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2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities › Article 87 - State Lottery › 74-8776 Audits; procurement of firm or firms to perform audit work.

74-8776. Audits; procurement of firm or firms to perform audit work.
(a) In the procurement of a firm or firms to perform an audit required by K.S.A. 74-8774, and amendments thereto, the executive director of the Kansas lottery shall encourage firms engaged in the lawful practice of their professions to place their names on a list maintained by the executive director of firms to receive requests for proposals on audit contracts.
(b) The executive director of the Kansas lottery shall establish specifications for the conduct by a firm or firms of an audit required by K.S.A. 74-8774, and amendments thereto. The specifications shall be used in preparing requests for proposals and evaluating the proposals received.
(c) For all audits required by K.S.A. 74-8774, and amendments thereto, the executive director of the Kansas lottery shall issue a request for proposals to all firms who have requested to be on the firm list and others who request a copy after notice in the Kansas register. The request for proposals shall request information on the firm's qualifications, the qualifications of staff to be assigned to the job, the firm's technical approach to the audit and the fee. The executive director shall evaluate the proposals received in response to the requests for proposals and for each audit shall prepare a list of at least three and not more than five firms that are, in the opinion of the executive director, qualified to perform such audit or audits. Such list shall be submitted to the Kansas lottery audit contract committee.
History:
L. 2018, ch. 89, § 3; May 24.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities › Article 87 - State Lottery › 74-8777 Same; selection of firm or firms; considerations.

74-8777. Same; selection of firm or firms; considerations.
(a) The Kansas lottery audit contract committee may conduct discussions with each of the firms submitted by the executive director and then shall select a firm or firms from such listing to provide an audit as required by K.S.A. 74-8774, and amendments thereto.
(b) The Kansas lottery audit contract committee shall consider, in making their selection, qualifications of the firm and staff, the technical proposal and fee.
(c) If the Kansas lottery audit contract committee is unable to contract with any of the selected firms, the committee shall request the executive director to provide another list of firms to be reviewed by the committee. Upon receipt of such list, the committee shall proceed in accordance with the provisions of this section.
History:
L. 2018, ch. 89, § 4; May 24.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities › Article 87 - State Lottery › 74-8778 Same; contracts for audit work; requirements; responsibilities of selected firm.

74-8778. Same; contracts for audit work; requirements; responsibilities of selected firm.
(a) Each contract for an audit required by K.S.A. 74-8774, and amendments thereto, entered into under K.S.A. 74-8776 and 74-8777, and amendments thereto, shall be entered into between the executive director of the Kansas lottery and the firm or firms selected to perform the audit. Each such contract shall require the firm or firms selected to submit evidence that is satisfactory to the Kansas lottery audit contract committee that the firm has general professional liability insurance or specific liability insurance that is adequate for such audit.
(b) In addition to the requirements in subsection (a), each such contract for audit services shall specify the responsibilities undertaken by the firm selected to perform such audit and such firm shall be responsible for all material errors and omissions in the performance of such contract.
(c) Such contracts shall not be subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 75-3739 or 75-37,102 or K.S.A. 75-37,130 through 75-37,135, and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 2018, ch. 89, § 5; May 24.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities › Article 87 - State Lottery › 74-8779 Same; performance of firm; written audit reports; duty of confidentiality.

74-8779. Same; performance of firm; written audit reports; duty of confidentiality.
(a) The Kansas lottery audit contract committee shall monitor the performance of the firm or firms conducting audits pursuant to a contract entered into under K.S.A. 74-8778, and amendments thereto, to ensure that such audit is performed in accordance with the specifications developed for the conduct of such audit.
(b) (1) The firm selected to perform an audit required by K.S.A. 74-8774(a), and amendments thereto, shall submit a final written audit report by December 1 of each year to the executive director of the Kansas lottery and the legislative post audit committee.
(2) The firm selected to perform an audit required by K.S.A. 74-8774(b), and amendments thereto, shall submit a preliminary written audit report by September 15 of each year to the executive director of the Kansas lottery and the secretary of administration. A final audit report shall be submitted by October 1 of each year to the executive director of the Kansas lottery, the secretary of administration and the legislative post audit committee.
(c) In the performance of such audit, the officers and employees of the firm or firms performing the audit shall be subject to the same duty of confidentiality applicable to the post auditor and officers and employees of the division of post audit under the legislative post audit act, and shall have access to all books, accounts, records, files, documents and correspondence, confidential or otherwise, of any person or state agency subject to the audit.
History:
L. 2018, ch. 89, § 6; May 24.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities › Article 87 - State Lottery › 74-8780 Sections part of and supplemental to the Kansas lottery act.

