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The Department of Charitable Gaming (DCG) provides a regulatory framework allowing charitable gaming to thrive as a viable fundraising mechanism. The department helps to ensure the productivity of charitable gaming through appropriate regulation, oversight and education.

Institutional mission

We are the governing institution regarding the government of the interior of the republic, governance, access to justice and decentralization, contributing to a democratic culture, local development, with transparency and citizen participation for cultural social welfare and honor of the general population.

Institutional vision

To be the benchmark institution in public, transparent, efficient and inclusive management, helping to guarantee access to governance, justice and decentralization of the state as fundamental components to strengthen democracy.

Institutional strategic objectives

Promote governance and local development with citizen participation and transparency by generating capacities in the national territory.
Promote sectoral decentralization processes through the transfer of powers, functions, associated services, capacities and allocation of state resources to achieve management efficiency at the local level.
Strengthen the rule of law and the democratic culture by implementing alternative mechanisms for conflict resolution that contribute to social coexistence, a culture of justice and peace.

Online legislation: No online gambling regulation.

The Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) was established through the passage of House Bill Number 310 by the House of Representatives 145^th General Assembly. The Division, under the supervision of the Secretary of Safety and Homeland Security, exercises exclusive jurisdiction for the criminal offenses relating to gaming that occur in a licensed video lottery facility, or which relate the operation of the Delaware Lottery.

The DGE also investigates the background, qualifications and suitability of each applicant who requires licensing by the Delaware Lottery and seeks to exclude persons whose presence is inimical to the interest of the Delaware Lottery through the creation of a list of excluded persons.

In addition, the DGE provides assistance to the Delaware Lottery in the consideration, promulgation and application of its rules and regulations and performs other duties necessary to maintain public confidence and trust in the credibility and integrity of lottery operations, agents and employees.

The Instituto de Loteria y Casinos is an independent, autonomous and decentralized state entity dedicated to the exploitation and administration of games of chance in the province of Buenos Aires. Based on this premise, it ensures that the resources produced are distributed for the benefit of the community and the development of public policies based on social inclusion and collective participation.

Therefore, through the revenues generated by its 4,350 Official Agencies, 45 Bingo Halls, 12 Casinos and 5 Racetracks, most of its resources are directly transferred to the Ministry of Economy, Social Development, Health, Security, Infrastructure, Housing and Public Services, the Transplant Fund, the Department of Culture and Education, the Provincial Education Fund, the Fund for the Strengthening of Social Programs, the Special Theater Fund, the Secretariat of Children and Adolescents and the Municipalities.

The Institute has two delegations:

– Mar del Plata Delegation

– Bahía Blanca Delegation

Online legislation: https://www.loteriadelaciudad.gob.ar/site/

The Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) is a law enforcement agency and the investigative arm of the casino regulatory system responsible for enforcing the Casino Control Act. DGE’s workforce consists of attorneys, investigators, and accountants, and is supported by New Jersey State Troopers and DCJ prosecutors. DGE investigates, issues reports and, when necessary, challenges the qualifications of individual and corporate applicants for casino and casino-related licenses; reviews and audits casino-hotel operations; investigates and prosecutes all casino-related crimes; and tests all casino slot machines, casino floor systems, and Internet gaming platform systems prior to use.

Offline legislation: Offline legislation at provincial level.

The New Mexico Gaming Control Board was established by statute in 1997 and funded during the 1998 legislative session.

The agency is tasked with the responsibility for regulating legalized gaming at New Mexico’s licensed racetracks and veteran and fraternal organizations. In addition, the agency is responsible for investigating and enforcing violations of the laws and regulations that prohibit illegal gambling activities in the state and monitoring New Mexico’s tribal gaming compacts through the appointment of a state gaming representative.

The Gaming Control Board members are state officials who are appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the New Mexico State Senate. Current membership includes: Current membership includes: Board Chairman Patrick Garrett, Indy White, and Van Billops.

