Section 53-12.1-09 - Operating fund - Continuing appropriation - Authorization of disbursements - Report - Net proceedsThere is established within the state treasury the lottery operating fund into which must be deposited all revenue from the sale of tickets, interest received on money in the fund, and all other fees and moneys collected, less a prize on a lottery promotion, prize on a winning ticket paid by a retailer, and a retailer's commission. Except for moneys in the lottery operating fund appropriated by the legislative assembly for administrative and operating costs of the lottery under section 53-12.1-10, all other money in the fund is continuously appropriated for the purposes specified in this section. During each regular session, the attorney general shall present a report to the appropriations committee of each house of the legislative assembly on the actual and estimated operating revenue and expenditures for the current biennium and projected operating revenue and expenditures for the subsequent biennium authorized by this section. A payment of a prize or expense or transfer of net proceeds by the lottery may be made only against the fund or money collected from a retailer on the sale of a ticket. A disbursement from the fund must be for the following purposes:
1. Payment of a prize as the director deems appropriate to the owner of a valid, winning ticket;2. Notwithstanding section 53-12.1-10, payment of a marketing expense that is directly offset by cosponsorship funds collected;3. Payment of a gaming system or related service expense, retailer record and credit check fees, game group dues, and retailer commissions; and4. Transfer of net proceeds: a. Eighty thousand dollars must be transferred to the state treasurer each quarter for deposit in the gambling disorder prevention and treatment fund;b. An amount for the lottery's share of a game's prize reserve pool must be transferred to the multistate lottery association;c. Starting July 1, 2023, two hundred fifty thousand dollars must be transferred to the state treasurer each quarter for deposit in the attorney general multijurisdictional drug task force grant fund; andd. The balance of the net proceeds, less holdback of any reserve funds the director may need for continuing operations, must be transferred to the state treasurer on at least an annual basis for deposit in the state general fund.Amended by S.L. 2023, ch. 35 (SB 2003),§ 10, eff. 7/1/2023.Amended by S.L. 2019 , ch. 28( SB 2003 ), § 5, eff. 7/1/2019.Amended by S.L. 2017 , ch. 352( SB 2118 ), § 3, eff. 7/1/2017.Amended by S.L. 2015 , ch. 37( SB 2003 ), § 7, eff. 7/1/2015.