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NE Code § 9-346 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling|9-346 - Determination of winner; pickle cards; requirements.

9-346.  Determination of winner; pickle cards; requirements.(1) The winning cards, boards, or tickets in any lottery by the sale of pickle cards shall be determined by a comparison of those numbers, letters, symbols, or configurations, or combination thereof, which are revealed on the pickle cards, to a set of numbers, letters, symbols, or configurations, or combination thereof, which has been previously specified as a winning combination. Whenever the winning combinations do not comprise a statement of the cash prize won, the winning combinations shall be printed on every pickle card that is wider than one inch or longer than two and one-half inches. Pickle cards that are smaller than such dimensions shall have the winning combinations printed on a flare card that is publicly displayed at the point of sale of the pickle cards.(2) The winning chances of any pickle card shall not be determined or otherwise known until after its purchase and only upon opening, pulling, detaching, breaking open, or otherwise removing the tab or tabs to clearly reveal or otherwise appropriately revealing the combination. The winning chances shall be determined by and based upon an element of chance.(3) Any person possessing a winning pickle card shall receive the appropriate cash prize previously determined and specified for that winning combination.(4) All pickle cards shall legibly bear on the outside of each pickle card the name of the licensed organization conducting the lottery by the sale of pickle cards and such organization's state identification number.(5) Nothing in this section shall prohibit (a) punchboards which allow the person who purchases the last punch on the punchboard to receive a cash prize predetermined by the manufacturer as a result of purchasing the last punch, (b) pickle card units which utilize a seal card which allows a seal card winner to receive a cash prize predetermined by the manufacturer, (c) pickle card units which utilize a seal card as described in this section which allow the person who purchases the last pickle card of such a unit to receive a cash prize predetermined by the manufacturer as a result of purchasing the last pickle card, or (d) pickle card units which are designed by a manufacturer to utilize bingo numbers drawn during the conduct of bingo to determine a winning combination. Such pickle card units shall be sold by a licensed distributor only to an organization licensed to conduct a lottery by the sale of pickle cards which is also licensed to conduct bingo and shall be played only at the bingo premises of the licensed organization during a bingo occasion conducted pursuant to the Nebraska Bingo Act.Source   Laws 1983, LB 259, § 5;   Laws 1984, LB 949, § 11;   Laws 1985, LB 408, § 4;   R.S.Supp.,1985, § 9-140.01;   Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 112;   Laws 1988, LB 1232, § 44;   Laws 1989, LB 767, § 42;   Laws 1994, LB 694, § 88;   Laws 1996, LB 1277, § 8;   Laws 1997, LB 248, § 18;  Laws 2000, LB 658, § 4. Cross References  Nebraska Bingo Act, see section 9-201.
NE Code § 9-347.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling|9-347.01 - Definite profit; distribution; net profit; use.

9-347.01.  Definite profit; distribution; net profit; use.(1) For each type of pickle card unit marketed in this state, the department shall determine the following: (a) When a licensed organization sells pickle cards through pickle card operators, the portion of the definite profit from that pickle card unit which shall go to the licensed organization, such amount to be not less than seventy percent of the definite profit from such pickle card unit; (b) the maximum amount of the definite profit from the sale of a pickle card unit that a licensed organization may pay a pickle card operator as a commission, fee, or salary to sell its pickle cards, such amount not to exceed thirty percent of the definite profit from such pickle card unit; (c) the portion of the definite profit from the sale of a pickle card unit which may be expended by a licensed organization for allowable expenses, such amount not to exceed twelve percent of the definite profit from such pickle card unit; and (d) the portion of the definite profit from the sale of a pickle card unit which may be utilized by a licensed organization for payment of the organization's sales agent, such amount to be a portion of the allowable expenses and not to exceed six percent of the definite profit from such pickle card unit.(2) The licensed organization's net profit from the sale of a pickle card unit shall be used exclusively for a lawful purpose. A licensed organization shall not donate or promise to donate its net profit or any portion of the net profit to a recipient outside of its organization as an inducement for or in exchange for (a) a payment, gift, or other thing of value from the recipient to any person, organization, or corporation, including, but not limited to, the licensed organization or any of its members, employees, or agents, or (b) a pickle card operator's agreement to sell pickle cards on behalf of the licensed organization.Source   Laws 1988, LB 1232, § 46;   Laws 1989, LB 767, § 44;   Laws 1995, LB 344, § 19;  Laws 2002, LB 545, § 35;  Laws 2009, LB286, § 3.
NE Code § 9-348 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling|9-348 - Segregation of definite profit; manner of payment; records; requirements.

