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2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-627 - Continuation of lottery; petition; election.

9-627.
Continuation of lottery; petition; election.
(1) The registered voters of any county, city, or village shall have the right to vote on the question of whether an existing lottery should be continued. The question shall be submitted to such voters whenever petitions calling for its submission, signed by at least twenty percent of the number of persons voting in the county, city, or village at the last preceding general election, are presented to the governing board of the county, city, or village.
(2) Upon receipt of the petitions provided under subsection (1) of this section, it shall be the duty of the governing board to submit the question at a special election to be held not less than thirty nor more than forty-five days after receipt of the petitions, except that if any other election is to be held in such county, city, or village within ninety days of receipt of the petitions, the governing board may provide for the holding of the lottery election on the same day.
(3) The governing board shall give notice of the submission of the question of whether an existing lottery should be continued, not more than twenty days nor less than ten days prior to the election, by publication one time in one or more newspapers published in or of general circulation in the county, city, or village in which such question is to be submitted. Such notice shall be in addition to any other notice required under the general election laws of this state.
(4) The question shall be submitted to the registered voters in the form provided in subsection (2) of section 9-626.
(5) A majority of the voters voting on the issue shall determine such issue. The vote shall be binding on the affected county, city, or village, and if the majority vote is to discontinue the lottery, such county, city, or village shall discontinue the lottery within sixty days of the certification of the election results.
Source
Laws 1989, LB 767, § 67.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-628 - Contract; termination provision required.

9-628.
Contract; termination provision required.
On and after October 1, 1989, any contract entered into by a county, city, or village relating to the conduct of a lottery shall include a provision permitting the county, city, or village to terminate the contract by giving thirty days' notice to the other party if such lottery has been discontinued by an election authorized under section 9-626 or 9-627.
Source
Laws 1989, LB 767, § 68.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-629 - Gross proceeds; use; audit and legal expenses, defined.

9-629.
Gross proceeds; use; audit and legal expenses, defined.
(1) The gross proceeds of any lottery conducted by a county, city, or village shall be used solely for community betterment purposes, awarding of prizes, taxes, and expenses.
(2) Not less than sixty-five percent of the gross proceeds shall be used for the awarding of prizes, except that for purposes of conducting a lottery authorized by subdivision (1)(c)(ii) of section 9-607, not less than sixty-five percent of the gross proceeds during an annual period from July 1 to June 30 of each year shall be used for the awarding of prizes.
(3) Not more than fourteen percent of the gross proceeds shall be used to pay the expenses of operating the lottery, except that license fees paid to the department and audit or legal expenses incurred by the county, city, or village which relate directly to the conduct of operating such lottery need not be included in determining the fourteen-percent limitation on expenses.
(4) For purposes of this section, audit and legal expenses shall include all expenses relating to: (a) The governmental organization of the lottery; (b) government maintenance, monitoring, and examination of lottery records; and (c) enforcement, regulatory, administrative, investigative, and litigation functions undertaken by government, but shall not include the expenses of the actual conduct of the game. Audit and legal expenses during an annual period from July 1 to June 30 of each year in excess of one percent of gross proceeds or five thousand dollars, whichever is greater, shall be subject to the fourteen-percent limitation on expenses under subsection (3) of this section. In the case of a joint lottery conducted pursuant to an interlocal agreement as provided for in section 9-625, the combined gross proceeds of the joint lottery shall be used to determine that portion of audit and legal expenses that are not subject to the fourteen-percent limitation on expenses.
Source
Laws 1983, LB 259, § 41;
R.S.1943, (1985), § 28-1116.01;
Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 180;
R.S.1943, (1987), § 9-609;
Laws 1989, LB 767, § 69;
Laws 1991, LB 795, § 8;
Laws 1991, LB 849, § 58;
Laws 1993, LB 138, § 16;
Laws 1994, LB 694, § 109;
Laws 1995, LB 344, § 32.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-629.01 - Gross proceeds; use; professional baseball organization.

9-629.01.
Gross proceeds; use; professional baseball organization.
As authorized in section 19-4701, a city of the metropolitan or primary class or a county in which a city of the metropolitan class is located which conducts a lottery pursuant to the Nebraska County and City Lottery Act may use a portion of the gross proceeds from such lottery for the acquisition, purchase, and maintenance of a professional baseball organization.
Source
Laws 1991, LB 795, § 5.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-630 - Conduct of lottery; license required; application; contents; enumerated; duty to keep current.

