Bill Text: GA HB641 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Gambling; pari-mutuel betting on horse and dog races; authorize
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-03-05 - House Second Readers [HB641 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-HB641-Introduced.html
09 LC 36
1217
House
Bill 641
By:
Representatives Bruce of the
64th,
Fludd of the
66th,
and Heckstall of the
62nd
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Article 2 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to gambling and related offenses, so as to revise
definitions relative to gambling and related offenses; to revise a provision
relating to bona fide coin operated amusement machines; to authorize any county
or any municipal corporation by referendum to approve the operation of
pari-mutuel betting on horse races and dog races, the operation of casinos, or
the operation of pari-mutuel betting on horse races and dog races and casinos
within the unincorporated area of a county or within a municipal corporation; to
provide for procedures for initiating and conducting a referendum; to provide
for subsequent elections and nullification; to provide for the effect of
approving the operation of pari-mutuel betting on horse races and dog races or
the operation of casinos; to provide for supervision of the operation of
pari-mutuel betting on horse races and dog races and casinos by the Georgia
Lottery Corporation; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for
selection of providers of pari-mutuel betting on horse races and dog races and
casinos; to provide for the levy and collection of certain taxes, fees, or
assessments; to provide for related matters; to provide for a contingent
effective date; to provide for automatic repeal in specified circumstances; to
repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Article
2 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to gambling and related offenses, is amended by revising paragraph (2) of Code
Section 16-12-20, relating to definitions relative to gambling, as
follows:
"(2)
'Gambling device'
means:
(A)
Any
any
contrivance which for a consideration affords the player an opportunity to
obtain money or other thing of value, the award of which is determined by chance
even though accompanied by some skill, whether or not the prize is automatically
paid by
contrivance;,
except as otherwise provided in Part 3 of this article.
(B)
Any slot machine or any simulation or variation
thereof;
(C)
Any matchup or lineup game machine or device, operated for any consideration, in
which two or more numerals, symbols, letters, or icons align in a winning
combination on one or more lines vertically, horizontally, diagonally, or
otherwise, without assistance by the player. Use of skill stops shall not be
considered assistance by the player; or
(D)
Any video game machine or device, operated for any consideration, for the play
of poker, blackjack, any other card game, or keno or any simulation or variation
of any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, any game in which
numerals, numbers, or any pictures, representations, or symbols are used as an
equivalent or substitute for cards in the conduct of such
game.
Any
item described in subparagraph (B), (C), or (D) of this paragraph shall be a
prohibited gambling device subject to and prohibited by this part,
notwithstanding any inference to the contrary in any other law of this
state."
SECTION
2.
Said
article is further amended by revising subsection (a) of Code Section 16-12-21,
relating to the offense of gambling, as follows:
"(a)
Except as
otherwise provided in Part 3 of this article,
a
A
person commits the offense of gambling when he
or
she:
(1)
Makes a bet upon the partial or final result of any game or contest or upon the
performance of any participant in such game or contest;
(2)
Makes a bet upon the result of any political nomination, appointment, or
election or upon the degree of success of any nominee, appointee, or candidate;
or
(3)
Plays and bets for money or other thing of value at any game played with cards,
dice, or balls."
SECTION
3.
Said
article is further amended by revising subsection (a) of Code Section 16-12-22,
relating to the offense of commercial gambling, as follows:
"(a)
Except as
otherwise provided by Part 3 of this article,
a
A
person commits the offense of commercial gambling when he
or
she intentionally does any of the
following acts:
(1)
Operates or participates in the earnings of a gambling place;
(2)
Receives, records, or forwards a bet or offer to bet;
(3)
For gain, becomes a custodian of anything of value bet or offered to be bet;
(4)
Contracts to have or give
himself,
herself, or another the option to buy or
sell or contracts to buy or sell at a future time any gain or other commodity
whatsoever or any stock or security of any company, when it is at the time of
making such contract intended by both parties thereto that the contract to buy
or sell, the option whenever exercised or the contract resulting therefrom,
shall be settled not by the receipt or delivery of such property but by the
payment only of differences in prices thereof;
(5)
Sells chances upon the partial or final result of or upon the margin of victory
in any game or contest or upon the performance of any participant in any game or
contest or upon the result of any political nomination, appointment, or election
or upon the degree of success of any nominee, appointee, or candidate;
(6)
Sets up or promotes any lottery, sells or offers to sell, or knowingly possesses
for transfer or transfers any card, stub, ticket, check, or other device
designed to serve as evidence of participation in any lottery; or
(7)
Conducts, advertises, operates, sets up, or promotes a bingo game without having
a valid license to operate a bingo game as provided by law."