74-8780. Sections part of and supplemental to the Kansas lottery act.
K.S.A. 74-8774 through 74-8780, and amendments thereto, shall be part of and supplemental to the Kansas lottery act.
History:
L. 2018, ch. 89, § 7; May 24.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities › Article 87 - State Lottery › 74-8781 Authorization of sports wagering by Kansas lottery; limitations.

74-8781. Authorization of sports wagering by Kansas lottery; limitations.
(a) Sports wagering shall only be conducted in this state in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas lottery act and the Kansas expanded lottery act.
(b) The Kansas lottery may offer sports wagering through one or more lottery gaming facility managers that have contracted with the Kansas lottery in accordance with the Kansas expanded lottery act to manage sports wagering on behalf of the Kansas lottery, including, but not limited to, sports wagering over the internet through websites and mobile device applications, through interactive sports wagering platforms approved by the Kansas lottery and the use of any such platform at the primary facility of a professional sports team or other marketing entity pursuant to a marketing agreement entered into between the lottery gaming facility manager and the professional sports team or other marketing entity in accordance with K.S.A. 2023 Supp. 74-8784, and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 2022, ch. 91, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities › Article 87 - State Lottery › 74-8783 Sports wagering supplier license, when required; application; fee; renewal; provisional license.

74-8783. Sports wagering supplier license, when required; application; fee; renewal; provisional license.
(a) No person shall provide goods, services, software or any other components necessary for the determination of the odds or the outcomes of any wager on a sporting event, directly or indirectly, to a lottery gaming facility manager, including data feeds and odds services, unless such person holds a license issued pursuant to this section.
(b) (1) Upon receipt of a complete application and payment of the required license fee, the commission may issue a sports wagering supplier license to a person who satisfies the requirements of this section and any rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto. Applications for a sports wagering supplier license shall be submitted in such form and manner as prescribed by the commission.
(2) Such application shall include:
(A) The identity of:
(i) Each person who directly owns at least a 10% ownership interest in the applicant;
(ii) each holding, intermediary or parent company that directly owns at least a 15% ownership interest in the applicant; and
(iii) the chief executive officer and chief financial officer of the applicant or the individual holding an equivalent office with respect to the applicant, as determined by the commission; and
(B) such other information as required by the commission.
(3) The disclosure of any of the following direct or indirect shareholders of the applicant shall be waived:
(A) Any government-created entity, including, but not limited to, any statutorily authorized pension investment board or crown corporation of Canada; and
(B) any investment funds or entities registered with the securities and exchange commission, including any investment advisors or entities under the management of an entity registered with the securities and exchange commission.
(c) Upon request by the applicant, the commission may issue a provisional sports wagering supplier license if the applicant has submitted a complete application and paid the required application fee. Such provisional license shall be for a term specified on the license but not to exceed one year. The holder of a provisional license shall surrender such license to the commission upon the issuance of a sports wagering supplier license to such person.
(d) The commission shall establish the fee for the issuance and renewal of a sports wagering supplier license and provisional sports wagering supplier license.
(e) A sports wagering supplier license shall be valid for a period of two years from the date issued.
(f) A sports wagering supplier license may be renewed by the licensee prior to the expiration thereof upon application and payment of the required renewal fee.
History:
L. 2022, ch. 91, § 3; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities › Article 87 - State Lottery › 74-8785 Advertisement of sports wagering; limitations and restrictions; rules and regulations.

74-8785. Advertisement of sports wagering; limitations and restrictions; rules and regulations.
The executive director shall adopt rules and regulations regarding the advertisement for sports wagering. Such rules and regulations shall be adopted on or before January 1, 2023, and shall include, but not be limited to:
(a) Ensuring that advertisements, including limitations on the form, content, quantity, timing and location of such advertisements, do not target children and minors, or other persons who are ineligible to place wagers, or problem gamblers or other vulnerable persons;
(b) disclosure of the identity of the lottery gaming facility manager in all such advertisements;
(c) provision of the toll-free number for information and referral services for compulsive and problem gambling; and
(d) prohibitions on false, misleading or deceptive advertisements.
History:
L. 2022, ch. 91, § 5; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities › Article 87 - State Lottery › 74-8786 Restricting or limiting wagering on certain sporting events.

74-8786. Restricting or limiting wagering on certain sporting events.
The Kansas lottery may restrict, limit or exclude wagering on one or more sporting events by providing notice to all lottery gaming facility managers in such form and manner as prescribed by the executive director. Offering or taking wagers that are contrary to any such notice or any rules and regulations promulgated by either the Kansas lottery or the Kansas racing and gaming commission on a sporting event is a violation of the Kansas expanded lottery act.
History:
L. 2022, ch. 91, § 6; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities › Article 87 - State Lottery › 74-8788 Maintenance of sports wagering records by lottery gaming facility managers; requirements.

