CSSB 370(JUD): "An Act providing an exemption from gambling laws for gambling conducted by cruise ships for their ticketed passengers in the offshore water of the state outside of ports; requiring certain disclosures in connection with promotions on board cruise ships and making violation of that provision an unfair trade practice; defining `cruise ship'; and providing for exemption fees for certain cruise ships before they can conduct gambling in the offshore water of the state."
00CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 370(JUD) 01 "An Act providing an exemption from gambling laws for gambling conducted by 02 cruise ships for their ticketed passengers in the offshore water of the state 03 outside of ports; requiring certain disclosures in connection with promotions on 04 board cruise ships and making violation of that provision an unfair trade 05 practice; defining `cruise ship'; and providing for exemption fees for certain cruise 06 ships before they can conduct gambling in the offshore water of the state." 07 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 08 * Section 1. AS 05.15 is amended by adding a new section to read: 09 ARTICLE 4. CRUISE SHIP EXEMPTION. 10 Sec. 05.15.250. EXEMPTION OF CRUISE SHIPS. (a) A cruise ship may 11 conduct gambling under AS 11.66.275 in the offshore water of the state if 12 (1) the operator of the cruise ship annually applies on a form provided 13 by the department; 14 (2) the operator of the cruse ship agrees to comply with all state laws,
01 including those relating to unfair trade practices; and 02 (3) the operator pays the annual exemption fee required under (b) of 03 this section. 04 (b) The exemption fee for a cruise ship to conduct gambling under (a) of this 05 section is for cruise ships with a capacity of 06 (1) 500 or fewer passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000; 07 (2) more than 500 passengers but fewer than 1,000 passengers 08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10,000; 09 (3) 1,000 passengers or more. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$15,000. 10 (c) Other provisions of this chapter do not apply to gambling on a cruise ship. 11 (d) In this section, 12 (1) "cruise ship" has the meaning given in AS 11.66.275; 13 (2) "offshore water of the state" has the meaning given in 14 AS 11.66.275. 15 * Sec. 2. AS 11.66 is amended by adding a new section to read: 16 Sec. 11.66.275. CRUISE SHIP EXEMPTION. (a) The provisions of 17 AS 11.66.200 - 11.66.280 do not apply to gambling conducted by a cruise ship for its 18 ticketed passengers in the offshore water of the state if 19 (1) the cruise ship is exempt under AS 05.15.250; 20 (2) the cruise ship does not conduct gambling within three nautical 21 miles of a state port visited by the cruise ship; and 22 (3) the gambling is ancillary to the cruise and the cruise has as its main 23 purpose scenic cruising and port visits at maritime communities in the state. 24 (b) In this section, 25 (1) "cruise ship" means a ship that operates at least 120 days a year 26 anywhere in the world, provides cruises of at least 72 hours in length for ticketed 27 passengers, provides overnight accommodations and meals for those passengers, and 28 is operated by an authorized cruise ship operator certified under the International 29 Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea; 30 (2) "offshore water of the state" means the marine water over which 31 the state has jurisdiction.
01 * Sec. 3. AS 45.50.471(b) is amended by adding a new paragraph to read: 02 (37) violating AS 45.50.474 (on board promotions). 03 * Sec. 4. AS 45.50 is amended by adding a new section to read: 04 Sec. 45.50.474. REQUIRED DISCLOSURES IN PROMOTIONS ON BOARD 05 CRUISE SHIPS. A person may not conduct a promotion on board a cruise ship that 06 mentions or features a business in a state port that has paid something of value for the 07 purpose of having the business mentioned or featured, unless the person conducting 08 the promotion clearly and fully discloses orally and in all written materials used in the 09 promotion that the featured businesses have paid to be included in the promotion. A 10 violation of this section constitutes an unfair trade practice under AS 45.50.471. In 11 this section, "cruise ship" has the meaning given in AS 11.66.275.