Chapter 631 Oregon Laws 2007

 

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 Oregon:

 

          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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