2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities › Article 87 - State Lottery › 74-8752 Inspection; investigation; annual audits; open records exception.

74-8752. Inspection; investigation; annual audits; open records exception.
(a) The executive director of the Kansas lottery and the executive director of the Kansas racing and gaming commission, or their designees, may observe and inspect all electronic gaming machines, lottery facility games, sports wagering operations, lottery gaming facilities, racetrack gaming facilities and all related equipment and facilities operated by a lottery gaming facility manager or racetrack gaming facility manager.
(b) In addition to any other powers granted pursuant to this act, the executive director of the racing and gaming commission shall have the power to:
(1) Examine, or cause to be examined by any agent or representative designated by such executive director, any books, papers, records or memoranda of any lottery gaming facility manager or racetrack gaming facility manager, or of any business involved in electronic gaming machines, lottery facility games or sports wagering operations authorized pursuant to the Kansas expanded lottery act, for the purpose of ascertaining compliance with any provision of the Kansas lottery act, the Kansas expanded lottery act, or any rules and regulations adopted thereunder;
(2) investigate alleged violations of the Kansas expanded lottery act and alleged violations of any rules and regulations, orders and final decisions of the Kansas lottery commission, the executive director of the Kansas lottery, the Kansas racing and gaming commission or the executive director of the Kansas racing and gaming commission;
(3) request a court to issue subpoenas to compel access to or for the production of any books, papers, records or memoranda in the custody or control of any lottery gaming facility manager or racetrack gaming facility manager related to the management of the lottery gaming facility or racetrack gaming facility, or to compel the appearance of any lottery gaming facility manager or racetrack gaming facility manager for the purpose of ascertaining compliance with the provisions of the Kansas lottery act and the Kansas expanded lottery act or rules and regulations adopted thereunder; and
(4) take any other action as may be reasonable or appropriate to enforce the provisions of the Kansas expanded lottery act and any rules and regulations, orders and final decisions of the executive director of the Kansas lottery, the Kansas lottery commission, the executive director of the Kansas racing commission or the Kansas racing and gaming commission.
(c) Appropriate security measures shall be required in any and all areas where electronic gaming machines, sports wagering and other lottery facility games authorized pursuant to the Kansas expanded lottery act are located or operated. The executive director of the Kansas racing and gaming commission shall approve all such security measures.
(d) The executive director of the Kansas racing and gaming commission shall require an annual audit of the operations of each lottery gaming facility and ancillary lottery gaming facility operations and each racetrack gaming facility as determined by the commission. Such audit shall be conducted by the Kansas racing and gaming commission or a licensed accounting firm approved by the executive director of the Kansas racing and gaming commission and shall be conducted at the expense of the lottery gaming facility manager or racetrack facility manager.
(e) None of the information disclosed pursuant to subsection (b) or (d) shall be subject to disclosure under the Kansas open records act, K.S.A. 45-216 et seq., and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 2007, ch. 110, § 21; L. 2022, ch. 91, § 31; July 1.