SECTION
4.
Said
article is further amended by revising subsection (a) of Code Section 16-12-23,
relating to the offense of keeping a gambling place, as follows:
"(a)
Except as
otherwise provided by Part 3 of this article,
a
A
person who knowingly permits any real estate, building, room, tent, vehicle,
boat, or other property whatsoever owned by him
or
her or under his
or
her control to be used as a gambling place
or who rents or lets any such property with a view or expectation that it be so
used commits the offense of keeping a gambling place."
SECTION
5.
Said
article is further amended by revising subsection (a) of Code Section 16-12-24,
relating to the possession, manufacture, or transfer of gambling devices or
parts for gambling devices and the possession of antique slot machines, as
follows:
"(a)
Except as
otherwise provided by Part 3 of this article,
a
A
person who knowingly owns, manufactures, transfers commercially, or possesses
any device which he
or
she knows is designed for gambling
purposes or anything which he
or
she knows is designed as a subassembly or
essential part of such device is guilty of a misdemeanor of a high and
aggravated nature."
SECTION
6.
Said
article is further amended by revising subsection (a) of Code Section 16-12-26,
relating to the offense of advertising gambling, as follows:
"(a)
Except as
otherwise provided in Part 3 of this article,
a
A
person who knowingly prints, publishes, or advertises any lottery or other
scheme for commercial gambling or who knowingly prints or publishes any lottery
ticket, policy ticket, or other similar device designed to serve as evidence of
participation in a lottery commits the offense of advertising commercial
gambling."
SECTION
7.
Said
article is further amended by revising subsection (a) of Code Section 16-12-28,
relating to the offense of communicating gambling information, as
follows:
"(a)
Except as
otherwise provided in Part 3 of this article,
a
A
person who knowingly communicates information as to bets, betting odds, or
changes in betting odds or who knowingly installs or maintains equipment for the
transmission or receipt of such information with the intent to further gambling
commits the offense of communicating gambling information."
SECTION
8.
Said
article is further amended by revising subsection (a) of Code Section 16-12-30,
relating to seizure and destruction of gambling devices, as
follows:
"(a)
Except as
otherwise
provided in subsection (b) of Code Section 16-12-24
or Part 3 of
this article, every gambling device is
declared to be contraband and subject to seizure and confiscation by any state
or local authority within whose jurisdiction the same may be
found."
SECTION
9.
Said
article is further amended by revising subsection (b) of Code Section 16-12-32,
relating to seizure and disposition of property used in or derived from a
violation of the article, as follows:
"(b)
Except as
otherwise provided in Part 3 of this article,
all
All
property used in, intended for use in, used to facilitate, or derived from or
realized through a violation of this article or which is located within any
gambling place or within any vehicle or other conveyance used to transport any
gambling device, any subassembly or essential part thereof, card, stub, ticket,
check, funds, things of value, or other device designed to facilitate
participation in any lottery is declared to be contraband and may be seized and
forfeited as provided in this Code section."
SECTION
10.
Said
article is further amended by adding a new part to read as follows:
"Part
3
16-12-65.
As
used in this part, the term:
(1)
'Bet' has the same meaning as set out in Code Section 16-12-20.
(2)
'Casino' means a location where persons may, for a consideration, play games of
chance, including poker, blackjack, and other card games and keno, and operate
gambling devices, including slot machines, roulette wheels, video card games,
and other electronic or mechanical gaming devices, where the player bets for
money or money is awarded for successful play, and where the player's success is
determined by chance even though accompanied by some skill. Bingo games and
raffles shall not be conducted in any casino, or by the owner or operator of any
casino. No casino shall include a bona fide coin operated amusement machine
operated in accordance with Code Section 16-12-35. No casino shall include a
crane game or device that meets the requirements of Code Section
16-12-35.
(3)
'Gambling device' means any contrivance which for a consideration affords the
player an opportunity to obtain money, the award of which is determined by
chance even though accomplished by some skill, whether or not the prize is
automatically paid by contrivance.
