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This bill
authorizes nonprofit organizations—including charitable, educational,
political, civic, recreational, fraternal, patriotic, religious, and
veterans’ groups—to conduct beano games without obtaining a license or
registering with the Department of Public Safety, Gambling Control Unit
(GCU), provided certain conditions are met. Although the bill eliminates
certain licensing and registration requirements, it does not repeal GCU’s
regulatory oversight of these activities. The GCU has indicated that additional
staffing and resources are necessary to carry out these responsibilities and
to implement the new exemption framework. The bill does not include funding
for these additional needs. The fiscal impact of implementing the bill’s
provisions without additional resources cannot be determined at this time and
may depend on the volume of unregistered activity and enforcement demands
over time. |