Bill > SB870

This bill modifies the admission fee for excursion gambling boats by increasing the per-person fee from two dollars to four dollars, with an annual inflation adjustment based on the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers. The bill maintains the current requirement that the fee be split equally between the gaming commission fund and the home dock city or county. The legislation allows for one cent of the gaming commission fund portion to potentially be deposited into the compulsive gamblers fund, subject to appropriation. The bill preserves existing provisions regarding ticket issuance, including requirements for free passes and complimentary tickets, and reaffirms that licensees remain subject to various state and local taxes while preventing political subdivisions from imposing additional exclusive taxes on gambling licensees. The bill also maintains provisions allowing the Department of Revenue to share tax information with the gaming commission to ensure compliance, with the stipulation that such information remains confidential and is used only for commission business.

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