SB 22-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

02/04/2021   0153s

3Jun2021... 1491h

2021 SESSION

21-0843

08/04

SENATE BILL 22-FN

AN ACT relative to the sale of Lucky 7 tickets.

SPONSORS: Sen. French, Dist 7; Sen. Reagan, Dist 17; Sen. Hennessey, Dist 1; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23

COMMITTEE: Ways and Means

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill:

I.  Allows the play of electric Lucky 7 games.

II.  Sets a limit for the Lucky 7 deal size the commission may authorize.

III.  Sets a maximum price per Lucky 7 ticket.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

02/04/2021   0153s

3Jun2021... 1491h 21-0843

08/04

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty One

AN ACT relative to the sale of Lucky 7 tickets.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1  Sale of Lucky 7 Tickets.  RSA 287-E:21, III-a is repealed and reenacted to read as follows

III-a.  Lucky 7 tickets may be sold by dispenser devices approved by the commission and located at the regular meeting place of, or at a facility owned, leased, or utilized by, the licensee for its activities, provided that such device dispenses a paper or cardboard ticket and specifications for such dispenser device are contained in the rules of the commission. Any permitted lucky 7 device shall not be in the nature of a slot machine and the outcome of any wager involving a permitted lucky 7 device shall be determined by the cardboard or paper ticket, or the video monitor when so equipped. Devices capable of displaying the outcome on a video monitor shall provide the player with the option of printing a paper ticket.

2  Lucky 7 Fees.  Amend RSA 287-E:22, I to read as follows:

I. A licensed distributor shall pay a fee of $15 per 3,500 tickets or any portion thereof contained in each deal of pull tab tickets. The commission shall not authorize deal sizes over 14,000 tickets.

3  Lucky 7 Ticket Prices.  Amend RSA 287-E:20, II to read as follows:

II. The price of any lucky 7 ticket pack or ticket card shall [be either $.50 or] not exceed $1, provided that at any location where a charitable organization offers $1 tickets for sale the charitable organization shall also offer $.50 tickets for sale.

4  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect upon its passage.

LBA

21-0843

Amended 4/19/21

SB 22-FN- FISCAL NOTE

AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE (AMENDMENT #2021-0153s)

AN ACT relative to the sale of Lucky 7 tickets.

FISCAL IMPACT:      [ X ] State              [    ] County               [    ] Local              [    ] None

METHODOLOGY:

This bill makes various changes relative to the sale of Lucky 7 tickets.  The Lottery Commission states it is impossible to predict how these changes will affect player purchases, however, does anticipate any impact to state revenue to be minimal.

AGENCIES CONTACTED:

Lottery Commission