9-348.  Segregation of definite profit; manner of payment; records; requirements.(1) The definite profit, less not more than thirty percent of the definite profit as allowed by subsection (4) of section 9-347, of any lottery by the sale of pickle cards and all amounts received by any licensed organization from the sale, lease, or rental of coin-operated or currency-operated pickle card dispensing devices shall be segregated from other revenue of any licensed organization conducting the lottery and placed in a separate checking account. All lawful purpose donations and expenses relating to the licensed organization's lottery by the sale of pickle cards, including the allowable expenses, any license fees paid to the department to license the organization, each utilization-of-funds member, and any sales agent, coin-operated or currency-operated pickle card dispensing device registration fees, and the unit cost but excluding the payment of prizes for winning pickle cards, shall be paid by check from such account and shall be made payable to the ultimate use of such lawful purpose donations or expenses.(2) Separate records shall be maintained by any licensed organization conducting a lottery by the sale of pickle cards. Each nonprofit organization conducting a lottery by the sale of pickle cards shall keep a record of all locations or persons who are paid to sell pickle cards. Records and lists required by the Nebraska Pickle Card Lottery Act shall be preserved for at least three years. Any law enforcement agency or other agency of government shall have the authority to investigate the records relating to lotteries by the sale of pickle cards and gross proceeds from such lotteries at any time. Organizations shall, upon proper written request, deliver all such records to the department, law enforcement agency, or other agency of government for investigation.Source   Laws 1983, LB 259, § 46;   Laws 1984, LB 949, § 52;   R.S.Supp.,1984, § 9-181;   Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 114;   Laws 1988, LB 1232, § 47;   Laws 1989, LB 767, § 45;   Laws 1994, LB 694, § 90;   Laws 1995, LB 344, § 20.
NE Code § 9-348.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling|9-348.01 - Lottery by the sale of pickle cards; sources of funding; payments; restrictions.

9-348.01.  Lottery by the sale of pickle cards; sources of funding; payments; restrictions.(1) A lottery by the sale of pickle cards shall fund itself after its first year of existence and shall not receive money from any other source, including the operation of other charitable gaming activities, for the payment of prizes, unit cost, allowable expenses, any commission paid to a pickle card operator, lawful purpose donations, or any other expense associated with the operation of the lottery by the sale of pickle cards except as provided in subsection (2) of this section.(2) A licensed organization establishing a lottery by the sale of pickle cards may finance such lottery with money from the general fund of the licensed organization during the first year of operation of the lottery by the sale of pickle cards. General fund money used to finance a lottery by the sale of pickle cards may be repaid from funds received by the lottery by the sale of pickle cards.(3) A licensed organization may commingle funds received from the sale of pickle cards with any general operating funds of the licensed organization by means of a check drawn on the pickle card checking account or by electronic funds transfer from that account, but the burden of proof shall be on the licensed organization to demonstrate that such commingled funds are not used to make any payments associated with the operation of the lottery by the sale of pickle cards and are used for a lawful purpose.Source   Laws 1988, LB 1232, § 49;   Laws 1989, LB 767, § 46;   Laws 1994, LB 694, § 91.
NE Code § 9-351 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling|9-351 - Unauthorized sale or possession of pickle cards; violation; penalty.

9-351.  Unauthorized sale or possession of pickle cards; violation; penalty.(1) No person or organization other than those qualifying under section 9-326 and licensed pursuant to section 9-327 shall be permitted to conduct a lottery by the sale of pickle cards in this state.(2) No person other than a licensed distributor or manufacturer shall possess pickle cards that are not properly printed with the information required in section 9-346.(3) Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a Class I misdemeanor.Source   Laws 1983, LB 259, § 44;   Laws 1984, LB 949, § 51;   Laws 1985, LB 408, § 31;   R.S.Supp.,1985, § 9-179;   Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 117.
NE Code § 9-353 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling|9-353 - Violations; standing to sue.

9-353.  Violations; standing to sue.Any person in this state, including any law enforcement official, who has cause to believe that (1) any licensed organization, (2) any employee or agent of such licensed organization, (3) any person acting in concert with such licensed organization, or (4) any person in connection with a lottery by the sale of pickle cards has engaged in or is engaging in any conduct in violation of the Nebraska Pickle Card Lottery Act or has aided or is aiding another in any conduct in violation of the act may commence a civil action in any district court of this state.Source  Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 119.
NE Code § 9-354 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling|9-354 - Civil action; relief permitted.