9-630.
Conduct of lottery; license required; application; contents; enumerated; duty to keep current.
(1) No county, city, village, or lottery operator shall conduct a lottery without having first been issued a license by the department. An applicant for such license shall apply on a form prescribed by the department.
(2) Each application by any county, city, or village shall include:
(a) The name and address of the applicant;
(b) A certified copy of the election results at which the lottery was approved by a majority of the registered voters of the county, city, or village in the manner prescribed in section 9-625;
(c) Any approval by ordinance or resolution approved by a governing board of a county, city, or village sanctioning the conduct of a lottery;
(d) The names, addresses, and dates of birth of each person employed by the county, city, or village to conduct the lottery;
(e) The name and address of at least one person employed by the county, city, or village who shall represent the county, city, or village in all matters with the department regarding the conduct of the lottery;
(f) A written statement describing the type of lottery to be conducted by the county, city, or village;
(g) If the county, city, or village enters into a written agreement with a lottery operator, a copy of the proposed contract or written agreement between the county, city, or village and the chosen lottery operator; and
(h) Any other information which the department deems necessary.
(3) Each application by any lottery operator shall include:
(a) The name, address, social security number, and date of birth of every individual who is the lottery operator, the sole proprietor, a partner, a member, or a corporate officer of the lottery operator, or a person or entity holding in the aggregate ten percent or more of the debt or equity of the lottery operator if a corporation;
(b) The name and state identification number of the county, city, or village on whose behalf a lottery will be conducted;
(c) A statement signed by an authorized representative of the county, city, or village signifying that such county, city, or village approves the applicant to act as a lottery operator on behalf of such county, city, or village; and
(d) Any other information which the department deems necessary.
A separate license shall be obtained by a lottery operator for each county, city, or village on whose behalf a lottery will be conducted.
(4) The information required by this section shall be kept current. A county, city, village, or lottery operator shall notify the department within thirty days of any changes in the information originally submitted in the application form.
(5) The department may prescribe a separate application form for renewal purposes.
Source
Laws 1989, LB 767, § 70;
Laws 1991, LB 427, § 58;
Laws 1993, LB 121, § 116;
Laws 1993, LB 563, § 8;
Laws 1997, LB 248, § 29.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-631 - License to conduct lottery; renewal; fee.

9-631.
License to conduct lottery; renewal; fee.
(1) All licenses issued to any county, city, or village to conduct a lottery and licenses issued to any lottery operator or any authorized sales outlet location shall expire on May 31 of every even-numbered year, or such other date as the department may prescribe by rule and regulation, and may be renewed biennially. All licenses issued to any lottery worker shall expire on May 31 of every odd-numbered year, or such other date as the department may prescribe by rule and regulation, and may be renewed biennially. Applications for renewal of a county, city, or village license, a lottery operator license, an authorized sales outlet location license, or a lottery worker license shall be submitted to the department at least sixty days prior to the expiration date of the license.
(2) A biennial license fee of one hundred dollars shall be charged for each license issued to any county, city, or village to conduct a lottery. A biennial license fee of five hundred dollars shall be charged for each license issued to a lottery operator. No license fee shall be charged for an authorized sales outlet location or a lottery worker license.
Source
Laws 1989, LB 767, § 71;
Laws 1991, LB 427, § 59;
Laws 1993, LB 563, § 9;
Laws 2002, LB 545, § 54.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-631.02 - Keno writer; exemption from licensure.

9-631.02.
Keno writer; exemption from licensure.
A person who is a keno writer and has no direct responsibility for the selection of numbers shall not be considered a lottery worker and shall not be required to be licensed for purposes of the Nebraska County and City Lottery Act.
Source
Laws 2014, LB259, § 5.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-632 - Manufacturer-distributor; license required; application; fee; expiration; renewal.

