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MT Code § 23-5-424 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 23. Parks, Recreation, Sports, and Gambling|Chapter 5. Gambling|Part 4. Bingo, Keno, Raffles, and Heads or Tails|23-5-424. Manufacturer's license for electronic bingo or keno equipment -- license and processing fees

  23-5-424. Manufacturer's license for electronic bingo or keno equipment -- license and processing fees. (1) A person may not assemble, produce, manufacture, or supply electronic equipment for use in conducting live bingo or keno games in this state without obtaining an annual manufacturer's license from the department.   (2) The department shall charge an annual license fee of $1,000 for issuing or renewing a manufacturer's license.   (3) A manufacturer's license expires June 30 of each year, and the license fee may not be prorated.   (4) In addition to the license fee provided for in subsection (2), the department may charge a one-time manufacturer's application fee to cover the actual cost of processing the original license. The department shall refund an overpayment or charge and collect an amount sufficient to reimburse the department for underpayment of actual costs.   (5) The department shall retain for administrative purposes the license and processing fees collected under this section.   History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 647, L. 1991.
MT Code § 23-5-425 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 23. Parks, Recreation, Sports, and Gambling|Chapter 5. Gambling|Part 4. Bingo, Keno, Raffles, and Heads or Tails|23-5-425. Examination and approval of electronic bingo and keno equipment -- fee

  23-5-425. Examination and approval of electronic bingo and keno equipment -- fee. (1) A licensed manufacturer shall submit to the department for examination a prototype of any electronic equipment intended for use in conducting live bingo or keno games before the equipment is used in the state.   (2) Before the equipment is examined, the manufacturer shall pay the anticipated examination costs as determined by the department. The department shall refund an overpayment or charge and collect an amount sufficient to reimburse the department for underpayment of actual costs.   (3) Upon completion of the examination, the department may approve, disapprove, or place a condition upon use of the equipment before it is made available for use in conducting live bingo or keno games.   History: En. Sec. 12, Ch. 647, L. 1991.
MT Code § 23-5-426 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 23. Parks, Recreation, Sports, and Gambling|Chapter 5. Gambling|Part 4. Bingo, Keno, Raffles, and Heads or Tails|23-5-426. Electronic live bingo and keno equipment specifications -- rules

  23-5-426. Electronic live bingo and keno equipment specifications -- rules. The department shall adopt rules describing electronic live bingo and keno equipment that may be approved under 23-5-425. At a minimum, the rules must provide that the equipment use a random selection process to determine the outcome of each game.   History: En. Sec. 13, Ch. 647, L. 1991.
MT Code § 23-5-427 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 23. Parks, Recreation, Sports, and Gambling|Chapter 5. Gambling|Part 4. Bingo, Keno, Raffles, and Heads or Tails|23-5-427. through 23-5-430 reserved

  23-5-427 through 23-5-430 reserved.
MT Code § 23-5-431 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 23. Parks, Recreation, Sports, and Gambling|Chapter 5. Gambling|Part 4. Bingo, Keno, Raffles, and Heads or Tails|23-5-431. Criminal penalty

  23-5-431. Criminal penalty. A person who purposely or knowingly violates or who procures, aids, or abets in a violation of this part or any ordinance, resolution, or rule adopted pursuant to this part is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable pursuant to 23-5-161.   History: En. 62-723 by Sec. 9, Ch. 294, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 62-723; amd. Sec. 43, Ch. 642, L. 1989.
MT Code § 23-5-501 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 23. Parks, Recreation, Sports, and Gambling|Chapter 5. Gambling|Part 5. Sports Pools|23-5-501. Definitions