9-354.  Civil action; relief permitted.In any civil action commenced pursuant to section 9-353, a court may allow:(1) A temporary restraining order or injunction, with or without a bond as the court may direct, prohibiting a party to the action from continuing or engaging in such conduct, aiding in such conduct, or doing any act in furtherance of such conduct;(2) A declaration that the conduct by a licensed organization or employee or agent of a licensed organization, which is a party to the action, constitutes a violation of the Nebraska Pickle Card Lottery Act and a determination of the number and times of violations for certification to the department for appropriate license revocation purposes;(3) A permanent injunction under principles of equity and on reasonable terms;(4) An accounting of the profits, earnings, or gains resulting directly and indirectly from such violations, with restitution or a distribution of such profits, earnings, or gains to all licensed organizations existing at the time of such violations which apply to the court and show that they suffered monetary losses by reason of such violations and with distribution of any remaining profits, earnings, or gains to the state; and(5) Reasonable attorney's fees and court costs.Source   Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 120;   Laws 1991, LB 427, § 42.
NE Code § 9-355 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling|9-355 - Civil procedure statutes; applicability.

9-355.  Civil procedure statutes; applicability.Proceedings under section 9-353 shall be subject to and governed by the district court civil procedure statutes. Issues properly raised shall be tried and determined as in other civil actions in equity. All orders, judgments, and decrees rendered may be reviewed as other orders, judgments, and decrees.Source  Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 121.Cross References   Appeals, procedure, see section 25-1901 et seq.  Civil procedure statutes, see section 25-101 et seq.
NE Code § 9-401 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling|9-401 - Act, how cited.

9-401.  Act, how cited.Sections 9-401 to 9-437 shall be known and may be cited as the Nebraska Lottery and Raffle Act.Source   Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 122;   Laws 1991, LB 427, § 44;   Laws 1994, LB 694, § 94;   Laws 1997, LB 248, § 21;  Laws 2002, LB 545, § 37.
NE Code § 9-402 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling|9-402 - Purpose of act.

9-402.  Purpose of act.(1) The purpose of the Nebraska Lottery and Raffle Act is to protect the health and welfare of the public, to protect the economic welfare and interest in certain lotteries with gross proceeds greater than one thousand dollars and certain raffles with gross proceeds greater than five thousand dollars, to insure that the profits derived from the operation of any such lottery or raffle are accurately reported in order that their revenue-raising potential be fully exposed, to insure that the profits are used for legitimate purposes, and to prevent the purposes for which the profits of any such lottery or raffle are to be used from being subverted by improper elements.(2) The purpose of the Nebraska Lottery and Raffle Act is also to completely and fairly regulate each level of the traditional marketing scheme of tickets or stubs for such lotteries and raffles to insure fairness, quality, and compliance with the Constitution of Nebraska. To accomplish such purpose, the regulation and licensure of nonprofit organizations and any other person involved in the marketing scheme are necessary.(3) The Nebraska Lottery and Raffle Act shall apply to all lotteries with gross proceeds in excess of one thousand dollars, except for lotteries by the sale of pickle cards conducted in accordance with the Nebraska Pickle Card Lottery Act, lotteries conducted by a county, city, or village in accordance with the Nebraska County and City Lottery Act, and lottery games conducted in accordance with the State Lottery Act, and to all raffles with gross proceeds in excess of five thousand dollars. All such lotteries and raffles shall be played and conducted only by the methods permitted in the act. No other form, means of selection, or method of play shall be allowed.Source   Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 123;   Laws 1991, LB 849, § 49;   Laws 1993, LB 138, § 7. Cross References   Nebraska County and City Lottery Act, see section 9-601.  Nebraska Pickle Card Lottery Act, see section 9-301.  State Lottery Act, see section 9-801.
NE Code § 9-403 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling|9-403 - Definitions, where found.

9-403.  Definitions, where found.For purposes of the Nebraska Lottery and Raffle Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions found in sections 9-404 to 9-417.02 shall be used.Source   Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 124;   Laws 1994, LB 694, § 95;  Laws 2003, LB 3, § 3.
NE Code § 9-404 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling|9-404 - Allowable expenses, defined.

9-404.  Allowable expenses, defined.Allowable expenses shall mean:(1) All costs associated with the purchasing, printing, or manufacturing of any items to be used or distributed to participants such as tickets;(2) All office expenses;(3) All promotional expenses;(4) The tax on gross proceeds prescribed in section 9-429;(5) All license and permit fees prescribed by the Nebraska Lottery and Raffle Act;(6) Any tax or fee imposed pursuant to section 9-433; and(7) Any fee paid to any person associated with the operation of any lottery or raffle.Source   Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 125;   Laws 1994, LB 694, § 96.
NE Code § 9-405 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling|9-405 - Cancel, defined.

9-405.  Cancel, defined.Cancel shall mean to discontinue all rights and privileges to hold a license or permit for up to three years.Source  Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 126.
NE Code § 9-406 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling|9-406 - Department, defined.