9-632.
Manufacturer-distributor; license required; application; fee; expiration; renewal.
(1) No individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation shall manufacture, sell, print, or distribute lottery equipment or supplies for use or play in this state without having first been issued a manufacturer-distributor license by the department.
(2) The department shall charge a biennial license fee of one thousand five hundred twenty-five dollars for the issuance or renewal of a manufacturer-distributor license. The department shall remit the proceeds from such license fees to the State Treasurer for credit to the Charitable Gaming Operations Fund. All manufacturer-distributor licenses may be renewed biennially. The biennial expiration date shall be September 30 of every odd-numbered year or such other date as the department may prescribe by rule and regulation. An application for license renewal shall be submitted to the department at least forty-five days prior to the expiration date of the license.
(3) An applicant for issuance or renewal of a manufacturer-distributor license shall apply for a license on a form prescribed by the department. The application form shall include:
(a) The name and address of the applicant and the name and address of each of its separate locations manufacturing or distributing lottery equipment or supplies;
(b) The name and home address of all owners or members of the manufacturer-distributor business if the business is not a corporation. If the business is a corporation, the name and home address of each of the officers and directors of the corporation and of each stockholder owning ten percent or more of any class of stock in the corporation shall be supplied;
(c) If the applicant is an individual, the applicant's social security number;
(d) If the applicant is a foreign manufacturer-distributor, the full name, business address, and home address of the agent who is a resident of this state designated pursuant to section 9-633; and
(e) Such other information as the department deems necessary.
(4) The applicant shall notify the department within thirty days of any change in the information submitted on or with the application form. The applicant shall comply with all applicable laws of the United States and the State of Nebraska and all applicable rules and regulations of the department.
(5) Any person licensed as a manufacturer pursuant to section 9-255.09 or 9-332 or as a distributor pursuant to section 9-255.07 or 9-330 may act as a manufacturer-distributor pursuant to this section upon the filing of the proper application form and payment of a biennial license fee of one thousand five hundred twenty-five dollars.
Source
Laws 1989, LB 767, § 72;
Laws 1991, LB 427, § 60;
Laws 1993, LB 121, § 117;
Laws 1993, LB 563, § 11;
Laws 1994, LB 694, § 110;
Laws 1997, LB 752, § 69.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-633 - Manufacturer-distributor; resident agent; when required.

9-633.
Manufacturer-distributor; resident agent; when required.
Each manufacturer-distributor selling lottery equipment or supplies in this state that is not a resident of this state or is not a corporation shall designate a natural person who is a resident of and living in this state and is nineteen years of age or older as a resident agent for the purpose of receipt and acceptance of service of process and other communications on behalf of the manufacturer-distributor. The name, business address where service of process and delivery of mail can be made, and home address of such agent shall be filed with the department.
Source
Laws 1989, LB 767, § 73.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-634 - Manufacturer-distributor; lottery supplies; approval required.

9-634.
Manufacturer-distributor; lottery supplies; approval required.
Each manufacturer-distributor shall receive departmental approval of lottery supplies prior to offering or marketing in this state any type of lottery supplies for use in a lottery conducted pursuant to the Nebraska County and City Lottery Act. Approval by the department shall be based upon, but not be limited to, conformance with specifications imposed by the department regarding the manufacture, assembly, and packaging of lottery supplies, the provisions of the act, and any other specifications imposed by rule or regulation adopted and promulgated pursuant to the act.
Source
Laws 1989, LB 767, § 74.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-635 - Manufacturer-distributor; lottery equipment; approval required; costs of examination.

9-635.
Manufacturer-distributor; lottery equipment; approval required; costs of examination.
(1) Each manufacturer-distributor shall receive departmental approval of lottery equipment prior to offering or marketing in this state any type of lottery equipment for use in a lottery conducted pursuant to the Nebraska County and City Lottery Act. Approval by the department shall be based upon, but not be limited to, conformance with the provisions of the act and any other specifications imposed by rule or regulation adopted and promulgated pursuant to the act.
(2) Lottery equipment shall not be submitted for approval by the department until the manufacturer-distributor has obtained a license as required in section 9-632.
(3) The department may require a manufacturer-distributor seeking approval of any lottery equipment to pay the anticipated actual costs of the examination of the equipment by the department. If required, such costs shall be paid in advance by the manufacturer-distributor. After completion of the examination, the department shall refund overpayments or charge and collect amounts sufficient to reimburse the department for underpayments of actual costs.
(4) Lottery equipment which does not conform in all respects to the requirements of the act and any other specifications imposed by the department by rule and regulation shall be contraband goods for purposes of section 9-649.
Source
Laws 1989, LB 767, § 75.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-636 - Lottery supplies; requirements.

9-636.
Lottery supplies; requirements.
(1) All lottery supplies shall be constructed to conform in all respects to the provisions and specifications imposed by the Nebraska County and City Lottery Act and the rules and regulations adopted and promulgated pursuant to the act as to the manufacture, assembly, printing, and packaging of lottery supplies.
(2) Any lottery supplies which do not conform in all respects to the requirements of the act and any other specifications imposed by the department by rule and regulation shall be contraband goods for purposes of section 9-649.
Source
Laws 1989, LB 767, § 76;
Laws 1993, LB 563, § 12.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-638 - Manufacturer-distributor; information requirements.

9-638.
Manufacturer-distributor; information requirements.
Each manufacturer-distributor shall maintain the following information: (1) The name of each purchaser of lottery equipment or supplies; (2) relative to each sale, the quantity and type of lottery equipment or supplies sold; and (3) any other information concerning lottery equipment or supplies sold which the department deems necessary. Such information shall be made available to the department upon request.
Source
Laws 1989, LB 767, § 78;
Laws 1997, LB 248, § 31.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-639 - Manufacturer-distributor; employee, agent, or spouse; restriction on activities.

