(b) Casino gaming expenditures do not include expenditures in connection with:

(i) a written news story, commentary, or editorial or a news story, commentary, or editorial distributed through the facilities of any broadcasting station, cable or satellite unless such publication or facilities are owned or controlled directly or indirectly by the person making such expenditure; or

(ii) a communication published on the Internet, unless the communication is a paid advertisement.

(c) For purposes of this section, the term "person" shall mean person, group of persons, corporation, unincorporated business entity, labor organization or business, trade or professional association or organization, or political committee.

(d) A knowing or willful violation of the provisions of this section shall subject the person to a civil penalty equal to up to one hundred thousand dollars or the cost of the communication, whichever is greater, imposed by the gaming commission for each violation. 2. A copy of all communications paid for by the casino gaming expenditure, including but not limited to broadcast, cable or satellite schedules and scripts, advertisements, pamphlets, circulars, flyers, brochures, letterheads and other printed matter and statements or information conveyed to one thousand or more members of a general public audience shall be filed with the gaming commission with the statements required this article.