74-8788. Maintenance of sports wagering records by lottery gaming facility managers; requirements.
(a) Lottery gaming facility managers shall maintain records of:
(1) All wagers placed, including personally identifiable information of the person placing the wager;
(2) the amount and type of wager;
(3) the time the wager was placed;
(4) the location of the wager, including the IP address, if applicable;
(5) the outcome of the wager;
(6) any records of abnormal wagering activity; and
(7) video camera recordings, in the case of in-person wagers.
(b) The records described in subsections (a)(1) through (a)(6) shall be maintained for at least two years after the sporting event occurs. Video recordings described in subsection (a)(7) shall be maintained for at least 30 days after the sporting event occurs. A lottery gaming facility manager shall make such records available for inspection upon request by the Kansas lottery or the Kansas racing and gaming commission or as required by court order.
History:
L. 2022, ch. 91, § 8; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities › Article 87 - State Lottery › 74-8789 Civil action by the state against persons who improperly influence a betting outcome of a sporting event.

74-8789. Civil action by the state against persons who improperly influence a betting outcome of a sporting event.
The state shall have a cause of action against any person who knowingly engages in, facilitates or conceals conduct that intends to improperly influence a betting outcome of a sporting event for purposes of financial gain, in connection with betting or wagering on a sporting event. The state may seek damages or other equitable relief. The provisions of this section shall not be construed as a limitation on or bar against any other claims that the state may bring against such person or any other claim that the state may bring for injuries or damages arising out of the operation of sports wagering.
History:
L. 2022, ch. 91, § 9; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities › Article 87 - State Lottery › 74-8790 Maintenance of self-exclusion list for sports wagering bettors by lottery gaming facility managers; disposition of prize money won.

74-8790. Maintenance of self-exclusion list for sports wagering bettors by lottery gaming facility managers; disposition of prize money won.
(a) Upon request by an individual, a lottery gaming facility manager shall restrict such individual from placing sports wagers with such manager and shall take reasonable measures to prevent such individual from placing sports wagers. The lottery gaming facility manager shall submit the restricted individual's name and pertinent information to the Kansas racing and gaming commission for the sole purpose of having such information disseminated to all other lottery gaming facility managers. Any lottery gaming facility manager that receives such individual's information from the Kansas racing and gaming commission shall restrict such individual from placing sports wagers.
(b) Any winnings of any individual who has requested to be restricted from placing sports wagering bets shall forfeit such winnings, and such winnings shall be credited to the problem gambling grant fund* established under K.S.A. 79-4805, and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 2022, ch. 91, § 10; July 1.
* Reference should be to problem gambling and addictions grant fund.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities › Article 87 - State Lottery › 74-8792 White collar crime fund established; purpose; budget requests of attorney general and Kansas racing and gaming commission.

74-8792. White collar crime fund established; purpose; budget requests of attorney general and Kansas racing and gaming commission.
(a) There is hereby established in the state treasury the white collar crime fund to be administered by the governor. All moneys credited to the white collar crime fund shall be expended only for the purpose of investigating and prosecuting:
(1) Criminal offenses involving or facilitated by:
(A) The use of funds derived from illegal activity to make wagers;
(B) placing wagers to conceal money derived from illegal activity;
(C) the use of other individuals to place wagers as part of any wagering scheme to circumvent any provision of federal or state law;
(D) the use of false identification to facilitate the placement of any wager or the collection of any prize in violation of federal or state law;
(E) any other unlawful activity involving or facilitated by the placing of wagers; or
(F) any other violation of the Kansas expanded lottery act; or
(2) any financial or economic crime involving any unauthorized gambling.
(b) All expenditures from the fund shall be made in accordance with appropriation acts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the governor, or the governor's designee, for the purposes set forth in this act.
(c) The attorney general and the executive director of the Kansas racing and gaming commission annually, on or before August 1, shall submit requests to the governor for the amount of such sums that they consider necessary to carry out the purposes of the white collar crime fund. The governor may certify to the director of accounts and reports amounts to be transferred from the white collar crime fund to any special revenue fund or funds of the attorney general and the Kansas racing and gaming commission as deemed appropriate by the governor. Upon receipt of any such certification, the director of accounts and reports shall transfer amounts from the white collar crime fund to the special revenue fund or funds of the attorney general and the Kansas racing and gaming commission in accordance with such certification.
History:
L. 2022, ch. 91, § 12; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities › Article 87 - State Lottery › 74-8793 Attracting professional sports to Kansas fund established; purpose; secretary of commerce duties and obligations.