The Board’s licensing and certification process is rigorous, and designed to ensure that both the citizens of New Mexico as well as guests to our state can enjoy gaming in a fair and honest environment. During the licensing and certification process, the audit and law enforcement staff conduct thorough investigations of a business’ background, as well as that of all individuals associated with the business. The results of the investigation are then presented to the Gaming Control Board which considers the applicant’s suitability to conduct gaming operations in New Mexico.

While the measures employed during our application, compliance, and enforcement processes are admittedly strenuous, only by qualifying and then carefully regulating the venues and people involved in the gambling industry can we protect the public’s interests. We take our regulation of New Mexico’s gambling activities very seriously and violations of the Board’s rules or the New Mexico Gaming Control Act can result in severe administrative sanctions and criminal prosecution.

Establishment, structure and functions of the Lotteries and Gambling Supervisory Inspection

Lotteries and Gambling Supervisory Inspection of the Republic of Latvia is implementing the government functions in arrangement of lotteries and gambling. The Inspection has commenced its activities on 1st January 1998.

The Inspection is managed by the Director of Inspection, under the subordination there are the Assistant Director, Deputy Director, Control Department and Legal Department.

Deputy Director of the Inspection is Director of the Control department. Main functions of the Control Department are:

• Control over compliance with laws and regulations governing lotteries and gambling, lotteries of goods and services within territory of the Republic of Latvia;
• Supervisory and control over arrangement of lotteries, gambling, lotteries of goods and services, participation in lotteries;
• Performance of supervisory over casino encashment;
• Aggregation and analysis of information concerning checks performed, results thereof, as well as violations of laws and regulations governing lotteries and gambling, lotteries of goods and services and reasons thereof.

Legal Department comprises Licensing Division and Financial Analysis Division. Main functions of the Legal Department:

• Ensuring representation of the Inspection in legal proceedings;
• Ensuring development and control over compliance with the state procurement contracts;
• Drawing draft statutes and laws and regulations related to arrangement of lotteries and gambling and the Inspection activities, coordination of approvals thereof and compliance with the European Union Directives;
• Review of the gambling rules;
• Performance of supervisory over registration, marking and inventory of gambling slot machines and equipment;
• Analysis and handling of documents for the purpose of granting licenses to capital companies for arrangement of lotteries and gambling, as well as to organizers of lotteries of goods and services for granting the lottery confirmations or permissions.
• Review of documents submitted by capital companies in order to receive license and provision of economic opinion thereto;
• Aggregation and analysis of information concerning overall market of lotteries and gambling, as well as elaboration of forecasts as regards development of the market of lotteries and gambling;
• Performance of marking of the gambling equipment, registration of gambling slot machines and equipment and delivery of marking signs;
• Performance of comparing and verification of the amount of market of lotteries and gambling duty and tax being calculated and paid to the Public Treasury account, amounts of the stamp duty of marking sign calculated and accrued,
• Elaboration of draft annual budgets, cost estimates, funding plans and budget performance reports of the Inspection;
• Performance of inventory concerning quantity, type, numbers and series of mandatory documents registered for each capital company.

Principal tasks of the gambling supervisory authority:

• to ensure gambling being safe for consumers (meeting general electric safety requirements and being safe from the point that technical equipment of slot machines, other lotteries and gambling devices and software providing for prize payment percent stipulated by the law);
• to ensure that organizers of lotteries and gambling comply with requirements prescribed by the law (they have sufficient financial resources, origin whereof can be established, proper reputation and they have been neither sentenced nor capacitated);
• to ensure control and supervisory over lotteries and gambling in order to those being arranged only in compliance with requirements of laws and regulations of the Republic of Latvia;
• to ensure protection of consumer rights and to form contribution, to reduce eventual social risk related to gambling.

Offline legislation: https://likumi.lv/doc.php?id=122941

Online legislation: https://likumi.lv/doc.php?id=122941

The goal of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board is to be the premier gaming regulator in the United States, maintaining and enhancing public trust with honesty, integrity and credibility.

