

74-8759. Manipulating electronic gaming machine game or lottery facility game, penalty. Except for persons acting in accordance with rules and regulations of the Kansas racing and gaming commission or by written authority of the executive director of the Kansas racing and gaming …

74-8760. Unlawful wagering; penalties. (a) Except in accordance with rules and regulations of the Kansas racing and gaming commission or by written authority from the executive director of the Kansas racing and gaming commission in performing installation, maintenance, inspection…

74-8761. Gray machines prohibited; penalties; prosecutorial authority of the attorney general and the Kansas racing and gaming commission. (a) It shall be a severity level 9, nonperson felony for any person to place in operation or continue to have in place any gray machine for u…

74-8762. Restrictions on state and local officials and affiliated persons; penalties. (a) As used in this section: (1) "Affiliated person" means: (A) Any member of the immediate family of a state or local official; or (B) any partnership, firm, corporation or limited liability co…

74-8763. Criminal history records check. Each person subject to a background check pursuant to the Kansas expanded lottery act and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 22-4715, and amendments thereto, shall be subject to a state and national criminal history records check that conforms to applicabl…

74-8764. Problem gambling; posting information signs; failure to post, penalty. Each lottery gaming facility manager and each racetrack gaming facility manager shall post one or more signs at the location where such manager operates electronic gaming machines or lottery facility …

74-8765. Major procurement contract restrictions inapplicable. The Kansas lottery, lottery gaming facility managers, racetrack gaming facility managers, lottery gaming facility management contracts and racetrack gaming facility management contracts under the Kansas expanded lotte…

74-8766. Expanded lottery receipts fund established; separate accounts for each facility. (a) There is hereby established in the state treasury the expanded lottery receipts fund. Separate accounts shall be maintained in such fund for receipt of moneys from each lottery gaming fa…

74-8767. Live horse racing purse and live greyhound racing purse supplemental fund; authorized uses. (a) (1) There is hereby established in the state treasury the live horse racing purse supplement fund. (2) Twenty-five percent of all moneys credited to the live horse racing purs…

74-8768. Expanded lottery act revenues fund; authorized uses. (a) There is hereby created the expanded lottery act revenues fund in the state treasury. All expenditures and transfers from such fund shall be made in accordance with appropriation acts. All moneys credited to such f…

74-8769. Background checks. Each person subject to a background check pursuant to the Kansas expanded lottery act and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 22-4715, and amendments thereto, shall be subject to a state and national criminal history records check which conforms to applicable federal st…

74-8770. Local government taxes prohibited. (a) No taxes, fees, charges, transfers or distributions, other than those provided for in the Kansas expanded lottery act, shall be made or levied by any city, county or other municipality from or against lottery gaming facility revenue…

74-8771. Transportation of gaming devices, exemption from federal act. Pursuant to section 2 of the federal act entitled "An Act to Prohibit Transportation of Gambling Devices in Interstate and Foreign Commerce," 15 U.S.C. §§ 1171 through 1777, the state of Kansas, acting by and …

74-8772. Kansas racing and gaming commission; rules and regulations. On or before January 1, 2023, the Kansas racing and gaming commission shall adopt such permanent rules and regulations as the commission deems necessary to carry out the duties and functions of the commission pu…

74-8773. Employment of officers and employees; unclassified service. The Kansas racing and gaming commission shall appoint or employ such officers and employees as the commission deems necessary to implement, administer and enforce the provisions of the Kansas expanded lottery ac…

74-8774. Audits; selection of firm. (a) (1) Beginning in calendar year 2019, and at least once every three years thereafter, there shall be conducted a security audit of the Kansas lottery. Any security audit conducted pursuant to this section shall include a comprehensive study …

74-8775. Kansas lottery audit contract committee; membership. (a) There is hereby created the Kansas lottery audit contract committee, which shall consist of the following members: (1) The executive director of the Kansas lottery or a Kansas lottery employee designated by the exe…

74-8776. Audits; procurement of firm or firms to perform audit work. (a) In the procurement of a firm or firms to perform an audit required by K.S.A. 74-8774, and amendments thereto, the executive director of the Kansas lottery shall encourage firms engaged in the lawful practice…

74-8777. Same; selection of firm or firms; considerations. (a) The Kansas lottery audit contract committee may conduct discussions with each of the firms submitted by the executive director and then shall select a firm or firms from such listing to provide an audit as required by…

74-8778. Same; contracts for audit work; requirements; responsibilities of selected firm. (a) Each contract for an audit required by K.S.A. 74-8774, and amendments thereto, entered into under K.S.A. 74-8776 and 74-8777, and amendments thereto, shall be entered into between the ex…

74-8779. Same; performance of firm; written audit reports; duty of confidentiality. (a) The Kansas lottery audit contract committee shall monitor the performance of the firm or firms conducting audits pursuant to a contract entered into under K.S.A. 74-8778, and amendments theret…

74-8780. Sections part of and supplemental to the Kansas lottery act. K.S.A. 74-8774 through 74-8780, and amendments thereto, shall be part of and supplemental to the Kansas lottery act. History: L. 2018, ch. 89, § 7; May 24.