(4)
'Gross proceeds' means the total revenue of the pari-mutuel betting on horse
races and dog races or casino operation from betting, playing gambling devices
that offer cash awards, playing games of chance that offer cash awards, and
gambling.
(5)
'Pari-mutuel betting' means a form of betting on horse races or dog races in
which those who bet on the winner share the total stakes, less a percentage of
the total stakes for the owner or operator of the pari-mutuel betting operation.
The term shall not mean lottery games which may be predicated on a horse racing
or dog racing scheme that does not involve actual track events. The term shall
not mean any lottery game that involves distribution of winnings by
pools.
16-12-66.
(a)(1)
The governing authority of any county desiring to permit the operation of
pari-mutuel betting on horse races and dog races, the operation of casinos, or
the operation of both pari-mutuel betting on horse races and dog races and
casinos within the unincorporated area of the county shall so indicate by the
adoption of a resolution or ordinance. Upon receipt of the resolution or
ordinance, the election
superintendent
shall issue the call for an election for the purpose of submitting the question
of whether pari-mutuel betting on horse races and dog races or casinos or both
pari-mutuel betting on horse races and dog races and casinos shall be permitted
within the unincorporated area of the county to the electors of the
unincorporated area of the county for approval or rejection. The election
superintendent shall issue the call and shall conduct the election on a date and
in the manner authorized under Code Section 21-2-540. The election
superintendent shall also cause the date and purpose of the referendum to be
published in the official organ of the county once a week for four weeks
immediately preceding the date of the election. The ballot for the election
shall have printed thereon one or two of the following questions, as set out in
the resolution or ordinance:
|
(A)
'( ) YES
( ) NO
|
Shall
the County of
(name of
county)
permit the
operation of pari-mutuel betting on horse races and dog races within the
unincorporated area of
(name of
county)
County?'
|
|
(B)
'( ) YES
( ) NO
|
Shall
the County of
(name of
county)
permit the
operation of casinos within the unincorporated area
of
(name of
county)
County?'
|
|
(C)
'( ) YES
( ) NO
|
Shall
the County of
(name of
county)
permit the
operation of both pari-mutuel betting on horse races and dog races and casinos
within the unincorporated area of
(name
of county)
County?'
|
All
persons desiring to vote in favor shall vote 'Yes,' and all persons opposed
shall vote 'No.' If more than one-half of the votes cast on such a question are
in favor of permitting the activity or activities on the ballot, then all
provisions of this part regarding the operation of pari-mutuel betting on horse
races and dog races or casinos, or both pari-mutuel betting on horse races and
dog races and casinos, appropriate to the question or questions approved in such
referendum shall apply within the unincorporated area of the county. The
election superintendent shall canvass the returns, declare the result of the
election, and certify the result to the Secretary of State. The expense for the
election shall be borne by the county conducting the election.
(2)
The governing authority of any municipal corporation desiring to permit the
operation of pari-mutuel betting on horse races and dog races, the operation of
casinos, or the operation of both pari-mutuel betting on horse races and dog
races and casinos within the municipal corporation shall so indicate by the
adoption of a resolution or ordinance. Upon receipt of the resolution or
ordinance, the municipal election superintendent shall issue the call for an
election for the purpose of submitting the question of whether pari-mutuel
betting on horse races and dog races or casinos, or both pari-mutuel betting on
horse races and dog races and casinos, shall be permitted within the municipal
corporation to the electors of the municipal corporation for approval or
rejection. The municipal election superintendent shall issue the call and shall
conduct the election on a date and in the manner authorized under Code Section
21-2-540. The municipal election superintendent shall also cause the date and
purpose of the
referendum to
be published in the official organ of the county once a week for four weeks
immediately preceding the date of the election. The ballot for the election
shall have printed thereon one or two of the following questions, as set out in
the resolution or ordinance:
|
(A)
'( ) YES
( ) NO
|
Shall
the City of
(name of
city)
permit the
operation of pari-mutuel betting on horse races and dog races within the City
of
(name of
city)?'
|
|
(B)
'( ) YES
( ) NO
|
Shall
the City of
(name of
city)
permit the
operation of casinos within the City of
(name of
city)?'
|
|
(C)
'( ) YES
( ) NO
|
Shall
the City of
(name of
city)
permit the
operation of both pari-mutuel betting on horse races and dog races and casinos
within the City of
(name of
city)?'