Mission Statement

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, guided by the Gaming Act and supported by a dedicated professional staff, will protect the interest of the public by ensuring the integrity of legalized gaming through the strict enforcement of the law and regulations, the licensing of qualified individuals and entities, and fulfilling the objectives of legalized gaming in the Commonwealth to deliver a significant source of revenue, assist the horse racing industry, provide broad economic opportunities and enhance tourism.

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The Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission is the state agency empowered by the Kansas Expanded Lottery Act and the Kansas Pari-mutuel Racing Act to regulate state owned casinos and pari-mutuel racetracks in Kansas. The commission is comprised of 5 member appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate for staggered four-year terms. For more information about the Commissioners, click here.  Commission meetings are held monthly to conduct business related to gaming in Kansas.  These meetings are open to the public; meeting notices, agendas and minutes are posted on the agency’s website.  The day to day operations of the agency are administered by an executive director who is also appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate.  Currently, the staff of the agency perform a number of regulatory duties primarily associated with state-owned casinos, including: audit and electronic security, licensing and security, and responsible gambling compliance. In addition, the KRGC serves as the coordinating agency for illegal gambling complaints in Kansas, and seeks to educate citizens regarding the gambling laws of Kansas.

The Swedish Gambling Authority is an expert authority in questions regarding gambling and lottery. The authority is responsible for ensuring that the Swedish gaming and gambling market is legal, safe and reliable. We issue permits for lotteries and have overall responsibility for control and supervision of gambling and lottery activities in Sweden. The Swedish Gambling Authority is controlled by the Ministry of Finance and its Board is appointed by the Government. The Director General manages the activities and is a member of the Board.

Our commission

• Provide consumers with the tools needed for fair gaming by maintaining a transparent and balanced gaming market in addition to reducing the potentially harmful social effects which gambling may entail.
• Work towards a sound and safe gaming market.
• Contribute to a reduction of illegal gambling and lottery operations

Our tasks

• Grant permits for national lotteries, gaming machines, restaurant casinos as well as certain bingo permits.
• Grant type approval to lottery tickets as well as to equipment for surveillance and drawing.
• Have overall responsibility for compliance and supervision of gambling and lottery operations.
• Provide training and information on gambling and lottery legislation.
• Inform the government of the developments in the Swedish and foreign gaming markets

Offline legislation: https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-och-lagar/dokument/svensk-forfattningssamling/spellag-20181138_sfs-2018-1138/#K1

Online legislation: https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-och-lagar/dokument/svensk-forfattningssamling/spellag-20181138_sfs-2018-1138/#K1

To regulate all gaming activities under its jurisdiction in a manner which instills public confidence and trust that gaming activities are conducted honestly and free from criminal and corruptive elements; to ensure the integrity of individual gaming activities by the regulation of persons, practices, associations and activities within the gaming industry.

West Virginia voters approved the Lottery Amendment to the State Constitution on November 6, 1984 by a vote of 67% for the amendment. The West Virginia Legislature passed the Lottery Act in April of 1985 and it was signed into law that May by Governor Arch A. Moore, Jr.

West Virginia’s first instant tickets were sold on January 9, 1986 and more than 1.5 million tickets were sold on that first day. The West Virginia Lottery’s first and only instant game at that time was “West Virginia Jackpot,” and it carried a top prize of $5,000. By year end, the Lottery closed FY 1985-86 with sales of more than $53 million with West Virginia’s General Revenue Fund receiving $20 million of that total.

Today, the West Virginia Lottery produces sales of more than $1.1 billion annually and generates more than $520 million a year for the people of West Virginia. Since its inception, the Lottery has generated more than $9 billion in proceeds that have helped public education, senior services and the state’s tourism industry. West Virginia Lottery players have also won more than $3 Billion in prizes.