74-8781. Authorization of sports wagering by Kansas lottery; limitations. (a) Sports wagering shall only be conducted in this state in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas lottery act and the Kansas expanded lottery act. (b) The Kansas lottery may offer sports wagering th…

74-8782. Interactive sports wagering platforms, approval; graphical user interfaces, approval; line of credit prohibited; problem gambling information and tools required. (a) Each lottery gaming facility manager shall be limited to three interactive sports wagering platforms that…

74-8783. Sports wagering supplier license, when required; application; fee; renewal; provisional license. (a) No person shall provide goods, services, software or any other components necessary for the determination of the odds or the outcomes of any wager on a sporting event, di…

74-8784. Sports wagering marketing agreements; required provisions; restrictions on number per lottery gaming facility manager; approval by Kansas lottery. (a) A professional sports team, auto racetrack facility or other marketing entity may enter into a marketing agreement with …

74-8785. Advertisement of sports wagering; limitations and restrictions; rules and regulations. The executive director shall adopt rules and regulations regarding the advertisement for sports wagering. Such rules and regulations shall be adopted on or before January 1, 2023, and …

74-8786. Restricting or limiting wagering on certain sporting events. The Kansas lottery may restrict, limit or exclude wagering on one or more sporting events by providing notice to all lottery gaming facility managers in such form and manner as prescribed by the executive direc…

74-8787. Duties and obligations of lottery gaming facility managers when managing sports wagering operations; restrictions on access to personally identifiable information of bettor. (a) Lottery gaming facility managers shall use reasonable methods to: (1) Prohibit such manager, …

74-8788. Maintenance of sports wagering records by lottery gaming facility managers; requirements. (a) Lottery gaming facility managers shall maintain records of: (1) All wagers placed, including personally identifiable information of the person placing the wager; (2) the amount …

74-8789. Civil action by the state against persons who improperly influence a betting outcome of a sporting event. The state shall have a cause of action against any person who knowingly engages in, facilitates or conceals conduct that intends to improperly influence a betting ou…

74-8790. Maintenance of self-exclusion list for sports wagering bettors by lottery gaming facility managers; disposition of prize money won. (a) Upon request by an individual, a lottery gaming facility manager shall restrict such individual from placing sports wagers with such ma…

74-8791. Sports wagering receipts fund established; separate accounts for each facility; carry over of negative revenues. (a) There is hereby established in the state treasury the sports wagering receipts fund to be administered by the executive director of the Kansas lottery. Se…

74-8792. White collar crime fund established; purpose; budget requests of attorney general and Kansas racing and gaming commission. (a) There is hereby established in the state treasury the white collar crime fund to be administered by the governor. All moneys credited to the whi…

74-8793. Attracting professional sports to Kansas fund established; purpose; secretary of commerce duties and obligations. (a) There is hereby established in the state treasury the attracting professional sports to Kansas fund. The attracting professional sports to Kansas fund sh…

74-8794. Negotiations of sports wagering in new or existing tribal gaming compacts; management of sports wagering by tribe pending approval of compact. Upon receipt of a request to negotiate an existing gaming compact or a new gaming compact regarding sports wagering from a feder…

74-8801. Title and application of act. K.S.A. 74-8801 through 74-8839 and amendments thereto shall be known and may be cited as the Kansas parimutuel racing act and shall apply to all horse race meetings at which parimutuel wagering is used or intended to be used and to all greyh…

74-8802. Definitions. As used in the Kansas parimutuel racing act unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Breakage" means the odd cents by which the amount payable on each dollar wagered exceeds: (1) A multiple of $.10, for parimutuel pools from races conducted in this state;…

74-8803. Kansas racing and gaming commission qualifications; appointments; terms; vacancies; compensation. (a) There is hereby created the Kansas racing and gaming commission, consisting of five members who shall be appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by the senate…

74-8803a. Same; renamed. (a) On the effective date of this act the Kansas racing commission shall be and is hereby officially designated as the Kansas racing and gaming commission. (b) On and after the effective date of this act, whenever the Kansas racing commission, or words of…

74-8804. Powers and duties of commission. (a) During live race meetings or simulcast racing operations, the commission and its designated employees may observe and inspect all racetrack facilities operated by licensees, all racetracks simulcasting races to racetrack facilities in…

74-8805. Executive director and other personnel of commission; requirements prior to appointment or employment. (a) (1) The governor shall appoint, subject to confirmation by the senate as provided by K.S.A. 75-4315b, and amendments thereto, an executive director of the commissio…

74-8806. Animal health officers and assistants criminal history record check; powers and duties. (a) The commission shall employ an animal health officer and such assistant animal health officers as needed to serve at the pleasure of the commission. Before employing any person as…

74-8807. Law enforcement powers, certain employees; duties of KBI. (a) Employees of the commission designated by the executive director, with the approval of the commission, are hereby vested with the power and authority of law enforcement officers in the execution of the duties …