|
All
persons desiring to vote in favor shall vote 'Yes,' and all persons opposed
shall vote 'No.' If more than one-half of the votes cast on such a question are
in favor of permitting the activity or activities on the ballot, then all
provisions of this part regarding the operation of pari-mutuel betting on horse
races and dog races or casinos, or both pari-mutuel betting on horse races and
dog races and casinos, appropriate to the question or questions approved in such
referendum shall apply within the municipal corporation. The municipal election
superintendent shall canvass the returns, declare the result of the election,
and certify the result to the Secretary of State. The expense for the election
shall be borne by the municipal corporation conducting the
election.
(b)(1)
In the event the governing authority of a county does not adopt a resolution
directing the election superintendent to issue a call for a referendum provided
for in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of this Code section, then, upon a
written petition containing the signatures of 35 percent of the registered and
qualified voters of the county being filed with the election superintendent,
such election superintendent, upon validation of the petition, shall be required
to issue the call for an election for the purpose of submitting the question of
whether pari-mutuel betting on horse races and dog races or casinos, or both
pari-mutuel betting on horse races and dog races and casinos, shall be permitted
within the unincorporated area of the county to the electors of the
unincorporated area of the county for approval or rejection. The election
superintendent shall issue the call and shall conduct the election on a date and
in the manner authorized under Code Section 21-2-540. The election
superintendent shall also cause the date and purpose of the referendum to be
published in the official organ of the county once a week for four weeks
immediately preceding the date of the election. The ballot for the election
shall have printed thereon one or two of the following questions, as set out in
the petition:
|
(A)
'( ) YES
( ) NO
|
Shall
the County of
(name of
county)
permit the
operation of pari-mutuel betting on horse races and dog races within the
unincorporated area of
(name of
county)
County?'
|
|
(B)
'( ) YES
( ) NO
|
Shall
the County of
(name of
county)
permit the
operation of casinos within the unincorporated area of
(name
of county)
County?'
|
|
(C)
'( ) YES
( ) NO
|
Shall
the County of
(name of
county)
permit the
operation of both pari-mutuel betting on horse races and dog races and casinos
within the unincorporated area of
(name
of county)
County?'
|
All
persons desiring to vote in favor shall vote 'Yes,' and all persons opposed
shall vote 'No.' If more than one-half of the votes cast on such a question are
in favor of permitting the activity or activities on the ballot, then all
provisions of this part regarding the operation of pari-mutuel betting on horse
races and dog races or casinos, or both pari-mutuel betting on horse races and
dog races and casinos, appropriate to the question or questions approved in such
referendum shall apply within the unincorporated area of the county. The
election superintendent shall canvass the returns, declare the result of the
election, and certify the result to the Secretary of State. The expense for the
election shall be borne by the county conducting the election.
(2)
In the event the governing authority of a municipal corporation does not adopt a
resolution directing the municipal election superintendent to issue a call for a
referendum provided for in paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of this Code section,
then, upon a written petition containing the signatures of 35 percent of the
registered and qualified voters of the county being filed with the municipal
election superintendent, such municipal election superintendent, upon validation
of the petition, shall be required to issue the call for an election for the
purpose of submitting the question of whether pari-mutuel betting on horse races
and dog races or casinos, or both pari-mutuel betting on horse races and dog
races and casinos, shall be permitted within the municipal corporation to the
electors of the municipal corporation for approval or rejection. The municipal
election superintendent shall issue the call and shall conduct the election on a
date and in the manner authorized under Code Section 21-2-540. The municipal
election superintendent shall also cause the date and purpose of the referendum
to be published in the official organ of the county once a week for four weeks
immediately preceding the date of the election. The ballot for the election
shall have printed thereon one or two of the following questions, as set out in
the petition:
|
(A)
'( ) YES
( ) NO
|
Shall
the City of
(name of
city)
permit the
operation of pari-mutuel betting on horse races and dog races within the City
of
(name of
city)?'
|
|
(B)
'( ) YES
( ) NO
|
Shall
the City of
(name of
city)
permit the
operation of casinos within the City of
(name of
city)?'
|
|
(C)
'( ) YES
( ) NO
|
Shall
the City of
(name of
city)
permit the
operation of both pari-mutuel betting on horse races and dog races and casinos
within the City of
(name of
city)?'