West Virginia Lottery proceeds have a direct impact on the quality of life of all West Virginians. The West Virginia Legislature uses lottery proceeds to help improve public education at every level from K through 12 to higher education through support of the School Building Authority, the West Virginia Department of Education, the Higher Education Policy Commission, education improvement bonds and the PROMISE Scholarship Program. Lottery proceeds also help the West Virginia Bureau of Senior Services provide nutrition programs, in-home care services and many other programs and services for West Virginia’s senior citizens. Lottery proceeds also go toward enhancing the State’s growing tourism industry and improving West Virginia’s State Parks.

The Lottery sells more than 40 different instant games a year, offers the popular in-state online drawing games of Keno Go, Daily 3, Daily 4, and Cash 25, offers the Multi-State Lottery games of Powerball®, Mega Millions® and Lotto America®, regulates sports wagering, i-gaming, limited video lottery, and regulates video lottery and table games at the state’s four racetrack casinos and the Greenbrier Resort.

The Gaming Control Division is the law enforcement arm of the Indiana Gaming Commission. The Gaming Control Division was established during the 2007 legislative session and became operational on September 10, 2007.  The primary job of the Division is to investigate illegal gambling. However, the Gaming Control Officers have full police powers and can enforce all Indiana laws.

The Division has 16 officers.  The officers are certified by the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy. All of the current officers have at least eight years of law enforcement experience. They have also received specialized training in investigating illegal gambling.

The Division’s goal is to obtain voluntary compliance with the gambling laws through education. Enforcement efforts are also used to accomplish the mission of reducing illegal gambling.

The Division prioritizes investigations. The initial focus was on electronic gaming devices, often referred to as “Cherry Masters”, and as of January 1, 2015 a total of 6,000 illegal devices have been removed from operation by seizure and voluntary removal by distributors. Several illegal bookmaking operations and illegal poker establishments have also had enforcement action taken against them.

It is important to note that a business could lose its retail merchant’s certificate, alcohol beverage permit, tobacco sales certificate, and/or charity gaming license for a violation of gambling statutes. The Division uses a common sense approach in all facets of dealing with possible violations. As stated earlier, the goal is to have voluntary compliance and not necessarily make arrests.

To provide information on illegal gambling go to the Contact Us portion of the IGC Web page. Click on the Subject drop down and then Illegal Gambling Information. This information will be automatically routed to the Gaming Control Division. If you have any information that can help reduce illegal gambling or gaming crimes in Indiana you may call 1(866)610-TIPS(8477).  We will keep sources of information confidential.

The Gambling Commission was set up under the Gambling Act 2005 (opens in new tab). It is our responsibility to regulate the individuals and businesses that provide gambling in Great Britain, including the National Lottery.

We work in partnership with licensing authorities to ensure gambling businesses are compliant in order to make gambling safer and fairer.

Our mission

Our mission is to make gambling fairer and safer. We do that by licensing and regulating in the public interest and providing advice and guidance.

Our vision

We want a fair and safe gambling market where all consumers and the interests of the wider public are protected.

Our aspirations for consumers

We want consumers to be:

• supported to gamble safely and protected from harm
• empowered to make informed choices about gambling
• fully informed of, and able to make use of, their rights
• free to enjoy gambling and to feel confident that they will be treated fairly
• aware of the risks and clear about when and how to seek help or redress
• able to differentiate between gambling businesses in a competitive market on the basis of customer care and values.

Our aspirations for licence holders

We expect licenced businesses, those who lead them and who hold personal licences to be able to demonstrate through their actions and the outcomes they deliver that they:

• prioritise a culture of compliance and commitment to doing the right thing for consumers that resonates at all levels of the business
• work to continuously raise standards and treat consumers fairly
• work collaboratively with each other to reduce the risk of harm from gambling
• invest in technology to identify risks and intervene effectively to prevent crime and consumer harm
• innovate and evaluate what works to make gambling products and services safer by design
• actively identify and appropriately manage risk and emerging risk.