9-639.
Manufacturer-distributor; employee, agent, or spouse; restriction on activities.
No manufacturer-distributor shall be licensed to conduct any other activity under the Nebraska County and City Lottery Act. No manufacturer-distributor shall hold a license to conduct any other kind of gambling activity which is authorized or regulated under Chapter 9 except as provided in section 9-632. No manufacturer-distributor or employee, agent, or spouse of any manufacturer-distributor shall play in any lottery conducted by any county, city, or village or participate in the conduct or operation of any lottery conducted by any county, city, or village or any other kind of gambling activity which is authorized or regulated under Chapter 9 except to the exclusive extent of his or her statutory duties as a licensed manufacturer-distributor and as provided in sections 9-255.07, 9-255.09, 9-330, and 9-332.
Source
Laws 1989, LB 767, § 79;
Laws 1991, LB 427, § 61;
Laws 1993, LB 563, § 13;
Laws 1994, LB 694, § 111.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-640 - Manufacturer-distributor; lottery equipment or supplies sales and leases; restrictions.

9-640.
Manufacturer-distributor; lottery equipment or supplies sales and leases; restrictions.
(1) No manufacturer-distributor shall sell, lease, or otherwise provide any lottery equipment or supplies to any person in Nebraska except a county, city, or village licensed to conduct a lottery, a licensed lottery operator, or another licensed manufacturer-distributor. No county, city, or village licensed to conduct a lottery or a licensed lottery operator shall purchase, lease, or otherwise obtain any lottery equipment or supplies except from a manufacturer-distributor licensed in Nebraska.
(2) Nothing in this section shall prohibit (a) a licensed county, city, village, or lottery operator which has purchased or intends to purchase new lottery equipment from selling or donating its old lottery equipment to another licensed county, city, village, or lottery operator if prior written approval has been obtained from the department or (b) a county, city, village, or lottery operator which has voluntarily canceled its license or allowed its license to lapse or which has had its license suspended, canceled, or revoked from selling or donating its lottery equipment to another licensed county, city, village, or lottery operator if prior written approval has been obtained from the department.
Source
Laws 1989, LB 767, § 80;
Laws 1991, LB 427, § 62.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-641 - Manufacturer-distributor; records required.

9-641.
Manufacturer-distributor; records required.
Every licensed manufacturer-distributor shall keep and maintain a complete set of records which shall include all details of all activities of the licensee related to the conduct of the licensed activity as may be required by the department, including the total quantity and types of lottery equipment or supplies sold to any county, city, or village, to any licensed lottery operator, and to other licensed manufacturer-distributors. Such records shall be available for inspection by the department. The records shall be maintained for a period of not less than three years from the date of the end of the licensee's fiscal year.
Source
Laws 1989, LB 767, § 81.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-642 - Lottery operator; conflict of interest prohibited.

9-642.
Lottery operator; conflict of interest prohibited.
(1) No sole proprietor, partner in a partnership, member in a limited liability company, officer or director of a corporation, or individual with a substantial interest in a sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation applying for a lottery operator license or licensed as a lottery operator shall be connected with or interested in, directly or indirectly, any person, partnership, limited liability company, firm, corporation, or other party licensed as a distributor, manufacturer, or manufacturer-distributor under section 9-255.07, 9-255.09, 9-330, 9-332, or 9-632.
(2) No member of the governing board or governing official of a county, city, or village shall be connected with or interested in, directly or indirectly, any lottery operator with whom the county, city, or village contracts to conduct its lottery or any manufacturer-distributor.
Source
Laws 1989, LB 767, § 82;
Laws 1991, LB 427, § 63;
Laws 1993, LB 121, § 118;
Laws 1993, LB 563, § 14;
Laws 1994, LB 694, § 112;
Laws 1994, LB 884, § 18.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-642.01 - Sales outlet location; qualification standards; notice to department; license; application; renewal.

9-642.01.
Sales outlet location; qualification standards; notice to department; license; application; renewal.
(1) Prior to a county, city, village, or lottery operator conducting a lottery at a location other than the location of the lottery operator (a) the county, city, or village shall, by ordinance or resolution, establish qualification standards which shall be met by any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation seeking to have its location qualify as an authorized sales outlet location for conducting a lottery and (b) the county, city, or village shall approve or disapprove each sales outlet location and individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation which desires to conduct the lottery at its sales outlet location solely on the basis of the qualification standards. A copy of the ordinance or resolution setting forth the qualification standards shall be filed with the department within thirty days of its adoption. A county, city, or village shall notify the department of all approved lottery locations within thirty days of approval.
(2) An authorized sales outlet location shall obtain a license issued by the department prior to conducting any lottery activity at such location pursuant to the Nebraska County and City Lottery Act. An applicant for a license as an authorized sales outlet location shall apply on a form prescribed by the department containing the information the department deems necessary, including documentation that reflects that the location has been approved by the county, city, or village in accordance with the qualification standards required by this section. If the applicant is an individual, the application shall include the applicant's social security number.
(3) The information required by this section shall be kept current and a new application shall be filed with the department if any information on the application is no longer correct.
Source
Laws 1991, LB 427, § 64;
Laws 1993, LB 121, § 119;
Laws 1993, LB 563, § 15;
Laws 1997, LB 752, § 70;
Laws 2002, LB 545, § 56.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-643 - Lottery; local control; section, how construed.