74-8793. Attracting professional sports to Kansas fund established; purpose; secretary of commerce duties and obligations.
(a) There is hereby established in the state treasury the attracting professional sports to Kansas fund. The attracting professional sports to Kansas fund shall be administered by the secretary of commerce. All expenditures from the fund shall be made in accordance with appropriation acts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the secretary of commerce, or the secretary's designee, for the purpose set forth in this section.
(b) The secretary of commerce is authorized to pledge all or a portion of the funds held in the attracting professional sports to Kansas fund or sports wagering revenues credited to or to be credited to the attracting professional sports to Kansas fund for the benefit of any professional sports team and used to pay the principal or interest on any bonds issued by the state or any municipality, including, but not limited to, bonds issued pursuant to K.S.A. 12-1740 et seq., 12-1770 et seq. or 12-17,160 et seq., and amendments thereto, which shall include any such financing structured as pay-as-you-go, issued to fund the construction, rehabilitation, revitalization or expansion of a professional sports team's primary facility or any other ancillary development to such primary facility.
(c) Each month, the secretary of commerce shall certify to the director of accounts and reports the amount of moneys held in the attracting professional sports to Kansas fund that are in excess of the amount necessary for the purposes described in subsection (b). Upon receipt of each such certification, the director of accounts and reports shall transfer the amount certified from the attracting professional sports to Kansas fund to the lottery operating fund established in K.S.A. 74-8711, and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 2022, ch. 91, § 13; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities › Article 87 - State Lottery › 74-8794 Negotiations of sports wagering in new or existing tribal gaming compacts; management of sports wagering by tribe pending approval of compact.

74-8794. Negotiations of sports wagering in new or existing tribal gaming compacts; management of sports wagering by tribe pending approval of compact.
Upon receipt of a request to negotiate an existing gaming compact or a new gaming compact regarding sports wagering from a federally recognized Indian tribe pursuant to K.S.A. 2023 Supp. 46-2305, and amendments thereto, the governor shall submit notice of such request to the executive director. Upon receipt of such notice, the executive director shall enter into an agreement with the federally recognized Indian tribe that made such request for the operation and management of sports wagering by such tribe or any corporation, limited liability company or other business entity wholly owned by such tribe on behalf of the state of Kansas. Such agreement shall authorize the Kansas lottery to offer sports wagering through an interactive sports wagering platform to be managed by such tribe or business entity. The terms and conditions of such agreement shall be substantially the same as any lottery gaming facility management contract with respect to the operation and management of sports wagering.
History:
L. 2022, ch. 91, § 14; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities › Article 88 - Parimutuel Racing › 74-8801 Title and application of act.

74-8801.
Title and application of act.
K.S.A. 74-8801 through 74-8839 and amendments thereto shall be known and may be cited as the Kansas parimutuel racing act and shall apply to all horse race meetings at which parimutuel wagering is used or intended to be used and to all greyhound race meetings at which parimutuel wagering is used or intended to be used.
History:
L. 1987, ch. 112, § 1; L. 1994, ch. 146, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities › Article 88 - Parimutuel Racing › 74-8803a Same; renamed.

74-8803a.
Same; renamed.
(a) On the effective date of this act the Kansas racing commission shall be and is hereby officially designated as the Kansas racing and gaming commission.
(b) On and after the effective date of this act, whenever the Kansas racing commission, or words of like effect, is referred to or designated by a statute, contract or other document, created before the effective date of this act, such reference or designation shall mean and apply to the Kansas racing and gaming commission.
(c) Nothing in this act shall be construed as abolishing or reestablishing the Kansas racing commission.
History:
L. 1996, ch. 256, § 18; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities › Article 88 - Parimutuel Racing › 74-8806 Animal health officers and assistants.

