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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO ENABLING THE STATE LOTTERY DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF | |
REVENUE TO CONTRACT WITH IGT GLOBAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION AND | |
TWIN RIVER | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Abney, Ackerman, Shallcross | |
Date Introduced: January 29, 2021 | |
Referred To: House Finance | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1(a) Title. This act shall be known as the "Marc A. Crisafulli Economic |
2 | Development Act". |
3 | (b) Purpose. The purpose of this act is, among other things: (a) To authorize the State |
4 | Lottery Division of the Department of Revenue (the "Division") to agree to an extension of the |
5 | Division's partnership with IGT Global Solutions Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("IGT"), |
6 | including maintaining a regional headquarters in the City of Providence, Rhode Island; and (b) To |
7 | authorize the Division to agree to an extension of the Division's partnership with the Rhode Island |
8 | Affiliates of Bally's Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("Bally"), including an expansion of the |
9 | Lincoln Gaming Facility. This act shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes. |
10 | SECTION 2. Definitions. |
11 | (a) In this act, capitalized terms not otherwise defined shall have the meanings given them |
12 | in Section 42-61.2-1 of the General Laws as of the effective date of this act after giving effect to |
13 | the amendments thereto pursuant to Section 5 of this act. |
14 | (b) In this act: |
15 | (1) "Affiliate" means a Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more |
16 | intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with a Person; |
17 | (2) "Control" means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause |
18 | the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting |
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1 | securities, by contract or otherwise; |
2 | (3) "Eligible Third Party" means any Person which (acting jointly with IGT or Bally or at |
3 | the direction of IGT or Bally (as applicable)) owns, leases or finances any of the IGT Investment |
4 | Obligation Assets (as defined in Section 3(a)(ix)(A) of this act) or the assets associated with the |
5 | Twin River Investment Obligation (as defined in Section 10 of this act); |
6 | (4) "FTE" means a full time equivalent employee, which, for the purposes of Section 3 of |
7 | this act, shall mean 2,080 hours of employment of one or more individuals in a year by IGT or an |
8 | Affiliate employed in the State, which hours of employment shall include vacation time, sick time, |
9 | disability time, personal time or other time for which an employer in the State must pay the |
10 | employee. For purposes of Section 3 of this act, "FTE" shall include, without limitation, employees |
11 | of outsourcing and consulting service providers and temporary employees retained through an |
12 | employment agency in the State. For employees who are not paid on an hourly basis, each full-time |
13 | salaried employee employed for a full year shall be deemed to work 2,080 hours per year, and each |
14 | salaried part-time employee shall be deemed to work a proportionate share of the 2,080 hours based |
15 | on the hourly commitment set forth in such employee's job description. The hours attributed to |
16 | salaried employees shall be prorated for any employees who are employed for less than a full year. |
17 | (5) "IGT Master Contract" means the Master Contract dated as of May 12, 2003 by and |
18 | between the Division and IGT, as amended (authorized pursuant to Chapter 33 of the 2003 Public |
19 | Laws); |
20 | (6) "Joint Venture" means a Delaware limited liability company to be owned by IGT or |
21 | Affiliates of IGT and Bally or Affiliates of Bally and controlled by IGT or an Affiliate of IGT, |
22 | which Joint Venture shall be regulated by the Division as a Technology Provider; and |
23 | (7) "Person" means a natural person, corporation, limited liability company, partnership |
24 | (general or limited), joint venture, estate, trust or unincorporated association, any federal, state, |
25 | county, or municipal government or any bureau, department or agency thereof, any fiduciary acting |
26 | in such capacity, on behalf of any of the foregoing, or any other legal or business entity or |
27 | organization. |
28 | SECTION 3. Authorization and empowerment of State Lottery Division with respect to |
29 | IGT. Notwithstanding any provisions of the General Laws of the state or regulations adopted |
30 | thereunder to the contrary, including, without limitation, the provisions of Chapter 2 of Title 37, |
31 | Chapter 61 of Title 42, and Chapter 64 of Title 42, the Division is hereby authorized and |
32 | empowered: |
33 | (a) To enter into an amendment (the "IGT Master Contract Amendment") to the IGT Master |
34 | Contract, which shall extend the term of the IGT Master Contract under the terms and conditions |
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1 | set forth therein, as amended pursuant to Section 3 and Section 4 of this act and as may be otherwise |
2 | amended in accordance with its terms, through June 30, 2043 (the "Extended Expiration Date"), |