9-643.
Lottery; local control; section, how construed.
(1) Any county, city, or village may, by resolution or ordinance, tax, regulate, control, or prohibit any lottery conducted pursuant to the Nebraska County and City Lottery Act within the boundaries of such county, city, or village, except that no county may impose a tax or otherwise regulate, control, or prohibit any lottery within the corporate limits of a city or village. Any tax imposed pursuant to this subsection shall be remitted to the general fund of the county, city, or village imposing such tax.
(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize any lottery not otherwise authorized under Nebraska law.
Source
Laws 1989, LB 767, § 83;
Laws 1993, LB 563, § 16.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-644 - Local control; annexation; effect.

9-644.
Local control; annexation; effect.
If a city or village which has exercised its authority under section 9-643 to prohibit lotteries within its boundaries annexes any area in which a lottery is being lawfully conducted by a county, the county may continue the lottery for a period not to exceed the shorter of (1) the remainder of the term of the county's agreement with the lottery operator or (2) two years. The lottery shall be subject to all taxes, regulations, and controls imposed by the city or village under such section, whether imposed before or after annexation.
Source
Laws 1989, LB 767, § 84.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-645 - Licensees; exempt from Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act.

9-645.
Licensees; exempt from Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act.
Any county, city, or village licensed to conduct a lottery pursuant to the Nebraska County and City Lottery Act shall be exempt from the Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act solely with respect to unclaimed lottery prizes.
Source
Laws 1989, LB 767, § 85.
Cross References
Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act, see section 69-1329.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-646 - Participation; restrictions.

9-646.
Participation; restrictions.
(1) No person under nineteen years of age shall play or participate in any way in any lottery conducted pursuant to the Nebraska County and City Lottery Act.
(2) A county, city, or village which authorizes the conduct of a lottery shall establish by ordinance or resolution the limitations, if any, on the playing of any lottery conducted by the county, city, or village by any member of the governing board, a governing official, or the immediate family of such member or official.
(3) No owner or officer of a lottery operator with whom the county, city, or village contracts to conduct its lottery shall play any lottery conducted by such county, city, or village. An owner or officer of an authorized sales outlet location for such county, city, or village may be prohibited from playing any lottery conducted by such county, city, or village by ordinance or resolution. No employee or agent of a county, city, village, lottery operator, or authorized sales outlet location shall play the lottery of the county, city, or village for which he or she performs work during such time as he or she is actually working at such lottery or while on duty.
(4) No person or licensee, or employee or agent thereof, shall knowingly permit an individual under nineteen years of age to play or participate in any way in any lottery conducted pursuant to the Nebraska County and City Lottery Act.
Source
Laws 1989, LB 767, § 86;
Laws 1991, LB 427, § 65;
Laws 1993, LB 563, § 17;
Laws 1997, LB 248, § 32.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-646.01 - No extension of credit; accounts and other payment methods, authorized; limitations.

9-646.01.
No extension of credit; accounts and other payment methods, authorized; limitations.
(1)(a) No person or licensee, or any employee or agent thereof, accepting wagers on a lottery conducted pursuant to the Nebraska County and City Lottery Act shall extend credit from the gross proceeds of a lottery to participants in the lottery for the purchase of lottery tickets. No person shall purchase or be allowed to purchase any lottery ticket or make or be allowed to make any wager pursuant to the act unless he or she pays for such ticket or wager with cash, a debit card, the cash balance of a payment application, a transfer from a deposit account at a financial institution, or an account established in the name of the player with the lottery operator and funded as provided in subsection (2) of this section. For purposes of this section, cash shall mean United States currency having the same face value as the price of the ticket or wager. A credit card shall not be accepted for payment for any wager on keno.
(b) A participant shall not use a debit card to purchase more than two hundred dollars of keno wagers from a lottery operator in a single calendar day.
(2) A lottery operator may allow participants to create an account to be used for lottery play. Such accounts may only be funded with cash, a debit card, the cash balance of a payment application, or a transfer from a deposit account at a financial institution. The lottery operator may also allow a participant to deposit prize money won from the lottery and refunds from the lottery into a lottery play account. A participant shall not deposit funds into any such account from a debit card transaction if the total amount of funds from all such debit card transactions in that calendar day would exceed two hundred dollars.
Source
Laws 1993, LB 563, § 18;
Laws 1997, LB 248, § 33;
Laws 2023, LB775, § 9.
Effective Date: September 2, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-647 - Lottery; time limitation.

