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Chapter 432 - GAMING
Act 239 of 1972 ‑ MCCAULEY-TRAXLER-LAW-BOWMAN-MCNEELY LOTTERY ACT (432.1 - 432.47)
     Section 432.1 ‑ Short title.
     Section 432.3 ‑ Definitions.
     Section 432.5 ‑ Bureau of state lottery; creation; transfer of bureau to department of management and budget as autonomous entity; commissioner as head of bureau; commissioner exempt from civil service; legislative intent.
     Section 432.7 ‑ Commissioner; qualifications; appointment; vacancy; salary.
     Section 432.9 ‑ State lottery; establishment and operation; maximum revenues; bids and contracts for equipment and services; prohibited activity; joint enterprises; education and treatment of compulsive gamblers.
     Section 432.11 ‑ Rules.
     Section 432.12 ‑ Apportionment of revenue for payment of prizes; percentage.
     Section 432.13 ‑ Reports; monthly and annual; contents.
     Section 432.15 ‑ Reports, studies, investigations, and recommendations.
     Section 432.16 ‑ Compulsive gambling; study; toll-free compulsive gaming helpline number.
     Section 432.17 ‑ Supervision and administration of lottery; licensing of lottery sales agents.
     Section 432.18 ‑ Contracts for operation and promotion of lottery; assignment; limitations; contracts for advertising or promotional material relating to club keno game; "NASCAR" defined.
     Section 432.19 ‑ Personnel; governmental assistance.
     Section 432.20 ‑ Subpoenas.
     Section 432.23 ‑ License as lottery sales agent; issuance; consideration of factors; receipt of completed application; issuance of certificate within certain period of time; report; nonassignable and nontransferable; bond; display of license; suspension or revocation; terminal placement; prohibited conduct; definitions.
     Section 432.24 ‑ Conviction or administrative disqualification of person holding lottery sales license; transactions; actions by commissioner; definitions.
     Section 432.25 ‑ Single payment or installments; right to prize nonassignable; discharge of liability; payment to person pursuant to judicial order; payment to state pursuant to MCL 432.32; death of prizewinner; findings required for judicial order; rights to lottery prize payments; fee; effect of voluntary assignment on federal income tax treatment of prizewinners; disclosure of personal information.
     Section 432.27 ‑ Price of lottery ticket; sales by person other than licensed agent; lottery ticket as gift; penalty.
     Section 432.29 ‑ Sale or gift of lottery ticket to minor; penalty.
     Section 432.30 ‑ Falsely making, altering, forging, uttering, passing, or counterfeiting lottery ticket; violation as felony; penalty.
     Section 432.31 ‑ Ineligibility of bureau officers, employees, or relatives thereof.
     Section 432.32 ‑ Payment of prize of $1,000.00 or more; determination by bureau; compilation of persons having current liability to state; application of prize to liability; notice; hearing; application of amount to support arrearage; confidentiality; names provided by office of friend of the court; definitions.
     Section 432.32a ‑ Notification of name and identification information to department of human services.
     Section 432.33 ‑ Unclaimed prize money; disposition.
     Section 432.34 ‑ Repealed. 1988, Act 516, Eff. Jan. 1, 1988.
     Section 432.35 ‑ Deposit of moneys collected from sale of lottery tickets; report; lawful functions, activities, and services; “financial institution” defined.
     Section 432.37 ‑ Other penalties or disabilities inapplicable.
     Section 432.39 ‑ Payment of prize to minor; discharge of liability.
     Section 432.41 ‑ State lottery fund; creation; payment of prizes; prize structure; investment authority of state treasurer; review of status of installment prize investments; reserves; disposition of earnings.
     Section 432.43 ‑ Appropriation of money in state lottery fund.
     Section 432.45 ‑ Club keno advertising fund; creation; receipt of money or other assets; money remaining in fund at close of fiscal year; bureau as administrator; distribution and deposit of money.
     Section 432.47 ‑ Biannual and special postaudits; authority of auditor general.
E.R.O. No. 2012‑3 ‑ EXECUTIVE REORGANIZATION ORDER (432.91 - 432.91)
     Section 432.91 ‑ Transfer of powers and duties of lottery commissioner and bureau of state lottery related to licensing and regulation of millionaire parties under bingo act to executive director of Michigan gaming control board.
Act 382 of 1972 ‑ TRAXLER-MCCAULEY-LAW-BOWMAN BINGO ACT (432.101 - 432.152)
     382‑1972‑1 ‑ ARTICLE 1 (432.101...432.120)
          Section 432.101 ‑ Short title.
          Section 432.102 ‑ Definitions; A to F.
          Section 432.103 ‑ Definitions; L to O.