3 | and shall, among other matters: |
4 | (i) Extend the term of the On-Line Gaming Agreement dated as of January 29, 1997 by and |
5 | between IGT and the Division, as amended (including, without limitation, by Section 11 of the IGT |
6 | Master Contract) (the "On-Line Lottery Agreement"), under the terms and conditions set forth |
7 | therein, as amended pursuant to Section 3 and Section 4 of this act and as may be otherwise |
8 | amended in accordance with its terms, through the Extended Expiration Date; |
9 | (ii) Extend the term of the Video Lottery Central Computer System Agreement dated as of |
10 | December 20, 2001 by and between IGT and the Division, as amended (including, without |
11 | limitation, by Section 12 of the IGT Master Contract) (the "Video Lottery Agreement"), under the |
12 | terms and conditions set forth therein, as amended pursuant to Section 4 of this act and as may be |
13 | otherwise amended in accordance with its terms, through the Extended Expiration Date; |
14 | (iii) Extend the term of the Video Lottery Terminal Technology Provider License |
15 | Agreement dated as of September 28, 2000 by and between IGT and the Division, as amended |
16 | (including, without limitation, by Section 13 of the IGT Master Contract) (the "VLT Agreement"), |
17 | under the terms and conditions set forth therein, as amended pursuant to Section 4 of this act and |
18 | as may be otherwise amended in accordance with its terms, through the Extended Expiration Date; |
19 | (iv) Extend the term of the Instant Ticket Vending Machine Agreement dated October 21, |
20 | 1999 between IGT and the Division (the "Instant Ticket Vending Machine Agreement"), as |
21 | amended (including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 8.2 of the IGT Master Contract), under |
22 | the terms and conditions set forth therein, as may be otherwise amended in accordance with its |
23 | terms, through the Extended Expiration Date; |
24 | (v) Extend the term of the Instant Ticket Agreement dated as of June 30, 2016 by and |
25 | between the Division and IGT (the "Instant Ticket Agreement"), as amended, under the terms and |
26 | conditions set forth therein, as may be otherwise amended in accordance with its terms, through |
27 | the Extended Expiration Date; |
28 | (vi) Extend the term of the Website Services Agreement dated as of January 9, 2019 by |
29 | and between the Division and IGT (the "Website Services Agreement") under the terms and |
30 | conditions set forth therein, as may be otherwise amended in accordance with its terms, through |
31 | the Extended Expiration Date; |
32 | (vii) Provide for the purchase by IGT from the Division for the price of twenty-seven |
33 | million dollars ($27,000,000) (the "Second Intangible Asset Purchase Price"), thirteen million five |
34 | hundred thousand dollars ($13,500,000) of which shall be paid on or before June 30, 2023 and |
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1 | thirteen million five hundred thousand dollars ($13,500,000) of which shall be paid on or before |
2 | June 30, 2024, of the right of IGT to be the exclusive provider to the Division of products and |
3 | services (except with respect to Online sports wagering as otherwise provided by the First |
4 | Amendment to the Sports Betting Agreement effective on or about July 5, 2019 between the |
5 | Division and IGT, a Nevada corporation, as amended from time to time) pertaining to: |
6 | (A) Online lottery systems, online lottery terminals and related equipment; |
7 | (B) Central communication systems; |
8 | (C) Video Lottery Terminals for the period commencing on January 1, 2023 (the "JV |
9 | Effective Date") and expiring on the Extended Expiration Date (with such exclusive rights to be |
10 | exercised solely through the Joint Venture pursuant to the assignment effected by the Assignment |
11 | and Assumption Agreement (as defined in Section 3(b)(ii) of this act) for the period commencing |
12 | on the JV Effective Date and expiring on the Extended Expiration Date); |
13 | (D) Instant ticket vending machines; |
14 | (E) Instant tickets; |
15 | (F) The processing of on line, instant ticket and video lottery transactions; |
16 | (G) "iLottery" games (traditional online lottery and instant ticket lottery games made |
17 | available to players through the use of the internet through computers, mobile applications on |
18 | mobile devices or other interactive devices approved by the Division); |
19 | Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A) through (G) above, the payment of the Second |
20 | Intangible Asset Purchase Price shall not entitle IGT to the right to be the exclusive provider of |
21 | games (other than traditional online lottery and instant ticket lottery games) through the use of the |
22 | internet through computers, mobile applications on mobile devices or other interactive devices |
23 | approved by the Division; |
24 | (viii) Provide that: |
25 | (A) The rates pursuant to which the Division is obligated to compensate IGT pursuant to |
26 | the On-Line Lottery Agreement shall be as follows: |
27 | Annual Sales Rate |
28 | Sales to $275 million 5.00% |
29 | Sales from above $275 million to $400 million 4.00% |
30 | Sales above $400 million 5.00% |
31 | (B) The rates pursuant to which the Division is obligated to compensate IGT pursuant to |
