§ 23-115-103 — Definitions

As used in this chapter: (1) "Administrative expenses" means operating expenses, excluding amounts set aside for prizes, regardless of whether the prizes are claimed, and excluding amounts held as a fidelity fund under § 23-115-603 ; (2) "Administrative order" means the final disposition of the Office of the Arkansas Lottery in any matter other than a claim in contract or in tort, including without limitation licensing, in which the office is required by law to make its determination after notice and a hearing; (3) (A) "Casino gambling" means a location or business for the purposes of conducting illegal gambling activities, including without limitation activities under § 5-66-101 et seq. that are not authorized under this chapter. (B) "Casino gambling" does not include the sale and purchase of tickets or shares; (4) (A) "Compensation" means any money or anything of value received or to be received as a claim for future services, whether in the form of a retainer, fee, salary, expense, allowance, forbearance, forgiveness, interest, dividend, royalty, rent, or any other form of recompense or any combination thereof. (B) "Compensation" includes without limitation a payment made under obligation for services or other value received. (C) Subdivisions (4)(A) and (B) of this section do not apply to "compensation" as used in § 23-115-304 ; (5) "Female-owned business" means a business: (A) Whose management and daily business operations are under the control of one (1) or more females; and (B) Either: (i) Individually owned by a female who reports as her personal income for Arkansas income tax purposes the income of the business; (ii) Which is a partnership in which a majority of the ownership interest is owned by one (1) or more females who report as their personal income for Arkansas income tax purposes more than fifty percent (50%) of the income of the partnership; or (iii) Which is a corporation organized under the laws of this state in which a majority of the common stock is owned by one (1) or more females who report as their personal income for Arkansas income tax purposes more than fifty percent (50%) of the distributed earnings of the corporation; (6) "Fiscal impact statement" means a realistic written statement of the: (A) Purpose of a proposed law or proposed amendment to a law under this chapter; and (B) Estimated financial cost to the office, the lottery, and this state of implementing or complying with the proposed law or proposed rule; (7) "Gift" means any payment, entertainment, advance, services, or anything of value, unless consideration of equal or greater value has been given therefor; (8) "Immediate family" means the father, mother, sister, brother, husband, wife, child, grandmother, grandfather, grandchild, father-in-law, mother-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, stepchild, grandmother-in-law, grandfather-in-law, step-grandchild, or any individual acting as parent or guardian; (9) "Incompetence" means: (A) Gross ignorance of official duties; (B) Gross carelessness in the discharge of official duties; or (C) Inability or unfitness to discharge promptly and properly official duties because of a serious physical or mental defect that did not exist at the time of the person's appointment; (10) "License" means authorization granted by the office to an individual to operate as a retailer, including without limitation the execution of a contract between the office and the individual relating to obligations and terms for operating as a retailer; (11) "Lobbying" means communicating directly or soliciting others to communicate with the Director of the Office of the Arkansas Lottery, the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration, any employee of the office, or a member of the Legislative Council with the purpose of influencing the actions of the office or the Legislative Council; (12) "Local government" means: (A) A county; (B) A city of the first class or a city of the second class; (C) An incorporated town; or (D) Any other district or political subdivision or any board, commission, or agency of the political subdivisions under subdivisions (12)(A)-(C) of this section; (13) (A) "Lottery" means a game of chance approved by the office and operated under this chapter. (B) "Lottery" includes without limitation: (i) An instant ticket; (ii) A draw game; (iii) Participation in a multistate or multisovereign game; and (iv) A raffle. (C) "Lottery" does not include: (i) Casino gambling; (ii) A video lottery; (iii) Pari-mutuel wagering on horse racing or greyhound racing governed by the Arkansas Horse Racing Law, § 23-110-101 et seq., or the Arkansas Greyhound Racing Law, § 23-111-101 et seq., whether the pari-mutuel wagering is on live racing, simulcast racing, or races conducted in the past and