  23-5-501. Definitions. As used in this part, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the following definitions apply:  (1) (a) "Multiple competitor sports pool" means a sports pool in which three or more competitors simultaneously compete in a college or professional sports event or series of sports events. The term includes but is not limited to a sports event in which competitors are placed into a bracket.   (b) The term does not include multiple competitor sports pools utilizing any form of internet gambling as defined in 23-5-112.   (2) "Sports pool" means a gambling activity, other than an activity governed under chapter 4 or chapter 5, part 2, of this title, in which a person wagers money for each chance to win money or other items of value based on the outcome of a sports event or series of sports events wherein the competitors in the sports event or series of sports events are natural persons or animals.   (3) "Sports tab" means a folded or banded ticket with a face covered to conceal a combination of two numbers, with each number ranging from zero through nine.   (4) "Sports tab game" means a gambling enterprise conducted on a card to which 100 sports tabs are attached that have 100 different combinations for which consideration in money is paid by the person purchasing each tab. A person may purchase a sports tab from the card for the chance to win money or other items of value on a sports event or series of sports events as provided in 23-5-503.   History: En. 62-727 by Sec. 1, Ch. 290, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 62-727(part); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 22, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 43, Ch. 647, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 61, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 438, L. 2021.
MT Code § 23-5-502 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 23. Parks, Recreation, Sports, and Gambling|Chapter 5. Gambling|Part 5. Sports Pools|23-5-502. Sports pools and sports tab games authorized -- tax

  23-5-502. Sports pools and sports tab games authorized -- tax. (1) Conducting or participating in sports pools and sports tab games as defined and governed in this part is lawful, except that:   (a) sports pools and sports tab games may be conducted only by a licensed gambling operator on premises appropriately licensed to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises as provided in 23-5-119; and   (b) only a licensee of premises that are located in an incorporated city or town with a population of less than 100 or located outside the boundaries of an incorporated city or town and that are appropriately licensed to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises under 23-5-119 may conduct a race between animals and conduct one or more sports pools on the race. The race may be conducted only if it is between pigs, gerbils, or hamsters and is conducted on the premises but outside of interior areas of the establishment where food and beverages are usually stored, prepared, or served.   (2) A sports tab game seller licensed under 23-5-513 who sells sports tabs for use in a sports tab game shall collect from the purchaser, at the time of sale, a tax of $1 for each 100 sports tabs sold and, within 15 days after the end of each calendar quarter, submit to the department any forms required by the department and the proceeds of the collected tax. The sports tab game seller shall keep a record of taxes collected as required by department rule. The records must be made available for inspection by the department upon request of the department. The department shall retain the proceeds of the tax to administer this part.   History: En. 62-727.1 by Sec. 12, Ch. 508, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 62-727.1; amd. Sec. 56, Ch. 647, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 449, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 13, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 465, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 57, L. 2019.
MT Code § 23-5-503 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 23. Parks, Recreation, Sports, and Gambling|Chapter 5. Gambling|Part 5. Sports Pools|23-5-503. Rules

  23-5-503. Rules. (1) (a) The card or other device used for recording the sports pool or sports tab game must clearly indicate in advance of the sale of any chances:  (i) the number of chances to be sold in that specific pool;   (ii) the name of the event or series of events;   (iii) the consideration to be paid for each chance; and   (iv) the total amount or percentage to be paid to the winners.   (b) The sports tabs must be purchased from a sports tab game seller licensed under 23-5-513.   (2) (a) Each sports tab must be sold for the same amount. A chance to participate in a sports pool may be sold in any combination so long as each chance is for the same amount. There is no limit on the dollar amount for a sports pool and sports tab, including the total amount paid to all winners of any individual sports tab game.   (b) Chances for a series of events may be purchased all at once prior to the occurrence of the first event.   (3) (a) Except as provided in subsections (3)(b) and (3)(c), the winners of any sports pool must receive a 100% payout of the value of the sports pool. The winner of a sports tab game must receive at least 90% of the total cost of the 100 sports tabs. The operator of the sports tab game may retain the remaining money for administration and other expenses.   (b) A nonprofit organization, licensed as a gambling operator, that maintains records and opens the records to inspection upon reasonable demand to verify that the retained portion is used to support charitable activities, scholarships or educational grants, or community service projects may retain up to 50% of the value of a sports pool or a sports tab game.   (c) A licensed gambling operator may conduct a sports pool or sports tab game to support a named nonprofit organization and may donate up to 50% of the value of the sports pool or sports tab game to the nonprofit organization.   (4) A licensed gambling operator conducting a sports pool or a sports tab game may purchase chances or sports tabs to participate in the sports pool or sports tab game but may not:   (a) retain any portion of the amount wagered in the sports pool or sports tab game, except as provided in subsection (3)(b);   (b) charge a fee for participating in the sports pool or sports tab game; or   (c) use the sports pool or sports tab game in any manner to establish odds or handicaps or to allow betting or booking.   History: En. 62-727 by Sec. 1, Ch. 290, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 62-727(part); amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 22, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 58, Ch. 642, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 45, Ch. 647, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 13, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 80, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 273, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 57, L. 2019; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 75, L. 2021.
MT Code § 23-5-504 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 23. Parks, Recreation, Sports, and Gambling|Chapter 5. Gambling|Part 5. Sports Pools|23-5-504. Repealed