32 | the Video Lottery Agreement, the Instant Ticket Vending Machine Agreement, the Instant Ticket |
33 | Agreement and the Website Services Agreement shall remain unchanged; |
34 | (C) The rates pursuant to which the Division is obligated to compensate IGT prior to the |
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1 | JV Effective Date and the Joint Venture from and after the JV Effective Date pursuant to the VLT |
2 | Agreement shall remain unchanged; |
3 | (ix) Obligate IGT to, among other matters: |
4 | (A) Invest or cause to be invested by an Affiliate or an Eligible Third Party in the aggregate |
5 | at least one hundred fifty-five million dollars ($155,000,000) in the state (the "Second IGT |
6 | Investment Obligation") in connection with acquiring interests in real property, leasehold |
7 | improvements of real property and assets acquired in connection with the performance of |
8 | obligations under the IGT Master Contract, as amended by the IGT Master Contract Amendment |
9 | (the "IGT Amended Master Contract"), including, without limitation: (1) The second intangible |
10 | asset purchase price; (2) Video Lottery Terminals purchased by IGT and Affiliates of IGT during |
11 | the period commencing on July 1, 2019 and expiring on December 31, 2022; (3) Video Lottery |
12 | Terminals purchased by the Joint Venture during the period commencing on the JV Effective Date |
13 | and expiring on the Extended Expiration Date (including, without limitation, Video Lottery |
14 | Terminals sold by IGT and other Affiliates of IGT); and (4) Goods acquired in connection with the |
15 | business operations of IGT or any Affiliate of IGT in the state (the "IGT Investment Obligation |
16 | Assets"); provided, however, in no event shall IGT receive credit toward performance of the Second |
17 | IGT Investment Obligation more than once in connection with any acquisition; |
18 | (B) Employ, cause to be employed by an Affiliate or a Person providing outsourcing, |
19 | technology consulting or temporary employment services to IGT or an Affiliate, or cause to be self- |
20 | employed in the state during each calendar year commencing with 2022 at least one thousand one |
21 | hundred (1,100) FTEs (the "Minimum Number of FTEs") calculated in accordance with the |
22 | methodology as defined in Section 2(b)(4) of this act established for the purposes of the |
23 | Development Agreement between IGT and the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation in effect as |
24 | of June 1, 2020, at compensation rates not less than one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the |
25 | minimum wage in effect from time to time pursuant to Section 28-12-3 of the General Laws (the |
26 | "Employment Obligation"); |
27 | (C) Pay, or cause to be paid by Affiliates or Persons providing outsourcing, technology |
28 | consulting or temporary employment services to IGT or an Affiliate, to employees and independent |
29 | contractors employed or caused to be self-employed in the state during each calendar year |
30 | commencing with 2022 aggregate compensation (which shall include pre-tax deductions made on |
31 | behalf of employees) (the "Annual Actual Compensation") not less than the product of: (1) One |
32 | thousand one hundred (1,100); (2) Two thousand eighty (2,080); and (3) Two hundred fifty percent |
33 | (250%) of the minimum wage in effect from time to time pursuant to Section 28-12-3 of the General |
34 | Laws (the "Annual Compensation Obligation"); |
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1 | (D) Provide to the Division an annual certification on or before May 1 of each year |
2 | certifying that IGT is in compliance with its Employment Obligation for the prior calendar year. |
3 | In addition, IGT shall provide to the Division an annual certification on or before May 1 of each |
4 | year certifying that IGT is in compliance with its Annual Compensation Obligation for the prior |
5 | calendar year; and |
6 | (E) Not fewer than ninety (90) days prior, inform the Division each time IGT plans to locate |
7 | in another state, or relocate from one state to another state thirty (30) or more full-time existing or |
8 | new employees that IGT or an Affiliate is not contractually obligated to locate in or relocate to |
9 | another state to give the Division the opportunity to make a proposal to IGT that IGT locate in or |
10 | relocate to the state such employees (the "Employee Location Obligation"); |
11 | (x) Grant the Division the right to terminate the IGT Amended Master Contract if IGT fails |
12 | to perform: the Second IGT Investment Obligation; the Employment Obligation; the Annual |
13 | Compensation Obligation; or the Employee Location Obligation in addition to any rights the |
14 | Division has to terminate the On-Line Lottery Agreement, the Video Lottery Agreement, the VLT |
15 | Agreement, the Instant Ticket Vending Machine Agreement, the Instant Ticket Agreement and the |
16 | Website Services Agreement; |
17 | (xi) Notwithstanding the remedies provided in Section 3(a)(x) of this act, the Division shall |
18 | have the right to: |
19 | (A) assess liquidated damages against IGT if the average number of full-time equivalent |
20 | employees (the "LD FTE Average") for each period of three consecutive calendar years |
21 | commencing with the three-year period expiring on December 31, 2024, and tested annually |
