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

SPONSOR Rodella

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

3/16/07

HB HM114

SHORT TITLE Review Bingo and Raffle Rule

SB

ANALYST Ortiz

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY07

FY08

NFI

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Relates to HB2

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Memorial 114 requests that the Gaming Control Board discuss with religious

organizations licensed to conduct bingo ways to increase their profit from bingo games.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

If religious entities engaged in bingo increase profit then, the state could see an increase in its

revenue.

Gaming Control Board’s FY08 budget includes new staff to audit bingo games.

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