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SB 146                                                                                                                        
SENATE BILL NO. 146 BY THE SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                                                               
BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR, entitled:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
              "An Act relating to pull-tabs; relating to persons                                                               
             prohibited from involvement in gaming; and relating                                                               
          to the duties of the Department of Revenue."                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Labor and Commerce and                                                              
Finance Committees.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal information was published today:                                                                           
 Fiscal Note No. 1, indeterminate, Department of Revenue                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Governor's transmittal letter dated May 9:                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Dear President Stevens:                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Under the authority of Article III, Section 18, of the Alaska                                                                   
Constitution, I am transmitting a bill which authorizes the Department                                                          
of Revenue (DOR) to permit and regulate electronic pull-tabs for the                                                            
purpose of charitable gaming in the state. Under the bill, approved                                                             
charitable gaming permittees, licensees, manufacturers, and                                                                     
distributors can receive an endorsement to their license for the use,                                                           
sale, manufacture, and distribution of electronic pull-tabs.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                

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Under current law, the use of coin-operated instruments or machines,                                                            
or other objects or instruments used, designed, or intended primarily                                                           
for gaming or gambling are prohibited unless expressly authorized by                                                            
DOR. This bill amends AS 05.15 to expressly authorize the use of                                                                
electronic pull-tabs in charitable gaming. The bill clarifies DOR’s                                                             
authority through definitional changes and other statutory revisions                                                            
that ensure the safety and security of electronic pull-tabs and pull-tab                                                        
systems. The bill also authorizes DOR to amend or promulgate                                                                    
regulations related to the charitable use of electronic pull-tabs.                                                              
                                                                                                                                
I urge your prompt and favorable action on this measure.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Sincerely,                                                                                                                      
/s/                                                                                                                             
Mike Dunleavy                                                                                                                   
Governor