          Section 432.103a ‑ Definitions; P to V.
          Section 432.104 ‑ Application for bingo, raffle, charity game, or numeral game license; procedure, form, and contents.
          Section 432.104a ‑ Issuance of license.
          Section 432.105 ‑ Large or small bingo license; reissuance; expiration; limitations.
          Section 432.105a ‑ Recreational bingo; conditions.
          Section 432.105b ‑ Seating of persons with disabilities; chairperson.
          Section 432.105c ‑ Michigan progressive jackpot bingo.
          Section 432.105d ‑ Small and large raffle licenses; issuance.
          Section 432.106 ‑ Event license; contents; display.
          Section 432.107 ‑ Repealed. 1999, Act 108, Eff. Mar. 10, 2000.
          Section 432.107a ‑ Charity game tickets.
          Section 432.107b ‑ Charity game license; issuance.
          Section 432.107c ‑ Numeral game license; issuance.
          Section 432.107d ‑ Numeral game tickets; prizes.
          Section 432.108 ‑ Disposition of fees and revenue; expenses; limitation.
          Section 432.109 ‑ Use of net proceeds of event; expenses.
          Section 432.110 ‑ Management of event; compensation; equipment; advertising.
          Section 432.110a ‑ Repealed. 2019, Act 159, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 2019.
          Section 432.110b ‑ Repealed. 2019, Act 159, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 2019.
          Section 432.111 ‑ Repealed. 2011, Act 38, Eff. Jan. 1, 2012.
          Section 432.111a ‑ Bingo hall license.
          Section 432.111b ‑ Supplier of equipment, charity game tickets, or numeral game tickets; license; fee; report.
          Section 432.111c ‑ License to act as manufacturer.
          Section 432.112 ‑ Enforcement, supervision, and administration of article; personnel; audit.
          Section 432.113 ‑ Rules.
          Section 432.114 ‑ Record of event; inspection of record; financial statement; inspection of location.
          Section 432.115 ‑ Annual report of commissioner.
          Section 432.116 ‑ Denial, suspension, or revocation of license; procedure; subpoenas; fine.
          Section 432.117 ‑ Repealed. 2019, Act 159, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 2019.
          Section 432.118 ‑ Period of ineligibility after revocation or forfeiture of license.
          Section 432.119 ‑ Other penalties or disabilities inapplicable; applicability of MCL 169.201 to 169.282.
          Section 432.120 ‑ Repealed. 2019, Act 159, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 2019.
     382‑1972‑2 ‑ ARTICLE 2 (432.132...432.152)
          Section 432.132 ‑ Definitions; B to L; application of definitions in article 1.
          Section 432.133 ‑ Application for millionaire party license; procedure, form, and contents.
          Section 432.134 ‑ Issuance of millionaire party license; conditions; limitations; fee.
          Section 432.135 ‑ Compliance required; assignability or transferability.
          Section 432.136 ‑ Advertising of millionaire party.
          Section 432.137 ‑ Written rental agreement; requirements; location owner or lessor; prohibited conduct.
          Section 432.138 ‑ Supplier of equipment; approval of rental agreement required.
          Section 432.139 ‑ Limitation on dealers; compliance required.
          Section 432.140 ‑ Bona fide members; presence required; duties of members; prohibited conduct.
          Section 432.141 ‑ Millionaire party licensee; requirements; prohibited conduct; individual less than 18 years old; alcoholic beverages; limitation on exchange for imitation money or chips; conduct of charity game or numeral game.
          Section 432.142 ‑ Payment of expenses; compensation.
          Section 432.142a ‑ Direct or indirect relationship with supplier of equipment; prohibit.
          Section 432.143 ‑ Record of event; inspection of record; financial statement; inspection of location.
          Section 432.146 ‑ Application for supplier to millionaire party; form; fee; list of dealers; report of supplier activity; conspiracy prohibited.
          Section 432.148 ‑ Enforcement; supervision; and administration of article.
          Section 432.149 ‑ Rules.
          Section 432.150 ‑ Denial, suspension, or revocation of license; procedure; subpoenas; fine; period of ineligibility after revocation.
          Section 432.151 ‑ Violations; penalty.
          Section 432.152 ‑ Annual report to governor and legislature.
Initiated Law 1 of 1996 ‑ MICHIGAN GAMING CONTROL AND REVENUE ACT (432.201 - 432.226)
     Section 432.201 ‑ Short title.
     Section 432.202 ‑ Definitions.
     Section 432.203 ‑ Casino gaming authorized.
     Section 432.204 ‑ Michigan gaming control board; creation; membership; duties.
     Section 432.204a ‑ Michigan gaming control board; jurisdiction; powers.
     Section 432.204b ‑ Appropriation; reimbursement; credit against annual assessment.