74-8806.
Animal health officers and assistants.
(a) The commission shall employ an animal health officer and such assistant animal health officers as needed to serve at the pleasure of the commission. Before employing any person as the animal health officer, the commission shall cause the Kansas bureau of investigation to conduct a criminal history record check and background investigation of the person.
(b) The animal health officer and assistant animal health officers shall:
(1) Be doctors of veterinary medicine;
(2) be in the unclassified service under the Kansas civil service act;
(3) receive such compensation as determined by the commission, subject to the limitations of appropriations therefor; and
(4) while employed by the commission, devote full time to the duties of the office.
(c) The animal health officer shall:
(1) Supervise the formulation, administration and evaluation of all medical tests the commission's rules and regulations require or authorize;
(2) advise the commission on all aspects of veterinary medicine relating to its powers and duties;
(3) supervise all personnel involved in conducting physical examinations and medical testing of racing animals, as directed by the executive director; and
(4) perform such other duties as directed by the commission.
(d) The assistant animal health officers shall:
(1) Conduct physical examinations and medical tests of racing animals as prescribed by the commission;
(2) administer emergency treatment of racing animals at race meetings as authorized by the owners of such animals or their agents; and
(3) perform such other duties as directed by the commission.
(e) The animal health officer or an assistant animal health officer may possess and administer drugs and medications to horses and greyhounds within a racetrack facility as authorized by rules and regulations of the commission.
(f) The commission may require an organization licensee to reimburse the commission for services performed by assistant animal health officers at race meetings conducted by the organization licensee.
(g) The commission may obtain medical services as required by contract with an institution which teaches animal health sciences within the state.
(h) The commission shall contract with one or more laboratory facilities for the analysis of samples taken for the purpose of enforcing compliance with K.S.A. 74-8811 and amendments thereto. In entering into any contract under this subsection, the commission shall give preference to laboratory facilities located in this state.
History:
L. 1987, ch. 112, § 6; L. 1988, ch. 316, § 1; L. 1995, ch. 255, § 10; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities › Article 88 - Parimutuel Racing › 74-8807 Law enforcement powers, certain employees; duties of KBI.

74-8807.
Law enforcement powers, certain employees; duties of KBI.
(a) Employees of the commission designated by the executive director, with the approval of the commission, are hereby vested with the power and authority of law enforcement officers in the execution of the duties imposed upon the commission by the provisions of this act.
(b) Employees designated pursuant to subsection (a) shall have the authority to:
(1) Make arrests, conduct searches and seizures and carry firearms while investigating violations of this act and during routine conduct of their duties as determined by the executive director;
(2) make arrests, conduct searches and seizures and generally enforce all criminal laws of the state as violations of such laws are encountered by such employees during the routine performance of their duties; and
(3) issue notices to appear pursuant to K.S.A. 22-2408 and amendments thereto.
(c) No employee of the commission shall be certified to carry firearms under the provisions of this section without having first successfully completed the firearms training course or courses prescribed for law enforcement officers under subsection (a) of K.S.A. 74-5604a and amendments thereto. The commission may adopt rules and regulations prescribing other training required for such employees.
(d) It shall be the duty of the Kansas bureau of investigation to conduct, or assist the security division of the commission or other law enforcement agencies in conducting, investigations of criminal violations of this act and violations of the rules and regulations adopted hereunder. Such duty may be performed independently of or in conjunction with employees of the commission designated pursuant to this section. Employees of the commission shall report immediately any criminal violations of this act or other suspected criminal activity at a racetrack facility to the Kansas bureau of investigation. Employees of the Kansas bureau of investigation shall report any violations or suspected violations of the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this act to the executive director or to employees of the commission designated pursuant to this section.
History:
L. 1987, ch. 112, § 7; L. 1994, ch. 161, § 1; L. 1996, ch. 256, § 21; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities › Article 88 - Parimutuel Racing › 74-8808 Bonds.

74-8808.
Bonds.
Each member, employee or appointee of the commission, including stewards and racing judges, shall furnish bond or other good and sufficient security in an amount and upon such terms as established by the state committee on surety bonds and insurance pursuant to K.S.A. 75-4101 et seq., and amendments thereto. The cost of any such bonds shall be paid by the commission.
History:
L. 1987, ch. 112, § 8; May 28.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities › Article 88 - Parimutuel Racing › 74-8809 Assistant attorneys general.

74-8809.
Assistant attorneys general.
(a) The attorney general shall appoint, with the approval of the commission, not more than two assistant attorneys general who shall be assigned to assist the commission in all matters, including the enforcement of this act, the tribal gaming oversight act. Such attorneys shall be in the unclassified service under the Kansas civil service act and shall receive annual salaries fixed by the attorney general, with the approval of the commission, subject to the limitations of appropriations therefor. Such salaries and any subsistence, mileage and other travel expenses of such attorneys general shall be paid from the state racing fund created by K.S.A. 74-8826 and amendments thereto, as an operating expense of the commission, subject to reimbursement from the tribal gaming fund created by K.S.A. 74-9808 and amendments thereto for that portion of any such salary and subsistence, mileage and other travel expenses attributable to work performed relating to tribal gaming matters.
(b) On or before the 15th day of each month, commencing with the month following the first month that salaries or subsistence, mileage or other travel expenses are expended for work performed relating to tribal gaming matters, the director of accounts and reports shall transfer moneys in the tribal gaming fund to the state racing fund in an amount certified monthly by the executive director and determined as equal to the salary and subsistence, mileage and other travel expenses of the commission incurred during the preceding month and attributable to work performed on tribal gaming matters by assistant attorneys general assigned to the commission.
History:
L. 1987, ch. 112, § 9; L. 1998, ch. 178, § 2; May 21.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities › Article 88 - Parimutuel Racing › 74-8811 Drugs and medications.