Our approach to licensing, regulating and advising

We will:

• continue to be independent and evidence-led
• take a targeted and innovative approach to regulating, consistent with our statutory objectives
• intervene and use our powers proportionately to achieve our goal of making gambling fairer and safer
• build effective partnerships internationally, as well as locally, with key regulators and stakeholders.

Offline legislation: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/19/section/6

Online legislation: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/19/section/36/2018-11-26#commentary-key-a7a6f4accdfd38ec60387c781c9f4b12

The National Revenue Agency administers the processes and activities for licensing, servicing, control, and recovery of public claims

Pursuant to the amendments adopted by the National Assembly by the Act Amending and Supplementing the Gambling Act, with effect from 8 August 2020, the State Commission on Gambling (SCG) is dissolved (§81(1) of the Transitional and Final Provisions of the Act Amending and Supplementing the Gambling Act).
In connection with the administration of the processes and activities for licensing, servicing, control and recovery of public claims under the Gambling Act, upon transfer of the functions of the abolished State Commission on Gambling to National Revenue Agency (NRA), as of 8 August 2020 the following has to be taken into account:

1. The powers of the SCG chairman and members shall be terminated (§83(1) of the Transitional and Final Provisions of the Act Amending and Supplementing the Gambling Act). The state supervision in the field of gambling and gambling activities shall be carried out by the Director General of the National Revenue Agency, who may assign his/her powers to a Deputy Director General of the Agency authorised by him/her.
2. Until the registers referred to in Article 20 of the Gambling Act are established, the registers established by the State Commission on Gambling pursuant to the current procedure shall be maintained. The new registers referred to in Article 20 shall be established by NRA within 6 months of the entry into force of the Act (§81(6)).
3. Administrative and administrative-criminal proceedings initiated before the State Commission on Gambling and not completed before the entry into force of this Act shall be completed by the National Revenue Agency (§85, para. 1)
4. In connection to the licensing procedures, it is necessary to keep in mind the following:

Offline legislation: https://parliament.bg/bg/laws/ID/13713
Online legislation: https://parliament.bg/bg/laws/ID/13713

The Curaçao Gaming Control Board (GCB) is a foundation, incorporated on April 19, 1999, with the specific purpose of becoming the regulator for the entire gaming industry operating in and from Curaçao. The GCB was the direct result of the second Mutual Evaluation Report of the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force in 1998.

Our Vision

We are the gaming regulator for all gaming on Curaçao, recognized for our effectiveness in safeguarding public trust by ensuring all gaming is conducted honestly, responsibly, competitively and free from criminal and corruptive elements.

Our Mission

We protect the interest of the public and the integrity and stability of the Curaçao gaming industry through regulation, licensure and enforcement, thereby enhancing tourism and ensuring an important source of revenue for Curaçao.

Curaçao

Curaçao is an island of the Leeward Antilles in the southern Caribbean Sea, about 65 km (40 mi) north of the Venezuelan coast. It is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Curaçao was formerly part of the colony ‘Curaçao and Dependencies’ (1815–1954). Before the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles on 10 October 2010, Curaçao was administered as the “Island Territory of Curaçao” (Dutch: Eilandgebied Curaçao, Papiamento: Teritorio Insular di Kòrsou), one of five island territories of the former Netherlands Antilles. Now it’s a constituent country called the Country of Curaçao (Dutch: Land Curaçao; Papiamentu: Pais Kòrsou) and it includes the main island of Curaçao and the uninhabited island of Klein Curaçao (“Little Curaçao”). Its capital is Willemstad. Curaçao has a population north of 160,000 in an area of approximately 444 km2 (171 square miles). Curaçao has an open economy, with tourism, international trade, shipping services, oil refining, storage (oil and bunkering) and international financial services being the most important sectors.

In Curaçao we have 3 official languages, Dutch, English, and the native Papiamentu, but languages like Spanish and Portuguese are also widely spoken on the island.