9-647.
Lottery; time limitation.
No lottery shall be conducted between the hours of 1 a.m. and 6 a.m., except that if alcoholic liquor is allowed to be sold later than 1 a.m. pursuant to a vote under subdivision (1)(b) of section 53-179, no lottery shall be conducted between the hour established pursuant to such vote and 6 a.m. within the area affected by the vote.
Source
Laws 1989, LB 767, § 94;
Laws 2010, LB861, § 3.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-648 - Gross proceeds; tax; collection.

9-648.
Gross proceeds; tax; collection.
Any county, city, or village which conducts a lottery shall submit to the department on a quarterly basis a tax of two percent of the gross proceeds. Such tax shall be remitted not later than thirty days from the close of the preceding quarter on forms provided by the department. The department shall remit the tax to the State Treasurer for credit to the Charitable Gaming Operations Fund. All deficiencies of the tax imposed by this section shall accrue interest and be subject to a penalty as provided for sales and use taxes in the Nebraska Revenue Act of 1967.
Source
Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 181;
R.S.1943, (1987), § 9-610;
Laws 1989, LB 767, § 87;
Laws 1993, LB 563, § 19.
Cross References
Nebraska Revenue Act of 1967, see section 77-2701.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-649 - Tax Commissioner; power to seize contraband; effect.

9-649.
Tax Commissioner; power to seize contraband; effect.
(1) The Tax Commissioner or his or her agents or employees, at the direction of the Tax Commissioner, or any peace officer of this state may seize, without a warrant, the following contraband goods found any place in this state: (a) Any lottery equipment or supplies which do not conform in all respects to the requirements of the Nebraska County and City Lottery Act and any other specifications imposed by the department by rule and regulation; (b) any lottery equipment or supplies that are being sold without the proper license; (c) any lottery equipment or supplies that have been sold in violation of the act or any rule or regulation adopted and promulgated pursuant to the act; or (d) any lottery equipment or supplies used in connection with any lottery that has been or is being conducted in violation of the act or any rule or regulation adopted and promulgated pursuant to the act.
(2) The Tax Commissioner may, upon satisfactory proof, direct the return of any seized lottery equipment or supplies when he or she has reason to believe that the owner has not willfully or intentionally failed to comply with the act.
(3) The Tax Commissioner may, upon finding that an owner of contraband goods has willfully or intentionally failed to comply with the act, confiscate such goods. Any lottery equipment or supplies confiscated shall be destroyed.
(4) The seizure of contraband goods under this section shall not relieve any person from a fine, imprisonment, or other penalty for violation of the act.
(5) The Tax Commissioner or his or her agents or employees, when directed to do so by the Tax Commissioner, or any peace officer of this state shall not be responsible for negligence in any court for the seizure or confiscation of any lottery equipment or supplies pursuant to this section.
Source
Laws 1989, LB 767, § 88;
Laws 1991, LB 427, § 66.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-651 - Lottery ticket; requirements.

9-651.
Lottery ticket; requirements.
Each county, city, or village conducting a lottery shall have its name clearly associated with each ticket used in the lottery. No such ticket shall be sold unless such name is clearly identified.
Source
Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 182;
R.S.1943, (1987), § 9-611;
Laws 1989, LB 767, § 90;
Laws 2023, LB775, § 10.
Effective Date: September 2, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-651.01 - Lottery ticket, keno game; digital-on-premises ticket; purchase and sale; requirements; controls.