74-8811.
Drugs and medications.
The commission shall adopt rules and regulations establishing those drugs and medications, and the levels thereof, which are allowable in the blood or urine of any horse or greyhound when tested either just prior to or immediately following participation in any race conducted by an organization licensee. Animals in violation of such rules and regulations may be disqualified from the race in which the animal is entered or has participated on the day that such test was conducted.
History:
L. 1987, ch. 112, § 11; L. 1998, ch. 178, § 4; May 21.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities › Article 88 - Parimutuel Racing › 74-8812 Eligibility of horses and greyhounds; registration of stable, kennel or other owner.

74-8812.
Eligibility of horses and greyhounds; registration of stable, kennel or other owner.
(a) Horses shall not compete in any race meeting before reaching the age of two years. A horse's age shall be determined beginning on the first day of January in the year in which the horse is foaled.
(b) Greyhounds shall not compete in any race meeting before reaching the age of 15 months.
(c) No horse shall compete in any race limited to Kansas-bred horses unless such horse is registered pursuant to K.S.A. 74-8830. The commission may prescribe such forms as necessary to determine the eligibility of horses entered in such a race.
(d) No horse or greyhound owned by a stable, kennel or other entity shall compete in any race meeting unless the name of the stable, kennel or entity is registered upon forms prescribed and furnished by the commission and the appropriate registration fee paid. The commission shall establish the amount of such registration fees, but no such fee shall exceed $200 a year.
History:
L. 1987, ch. 112, § 12; L. 1992, ch. 286, § 4; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities › Article 88 - Parimutuel Racing › 74-8814 Fair associations, horsemen's nonprofit organizations and national greyhound association; fees; licensure procedures and requirements.

74-8814. Fair associations, horsemen's nonprofit organizations and national greyhound association; fees; licensure procedures and requirements.
(a) (1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b), the commission shall establish by rules and regulations an application fee not exceeding $50 for an organization license and a license fee of $25 for each day of racing approved by the commission for any organization granted an organization license.
(2) Any fair association, horsemen's nonprofit organization or the national greyhound association of Abilene, Kansas, may apply for an organization license if:
(A) Such organization conducts not more than two race meetings each year;
(B) such race meets are held within the boundaries of the county where the applicant is located; and
(C) such race meetings are held for a total of not more than 40 days per year.
(b) The commission shall adopt rules and regulations providing for simplified and less costly procedures and requirements for fair associations and horsemen's nonprofit organizations applying for or holding a license to conduct race meetings.
(c) The Kansas racing and gaming commission shall investigate:
(1) The president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer of a fair association, and such other members as the commission considers necessary, to determine eligibility for an organization license;
(2) each officer and each director of a nonprofit horsemen's organization, and such other members or shareholders as the commission considers necessary to determine eligibility for an organization license.
(d) Except as otherwise provided by this section, all applicants for organization licenses for the conduct of race meetings pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be required to comply with all the provisions of K.S.A. 74-8813, and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 1987, ch. 112, § 14; L. 1989, ch. 246, § 2; L. 1990, ch. 293, § 1; L. 1992, ch. 286, § 6; L. 1994, ch. 146, § 6; L. 2007, ch. 110, § 49; L. 2022, ch. 91, § 39; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities › Article 88 - Parimutuel Racing › 74-8819 Parimutuel wagering.