     Section 432.204c ‑ Disclosure of information.
     Section 432.204d ‑ Member, employee, or agent of board; conduct generally.
     Section 432.205 ‑ Application for casino license.
     Section 432.206 ‑ Issuance of casino licenses; eligibility; limitations.
     Section 432.206a ‑ Application deficiency.
     Section 432.206b ‑ Operation of occupational license training school.
     Section 432.206c ‑ Institutional investor.
     Section 432.207 ‑ Repealed. 1997, Act 69, Imd. Eff. July 17, 1997.
     Section 432.207a ‑ Supplier's license.
     Section 432.207b ‑ Repealed. 2019, Act 158, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 2019.
     Section 432.207c ‑ Local labor organizations; requirements.
     Section 432.208 ‑ Occupational licenses.
     Section 432.208a ‑ Repealed. 2019, Act 158, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 2019.
     Section 432.208b ‑ Background check on prospective employee.
     Section 432.208c ‑ License as revocable privilege; rights, limitations, and prohibitions; revocation.
     Section 432.209 ‑ Conduct of gaming.
     Section 432.209a ‑ Electronic funds transfer terminal.
     Section 432.209b ‑ Televised simulcast horse races.
     Section 432.209c ‑ Toll-free compulsive gaming helpline number; posting.
     Section 432.209d ‑ Acceptance of lien prohibited.
     Section 432.210 ‑ Repealed. 2019, Act 158, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 2019.
     Section 432.211 ‑ Collection of amounts under credit agreements.
     Section 432.212 ‑ Wagering tax; rate; creation of state casino gaming fund; administration; allocations; certification of casino licensee; imposition of tax; effect of law allowing operation of video lottery at horse racetracks; wagering on simulcast horse races; payments; effect of city ordinance; existing appropriations or expenditures; internet sports betting; report; contract rights; definitions.
     Section 432.212a ‑ Payment of regulatory and enforcement costs, programs, activities, and services; total annual assessment; state services fee fund.
     Section 432.213 ‑ Municipal services fee.
     Section 432.213a ‑ Imposition of other taxes.
     Section 432.214 ‑ Audit of license operations.
     Section 432.215 ‑ Annual report of board; annual study of licensee; “minor” defined.
     Section 432.216 ‑ Repealed. 1997, Act 69, Imd. Eff. July 17, 1997.
     Section 432.217 ‑ Contested cases; appeals.
     Section 432.218 ‑ Prohibited conduct; violation as felony; violation as misdemeanor; penalties; presumption; venue.
     Section 432.219 ‑ Property subject to seizure, confiscation, destruction, or forfeiture.
     Section 432.220 ‑ Conduct subject to civil penalty.
     Section 432.221 ‑ Criminal history record check; fingerprinting.
     Section 432.222 ‑ Exemption from federal law.
     Section 432.223 ‑ Shipment of gambling devices.
     Section 432.224 ‑ Conservatorship.
     Section 432.225 ‑ Disassociated persons.
     Section 432.226 ‑ Ownership and disclosure threshold.
Act 70 of 1997 ‑ COMPULSIVE GAMING PREVENTION ACT (432.251 - 432.256)
     Section 432.251 ‑ Short title.
     Section 432.252 ‑ Definitions.
     Section 432.253 ‑ Compulsive gaming prevention fund; creation; disposition; distributions; investment; credit of interest and earnings; lapsed funds; fees for addiction treatment.
     Section 432.254 ‑ Distribution of funds; authorization; use.
     Section 432.255 ‑ Funding levels; changes; submission of results and recommendations; assessment of fee on casinos licensed under MCL 432.201 to 432.216.
     Section 432.256 ‑ Public funds for treatment of pathological gamblers; legislative intent.
Act 74 of 1997 ‑ CASINO INTEREST REGISTRATION ACT (432.271 - 432.278)
     Section 432.271 ‑ Short title.
     Section 432.272 ‑ Definitions.
     Section 432.273 ‑ Casino interest registration; form; late registration fee; violation of section as misdemeanor; penalty; notice of termination.
     Section 432.274 ‑ Registration form; other information required.
     Section 432.275 ‑ Registration forms; preparation and publication of summaries by department; dissemination to public.
     Section 432.276 ‑ Violation of act or rules; investigation; procedures.
     Section 432.277 ‑ Rules.
     Section 432.278 ‑ Violation of act or rules; duties of attorney general.
Act 152 of 2019 ‑ LAWFUL INTERNET GAMING ACT (432.301 - 432.322)
     Section 432.301 ‑ Short title.
     Section 432.302 ‑ Legislative findings, declaration, and intent.
     Section 432.303 ‑ Definitions.