|
All
persons desiring to vote in favor shall vote 'Yes,' and all persons opposed
shall vote 'No.' If more than one-half of the votes cast on such a question are
in favor of permitting the activity or activities on the ballot, then all
provisions of this part regarding the operation of pari-mutuel betting on horse
races and dog races or casinos, or both pari-mutuel betting on horse races and
dog races and casinos, appropriate to the question or questions approved in such
referendum shall apply within the municipal corporation. The municipal election
superintendent shall canvass the returns, declare the result of the election,
and certify the result to the Secretary of State. The expense for the election
shall be borne by the municipal corporation conducting the
election.
(3)
A petition shall not be amended, supplemented, or returned after presentation to
the election superintendent or municipal election superintendent, as
appropriate. Validation shall, for the purposes of this Code section, be the
procedure in which the election superintendent or municipal election
superintendent determines whether each signature on the petition is the name of
a registered and qualified voter. For the purposes of this Code section, the
required number of signatures of registered voters of a political subdivision
shall be computed based on the number of voters qualified to vote at the general
election immediately preceding the presentation of the petition. Actual signers
of the petition shall be registered and qualified to vote in the referendum
election sought by the petition.
(c)
Following the expiration of two years after any election is held which results
in the disapproval of the activity or activities as provided in this part,
another election on this question shall be held if another petition or
resolution or ordinance as provided in subsection (a) or (b) of this Code
section, is filed with the appropriate election superintendent.
(d)
Nullification of a referendum approving such activity or activities held
pursuant to this Code section shall be accomplished only as provided in
subsection (e) of this Code section.
(e)
In any county or municipal corporation which has at any time held an election in
accordance with subsection (a) or (b) of this Code section resulting in a
majority of the votes being cast in favor of pari-mutuel betting on horse races
and dog races, casinos, or both pari-mutuel betting on horse races and dog races
and casinos, the appropriate election superintendent, upon a petition signed by
at least 35 percent of the registered qualified voters of the county or the
municipal corporation or a resolution or ordinance adopted by a county or
municipal corporation, shall proceed to call another election for the purpose of
nullifying the previous election in the same manner as prescribed by subsection
(a) or (b) of this Code section. No election for nullification of a referendum
shall be called or held within two years after the date of the declaration
by
the election
superintendent of the results of the previous election held for the purposes of
this Code section.
16-12-67.
In
a county or municipal corporation that has approved the operation of pari-mutuel
betting on horse races and dog races in accordance with this part:
(1)
Use of a gambling device prohibited by Part 1 of this article in connection with
pari-mutuel betting on horse races and dog races operated in accordance with
this part is not unlawful;
(2)
Betting on a horse race or dog race through pari-mutuel betting on horse races
and dog races operated in accordance with this part is not
unlawful.
(3)
Operating or participating in the earnings of pari-mutuel betting on horse races
and dog races operated in accordance with this part is not unlawful;
(4)
Receiving, recording, or forwarding a bet or offer to bet in pari-mutuel betting
on horse races and dog races operated in accordance with this part is not
unlawful;
(5)
Becoming a custodian of anything of value bet or offered to bet for gain in
connection with pari-mutuel betting on horse races and dog races operated in
accordance with this part is not unlawful;
(6)
Knowingly permitting property owned by the person to be used for operation of
pari-mutuel betting on horse races and dog races is not unlawful;
(7)
Knowingly renting property with a view or expectation that it be used for
pari-mutuel betting on horse races and dog races is not unlawful;
and
(8)
Knowingly owning, manufacturing, transferring commercially, or possessing a
device which the person knows is designed for purposes of pari-mutuel betting on
horse races and dog races or anything that the person knows is designed as a
subassembly or essential part of such a device is not unlawful;
(9)
Knowingly advertising pari-mutuel betting on horse races and dog races in
accordance with this part is not unlawful; and
(10)
Knowingly communicating information as to bets, betting odds, or changes in
betting odds or knowingly installing or maintaining equipment for the
transmission or receipt of such information with the intent to further
pari-mutuel betting on horse races and dog races in accordance with this part is
not unlawful; and
(11)
A gambling device used or designed for pari-mutuel betting on horse races and
dog races in accordance with this part is not
contraband.
16-12-68.
