Idaho Bills
4 bills · 2017 Regular Session
Amends existing law to provide that the State Lottery shall not disclose certain identifying information of prizewinners, to provide criteria for written authorization by a prizewinner to disclose identifying information, to provide an exception to certain state agencies and vendors; and to provide that certain identifying information and records of prizewinners shall be exempt from disclosure.
Amends existing law to revise the definition of “major procurement.”
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Amends existing law to provide that the state lottery may employ an electronic display for reporting a winning or losing lottery outcome when the displayed lottery outcome is associated with a printed lottery ticket presented by a player.
This legislation simply requires that a lottery outcome be associated with a printed lottery ticket as is typical with most lottery games. It intends to maintain the slow pace of the lottery experience to help maintain the original "for entertainment purposes only" flavor of the lottery. This bill would affect the electronic Touch Tab machines currently in use and prohibit other "casino-like" games in the future.
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Amends existing law to provide that the state lottery shall not disclose certain identifying information of prize winners, to provide criteria for written authorization by a prize winner to disclose identifying information, to provide an exception to certain state agencies and vendors; and to provide that certain identifying information and records of prize winners shall be exempt from disclosure.
Lottery winners have been the target of harassing, high pressure, unwanted calls and communications from hucksters around the world. Presently, Idaho law requires disclosure as a public record and the Lottery Commission itself publicly identifies winners of $600 or more, except that a street address may be exempted from release by the Commission, but not from a public records request. This bill limits the Lottery Commission from publicly identifying lottery prize winners of $600 or more unless the winner has provided a specific authorization for release of information. It also exempts lottery winner identity information from public records requests for six months, and after that time allows a release of the name and state of the winner.
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