74-8819.
Parimutuel wagering.
(a) Organizations licensed pursuant to K.S.A. 74-8813 or 74-8814, and amendments thereto, may conduct parimutuel wagering on the results of horse and greyhound races held on dates and at racetrack facilities approved by the commission and on simulcast races as provided by K.S.A. 74-8836, and amendments thereto. All persons participating in such wagering shall be present within the confines of the approved racetrack facility.
(b) Organization licensees shall issue a ticket to each person placing a wager, which ticket shall show the date and number of the race, the amount wagered and the number of the horse or greyhound selected by the person. The licensee may receive wagers on horses or greyhounds to finish first, second, third, fourth or any combination thereof within the same race or among two or more live races conducted or simulcast races displayed on the same day at the same racetrack facility, as authorized by the commission.
(c) After wagering has been closed for each live race conducted by the licensee, the organization licensee may deduct an amount not exceeding 18% of the total wagered in each parimutuel pool and the balance, less the breakage, shall be paid to holders of winning tickets for that pool in accordance with procedures authorized by the commission. The commission may authorize a higher amount not exceeding 25% to be deducted from the total wagered in parimutuel pools for multiple and exotic bets.
(d) From the amount deducted as provided in subsection (c), the organization licensee shall pay the purses as provided in K.S.A. 74-8820, and amendments thereto, and the tax as specified in K.S.A. 74-8823, and amendments thereto. The balance of the amount deducted shall be used for the purposes of the organization licensee as such purposes have been represented to the commission.
(e) The provisions of K.S.A. 74-8836, and amendments thereto, shall govern takeout and its distribution in the case of simulcast races displayed by an organization licensee.
(f) No organization licensee shall loan money or any other thing of value to any person for the purpose of permitting that person to wager on any race.
(g) All parimutuel tellers and clerks shall be employees of the organization licensee approved by the commission to conduct the parimutuel wagering at a race meeting.
History:
L. 1987, ch. 112, § 19; L. 1991, ch. 247, § 5; L. 1992, ch. 27, § 6; L. 2004, ch. 168, § 3; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities › Article 88 - Parimutuel Racing › 74-8820 Payment of purses.

74-8820.
Payment of purses.
(a) An organization licensee shall be required to pay a minimum purse equal to at least 4/18 of the total takeout on all parimutuel pools from live greyhound races conducted by the licensee, computed weekly, and 6/18 of the total takeout on all parimutuel pools from live horse races conducted by the licensee, computed for the entire race meeting. Moneys paid for purses or stakes from breakage, from the Kansas horse breeding development fund, from the Kansas greyhound breeding development fund or from owners' payments in the form of nominations, entry fees, stakes payments or other payments by owners shall not be considered in calculating the minimum purse requirements of this section. The commission shall approve the amount of minimum purse which may be paid in stakes races during each race meeting. None of the minimum purse shall be used for any other purpose except as specified by this section.
(b) Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to limit the maximum purse to be paid.
(c) Purses shall be paid directly to the owner of a greyhound or, if a greyhound is leased, the purse shall be paid directly to the lessor and lessee as agreed in a written lease agreement on file with the organization licensee.
History: L. 1987, ch. 112, § 20; L. 1991, ch. 247, § 6; L. 1992, ch. 27, § 7; April 9.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities › Article 88 - Parimutuel Racing › 74-8821 Breakage.

74-8821.
Breakage.
(a) The breakage deducted from the amounts paid to winning ticket holders for each parimutuel pool shall be computed by the organization licensee and disbursed as set forth in this section. An accounting of the amount and disposition of the breakage shall be made by each organization licensee as directed by the commission. Except as otherwise provided by K.S.A. 74-8836, and amendments thereto, the breakage on minus pools shall be calculated in multiples of $.05 rather than $.10.
(b) All breakage proceeds from parimutuel wagering conducted by the organization licensee on live horse races conducted by the licensee shall be remitted by the licensee to the commission not later than the 15th day of the month following the race from which the breakage is derived. The commission shall remit any such proceeds received to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the Kansas horse breeding development fund created by K.S.A. 74-8829, and amendments thereto.
(c) Except as provided by subsection (e), all breakage proceeds from parimutuel wagering conducted by the organization licensee on live greyhound races conducted by the licensee shall be distributed by the licensee not later than the 15th day of the month following the race from which the breakage is derived as follows:
(1) An amount equal to 50% of the breakage shall be used at racetrack facilities where derived to supplement open stakes races as approved by the commission; and
(2) an amount equal to 50% of the breakage shall be paid as purses directly to the breeders of Kansas-whelped greyhounds pursuant to rules and regulations of the commission.
(d) All breakage proceeds from parimutuel wagering conducted by a simulcast licensee on simulcast races displayed by the licensee shall be distributed as provided by K.S.A. 74-8836, and amendments thereto.
(e) If a racetrack facility closes or discontinues conducting races and there are undistributed breakage proceeds from parimutuel wagering conducted by the organization licensee on live greyhound races, the licensee shall distribute such proceeds to charitable organizations who apply to the organizational licensee. Such proceeds shall be distributed in accordance with the licensee's charitable distribution guidelines. Within 30 days of such distribution, the licensee shall file a report with the commission disclosing the amounts of the distributions, the names of the distributees and the date on which the distributions were made.
The provisions of this subsection shall apply to any racetrack facility conducting races on or before October 31, 2001.
History:
L. 1987, ch. 112, § 21; L. 1992, ch. 27, § 8; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 345; L. 2004, ch. 168, § 4; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities › Article 88 - Parimutuel Racing › 74-8822 Unclaimed winning tickets.