     Section 432.304 ‑ Internet gaming, conduct generally; applicability of act; limitation on brand of internet gaming.
     Section 432.305 ‑ Michigan gaming control board; powers and duties; jurisdiction; agreements for multijurisdictional internet gaming for poker.
     Section 432.306 ‑ Internet gaming operator license; application; fee; form and contents; confidentiality; prohibited conduct.
     Section 432.307 ‑ Internet gaming operator license; issuance and renewal; compliance requirements; Indian tribe compacts.
     Section 432.308 ‑ Internet gaming supplier license; application; form; fee; confidentiality.
     Section 432.309 ‑ Michigan gaming control board; jurisdiction and supervision of internet gaming operations; powers; investigation.
     Section 432.310 ‑ Rules.
     Section 432.311 ‑ Internet gaming operator; duties; age verification requirements; unauthorized use and fraud prevention.
     Section 432.312 ‑ Statewide responsible gaming database.
     Section 432.313 ‑ Prohibited conduct; violations; penalties.
     Section 432.314 ‑ Graduated tax; exception.
     Section 432.315 ‑ Allocation of tax.
     Section 432.315a ‑ Allocation of certain payments.
     Section 432.316 ‑ Internet gaming fund.
     Section 432.317 ‑ Scope of act.
     Section 432.319 ‑ Application for license; criminal history background checks; fingerprinting.
     Section 432.321 ‑ Monthly report of internet gaming operations.
     Section 432.322 ‑ Application of act to sale of internet lottery games.
Act 149 of 2019 ‑ LAWFUL SPORTS BETTING ACT (432.401 - 432.419)
     Section 432.401 ‑ Short title.
     Section 432.402 ‑ Legislative findings and declaration.
     Section 432.403 ‑ Definitions.
     Section 432.404 ‑ Internet sports betting; conduct generally; inapplicability of act to Indian tribe; prohibited conduct; limitations on betting platform.
     Section 432.405 ‑ Michigan gaming control board; powers and duties; jurisdiction; amateur or professional athletic event.
     Section 432.406 ‑ Sports betting operator license; application; fee; form and contents; confidentiality; prohibited conduct.
     Section 432.407 ‑ Sports betting operator license; issuance and renewal; compliance requirements; Indian tribe compacts.
     Section 432.408 ‑ Sports betting supplier license; application; nonrefundable fee; confidentiality.
     Section 432.409 ‑ Michigan gaming control board; jurisdiction and supervision of internet sports betting operations; powers; investigation.
     Section 432.410 ‑ Rules.
     Section 432.410a ‑ Source of league data; requirements; notification; tier 2 sports bets.
     Section 432.411 ‑ Sports betting operator; duties; age verification requirements; unauthorized use and fraud prevention.
     Section 432.412 ‑ Statewide responsible gaming database.
     Section 432.413 ‑ Prohibited conduct; violations; penalties.
     Section 432.414 ‑ Imposition of tax; exception.
     Section 432.415 ‑ Allocation of tax.
     Section 432.415a ‑ Allocation of certain payments.
     Section 432.416 ‑ Internet sports betting fund.
     Section 432.416a ‑ Monthly report of internet sports betting operations.
     Section 432.417 ‑ Legal shipment of gambling device.
     Section 432.418 ‑ Scope of act.
     Section 432.419 ‑ Application for license; criminal history background checks; fingerpirinting.
Act 157 of 2019 ‑ FANTASY CONTESTS CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT (432.501 - 432.516)
     Section 432.501 ‑ Short title.
     Section 432.502 ‑ Definitions.
     Section 432.503 ‑ Fantasy contest operator license; exception; application; fee.
     Section 432.504 ‑ Fantasy contest procedures and internal controls; board approval; confidentiality.
     Section 432.505 ‑ Independent audit.
     Section 432.506 ‑ Minor participation; prohibit.
     Section 432.507 ‑ Use of script; false, deceptive, or misleading advertising; prohibit.
     Section 432.508 ‑ Offering of fantasy contest; location limitations; exception.
     Section 432.509 ‑ Resources for compulsive gaming behavior; website availability; player access to playing history and fees expended.
     Section 432.510 ‑ Rules.
     Section 432.511 ‑ Maintenance, retention, and organization of records; confidentiality.
     Section 432.512 ‑ Suspension, revocation, or restriction of license; violation; fines.
     Section 432.513 ‑ Prohibited conduct; violation; crime; penalties.
     Section 432.514 ‑ Report of monthly fantasy contest adjusted revenues; tax; exception; fantasy contest fund; failure to remit; penalties; state school aid fund.
     Section 432.515 ‑ Application of Michigan penal code.
     Section 432.516 ‑ Fantasy contest fund.

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