TITLE 11. BUSINESS REGULATIONSTITLE 11. BUSINESS REGULATIONS\Chapter 113: Lottery

(A)  No person under 19 years of age shall play or participate in any way in the lottery established and conducted by the municipality.

(B)  No owner or officer of a lottery operator with whom the municipality contracts to conduct its lottery shall play the lottery conducted by the municipality. No owner or officer of an authorized sales outlet location for the municipality shall play the lottery conducted by the municipality. No employee or agent of the municipality, lottery operator or authorized sales outlet location shall play the lottery of the municipality for which he or she performs work during such time as he or she is actually working at such lottery or while on duty. No member of the governing body, municipal official or immediate family of such member or official shall play in the lottery conducted by the municipality.

(C)  No person, or employee or agent of any person or the municipality, shall knowingly permit an individual under 19 years of age to play or participate in any way in the lottery conducted by the municipality.

(D)  For purposes of this section, “Immediate Family of a Member of the Governing Body or a Municipal Official” shall mean: a person who is related to the member or official by blood, marriage or adoption and resides in the same household; or a person who is claimed by the member or official, or the spouse of the member or official, as a dependent for federal income tax purposes.

(Neb. RS 9-646; 1999 Code, § 10-401)

(A)  The lottery operator whom the governing body contracts to conduct its lottery shall not operate the lottery at a sales outlet location other than the location of the lottery operator without prior approval of the sales outlet location by the governing body. The governing body shall approve or disapprove each sales outlet location and individual, sole proprietorship, partnership or corporation which desires to conduct the lottery at its sales outlet location solely on the basis of the qualification standards prescribed in division (B) below.

(B)  Any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, or corporation which seeks to have its location approved as an authorized sales outlet location shall:

(1)   First obtain a retail liquor license for consumption on the premises pursuant to Neb. RS Chapter 53, article 1;

(2)   Not have been convicted of, forfeited bond upon a charge of, or pleaded guilty to forgery, larceny, extortion, conspiracy to defraud, wilful failure to make required payments or reports to a governmental agency at any level, filing false reports with any such agency, or any similar offense or offenses or any crime, whether felony or misdemeanor, involving gambling activity or moral turpitude;

(3)   Not have had a gaming license revoked or canceled under the Nebraska Bingo Act, the Nebraska Pickle Card Lottery Act, the Nebraska Lottery and Raffle Act, or the Nebraska County and City Lottery Act; and

(4)   Be fit, willing and able to properly provide the service proposed in conformance with all provisions and requirements of the Nebraska County and City Lottery Act and the rules and regulations adopted and promulgated pursuant to the act.

(C)  If the person seeking to have its location approved as an authorized sales outlet location is a partnership or corporation, the qualification standards shall apply to every partner of such partnership, every officer of such corporation, and stockholder  owning more than 10% of the stock of such corporation.

(D)  The governing body shall notify the Department of Revenue of all approved lottery locations within 30 days of approval.

(Neb. RS 9-642.01; 1999 Code, § 10-402)