  23-5-504. Repealed. Sec. 68, Ch. 642, L. 1989.   History: En. 62-728 by Sec. 2, Ch. 290, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 62-728.
MT Code § 23-5-505 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 23. Parks, Recreation, Sports, and Gambling|Chapter 5. Gambling|Part 5. Sports Pools|23-5-505. Repealed

  23-5-505. Repealed. Sec. 68, Ch. 642, L. 1989.   History: En. 62-729 by Sec. 3, Ch. 290, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 508, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 62-729.
MT Code § 23-5-506 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 23. Parks, Recreation, Sports, and Gambling|Chapter 5. Gambling|Part 5. Sports Pools|23-5-506. Repealed

  23-5-506. Repealed. Sec. 68, Ch. 642, L. 1989.   History: En. 62-730 by Sec. 4, Ch. 290, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 508, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 62-730.
MT Code § 23-5-507 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 23. Parks, Recreation, Sports, and Gambling|Chapter 5. Gambling|Part 5. Sports Pools|23-5-507. Repealed

  23-5-507. Repealed. Sec. 68, Ch. 642, L. 1989.   History: En. 62-731 by Sec. 5, Ch. 290, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 508, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 62-731.
MT Code § 23-5-508 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 23. Parks, Recreation, Sports, and Gambling|Chapter 5. Gambling|Part 5. Sports Pools|23-5-508. Repealed

  23-5-508. Repealed. Sec. 68, Ch. 642, L. 1989.   History: En. 62-732 by Sec. 6, Ch. 290, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 62-732.
MT Code § 23-5-509 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 23. Parks, Recreation, Sports, and Gambling|Chapter 5. Gambling|Part 5. Sports Pools|23-5-509. Penalty

  23-5-509. Penalty. A person who purposely or knowingly violates or who procures, aids, or abets in a violation of this part is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable pursuant to 23-5-161.   History: En. 62-733 by Sec. 7, Ch. 290, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 62-733; amd. Sec. 59, Ch. 642, L. 1989.
MT Code § 23-5-510 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 23. Parks, Recreation, Sports, and Gambling|Chapter 5. Gambling|Part 5. Sports Pools|23-5-510. Repealed

  23-5-510. Repealed. Sec. 68, Ch. 642, L. 1989.   History: En. 62-735 by Sec. 9, Ch. 290, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 508, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 62-735.
MT Code § 23-5-511 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 23. Parks, Recreation, Sports, and Gambling|Chapter 5. Gambling|Part 5. Sports Pools|23-5-511. Repealed

  23-5-511. Repealed. Sec. 68, Ch. 642, L. 1989.   History: En. 62-734 by Sec. 8, Ch. 290, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 62-734.
MT Code § 23-5-512 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 23. Parks, Recreation, Sports, and Gambling|Chapter 5. Gambling|Part 5. Sports Pools|23-5-512. Sports pool design -- multiple competitor sports pool -- department rules

