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Bingo

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KP-0202
Ken Paxton

Transfer of commercial lessor license under Bingo Enabling Act|Transfer of right to lease more than one licensed authorized organization under the Bingo Enabling Act|Authority to reopen order granting transfer of commercial lessor license|Commission's change in historical practice regarding transfer of commercial lessor license is likely a "rule" within Administrative Procedure Act

GA-0007
Greg Abbott

Commercial lessor license, continuation upon conversion of business entity or transfer of|Bingo commercial lessor license, continuation upon conversion of business entity or transfer of

GA-0173
Greg Abbott

Sales-tax exemption for bingo equipment purchased by municipal senior citizen community center|Bingo equipment purchased by municipal senior citizen community center, sales-tax exemption|Bingo, municipal senior citizen community center that is authorized to conduct bingo under Bingo Enabling Act exemption may assert a defense to prosecution under chapter 47 of the Penal Code for possession of gambling paraphernalia|Municipal senior citizen community center that is authorized to conduct bingo under Bingo Enabling Act exemption, exemption provides a defense to prosecution under chapter 47 of the Penal Code for possession of gambling paraphernalia|Gambling, municipal senior citizen community center that is authorized to conduct bingo under Bingo Enabling Act exemption may assert a defense to prosecution under chapter 47 of the Penal Code for possession of gambling paraphernalia

GA-0186
Greg Abbott

License, corporate applicant's eligibility for bingo manufacturer's or distributor's

GA-0248
Greg Abbott

Bingo TV, whether it is legal under Bingo Enabling Act|Sweepstakes, Bingo TV is not

GA-0458
Greg Abbott

Licensing requirements, manufacturer of bingo supplies and equipment, distributor of bingo supplies and equipment, definition of "person"|Licensing requirements, Texas Lottery Commission's authority to issue group license|Authority to issue group license to manufacturer of bingo supplies and equipment, distributor of bingo supplies and equipment|Person|Group

GA-0499
Greg Abbott

Nonsubstantive codification, the unambiguous language of must be effectuated unless there is an obvious error or effectuating the statute as written would lead to an absurd result\r\n|Health insurance and benefits for employees and their dependents, an authorized organization licensed to conduct bingo games is not allowed to incur expenses for

GA-0505
Greg Abbott

Agency orders, when void\r\nAuthority of agency to reopen orders that have become administratively final\r\n|Authority of Lottery Commission to reopen an order granting a transfer of a commercial lessor license that has become administratively final\r\n\r\nOrders of the Texas Lottery Commission, when void\r\n\r\nTransfer of a commercial bingo lessor license to a person other than a corporation formed or owned by the license holder|Authority of Commission to reopen an order granting a transfer of a commercial lessor license that has become administratively final\r\n\r\nOrders of the Commission, when void\r\n\r\nTransfer of a commercial bingo lessor license to a person other than a corporation formed or owned by the license holder\r\n|Codification to be give effect over prior repealed statute if specific provisions of a codification and the code as a whole are direct, unambiguous, and cannot be reconciled with prior law\r\n

GA-0541
Greg Abbott

Illegal lottery, “electronic pull-tab bingo� is not within the authorization for bingo in article III, section 47(b) of Texas Constitution and is therefore an\r\n|Bingo|Electronic pull-tab bingo

GA-0563
Greg Abbott

Manufacturer's or distributor's license eligibility, equitable or credit interest in a holding company|Bingo manufacturer's or distributor's license eligibility, equitable or credit interest in a holding company|Holding company|Equitable or credit interest

GA-0591
Greg Abbott

Event ticket game with "graphic and dynamic" video confirmation|Video confirmation device described as "graphic and dynamic" used solely to inform players of th winning numbers in a bingo game|Rules on "graphic and dynamic" video confirmation device for event ticket game|Event ticket|Smart card

GA-0812
Greg Abbott

A device that awards bingo cards or paper, card-minding devices and pull-tab bingo, or gift certificates redeemable for the same, is not rewarding the player exclusively with \\"noncash merchandise prizes, toys, or novelties,\\" as that phrase is used in subsection 47.01(4)(B) of the Penal Code

GA-1065
Greg Abbott

Lottery Commission - authority to deny or revoke an entity\\'s bingo-related license solely on the basis that an officer, director, or shareholder has been convicted or constructively convicted of certain offenses|Bingo-related licenses - authority to deny or revoke an entity\\'s bingo-related license solely on the basis that an officer, director, or shareholder has been convicted or constructively convicted of certain offenses

DM-0062
Dan Morales

Bingo games, Commission may not waive fee for small prizes in|Bingo games, Alcoholic Beverage Commission may not waive fee for small prizes in|Alcoholic Beverage Commission may not waive fee for small prizes in bingo games

DM-0063
Dan Morales

Jeopardy determination of delinquent tax payments due on taxable gross receipts from conduct of bingo games, interest rate on delinquent tax and penalty is ten percent annually|Bingo games, interest on delinquent tax payments due on taxable gross receipts from conduct of and penalty is ten percent annually

DM-0083
Dan Morales

Bingo, organizations that may conduct limited to those specified in Texas Constitution|Organizations that may conduct bingo games limited to those specified in Texas Constitution

DM-0305
Dan Morales

Computerized or electronic device|Public accommodation|Power bingo system, Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits charging handicapped person for use of|Power bingo system, whether availability to handicapped persons is required by Americans with Disabilities Act|Americans with Disabilities Act, whether charging handicapped persons fee for use of power bingo system prohibited by and whether availability of power bingo system to handicapped persons is required by|Public accommodation, licensed bingo operation is "place of public accommodation"|Device using keypad and electronic memory as aid in bingo prohibited

JC-0064
John Cornyn

Filed|Renew license to conduct bingo games or to sell lottery tickets, commission may not if application not timely submitted|License to sell lottery tickets, Lottery Commission may not renew unless application timely filed|License to conduct games, Lottery Commission may not renew unless application timely filed|Lottery Commission may not renew license to conduct bingo games or license to sell lottery tickets if application not timely submitted

JC-0296
John Cornyn

Price fixing, validity of contractual provision between a manufacturer and a distributor agreeing to the price the distributor will sell bingo equipment

JC-0449
John Cornyn

Bingo occasion|Gambling device|Game of chance|Video poker during bingo occasion, Commission's authority to disapprove software on electronic bingo card-minding device allowing player to play|Video poker during bingo occasion, Lottery Commission's authority to disapprove software on electronic bingo card-minding device allowing player to play

JC-0450
John Cornyn

Price fixing, revenue-share leasing agreement that permits manufacturer of bingo equipment to control price at which distributor leases equipment to conductor violates Bingo Enabling Act provision prohibiting

JC-0480
John Cornyn

Raffle ticket, a bingo conductor may not award as a bingo prize; conduct would constitute gambling offense and, as it is not expressly authorized by either the Bingo Enabling Act or the Charitable Raffle Enabling Act, it would not fall within the defenses