74-8822.
Unclaimed winning tickets.
(a) Any person who claims to be entitled to any part of a parimutuel pool conducted by an organization licensee and who fails to claim the money due such person prior to the completion of the race meeting at which the pool was formed may file with the organization licensee within 60 days after the close of the race meeting:
(1) A verified claim on a form prescribed and furnished by the commission, setting forth such information as necessary to identify the particular pool and the amount claimed therefrom; and
(2) a substantial portion of the parimutuel ticket upon which the claim is based, sufficient to identify: (A) The particular racetrack, race and horse or greyhound involved; (B) the amount wagered; and (C) whether the ticket was a win, place or show ticket.
(b) Upon proper application by the claimant or by the organization licensee, the commission shall hear any disputed claim filed in accordance with subsection (a) and shall consider the proof offered in its support. Unless the claimant satisfactorily establishes the right to participate in the pool, the claim shall be rejected. If the claim is allowed, the organization licensee shall pay the amount of the claim to the claimant upon order of the commission.
(c) All unclaimed ticket proceeds from parimutuel wagering conducted by the organization licensee on live horse race meetings conducted by the licensee shall be remitted by the licensee to the commission on the 61st day after the close of each race meeting. The commission shall remit any such proceeds received to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the Kansas horse breeding development fund created by K.S.A. 74-8829, and amendments thereto.
(d) All unclaimed ticket proceeds from parimutuel wagering conducted by the organization licensee on live greyhound race meetings conducted by the licensee shall be remitted by the licensee to the commission on the 61st day after the close of each race meeting. The commission shall remit any such proceeds received to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the Kansas greyhound breeding development fund created by K.S.A. 74-8831, and amendments thereto.
(e) All unclaimed ticket proceeds from parimutuel wagering conducted by a simulcasting licensee on simulcast races displayed by the licensee shall be distributed as provided by K.S.A. 74-8836, and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 1987, ch. 112, § 22; L. 1992, ch. 27, § 9; L. 1994, ch. 228, § 2; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 346; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities › Article 88 - Parimutuel Racing › 74-8823 Tax on parimutuel wagering.

74-8823. Tax on parimutuel wagering.
(a) There is hereby imposed a tax on the gross sum wagered by the parimutuel method as follows:
(1) Of the total daily takeout from parimutuel pools for live horse races conducted in this state, a tax at the rate of 3/18;
(2) except as provided by subsection (a)(3), for live greyhound races conducted in this state at a racetrack facility for the racing of only greyhounds:
(A) During the first four years when racing with parimutuel wagering is conducted at such facility, a tax at the rate of 3/18 of the total daily takeout from parimutuel pools for live greyhound races; and
(B) thereafter, from parimutuel pools for each live greyhound performance, a tax at the rate of 3/18 of the first $400,000 wagered, 4/18 of the next $200,000 wagered and 5/18 of any amounts wagered exceeding $600,000;
(3) for live greyhound races conducted in this state at a dual racetrack facility or at a racetrack facility owned by a licensee whose license authorizes the construction of a dual racetrack facility:
(A) During the first seven years when racing with parimutuel wagering is conducted at such facility, a tax at the rate of 3/18 of the total daily takeout from parimutuel pools for live greyhound races; and
(B) thereafter, from parimutuel pools for each live greyhound performance, a tax at the rate of 3/18 of the first $600,000 wagered, 4/18 of the next $200,000 wagered and 5/18 of any amounts wagered exceeding $800,000;
(4) of the total daily takeout from amounts wagered in this jurisdiction on simulcast races displayed in this state, a tax at the rate of 3/18; and
(5) of the total amount wagered on historical horse races, a tax at the rate of 3%.
(b) The tax imposed by this section shall be no less than 3% nor more than 6% of the total money wagered each day at a racetrack facility.
(c) The tax imposed by this section shall be remitted to the commission by each organization licensee by the next business day following the day on which the wagers took place. The commission shall remit any such tax moneys received to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the state racing fund created by K.S.A. 74-8826, and amendments thereto, except as provided by K.S.A. 74-8838, and amendments thereto.
(d) The commission shall audit and verify that the amount of tax received from each organization licensee hereunder is correct.
(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to impose any tax on amounts wagered on electronic gaming machine games operated pursuant to the Kansas expanded lottery act.
History:
L. 1987, ch. 112, § 23; L. 1992, ch. 27, § 10; L. 1993, ch. 79, § 1; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 347; L. 2007, ch. 110, § 50; L. 2022, ch. 91, § 40; July 1.