  23-5-512. Sports pool design -- multiple competitor sports pool -- department rules. (1) (a) Except as provided in subsection (2), a sports pool must be designed to ensure that:  (i) there is at least one winner from among the participants in the pool; and   (ii) each participant has an equal chance to win the pool.   (b) Competitors in a sports event or series of sports events must be randomly assigned to each participant in the sports pool.   (2) (a) A multiple competitor sports pool must be designed to ensure that:   (i) there is at least one winner, but there may be categories of winners among the participants in the pool; and   (ii) a participant's chance to win the pool may be based on the participant's relative skill in selecting competitors in a sports event or series of sports events.   (b) Nothing in subsection (2)(a)(ii) requires competitors in a multiple competitor sports pool to be randomly assigned to a participant in a sports pool.   (3) The department shall by rule describe the types of sports pools authorized by this part. Variations in the authorized sports pools must be submitted to the department for review and approval before they are made available for public play. The department may charge a nominal fee to review variations in the authorized sports pools.   History: En. Sec. 44, Ch. 647, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 438, L. 2021.
MT Code § 23-5-513 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 23. Parks, Recreation, Sports, and Gambling|Chapter 5. Gambling|Part 5. Sports Pools|23-5-513. Sports tab game seller's license -- fees

  23-5-513. Sports tab game seller's license -- fees. (1) It is a misdemeanor for a person to sell sports tab games without first obtaining a sports tab game seller's license from the department.   (2) The department shall charge an annual license fee of $100 for issuing or renewing a license.   (3) A license expires on June 30 of each year, and the license fee may not be prorated.   (4) The department may charge an additional, one-time license application processing fee to cover the actual cost of processing the original license. The department shall refund any amount of the application processing fee not needed to reimburse the department for actual costs or shall collect an amount sufficient to reimburse the department for actual costs not completely covered by the initial fee charged.   (5) The department shall retain for administrative purposes the license and application processing fees collected under this section.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 13, L. 1997.
MT Code § 23-5-601 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 23. Parks, Recreation, Sports, and Gambling|Chapter 5. Gambling|Part 6. Video Gaming Machine Control Law|23-5-601. Repealed

  23-5-601. Repealed. Sec. 68, Ch. 642, L. 1989.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 720, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 36, Ch. 83, L. 1989.
MT Code § 23-5-603 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 23. Parks, Recreation, Sports, and Gambling|Chapter 5. Gambling|Part 6. Video Gaming Machine Control Law|23-5-603. Video gambling machines -- possession -- play -- restriction

  23-5-603. Video gambling machines -- possession -- play -- restriction. (1) A licensed operator may make available for public play only the number of approved video gambling machines specifically authorized by this part.   (2) The video gambling machines specifically authorized by this part are bingo, poker, keno, video line, and multigame video gambling machines. Only the number of approved machines for which permits have been granted under 23-5-612 may be made available for play by the public on the premises of a licensed operator. The department shall adopt rules allowing a video gambling machine that needs repair to be temporarily replaced while it is being repaired with a video gambling machine that is approved under the permit provisions of this part. A fee may not be charged for the replacement machine.   (3) A video line game approved by the department for play must be made available to any licensed machine owner.   (4) A manufacturer may not charge a fee for the use of a bingo, poker, keno, video line, or multigame video gambling machine on a daily basis or any other periodic basis.   (5) A licensed operator, distributor, route operator, or manufacturer is prohibited from referencing games not authorized under this title in advertising, promoting, or inducing play of a video gambling machine. The department shall further define by rule what advertising is allowed under this subsection.   (6) Machines on premises appropriately licensed to sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption, as provided in 23-5-119, must be placed:   (a) in a room, area, or other part of the premises in which alcoholic beverages are sold or consumed; and   (b) within control of the operator for the purpose of preventing access to the machines by persons under 18 years of age.   History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 720, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 603, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 652, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 45, Ch. 642, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 46, Ch. 647, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 465, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 121, L. 2011.
MT Code § 23-5-605 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 23. Parks, Recreation, Sports, and Gambling|Chapter 5. Gambling|Part 6. Video Gaming Machine Control Law|23-5-605. Repealed