rebroadcast by electronic means; (iv) Wagering on electronic games of skill under the Local Option Horse Racing and Greyhound Racing Electronic Games of Skill Act, § 23-113-101 et seq.; or (v) Conducting or participating in charitable bingo and raffles under the Charitable Bingo and Raffles Enabling Act, § 23-114-101 et seq.; (14) "Lottery proceeds" means all revenue derived from the sale of tickets or shares and all other moneys derived from or in connection with the operation of a lottery, including without limitation fees, offsets, reimbursements, insurance proceeds, damages, and liquidated damages collected or imposed by the office under this chapter; (15) (A) "Lottery Scholarship Trust Account" means the account at one (1) or more financial institutions into which the office deposits net proceeds from the state lottery. (B) The office shall promulgate rules to determine the manner in which the net proceeds are deposited and disbursed based on what is most financially prudent; (16) (A) "Major procurement contract" means a contract for a gaming product or service costing more than seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000), including without limitation: (i) A major advertising contract; (ii) An annuity contract; (iii) A prize payment agreement; (iv) A consulting service; (v) Lottery equipment; (vi) Tickets; and (vii) Any other product and service unique to lotteries. (B) "Major procurement contract" does not include a material, supply, equipment, or service common to the ordinary operations of the office. (C) When the cost of a proposed contract for a gaming product or service is to be paid, in whole or in part, on a contingent basis, the office shall estimate the value of the proposed contract to determine whether it is a major procurement contract; (17) "Member of a minority" means a lawful permanent resident of this state who is: (A) African American; (B) Hispanic American; (C) American Indian; (D) Asian American; or (E) Pacific Islander American; (18) "Minority-owned business" means a business that is owned by: (A) An individual who is a member of a minority who reports as his or her personal income for Arkansas income tax purposes the income of the business; (B) A partnership in which a majority of the ownership interest is owned by one (1) or more members of a minority who report as their personal income for Arkansas income tax purposes more than fifty percent (50%) of the income of the partnership; or (C) A corporation organized under the laws of this state in which a majority of the common stock is owned by one (1) or more members of a minority who report as their personal income for Arkansas income tax purposes more than fifty percent (50%) of the distributed earnings of the corporation; (19) "Multidraw screen-based lottery game" means a lottery game that: (A) Is played in real time at regular intervals throughout a single day; and (B) Uses a video screen or monitor to display lottery game information or lottery game results for players; (20) (A) "Multistate or multisovereign lottery" and "multistate or multisovereign game" mean a lottery or game: (i) Provided by an association or group of state-operated or sovereign-operated lotteries that is: (a) Organized for the purpose of government benefit; and (b) Wholly owned and operated by the member lotteries under a mutual agreement, contract, or compact; and (ii) Operated pursuant to the terms of the association's or group's rules governing the operation and the payment of prizes of the game. (B) "Multistate or multisovereign lottery" and "multistate or multisovereign game" do not include a lottery prohibited or excluded under this chapter; (21) "Net proceeds" means lottery proceeds less: (A) Operating expenses; (B) The amount of fidelity fund revenue under § 23-115-603 that exceeds five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000); (C) The undepreciated amount of capital assets; and (D) Accruals that will not result in a cash outflow; (22) "Nonlottery state educational resources" means the same as defined in § 6-85-204 ; (23) "Operating expenses" means all costs of doing business, including without limitation: (A) Prizes, commissions, and other compensation paid to retailers; (B) Contracts for products or services necessary for the operation of the lottery, including without limitation the execution of major procurement contracts; (C) Advertising and marketing costs; (D) Personnel costs; (E) Capital costs or depreciation of property and equipment; (F) Funds for compulsive gambling education and treatment; (G) The payment of sums to the Arkansas State Claims Commission for the reconciliation of valid claims against the office; (H) Payments for the cost of a state and federal criminal background check; (I) Payments to the Division of Higher Education to: (i) Reimburse