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| SPONSOR: | Vaughn | DATE TYPED: | 2/14/99 | HB | 272 | ||
| SHORT TITLE: | Gaming Control Board Membership | SB | |||||
| ANALYST: | Hadwiger | ||||||
| Recurring
or Non-Rec |
Fund
Affected | ||||
| FY99 | FY2000 | FY99 | FY2000 | ||
| None | $ 200.0 | Rec. | GF | ||
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Duplicates SB 12
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Gaming Control Board
Regulation and Licensing Department
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
The proposed bill changes the number of full-time members of the Gaming Control Board (GCB) from three to five and eliminates ex-officio positions of the Lottery Authority chair and the State Racing Commission chair. The two new full-time members would be representatives of the general public.
Significant Issues
The ex-officio members of the GCB have sometimes regarded their positions as a conflict of interest. The lottery chair considers her position on the GCB as a conflict of interest because the lottery is a direct competitor of other forms of gaming. As a GCB member, she could make decisions in the interest of the lottery which might be unfair to other gaming interests. The chair of the State Racing Commission does not consider his position a conflict of interest, though proponents of this bill contend that he might, similarly, be biased in favor of the horse racing industry in making GCB decisions. The bill would replace these individuals with members of the public who might take a wider view of gaming issues.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
GCB members are paid full-time salaries and benefits. A minimum cost of this bill would be about $200.0.
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