Chapter 9, BINGO AND OTHER GAMBLING
366 sections in this chapter.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-506 Gross proceeds, defined.
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Gross proceeds shall mean the total aggregate receipts received from the conduct of any lottery or raffle conducted by any qualifying nonprofit organization without any reduction for prizes, discounts, or expenses and shall include receipts from admission cost, any consideration …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-507 Lottery, defined.
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(1) Lottery shall mean a gambling scheme in which (a) participants pay or agree to pay something of value for an opportunity to win, (b) winning opportunities are represented by tickets differentiated by sequential enumeration, (c) the winners are to be determined by a random dra…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-508 Qualifying nonprofit organization, defined.
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Qualifying nonprofit organization shall mean any nonprofit organization holding a certificate of exemption under section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code or whose major activities, exclusive of conducting any lottery or raffle, are conducted for charitable and community bettermen…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-509 Raffle, defined.
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(1) Raffle shall mean a gambling scheme in which (a) participants pay or agree to pay something of value for an opportunity to win, (b) winning opportunities are represented by tickets differentiated by sequential enumeration, (c) winners are to be determined by a random drawing …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-511 Nonprofit organization; conduct lottery or raffle; conditions.
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Any qualifying nonprofit organization may conduct a lottery or raffle that has gross proceeds not greater than fifteen thousand dollars. Except as provided for a lottery or raffle conducted pursuant to section 9-511.02, each chance in such lottery or raffle shall have an equal li…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-511.01 Nonprofit organization; conduct lottery or raffle with winners determined by racing objects; conditions.
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(1) A qualifying nonprofit organization may conduct a lottery or raffle in which the winners are to be determined by a race utilizing inanimate, buoyant objects floated along a river, canal, or other waterway. The objects shall each bear a number or other unique identifying mark …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-511.02 Lottery or raffle; progressive jackpot; multiple drawing dates; requirements; vending or dispensing device, authorized.
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(1) A qualifying nonprofit organization may conduct a lottery or raffle that includes a progressive jackpot and multiple drawing dates for a game such as, but not limited to, the Queen of Hearts. In order to conduct a lottery or raffle in the method described in this section, suc…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-512 Department of Revenue; law enforcement agency; powers and duties.
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The Department of Revenue or any law enforcement agency may require any proper investigation or audit of any qualifying nonprofit organization which conducts any lottery or raffle under the Nebraska Small Lottery and Raffle Act, either for the specific purpose of determining whet…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-513 Violations; penalties.
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Any person who violates any provision of the Nebraska Small Lottery and Raffle Act shall be guilty of a Class IV misdemeanor for the first offense and of a Class II misdemeanor for any second or subsequent offense.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-601 Act, how cited.
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Sections 9-601 to 9-653 shall be known and may be cited as the Nebraska County and City Lottery Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-602 Purpose of act.
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The purpose of the Nebraska County and City Lottery Act is to allow any county, city, or village to conduct a lottery for community betterment purposes. Any lottery conducted by a county, city, or village shall be conducted only by those methods and under those circumstances pres…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-603 Definitions, where found.
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For purposes of the Nebraska County and City Lottery Act, the definitions found in sections 9-603.02 to 9-618 shall be used.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-603.02 Authorized representative, defined.
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Authorized representative shall mean any person designated by the county, city, or village or a joint entity created by the county, city, or village by entering into an agreement pursuant to the Interlocal Cooperation Act to examine, sign, and approve a lottery worker license app…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-603.03 Cancel, defined.
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Cancel shall mean to discontinue all rights and privileges to hold a license for up to three years.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-603.04 Activation, defined.
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Activation, with regard to lottery equipment, means initiating the selection of winning numbers.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-604 Community betterment purposes, defined.
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(1) Community betterment purposes shall mean (a) benefiting persons by enhancing their opportunity for educational advancement, by relieving or protecting them from disease, suffering, or distress, by contributing to their physical well-being, by assisting them in establishing th…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-604.01 Department, defined.