22 | thereafter, is less than the Minimum Number of FTEs. Said liquidated damages shall be equal to |
23 | the product of: (1) the difference between the Minimum Number of FTEs and the LD FTE Average |
24 | and (2) seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500); and |
25 | (B) assess liquidated damages against IGT if, for each period of two consecutive calendar |
26 | years commencing with the two-year period expiring on December 31, 2023, and tested annually |
27 | thereafter, the average of the Annual Actual Compensation for such period (the "LD Compensation |
28 | Average") is less than the average of the Annual Compensation Obligation for such period (the |
29 | "LD Compensation Obligation Average"). Said liquidated damages shall be in an amount equal to |
30 | the product of: (1) twenty percent (20%) and (2) the difference between the LD Compensation |
31 | Obligation Average for such period and the LD Compensation Average for such period; |
32 | (xii) Provide that the provisions regarding the Video Lottery Terminal efficiency process |
33 | would be of no further force and effect for the period commencing on the JV Effective Date and |
34 | expiring on the Extended Expiration Date, subject to the provisions of Section 4 of this act; and |
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1 | (xiii) Contain such other terms and conditions as the Division and IGT may agree; and |
2 | (b) To consent to: |
3 | (i) The irrevocable assignment by IGT to the Joint Venture of: |
4 | (A) The right to be the exclusive Technology Provider for the period commencing on the |
5 | JV Effective Date and expiring on the Extended Expiration Date; and |
6 | (B) The VLT Agreement, as modified solely by the IGT Master Contract Amendment (the |
7 | "Amended VLT Agreement"); and |
8 | (ii) The assumption by the Joint Venture of the obligations of IGT under the Amended |
9 | VLT Agreement pursuant to an assignment and assumption agreement between IGT and the Joint |
10 | Venture (the "Assignment and Assumption Agreement"), the terms of which shall be subject to the |
11 | review and approval of the Division. |
12 | (c) Nothing in this act shall be deemed to affect the authority of the Division to regulate |
13 | the Joint Venture as a Technology Provider. |
14 | SECTION 4. Additional provisions regarding the IGT Master Contract Amendment. The |
15 | IGT Master Contract Amendment shall also include, but not be limited to, provisions that require |
16 | IGT or the Joint Venture (as applicable) to: |
17 | (a) With respect to Video Lottery Terminals: |
18 | (1) Regularly update or replace hardware and software; (2) Annually replace a minimum |
19 | of six percent (6%) of the Video Lottery Terminals; (3) Provide a minimum of five percent (5%) |
20 | of the Video Lottery Terminals with premium or royalty games with such Video Lottery Terminals |
21 | performing at less than one hundred fifty percent (150%) of floor average for any calendar year |
22 | subject to review by the Division for replacement or modification; (4) For the period commencing |
23 | on the JV Effective Date and expiring on the Extended Expiration Date, (a) cause the Joint Venture |
24 | to remove five percent (5%) of the Video Lottery Terminals provided as of December 31 of the |
25 | preceding year supplied by each supplier to the Joint Venture whose ratio of: (i) The ratio of: (A) |
26 | The aggregate Net Terminal Income generated by the Video Lottery Terminals supplied by such |
27 | supplier and provided by the Joint Venture during the first thirteen (13) weeks of each calendar |
28 | year to (B) The aggregate Net Terminal Income generated by the Video Lottery Terminals provided |
29 | by the Joint Venture during such period to; (ii) The ratio of: (A) The number of Video Lottery |
30 | Terminals supplied by such supplier and provided by the Joint Venture to (B) The total number of |
31 | Video Lottery Terminals provided by the Joint Venture is less than ninety seven percent (97%); |
32 | provided, however, that (x) no more than 40% of the Video Lottery Terminals installed at the |
33 | Lincoln Gaming Facility and no more than 40% of the Video Lottery Terminals installed at the |
34 | Tiverton Gaming Facility on the JV Effective Date shall be Video Lottery Terminals manufactured |
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1 | by IGT or an Affiliate of IGT and (y) Video Lottery Terminals manufactured by IGT or an Affiliate |
2 | of IGT shall not be subject to removal for calendar years 2023, 2024 and 2025 and (b) nothing in |
3 | this act shall limit the authority of the Division to approve the Video Lottery Terminals and Video |
4 | Lottery Games provided by the Joint Venture and which Video Lottery Terminals provided by the |
5 | Joint Venture are installed at which locations in the Lincoln Gaming Facility and the Tiverton |
6 | Gaming Facility; and (5) For each Marketing Year occurring during the period commencing on |
7 | July 1, 2020 and expiring on the Extended Expiration Date, waive its claims against the Division |
8 | arising from or in connection with the Consolidated Promotional Points Program, provided that the |
9 | aggregate amount of Promotional Points issued in such Marketing Year does not exceed the sum |
10 | of: (a) twenty percent (20%) of the aggregate Net Terminal Income for the Lincoln Gaming Facility |