To know more about our beautiful island, please follow the link to the official website of Curaçao.

The mission of the Arkansas State Racing Commission is to regulate thoroughbred and greyhound racing in the State of Arkansas, as provided in the enabling legislation; whereby, the best interests of the State and its citizens are preserved and protected.

The Financial Administration of the Republic of Slovenia is responsible for the collection of taxes, social security contributions, customs duties, and excise and other duties. Via various measures, it provides security and protection for society and individuals, including by carrying out activities for preventing the smuggling of illicit substances and counterfeit goods and by controlling the transport of goods. The Financial Administration strives to facilitate, as far as is possible, the meeting of obligations and the exercising of rights, e.g. to claim tax relief or refunds of excise duty, by persons liable.

Offline legislation: http://pisrs.si/Pis.web/pregledPredpisa?id=ZAKO409

Online legislation: http://pisrs.si/Pis.web/pregledPredpisa?id=ZAKO409

• We are focused on ensuring honesty and integrity in Colorado’s gaming industry.
• We regulate the limited-stakes gaming industry in the Colorado cities of Black Hawk, Central City, and Cripple Creek. Limited gaming in Colorado is allowed only in the three gaming towns and was approved in 1990 to revitalize and maintain the integrity of these communities.
• In Colorado, 21 means 21. You must be 21 years of age with valid proof of identification to gamble or linger in a casino. Minors will be arrested.
• Underage persons may not watch others gamble, participate, play, place wagers, or collect winnings, whether personally or through an agent, in or from any limited gaming game or slot machine.
• Regulation serves to protect the public, casinos and the state of Colorado. We work to preserve the public’s confidence that gaming is conducted in a fair manner. Additionally, casinos’ adjusted gross proceeds (AGP) are subject to a gaming tax, which is paid into the Limited Gaming Fund. On an annual basis, distributions are made to fund state historical restoration projects, community colleges, mitigate the impacts to state and local governments caused by gaming, and finance on-going regulation of the gaming industry.
• We work closely with the Colorado Bureau of Investigations (CBI) on illegal gambling that takes place outside of the gaming jurisdictions.
• We support law enforcement agencies with issues related to gambling, and we work closely with our law enforcement partners in the gaming communities, providing officer assistance when requested.
• Colorado regulates virtually every aspect of gaming, from the companies that manufacture slot machines, to the people working on the casino floor.
• Colorado has a total of 35 casinos in the three gaming communities of Cripple Creek, Blackhawk, and Central City.
• The Colorado Limited Gaming Control Commission is a five-member regulatory body appointed by the Governor responsible for promulgating all rules and regulations governing limited gaming in Colorado, including the establishment of the gaming tax rate. The Commission has final authority over all gaming licenses issued in the state.
• Division of Gaming investigators are on-call 24-hours every day and patrol casinos during all hours of operation to handle patron complaints and observe for violations of gaming laws, rules, and regulations.
• We are involved in the day-to-day activities of limited gaming. In 26 years, the Division of Gaming licensing section has processed just over 48,000 new licenses for casinos and casino employees.

The Ministry of Finance (MF) is a governmental administration office servicing the minister competent for the state budget, public finance and financial institutions.

One of the fundamental tasks of the MF is preparation, execution and control over implementation of the state budget. Moreover, the Ministry deals with the financing system for local governments, the budget zone and state security and manages the public debt.

The MF is also responsible for implementation of state income and expenses, including income from taxes, as well as for financial, credit and payment cooperation with foreign countries and implementation of provisions regarding customs.

The MF executes tasks related to the operation of financial markets, including banks, insurance companies and investment funds, and tasks related to trade in securities. Moreover, it initiates governmental policy with respect to the securities’ market.

Offline legislation: https://www.dziennikustaw.gov.pl/DU/rok/2022/pozycja/888

Online legislation: https://www.dziennikustaw.gov.pl/DU/rok/2022/pozycja/888