Chapter 631
AN ACT
HB 2446
Relating to video lottery game terminals in establishments with
brewery-public house licenses; amending ORS 461.217.
Be It Enacted by the People of
the State of
SECTION 1.
ORS 461.217 is amended to read:
461.217. (1) As used in
this section, “video lottery game retailer” means a contractor under contract
with the Oregon State Lottery to place video lottery game terminals on premises
authorized by the contract.
(2) A video lottery game
terminal that offers a video lottery game authorized by the Director of the
Oregon State Lottery [shall] may
be placed for operation only on the premises of an establishment that has a
contract with the Oregon State Lottery as a video lottery game retailer. The
terminal must be within the control of an employee of the video lottery game
retailer. [It shall] A terminal
may not be placed in any other business or location.
(3) A video lottery game
terminal [shall] may be placed
only on the premises of an establishment licensed by the Oregon Liquor Control
Commission with a full on-premises sales license, [or] a limited on-premises sales license or a
brewery-public house license. A video lottery game terminal [shall] may be placed only in that
part of the premises that is posted by the Oregon Liquor Control
Commission as being closed to minors. In addition to the requirements of this
subsection, the director may by rule establish such other criteria and
conditions as the director determines appropriate for the placement of video
lottery game terminals in establishments.
(4) No more than six
video lottery terminals [shall] may
be placed in or on premises described in subsection (3) of this section.
(5) No more than 10
video lottery game terminals may be placed on the premises of a race meet
licensee licensed under ORS 462.020 that qualifies as a video lottery game
retailer.
Approved by the Governor June 26, 2007
Filed in the office of Secretary of State June 27, 2007
Effective date January 1, 2008
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