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Department shall mean the Department of Revenue.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-604.02 Digital-on-premises ticket, defined.
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Digital-on-premises ticket means a digital ticket purchased in person on a mobile or other electronic device verified to be present at the location of the lottery operator or an authorized sales outlet location in accordance with subdivision (3)(b) of section 9-651.01.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-605 Expenses, defined.
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Expenses shall mean (1) all costs associated with the purchasing, printing, or manufacturing of any items to be used or distributed in the lottery, (2) all office or clerical expenses in connection with the lottery, (3) all promotional expenses for the lottery, (4) all salaries o…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-605.01 Governing official, defined.
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Governing official shall mean the chief executive officer of a county, city, village or any other elected or appointed official, including a governing board member, who has any decisionmaking responsibility regarding the conduct of the lottery.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-606 Gross proceeds, defined.
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Gross proceeds shall mean the total aggregate receipts received from the conduct of any lottery conducted by any county, city, or village without any reduction for prizes, discounts, taxes, or expenses and shall include receipts from admission costs, any consideration necessary f…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-606.01 License, defined.
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License shall mean a license issued to any county, city, or village to conduct a lottery for community betterment purposes, any license issued to any lottery operator, any license issued to any manufacturer-distributor, any license issued to any authorized sales outlet location, …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-606.02 Keno manager, defined.
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Keno manager shall mean the shift manager, supervisor, or person in charge of the daily operation of a keno game at a location.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-606.03 Keno writer, defined.
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(1) Keno writer means a person whose primary responsibilities include accepting inside tickets or other requests for wagers and payments of wagers from players, issuing outside tickets, voiding tickets, and redeeming winning tickets. (2) Keno writer does not include a keno manage…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-607 Lottery, defined; manner of play; designation.
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(1) Lottery shall mean a gambling scheme in which: (a) The players pay or agree to pay something of value for an opportunity to win; (b) Winning opportunities are represented by tickets; (c) Winners are solely determined by one of the following two methods: (i) By a random drawin…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-613 Lottery equipment, defined.
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Lottery equipment shall mean all proprietary devices, machines, and parts used in the manufacture or maintenance of equipment which is used in and is an integral part of the conduct of any lottery activity authorized or regulated under the Nebraska County and City Lottery Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-614 Lottery operator, defined.
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Lottery operator shall mean any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation which operates a lottery on behalf of a county, city, or village. A lottery operator shall be a resident of Nebraska or, if a partnership, limited liability com…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-615 Lottery supplies, defined.
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Lottery supplies shall mean all tickets, cards, boards, sheets, or other supplies which are used in and are an integral part of the conduct of any lottery activity authorized or regulated under the Nebraska County and City Lottery Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-615.01 Lottery worker, defined.
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Lottery worker shall mean any person, other than a keno writer, who performs work directly related to the conduct of a lottery, including, but not limited to, winning number selection, winning number verification, record keeping, shift checkout and review of keno writer banks, an…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-616 Manufacturer-distributor, defined.
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Manufacturer-distributor shall mean any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation which assembles, produces, makes, prints, or supplies lottery equipment or supplies for sale, use, or distribution in this state.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-617 Revoke, defined.
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Revoke shall mean to permanently void and recall all rights and privileges to obtain or hold a license.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-618 Suspend, defined.
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Suspend shall mean to cause a temporary interruption of all rights and privileges of a license or renewal thereof.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-619 Regulation of lotteries; department; duty.
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The department shall regulate lotteries conducted by counties, cities, and villages to insure fairness, equity, and uniformity.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-620 Department; powers, functions, and duties.
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The department shall have the following powers, functions, and duties: (1) To issue licenses and temporary licenses; (2) To deny any license application or renewal application for cause. Cause for denial of an application or renewal of a license shall include instances in which t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-621 Administrative fines; disposition; collection.
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(1) All money collected by the department as an administrative fine shall be remitted on a monthly basis to the State Treasurer for credit to the permanent school fund. (2) Any administrative fine levied under section 9-620 and unpaid shall constitute a debt to the State of Nebra…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-622 Application; denial; hearing.