11 | and the Tiverton Gaming Facility for the Prior Marketing Year and (b) one million five hundred |
12 | thousand dollars ($1,500,000); and |
13 | (b) With respect to IGT's online lottery systems and central communication systems, |
14 | update and replace hardware and software on schedules agreed to by the Division and IGT in the |
15 | IGT Master Contract Amendment, as amended from time to time. |
16 | SECTION 5. Sections 42-61.2-1, 42-61.2-7 and 42-61.2-14 of the General Laws in Chapter |
17 | 42-61.2 entitled “Video-Lottery Games, Table Games and Sports Wagering” are hereby amended |
18 | to read as follows: |
19 | 42-61.2-1. Definitions. |
20 | For the purpose of this chapter, the following words shall mean: |
21 | (1) "2017 Budget Act" means 2017 – H 5175 Substitute A, as amended, entitled "An Act |
22 | Relating to Making Appropriations for the Support of the State for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, |
23 | 2018," which Act was signed into law by the Governor of Rhode Island on August 3, 2017. |
24 | (1)(2) "Casino gaming" means any and all table and casino-style games played with cards, |
25 | dice, or equipment, for money, credit, or any representative of value; including, but not limited to, |
26 | roulette, blackjack, big six, craps, poker, baccarat, paigow, any banking or percentage game, or any |
27 | other game of or device included within the definition of Class III gaming as that term is defined |
28 | in Section 2703(8) of Title 25 of the United States Code and that is approved by the state through |
29 | the division of state lottery. |
30 | (2)(3) "Central communication system" means a system approved by the lottery division |
31 | Division, linking all video-lottery machines Video Lottery Terminals at a licensee licensed video |
32 | lottery retailer location to provide auditing program information and any other information |
33 | determined by the lottery Division. In addition, the central communications system must provide |
34 | all computer hardware and related software necessary for the establishment and implementation of |
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1 | a comprehensive system as required by the division Division. The central communications licensee |
2 | may provide a maximum of fifty percent (50%) of the video-lottery terminals. |
3 | (3)(4) Collegiate sports or athletic event" shall not include a collegiate sports contest or |
4 | collegiate athletic event that takes place in Rhode Island or a sports contest or athletic event in |
5 | which any Rhode Island college team participates regardless of where the event takes place. |
6 | (5) "Consolidated promotional points program" means, collectively, the "Initial |
7 | Promotional Points Program" and the "Supplementary Promotional Points Program" applicable to |
8 | the Lincoln gaming facility and the "Initial Promotional Points Program" and the "Supplementary |
9 | Promotional Points Program" applicable to the Tiverton gaming facility, with each of the terms |
10 | "Initial Promotional Points Program" and "Supplementary Promotional Points Program" having the |
11 | meanings given such terms in the 2017 Budget Act. |
12 | (4)(6) "Credit facilitator" means any employee of a licensed video-lottery video lottery |
13 | retailer approved in writing by the division Division whose responsibility is to, among other things, |
14 | review applications for credit by players, verify information on credit applications, grant, deny, and |
15 | suspend credit, establish credit limits, increase and decrease credit limits, and maintain credit files, |
16 | all in accordance with this chapter and rules and regulations approved by the division Division. |
17 | (5)(7) "DBR" means the department of business regulation, division of gaming and |
18 | athletics licensing, and/or any successor in interest thereto. |
19 | (6)(8) "Director" means the director of the division Division. |
20 | (7)(9) "Division," "division of lottery," "division of lotteries," or "lottery division" means |
21 | the division of lotteries within the state lottery division of the department of revenue and/or any |
22 | successor in interest thereto. |
23 | (8)(10) "Hosting facility" refers to Twin River the Lincoln gaming facility and the Tiverton |
24 | gaming facility. |
25 | (11) “IGT” means IGT Global Solutions Corporation, a Delaware corporation. |
26 | (9)(12) "Licensed video-lottery video lottery retailer" means a pari-mutuel licensee |
27 | specifically licensed by the director Director subject to the approval of the division Division to |
28 | become a licensed video-lottery video lottery retailer. |
29 | (13) "Lincoln gaming facility" means the gaming and entertainment facility located at 100 |
30 | Twin River Road in the town of Lincoln, Rhode Island (sometimes referred to as "Twin River" or |
31 | the "Twin River gaming facility"). |
32 | (14) "Marketing Year" means the fiscal year of the state. |
33 | (10)(15) "Net table-game revenue" means win from table games minus counterfeit |
34 | currency. |
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1 | (11)(16) "Net terminal income" means currency placed into a video-lottery terminal Video- |
2 | Lottery Terminal less credits redeemed for cash by players. |
3 | (12)(17) "Newport Grand" means Newport Grand, LLC, a Rhode Island limited-liability |