9-651.01.
Lottery ticket, keno game; digital-on-premises ticket; purchase and sale; requirements; controls.
(1) Any purchase of a ticket for a keno game shall be made in person at the location of the lottery operator or an authorized sales outlet location.
(2) The lottery operator shall file with the department the address of each location where digital-on-premises tickets are sold. The lottery operator shall use reasonable safeguards approved by the department to ensure that digital-on-premises tickets are only accessible to individuals nineteen years of age or older.
(3) The lottery operator shall submit controls, for approval by the department, that include the following at the location of the lottery operator or the locations of its associated authorized sales outlets at which digital-on-premises tickets are sold:
(a) Any specific procedure and any technology partner used to fulfill the requirements set forth by the department;
(b) Any location detection procedure to reasonably detect and dynamically monitor the location of a player attempting to purchase a digital-on-premises ticket for a keno game. The location procedures shall be designed so that a player outside the permitted boundary is rejected and the player is notified. The permitted boundary shall be established in such a manner that access is not regularly available away from the property on which the licensed premises is situated and such boundary is as closely matching to the actual or legal boundaries of the licensed premises as reasonably possible;
(c) Any other specific controls as designated by the department;
(d) A process to prominently display and easily impose any limitation parameters relating to the purchase of a digital-on-premises ticket for a keno game; and
(e) An easy and obvious method for a player to make a complaint and to enable the player to notify the department if such complaint has not been or cannot be addressed by the lottery operator.
(4) The department shall approve or deny the controls within thirty days after submission. If denied, the department shall provide the reasons for denial and allow the lottery operator to resubmit revised controls.
(5) The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations relating to digital-on-premises tickets. Such rules and regulations shall be adopted and promulgated no later than January 1, 2024.
Source
Laws 2023, LB775, § 11.
Effective Date: September 2, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-652 - Violations; penalties; enforcement; venue.

9-652.
Violations; penalties; enforcement; venue.
(1) Except when another penalty is specifically provided, any person or licensee, or employee or agent thereof, who knowingly or intentionally violates any provision of the Nebraska County and City Lottery Act, or who causes, aids, abets, or conspires with another to cause any person or licensee or any employee or agent thereof to violate the act, shall be guilty of a Class I misdemeanor for the first offense and a Class IV felony for any second or subsequent violation. Any licensee guilty of violating the act more than once in a twelve-month period may have its license canceled or revoked.
(2) Each of the following violations of the act shall be a Class IV felony:
(a) Giving, providing, or offering to give or provide, directly or indirectly, to any public official, employee, or agent of this state or any agencies or political subdivisions of this state any compensation or reward or share of the money for property paid or received through gambling activities regulated under the act in consideration for obtaining any license, authorization, permission, or privilege to participate in any gaming operations except as authorized under the act or any rules and regulations adopted and promulgated pursuant to such act;
(b) Knowingly filing a false report under the act; or
(c) Knowingly falsifying or making any false entry in any books or records with respect to any transaction connected with the conduct of a lottery.
(3) Intentionally employing or possessing any device to facilitate cheating in any lottery or using any fraudulent scheme or technique in connection with any lottery is a violation of the act. The offense is a:
(a) Class II misdemeanor when the amount gained or intended to be gained through the use of such device, scheme, or technique is less than five hundred dollars;
(b) Class I misdemeanor when the amount gained or intended to be gained through the use of such device, scheme, or technique is five hundred dollars or more but less than one thousand five hundred dollars; and
(c) Class IV felony when the amount gained or intended to be gained through the use of such device, scheme, or technique is one thousand five hundred dollars or more.
(4) It shall be the duty of the Attorney General or appropriate county attorney to prosecute and defend all proceedings initiated in any court or otherwise under the act.
(5) The failure to do any act required by or under the Nebraska County and City Lottery Act shall be deemed an act in part in the principal office of the department. Any prosecution under such act may be conducted in any county where the defendant resides or has a place of business or in any county in which any violation occurred.
(6) In the enforcement and investigation of any offense committed under the act, the department may call to its aid any sheriff, deputy sheriff, or other peace officer in the state.
Source
Laws 1989, LB 767, § 92;
Laws 1993, LB 563, § 21;
Laws 1995, LB 344, § 33;
Laws 1997, LB 248, § 34;
Laws 2015, LB605, § 4.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-801 - Act, how cited.

9-801.
Act, how cited.
Sections 9-801 to 9-841 shall be known and may be cited as the State Lottery Act.
Source
Laws 1991, LB 849, § 1;
Laws 1993, LB 138, § 17;
Laws 1994, LB 694, § 114;
Laws 2006, LB 1039, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-802 - Purpose of act.

9-802.
Purpose of act.
The purpose of the State Lottery Act is to establish lottery games which will raise revenue for the purposes set forth in section 9-812.
Source
Laws 1991, LB 849, § 2;
Laws 1993, LB 138, § 18.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-803 - Terms, defined.