9-406.  Department, defined.Department shall mean the Department of Revenue.Source  Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 127.
NE Code § 9-407 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling|9-407 - Gross proceeds, defined.

9-407.  Gross proceeds, defined.Gross proceeds shall mean the total receipts received from the conduct of the lottery or raffle without any reduction for prizes, discounts, taxes, or allowable expenses. Gross proceeds shall include receipts from any required admission costs or any other required purchase, to the extent such admission cost or purchase itself constitutes a chance in the lottery or raffle, and the value of any free tickets or stubs or free plays used.Source   Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 128;   Laws 1994, LB 694, § 97.
NE Code § 9-408 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling|9-408 - Lawful purpose, defined.

9-408.  Lawful purpose, defined.(1) Lawful purpose shall mean charitable or community betterment purposes, including, but not limited to, one or more of the following:(a) Benefiting persons by enhancing their opportunity for religious or educational advancement, by relieving or protecting them from disease, suffering, or distress, by contributing to their physical well-being, by assisting them in establishing themselves in life as worthy and useful citizens, or by increasing their comprehension of and devotion to the principles upon which this nation was founded;(b) Initiating, performing, or fostering worthy public works or enabling or furthering the erection or maintenance of public structures; and(c) Lessening the burdens borne by government or voluntarily supporting, augmenting, or supplementing services which government would normally render to the people.(2) Lawful purpose shall not include any activity consisting of an attempt to influence legislation or participate in any political campaign on behalf of any elected official or person who is or has been a candidate for public office.(3) Nothing in this section shall prohibit any organization licensed pursuant to the Nebraska Lottery and Raffle Act from using its proceeds or profits derived from activities under the act in any activity which benefits and is conducted by the organization, including any charitable, benevolent, humane, religious, philanthropic, recreational, social, educational, civic, or fraternal activity conducted by the organization for the benefit of its members.Source   Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 129;   Laws 1994, LB 694, § 98.
NE Code § 9-409 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling|9-409 - License, defined.

9-409.  License, defined.License shall mean any license to conduct a lottery or raffle as provided in section 9-424 or any license for a utilization-of-funds member as provided in such section.Source   Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 130;   Laws 1994, LB 694, § 99.
NE Code § 9-410 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling|9-410 - Licensed organization, defined.

9-410.  Licensed organization, defined.Licensed organization shall mean a nonprofit organization or a volunteer fire company or volunteer first-aid, rescue, ambulance, or emergency squad licensed to conduct a lottery or raffle under the Nebraska Lottery and Raffle Act.Source   Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 131;  Laws 2002, LB 545, § 38.
NE Code § 9-411 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling|9-411 - Lottery, defined.

9-411.  Lottery, defined.(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, and (c) winners are determined by a random drawing of the tickets or by the method set forth in section 9-426.01.(2) Lottery shall not include (a) any raffle as defined in section 9-415, (b) any gambling scheme which uses any mechanical, computer, electronic, or video gaming device which has the capability of awarding something of value, free games redeemable for something of value, or tickets or stubs redeemable for something of value, (c) any activity which is authorized or regulated under the Nebraska Bingo Act, the Nebraska County and City Lottery Act, the Nebraska Pickle Card Lottery Act, the Nebraska Small Lottery and Raffle Act, the State Lottery Act, section 9-701, or Chapter 2, article 12, or (d) any activity which is prohibited under Chapter 28, article 11.Source   Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 132;   Laws 1991, LB 849, § 50;   Laws 1993, LB 138, § 8;   Laws 1997, LB 248, § 22. Cross References   Nebraska Bingo Act, see section 9-201.  Nebraska County and City Lottery Act, see section 9-601.  Nebraska Pickle Card Lottery Act, see section 9-301.  Nebraska Small Lottery and Raffle Act, see section 9-501.  State Lottery Act, see section 9-801.
NE Code § 9-412 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling|9-412 - Member, defined.

9-412.  Member, defined.Member shall mean a person who is recognized and acknowledged by a licensed organization as a member for purposes other than conducting activities under the Nebraska Lottery and Raffle Act. Member shall not include social or honorary members.Source  Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 133.
NE Code § 9-413 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling|9-413 - Permit, defined.

9-413.  Permit, defined.Permit shall mean a special permit to conduct one raffle and one lottery as provided in section 9-426.Source  Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 134.
NE Code § 9-414 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling|9-414 - Profit, defined.

9-414.  Profit, defined.Profit shall mean the gross proceeds less reasonable sums necessarily and actually expended for prizes, taxes, and allowable expenses.Source  Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 135.