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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

SPONSOR	Komadina		DATE TYPED	1/30/04		HB
SHORT TITLE		Remission of Compulsive Gambling Funds				SB	SJM 27
					ANALYST		Bransford

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained		Estimated Additional Impact		Recurring or Non-Rec	Fund Affected
FY04	FY05	FY04	FY05
	NFI

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Relates to SB 251

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Attorney General (AG)

Department of Health (DOH)

Gaming Control Board (GCB)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Joint Memorial 27 requests the governor to renegotiate Indian gaming compacts to require the funds set aside by tribes to treat compulsive gamblers be paid to the department of health for administration of the treatment programs.

Significant Issues

The current compacts do not require public disclosure of how tribes spend their compulsive gambler program funds. The recommended change would make the use of compulsive gambler funds public and would standardize the use and administration of those funds under DOH.

RELATIONSHIP

SB 251 creates a compulsive gambler treatment fund to distribute funds paid by racetracks and Indian tribes for the treatment programs through the Department of Health

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