In
a county or municipal corporation that has approved the operation of casinos in
accordance with this part:
(1)
Use of a gambling device prohibited by Part 1 of this article within a casino
operated in accordance with this part is not unlawful;
(2)
Betting on a game of chance or a gambling device within a casino operated in
accordance with this part is not unlawful;
(3)
Operating or participating in the earnings of a casino operated in accordance
with this part is not unlawful;
(4)
Knowingly permitting any property under ownership or control of the person to be
used as a casino is not unlawful;
(5)
Knowingly renting any property with a view or expectation that it be used as a
casino is not unlawful;
(6)
Knowingly owning, manufacturing, transferring commercially, or possessing a
device that the person knows is designed for gambling purposes or anything which
the person knows to be designed as a subassembly or essential part of such a
device is not unlawful if such owning, manufacturing, transferring commercially,
or possession is connected with the operation of a casino operated in accordance
with this part;
(7)
Advertising a casino operated in accordance with this part is not unlawful;
and
(8)
A gambling device in or in route to or from a casino operated in accordance with
this part is not contraband.
16-12-69.
(a)
The operation of pari-mutuel betting on horse races and dog races and casinos
approved in accordance with this part shall be supervised by the Georgia Lottery
Corporation, under the governance of the board of directors created by Code
Section 50-27-5. The board of directors is authorized and directed to
promulgate rules and regulations for the purpose of regulating the operation of
pari-mutuel betting on horse races and dog races and casinos to provide fair
chances for players to win, to prevent and reveal criminal or corrupt activity,
and to maximize the recreational and economic benefits of pari-mutuel betting
on horse races and dog races and casinos.
(b)
The Georgia Lottery Corporation shall be responsible for selecting providers for
pari-mutuel betting on horse races and dog races and casinos in each county and
in each municipal corporation that approves pari-mutuel betting on horse races
and dog races and casinos, or both, in accordance with procedures set out in
Chapter 27 of Title 50 for selection of vendors for the lottery system. There
shall not be more than two casinos in each county or municipal corporation that
approves the operation of casinos.
16-12-70.
There
is imposed a state assessment in the amount of 10 percent of the gross proceeds
of each pari-mutuel betting on horse races and dog races or casino operation
approved in accordance with this part from the owner or operator of such
pari-mutuel betting on horse races and dog races or casino operation. The
Georgia Lottery Corporation shall collect on a monthly basis an amount equal to
10 percent of such gross proceeds and such funds shall be transmitted to the
Department of Revenue for deposit in the state treasury with the intent that
these moneys be used to fund a trauma care system in Georgia and the direct and
indirect costs associated with the administrator of such system and this Code
section.
16-12-71.
(a)
The governing authority of each county is authorized to impose an assessment of
10 percent of the gross proceeds of each parti-mutuel betting on horse races and
dog races or casino operation approved in accordance with this part and located
within the unincorporated area of such county from the owner or operator of such
pari-mutuel betting on horse races and dog races or casino operation. Such
governing authority shall collect on a monthly basis an amount equal to 10
percent of such proceeds and shall deposit such proceeds in the general fund of
the county.
(b)
The governing authority of each municipal corporation is authorized to impose an
assessment of 10 percent of the gross proceeds of each pari-mutuel betting on
horse races and dog races or casino operation approved in accordance with this
part and located within the municipal corporation from the owner or operator of
such pari-mutuel betting on horse races and dog races or casino operation. Such
governing authority shall collect on a monthly basis an amount equal to 10
percent of such proceeds and shall deposit such proceeds in the general fund of
the municipal corporation.
(c)
Any revenue derived from the assessment amount collected pursuant to subsections
(a) and (b) of this Code section shall be paid into a separate, segregated fund
and used solely for the purpose of providing affordable assisted living and
infrastructure and other public works and
improvements."
SECTION
11.
This
Act shall become effective on January 1, 2010, but only if on that date an
amendment to the Georgia Constitution becomes effective by virtue of the
ratification of a resolution at the November, 2009, state-wide election that
authorizes the General Assembly to provide by general law for pari-mutuel
betting on horse races and dog races and casino gambling only in unincorporated
areas of counties and in municipal corporations where such activities have been
approved by referendum. If such resolution is not so ratified, this Act shall
not become effective and shall stand repealed in its entirety on January 1,
2010.
SECTION
12.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