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(1) Before any application is denied pursuant to section 9-620, the department shall notify the applicant in writing by mail of the department's intention to deny the application and the reasons for the denial. Such notice shall inform the applicant of his or her right to request…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-623 Hearing; required; when; notice.
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Before the adoption, amendment, or repeal of any rule or regulation, the suspension, revocation, or cancellation of any license pursuant to section 9-620, or the levying of an administrative fine pursuant to such section, the department shall set the matter for hearing. Such susp…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-624 Proceeding before department; service; decision; appeal.
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(1) A copy of the order or decision of the department in any proceeding before it pursuant to the Nebraska County and City Lottery Act shall be served upon each party of record to the proceeding before the department. Service upon any attorney of record for any such party shall b…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-625 Lotteries; established by political subdivision; election; approval required; joint lottery.
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Any county, city, or village may establish and conduct a lottery if an election is first held pursuant to this section. Only one scheme or type of lottery may be conducted by a county, city, or village at one time. No county, city, or village shall establish and conduct a lottery…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-626 Continuation of lottery; election; form; restrictions.
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(1) A governing board of a county, city, or village may submit to the registered voters of such county, city, or village the question whether an existing lottery should be continued. The question may be submitted at a regular election or a special election called by the governing…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-627 Continuation of lottery; petition; election.
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(1) The registered voters of any county, city, or village shall have the right to vote on the question of whether an existing lottery should be continued. The question shall be submitted to such voters whenever petitions calling for its submission, signed by at least twenty perce…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-628 Contract; termination provision required.
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On and after October 1, 1989, any contract entered into by a county, city, or village relating to the conduct of a lottery shall include a provision permitting the county, city, or village to terminate the contract by giving thirty days' notice to the other party if such lottery …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-629 Gross proceeds; use; audit and legal expenses, defined.
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(1) The gross proceeds of any lottery conducted by a county, city, or village shall be used solely for community betterment purposes, awarding of prizes, taxes, and expenses. (2) Not less than sixty-five percent of the gross proceeds shall be used for the awarding of prizes, exce…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-629.01 Gross proceeds; use; professional baseball organization.
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As authorized in section 19-4701, a city of the metropolitan or primary class or a county in which a city of the metropolitan class is located which conducts a lottery pursuant to the Nebraska County and City Lottery Act may use a portion of the gross proceeds from such lottery f…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-630 Conduct of lottery; license required; application; contents; enumerated; duty to keep current.
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(1) No county, city, village, or lottery operator shall conduct a lottery without having first been issued a license by the department. An applicant for such license shall apply on a form prescribed by the department. (2) Each application by any county, city, or village shall inc…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-631 License to conduct lottery; renewal; fee.
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(1) All licenses issued to any county, city, or village to conduct a lottery and licenses issued to any lottery operator or any authorized sales outlet location shall expire on May 31 of every even-numbered year, or such other date as the department may prescribe by rule and regu…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-631.01 Lottery workers; application; contents; duty to keep current; investigation; probationary license; regular license.
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(1) No person shall be a lottery worker unless a lottery worker license application has been filed with the department. The application shall be on a form prescribed by the department and shall include: (a) The name, address, date of birth, and social security number of the appli…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-631.02 Keno writer; exemption from licensure.
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A person who is a keno writer and has no direct responsibility for the selection of numbers shall not be considered a lottery worker and shall not be required to be licensed for purposes of the Nebraska County and City Lottery Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-632 Manufacturer-distributor; license required; application; fee; expiration; renewal.
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(1) No individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation shall manufacture, sell, print, or distribute lottery equipment or supplies for use or play in this state without having first been issued a manufacturer-distributor license by the depa…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-633 Manufacturer-distributor; resident agent; when required.
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Each manufacturer-distributor selling lottery equipment or supplies in this state that is not a resident of this state or is not a corporation shall designate a natural person who is a resident of and living in this state and is nineteen years of age or older as a resident agent …