9-803.
Terms, defined.
For purposes of the State Lottery Act:
(1) Director shall mean the Director of the Lottery Division;
(2) Division shall mean the Lottery Division of the Department of Revenue;
(3) Lottery contractor shall mean a lottery vendor or lottery game retailer with whom the division has contracted for the purpose of providing goods or services for the state lottery;
(4) Lottery game shall mean any variation of the following types of games:
(a) An instant-win game in which disposable tickets contain certain preprinted winners which are determined by rubbing or scraping an area or areas on the tickets to match numbers, letters, symbols, or configurations, or any combination thereof, as provided by the rules of the game. An instant-win game may also provide for preliminary and grand prize drawings conducted pursuant to the rules of the game. An instant-win game shall not include the use of any pickle card as defined in section 9-315; and
(b) An online lottery game in which lottery game retailer terminals are hooked up to a central computer via a telecommunications system through which (i) a player selects a specified group of numbers or symbols out of a predetermined range of numbers or symbols and purchases a ticket bearing the player-selected numbers or symbols for eligibility in a drawing regularly scheduled in accordance with game rules or (ii) a player purchases a ticket bearing randomly selected numbers for eligibility in a drawing regularly scheduled in accordance with game rules.
Lottery game shall not be construed to mean any video lottery game;
(5) Lottery game retailer shall mean a person who contracts with or seeks to contract with the division to sell tickets in lottery games to the public;
(6) Lottery vendor shall mean any person who submits a bid, proposal, or offer as part of a major procurement;
(7) Major procurement shall mean any procurement or contract unique to the operation of the state lottery in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars for the printing of tickets used in any lottery game, security services, consulting services, advertising services, any goods or services involving the receiving or recording of number selections in any lottery game, or any goods or services involving the determination of winners in any lottery game. Major procurement shall include production of instant-win tickets, procurement of online gaming systems and drawing equipment, or retaining the services of a consultant who will have access to any goods or services involving the receiving or recording of number selections or determination of winners in any lottery game; and
(8) Ticket or lottery ticket shall mean any tangible evidence authorized by the division to prove participation in a lottery game.
Source
Laws 1991, LB 849, § 3;
Laws 1993, LB 138, § 19;
Laws 1994, LB 694, § 115;
Laws 1995, LB 343, § 1;
Laws 1999, LB 479, § 1;
Laws 2007, LB638, § 15.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-804 - Lottery Division of the Department of Revenue; established; Director of the Lottery Division.

9-804.
Lottery Division of the Department of Revenue; established; Director of the Lottery Division.
The Lottery Division of the Department of Revenue is hereby established. The division shall be administered by the Director of the Lottery Division who shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Tax Commissioner. The division shall administer and regulate the lottery games conducted pursuant to the State Lottery Act.
Source
Laws 1991, LB 849, § 4;
Laws 1993, LB 138, § 20.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-805 - Tax Commissioner; agreements authorized.

9-805.
Tax Commissioner; agreements authorized.
The Tax Commissioner may enter into written agreements with one or more government-authorized lotteries to participate in the conduct and operation of lottery games and may enter into written agreements with one or more government-authorized lotteries or other persons, entities, organizations, or associations to purchase goods or services in support of lottery games when necessary or desirable to make lottery games more remunerative for the State of Nebraska so long as the games and purchases are consistent with the State Lottery Act. Major procurement purchase requirements under the act shall only apply to the Nebraska portion of any purchase made through the agreements.
Source
Laws 1991, LB 849, § 5;
Laws 1993, LB 138, § 21;
Laws 1999, LB 479, § 2.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-806 - Legislative intent.

9-806.
Legislative intent.
In construing the State Lottery Act, it is the intent of the Legislature that the following policies be implemented:
(1) The lottery games shall be operated by the division;
(2) The lottery games shall be operated as a self-sufficient, revenue-raising operation after money generated from the conduct of the lottery is used to repay the initial appropriation plus interest;
(3) All contracts entered into by the division for the provision of goods and services shall be subject to the act and shall be exempt from any other state law concerning the purchase of goods or services;
(4) Preference for contracts shall be given to bidders and applicants based in Nebraska if the costs and benefits are equal or superior to those available from competing persons. All major procurements of goods or services essential to the operation of a lottery shall require that the person awarded the contract establish a permanent office in this state;
(5) Every entity submitting a bid, proposal, or offer to the division shall disclose all information required by the Tax Commissioner; and
(6) Every entity submitting a bid, proposal, or offer to the division shall be required to meet such other requirements as established by the Tax Commissioner, including the posting of a bond.
Source
Laws 1991, LB 849, § 6;
Laws 1993, LB 138, § 22.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-807 - Division; personnel; bond or insurance.

9-807.
Division; personnel; bond or insurance.
(1) Other than the director, all employees of the division shall be classified employees under the rules and regulations of the personnel division of the Department of Administrative Services.
(2) Before entering upon the duties of the office, the director and each employee of the division shall be bonded or insured as required by section 11-201.
Source
Laws 1991, LB 849, § 7;
Laws 1992, Third Spec. Sess., LB 14, § 1;
Laws 1993, LB 138, § 23;
Laws 1995, LB 343, § 3;
Laws 2004, LB 884, § 7.