Sec. 466.024. PROHIBITED GAMES. (a) The executive director or a lottery operator may not establish or operate a lottery game in which the winner is chosen on the basis of the outcome of a sports event.
(b) The commission shall adopt rules prohibiting the operation of any game using a video lottery machine or machine.
(c) In this section:
(1) "Sports event" means a football, basketball, baseball, or similar game, or a horse or dog race on which pari-mutuel wagering is allowed.
(2) "Video lottery machine" or "machine" means any electronic video game machine that, upon insertion of cash, is available to play or simulate the play of a video game, including video poker, keno, and blackjack, using a video display and microprocessors in which the player may receive free games or credits that can be redeemed for cash, coins, or tokens, or that directly dispenses cash, coins, or tokens.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 4.03(b), eff. Aug. 30, 1993. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 6.11, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
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