4 | company, successor to Newport Grand Jai Alai, LLC, and each permitted successor to and assignee |
5 | of Newport Grand, LLC under the Newport Grand Master Contract, including, but not limited to |
6 | without limitation, Premier Entertainment II, LLC (as defined in subsection (25) of this section) |
7 | and/or Twin River-Tiverton, LLC, (as defined in subsection (40) of this section) provided it is a |
8 | pari-mutuel licensee (as defined in § Section 42-61.2-1 et seq.); provided, further, however, where |
9 | the context indicates that the term is referring to the physical facility, then it shall mean the gaming |
10 | and entertainment facility located at 150 Admiral Kalbfus Road, Newport, Rhode Island. |
11 | (13)(18) "Newport Grand Marketing Year" means each fiscal year of the state or a portion |
12 | thereof between November 23, 2010, and the termination date of the Newport Grand Master |
13 | Contract. |
14 | (14)(19) "Newport Grand Master Contract" means that certain master video-lottery video |
15 | lottery terminal contract made as of November 23, 2005, by and between the division of lotteries |
16 | of the Rhode Island department of administration and Newport Grand, as amended and extended |
17 | from time to time as authorized therein and/or as such Newport Grand Master Contract may be |
18 | assigned as permitted therein. |
19 | (15)(20) "Online gaming account" means an account opened by a patron that such patron |
20 | shall use for the deposit and withdrawal of funds used for online sports wagering. |
21 | (16)(21) "Online sports wagering" means engaging in the act of sports wagering by the |
22 | placing of wagers on sporting events or a combination of sporting events, or on the individual |
23 | performance statistics of athletes in a sporting event or a combination of sporting events, over the |
24 | internet through computers, mobile applications on mobile devices or other interactive devices |
25 | approved by the division Division, which wagers are accepted by a server-based gaming system |
26 | located at the premises of a hosting facility authorized to accept sports wagers and administer |
27 | payoffs of winning sports wagers; all such wagers shall be deemed to be placed and accepted at the |
28 | premises of a hosting facility. |
29 | (17)(22) "Online sports-wagering revenue" means: |
30 | (i) The total of cash or cash equivalents received from online sports wagering minus the |
31 | total of: |
32 | (I) Cash or cash equivalents paid to players as a result of online sports wagering; |
33 | (II) Marketing expenses related to online sports wagering as agreed to by the division |
34 | Division, the sports-wagering vendor, and the host facilities, as approved by the division of the |
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1 | lottery Division; and |
2 | (III) Any federal excise taxes (if applicable). |
3 | (ii) The term does not include any of the following: |
4 | (I) Counterfeit cash. |
5 | (II) Coins or currency of other countries received as a result of online sports wagering, |
6 | except to the extent that the coins or currency are readily convertible to cash. |
7 | (III) Cash taken in a fraudulent act perpetrated against a hosting facility or sports-wagering |
8 | vendor for which the hosting facility or sports-wagering vendor is not reimbursed. |
9 | (IV) Free play provided by the hosting facility or sports-wagering vendor as authorized by |
10 | the division of the lottery Division to a player and subsequently "won back" by the hosting facility |
11 | or sports-wagering vendor, for which the hosting facility or sports-wagering vendor can |
12 | demonstrate that it or its affiliate has not been reimbursed in cash. |
13 | (18)(23) "Pari-mutuel licensee" means: |
14 | (i) An entity licensed pursuant to § Section 41-3.1-3; and/or |
15 | (ii) An entity licensed pursuant to § Section 41-7-3. |
16 | (19)(24) "Payoff," when used in connection with sports wagering, means cash or cash |
17 | equivalents paid to a player as a result of the player's winning a sports wager. A "payoff" is a type |
18 | of "prize," as the term "prize" is used in chapters 61, 61.2, and 61.3 of this title. |
19 | (20)(25) "Premier" means Premier Entertainment II, LLC and/or its successor in interest |
20 | by reason of the acquisition of the stock, membership interests, or substantially all of the assets of |
21 | such entity. |
22 | (26) "Prior marketing year," means, with respect to a marketing year, the most recent |
23 | previous marketing year during which the Division operated a majority of the authorized video |
24 | lottery games at each of the Lincoln gaming facility and the Tiverton gaming facility for at least |
25 | 360 days (or 361 days in the case there are 366 days in such marketing year). For the avoidance of |
26 | doubt, because the Division will not have operated a majority of the authorized video lottery games |
27 | at the Lincoln gaming facility and at the Tiverton gaming facility for at least 361 days during the |
28 | marketing year expiring on June 30, 2020, the prior marketing year with respect to the marketing |
29 | year expiring on June 30, 2021 shall be the marketing year expiring on June 30, 2019. |
30 | (27) "Promotional points" has the meaning given such term in the 2017 Budget Act. |
31 | (21)(28) "Rake" means a set fee or percentage of cash and chips representing cash wagered |