  23-5-605. Repealed. Sec. 68, Ch. 642, L. 1989.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 720, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 211, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 603, L. 1987.
MT Code § 23-5-606 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 23. Parks, Recreation, Sports, and Gambling|Chapter 5. Gambling|Part 6. Video Gaming Machine Control Law|23-5-606. Repealed

  23-5-606. Repealed. Sec. 68, Ch. 642, L. 1989.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 720, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 211, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 640, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 344, L. 1989.
MT Code § 23-5-607 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 23. Parks, Recreation, Sports, and Gambling|Chapter 5. Gambling|Part 6. Video Gaming Machine Control Law|23-5-607. Expected payback -- verification

  23-5-607. Expected payback -- verification. (1) The department shall prescribe the expected payback value of credit awarded to be at least 80% of the value of credit played for each bingo, poker, keno, and video line game in a video gambling machine. The credit ratio may not be greater than 92% for each video line game.   (2) Each video gambling machine must have an electronic accounting device that the department may use to verify the winning percentage.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 720, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 163, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 603, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 54, Ch. 642, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 121, L. 2011.
MT Code § 23-5-608 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 23. Parks, Recreation, Sports, and Gambling|Chapter 5. Gambling|Part 6. Video Gaming Machine Control Law|23-5-608. Limitation on amount of money played and value of prizes -- payment of credits in cash -- ticket voucher expiration -- rules

  23-5-608. Limitation on amount of money played and value of prizes -- payment of credits in cash -- ticket voucher expiration -- rules. (1) A video gambling machine may not allow more than $2 to be played on a game or award free games or credits in excess of $800 a game.   (2) A licensee shall pay in cash all credits owed to a player as shown on a valid ticket voucher.   (3) The department may establish by rule a reasonable time period during which a player shall present a valid ticket voucher to the licensee for payment before the voucher may be considered expired and invalid.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 720, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 211, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 603, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 53, Ch. 642, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 227, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 66, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 121, L. 2011.
MT Code § 23-5-609 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 23. Parks, Recreation, Sports, and Gambling|Chapter 5. Gambling|Part 6. Video Gaming Machine Control Law|23-5-609. Repealed

  23-5-609. Repealed. Sec. 68, Ch. 642, L. 1989.   History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 603, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 344, L. 1989.
MT Code § 23-5-610 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 23. Parks, Recreation, Sports, and Gambling|Chapter 5. Gambling|Part 6. Video Gaming Machine Control Law|23-5-610. Video gambling machine gross income tax -- records -- distribution -- quarterly statement and payment

  23-5-610. Video gambling machine gross income tax -- records -- distribution -- quarterly statement and payment. (1) A licensed machine owner shall pay to the department a video gambling machine tax of 15% of the gross income from each video gambling machine issued a permit under this part. A licensed machine owner may deduct from the gross income amounts equal to amounts stolen from machines if the amounts stolen are not repaid by insurance or under a court order, if a law enforcement agency investigated the theft, and if the theft is the result of either unauthorized entry and physical removal of the money from the machines or of machine tampering and the amounts stolen are documented.   (2) A licensed machine owner shall keep a record of the gross income from each video gambling machine issued a permit under this part in the form the department requires. The records must at all times during the business hours of the licensee be subject to inspection by the department.   (3) For each video gambling machine issued a permit under this part, a licensed machine owner shall, within 15 days after the end of each quarter and in the manner prescribed by the department, complete and deliver to the department a statement showing the total gross income, together with the total amount due the state as video gambling machine gross income tax for the preceding quarter. The statement must contain other relevant information that the department requires.   (4) The department shall, in accordance with the provisions of 17-2-124, forward the tax collected under subsection (3) of this section to the state treasurer for deposit in the general fund.   History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 603, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 52, Ch. 642, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 47, Ch. 647, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 29, Ch. 15, Sp. L. July 1992; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 398, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 31, Ch. 455, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 40, Ch. 18, L. 1995; amd. Secs. 5, 6, Ch. 424, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 198, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 143, Ch. 574, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 210, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 319, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 25, Ch. 475, L. 2007.