the division for the costs of administering scholarship awards funded with net proceeds; and (ii) Replenish nonlottery state educational resources expended by the division on scholarship awards otherwise funded with net proceeds; (J) Amounts annually transferred to a fidelity fund under § 23-115-603 ; (K) Amounts paid to governmental entities for goods or services provided to the office, including without limitation services provided by Arkansas Legislative Audit, the Department of Human Services, and the Department of Finance and Administration; (L) Withholding and payment of income taxes from lottery prizes; and (M) Management fees charged by a financial institution to manage a trust account or fund maintained by the division or the office; (24) "Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity; (25) "Prize promotion" means an action taken to enhance the play for an individual game by one (1) or more of the following: (A) Funding player affinity programs to promote play of a particular instant or online game; (B) Enriching the prize for an instant or online game; (C) Instituting player incentives for an individual game; (D) Instituting retailer commission incentives for an individual game; or (E) Funding supplemental advertising expenses related to enhancing the promotion of an individual game; (26) (A) "Public official" means: (i) The Governor; (ii) The Lieutenant Governor; (iii) The Secretary of State; (iv) The Treasurer of State; (v) The Attorney General; (vi) The Commissioner of State Lands; (vii) The Auditor of State; or (viii) A member of the General Assembly. (B) "Public official" includes an individual during the time between the date he or she is elected and the date he or she takes office; (27) "Retailer" means a person who sells tickets or shares on behalf of the office under a license; (28) "Share" means any intangible evidence of participation in a lottery; (29) "Ticket" means any tangible evidence issued by a lottery to provide participation in a lottery; (30) (A) "Unclaimed lottery prize money" means a lottery prize expense on the financial books of the office that is released from the expense category when a lottery prize is not claimed within the required claim period for the game during a fiscal year. (B) With respect to a multistate or multisovereign game, "unclaimed lottery prize money": (i) Includes any unclaimed prize money returned to the office from a multistate or multisovereign game; and (ii) Does not include unclaimed prize money from a multistate or multisovereign game that under the agreement of the states participating in the multistate or multisovereign game is not returned to the participating states but is applied under the terms of the agreement; (31) (A) "Vendor" means a person who provides or proposes to provide goods or services to the office under a major procurement contract. (B) "Vendor" does not include: (i) An employee of the office; (ii) A retailer; or (iii) A state agency or instrumentality. (C) "Vendor" includes a corporation whose stock is publicly traded and that is the parent company of the contracting party in a major procurement contract; (32) "Video lottery" means a lottery game that allows a game to be played using an electronic computer and an interactive computer terminal device: (A) That is equipped with a video screen and keys and a keyboard or other equipment allowing input by an individual player; (B) Into which the player inserts coins, currency, vouchers, or tokens as consideration in order for play to be available; and (C) Through which the player may receive free games, coins, tokens, or credits that may be redeemed for cash, annuitized payments over time, a noncash prize, or nothing, as may be determined wholly or predominantly by chance; and (33) "Super retailer" means a person that sells tickets or shares on behalf of the office under a license and has been authorized by the office to cash winning tickets up to the threshold for federal tax withholding on gambling winnings.

Legislative History

Amended by Act 2021, No. 636,§ 4, eff. 4/12/2021. Amended by Act 2019, No. 682,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2353, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2352, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2351, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2350, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2017, No. 613,§ 4, eff. 3/23/2017. Amended by Act 2015, No. 1258,§ 20, eff. 7/22/2015. Amended by Act 2015, No. 218,§ 25, eff. 2/26/2015. Amended by Act 2014EX2, No. 8,§ 1, eff. 7/3/2014. Amended by Act 2014EX2, No. 4,§ 1, eff. 7/3/2014. Acts 2009, No. 605, § 1; 2009, No. 606, § 1; 2009, No. 1405, § 27; 2010, No. 265, §§ 20-23; 2010, No. 294, §§ 20-23; 2011, No. 20, § 1; 2011, No. 207, § 20; 2011, No. 1173, § 1; 2011, No. 1180, § 2.