32 | in the playing of a nonbanking table game assessed by a table games retailer for providing the |
33 | services of a dealer, gaming table, or location, to allow the play of any nonbanking table game. |
34 | (22)(29) "Server-based gaming system" means all hardware, software, and |
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1 | communications devices that comprise a system utilized for the purpose of offering an electronic |
2 | platform used in connection with the process of placing and accepting sports wagers. |
3 | (23)(30) "Sporting event" means any professional sport or athletic event, any Olympic or |
4 | international sports competition event, and any collegiate sport or athletic event, or any portion |
5 | thereof, including, but not limited to, the individual performance statistics of athletes in a sports |
6 | event or combination of sports events, except "sports event" shall not include a prohibited sports |
7 | event. |
8 | (24)(31) "Sports wagering" means the business of accepting wagers on sporting events or |
9 | a combination of sporting events, or on the individual performance statistics of athletes in a sporting |
10 | event or combination of sporting events, by any system or method of wagering. The term includes, |
11 | but is not limited to, exchange wagering, parlays, over-under, moneyline, pools, and straight bets, |
12 | and the term includes the placement of such bets and wagers. However, the term does not include, |
13 | without limitation, the following: |
14 | (i) Lotteries, including video-lottery video lottery games and other types of casino gaming |
15 | operated by the state, through the division Division, on the date this act is enacted [ as of June 22, |
16 | 2018]. |
17 | (ii) Pari-mutuel betting on the outcome of thoroughbred or harness horse racing, or |
18 | greyhound dog racing, including but not limited to, pari-mutuel wagering on a race that is |
19 | "simulcast" (as defined in § Section 41-11-1), as regulated elsewhere pursuant to the general laws |
20 | General Laws, including in chapters 3, 3.1, 4, and 11 of title 41. |
21 | (iii) Off-track betting on racing events, as regulated elsewhere pursuant to the general laws |
22 | General Laws, including in chapter 10 of title 41. |
23 | (iv) Wagering on the respective scores or points of the game of jai alai or pelota and the |
24 | sale of pari-mutuel pools related to such games, as regulated elsewhere pursuant to the general laws |
25 | General Laws, including in chapter 7 of title 41. |
26 | (v) Lotteries, charitable gaming, games of chance, bingo games, raffles, and pull-tab lottery |
27 | tickets, to the extent permitted and regulated pursuant to chapter 19 of title 11. |
28 | (25)(32) "Sports-wagering device" means any mechanical, electrical, or computerized |
29 | contrivance, terminal, machine, or other device, apparatus, equipment, or supplies approved by the |
30 | division Division and used to conduct sports wagering. |
31 | (26)(33) "Sports-wagering revenue" means: |
32 | (i) The total of cash or cash equivalents received from sports wagering minus the total of: |
33 | (I) Cash or cash equivalents paid to players as a result of sports wagering; |
34 | (II) The annual flat fee to the host communities as defined by § Section 42-61.2-5(c); |
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1 | (III) Marketing expenses related to sports wagering as agreed to by the division Division, |
2 | the sports-wagering vendor, and the host facilities, as approved by the division of the lottery |
3 | Division; and |
4 | (IV) Any federal excise taxes (if applicable). |
5 | (ii) The term does not include any of the following: |
6 | (I) Counterfeit cash. |
7 | (II) Coins or currency of other countries received as a result of sports wagering, except to |
8 | the extent that the coins or currency are readily convertible to cash. |
9 | (III) Cash taken in a fraudulent act perpetrated against a hosting facility or sports-wagering |
10 | vendor for which the hosting facility or sports-wagering vendor is not reimbursed. |
11 | (IV) Free play provided by the hosting facility or sports-wagering vendor as authorized by |
12 | the division of lottery Division to a patron and subsequently "won back" by the hosting facility or |
13 | sports-wagering vendor, for which the hosting facility or sports-wagering vendor can demonstrate |
14 | that it or its affiliate has not been reimbursed in cash. |
15 | (27)(34) "Sports-wagering vendor" means any entity authorized by the division of lottery |
16 | Division to operate sports betting on the division's Division's behalf in accordance with this chapter. |
17 | (28)(35) "Table game" or "Table gaming" means that type of casino gaming in which table |
18 | games are played for cash or chips representing cash, or any other representation of value that has |
19 | been approved by the division of lotteries Division, using cards, dice, or equipment and conducted |
20 | by one or more live persons. |
21 | (29)(36) "Table-game retailer" means a retailer authorized to conduct table gaming |
22 | pursuant to § Section 42-61.2-2.1 or § Section 42-61.2-2.3. |
23 | (30)(37) "Technology provider" means any individual, partnership, corporation, or |
24 | association that designs, manufactures, installs, maintains, distributes, or supplies video-lottery |
25 | machines Video-Lottery Terminals or associated equipment for the sale or use in this state. |
