Title XIX, Public Safety and Morals

(1) Licenses shall be issued by the office on an annual basis, except as otherwise permitted in KRS 238.530 and 238.545. A license term may be determined by the office in any manner it deems appropriate to facilitate efficient licensing. The office shall charge a licensing and re…

Fee -- Eligibility -- Restrictions. (1) A person shall not sell, offer to sell, rent, lease, or otherwise furnish charitable gaming supplies or equipment unless the person is licensed by the office as a distributor. The office shall charge a license fee not to exceed five thousan…

Exemptions -- Qualifications -- Application process -- Required information -- Special event raffle license -- Fees -- Escrow. (1) Any charitable organization conducting charitable gaming in the Commonwealth of Kentucky shall be licensed by the corporation. A charitable organizat…

Penalties imposed upon charitable organization failing to retain certain percentage of adjusted gross receipts -- Submission of financial plan. (1) The net receipts from charitable gaming retained by a charitable organization for the previous calendar year, provided the charitabl…

charitable gaming facility licenses held on July 15, 2026 -- Events leading to loss of additional license. (1) (a) A licensed charitable organization shall only offer the play of electronic charity game tickets and electronic pulltab devices at one (1) of the following locations …

Conduct and management -- Prohibited donated prizes -- Advertising -- Penalties -- Training. (1) Charitable gaming shall be conducted by a licensed charitable organization at the location, date, and time which shall be stated on the license. The licensee shall request a change in…

charitable gaming -- Limitations on charitable organizations that conduct charity fundraising events -- Affirmative defense. (Effective July 15, 2026) (1) A licensed charitable organization shall be limited by the following: (a) In the conduct of bingo, to one (1) session per day…

-- Locations -- Restrictions on wagering, stakes, and prizes. (1) A licensed charitable organization shall be limited to two (2) special limited charity fundraising event licenses per year, and a special limited charity fundraising event shall be limited to one (1) session not to…

Charitable gaming expenses. (1) All adjusted gross receipts from charitable gaming shall be handled only by chairpersons, officers, or employees of the licensed charitable organization. (2) Except as authorized by subsection (11) of this section, within five (5) business days aft…

facility -- Quarterly reports -- Number of events that may be held -- Display of license and charitable organization's name. (1) (a) A person shall not operate a charitable gaming facility unless the person is licensed under the provisions of this chapter, except that facilities …

(1) The corporation may investigate, visit, and have free access to the office or place of business of a licensee or any location where licensed charitable gaming is offered or conducted or any location or facility under the jurisdiction of the corporation. The corporation may ta…

(1) A license holder may appeal any administrative action taken under KRS 238.560. A license holder shall be notified in writing of any action to be taken against him or her. The notification may be delivered in person or mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the…

gaming. All peace officers, on being informed or having reason to believe that charitable gaming not authorized under this chapter is taking place or is about to take place, shall suppress and prevent it. For this purpose, any peace officer may enter any place where any unlicense…

(1) A fee is imposed on charitable gaming in the amount of fifty-three hundredths of one percent (0.53%) of gross receipts derived from all charitable gaming conducted by charitable organizations required to be licensed in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Each licensed charitable or…

(1) Any person who willfully conducts without the required license any activity which under this chapter requires a license shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (2) Any person who makes any materially false or misleading statement in making application for licensure or in su…