26 | (31)(38) "Tiverton gaming facility" (sometimes referred to as "Twin River-Tiverton") |
27 | means the gaming and entertainment facility located in the town of Tiverton at the intersection of |
28 | William S. Canning Boulevard and Stafford Road in the town of Tiverton, Rhode Island |
29 | (sometimes referred to as "Twin River-Tiverton"). |
30 | (32)(39) "Twin River" (sometimes referred to as "UTGR") means UTGR, Inc., a Delaware |
31 | corporation, and each permitted successor to and assignee of UTGR, Inc.; provided further, |
32 | however, where the context indicates that the term is referring to a physical facility, then "Twin |
33 | River" or "Twin River gaming facility" shall mean the gaming and entertainment facility located at |
34 | 100 Twin River Road in Lincoln, Rhode Island Lincoln gaming facility. |
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1 | (33)(40) "Twin River-Tiverton" means Twin River-Tiverton, LLC and/or its successor in |
2 | interest by reason of the acquisition of the stock, membership interests, or substantially all of the |
3 | assets of such entity; provided, however, where the context indicates that the term is referring to a |
4 | physical facility, then "Twin River-Tiverton" shall mean the Tiverton gaming facility. |
5 | (41) "Twin River-Tiverton Marketing Year" has the same meaning as Marketing Year (as |
6 | defined in subsection (14) of this section). |
7 | (42) "Twin River-Tiverton Master Contract" has the same meaning as Newport Grand |
8 | Master Contract (as defined in subsection (19) of this section). |
9 | (43) "UTGR Master Contract" means that certain master video lottery terminal contract |
10 | made as of July 1, 2005, by and between the division of lotteries of the Rhode Island department |
11 | of administration (now the division of lotteries of the Rhode Island department of revenue) and |
12 | Twin River, as amended and extended from time to time as authorized therein and/or as such UTGR |
13 | Master Contract may be assigned as permitted therein. |
14 | (44) "Video Lottery Agreement" means that certain Video Lottery Central Computer |
15 | System Agreement dated as of December 20, 2001 by and between IGT and the Division, as |
16 | amended, extended, assigned and assumed from time to time. |
17 | (34)(45) "Video-lottery games" means lottery games played on video-lottery terminals |
18 | Video Lottery Terminals controlled by the lottery division Division. |
19 | (35)(46) "Video-lottery terminal" "Video lottery terminal" means any electronic |
20 | computerized video game machine that, upon the insertion of cash or any other representation of |
21 | value that has been approved by the division of lotteries Division, is available to play a video game |
22 | authorized by the lottery division Division, and that uses a video display and microprocessors in |
23 | which, by chance, the player may receive free games or credits that can be redeemed for cash. The |
24 | term does not include a machine that directly dispenses coins, cash, or tokens. |
25 | (47) "VLT Agreement" means that certain Video Lottery Terminal Technology Provider |
26 | License Agreement dated as of September 28, 2000 by and between IGT and the Division, as |
27 | amended, extended, assigned and assumed from time to time. |
28 | 42-61.2-7. Division of revenue. |
29 | (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of § Section 42-61-15, the allocation of net terminal |
30 | income derived from video-lottery video lottery games is as follows: |
31 | (1) For deposit in the general fund and to the state lottery division Division fund for |
32 | administrative purposes: Net, terminal income not otherwise disbursed in accordance with |
33 | subdivisions (a)(2) -- (a)(6) inclusive, or otherwise disbursed in accordance with subsections (g)(2) |
34 | and (h)(2); |
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1 | (i) Except for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, nineteen one hundredths of one percent |
2 | (0.19%), up to a maximum of twenty million dollars ($20,000,000), shall be equally allocated to |
3 | the distressed communities (as defined in § Section 45-13-12) provided that no eligible community |
4 | shall receive more than twenty-five percent (25%) of that community's currently enacted municipal |
5 | budget as its share under this specific subsection. Distributions made under this specific subsection |
6 | are supplemental to all other distributions made under any portion of general laws § General Laws |
7 | Section 45-13-12. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, distributions by community shall be |
8 | identical to the distributions made in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, and shall be made from |
9 | general appropriations. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, the total state distribution shall be |
10 | the same total amount distributed in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, and shall be made from |
11 | general appropriations. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, the total state distribution shall be |
12 | the same total amount distributed in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, and shall be made from |
13 | general appropriations, provided, however, that seven hundred eighty-four thousand four hundred |
14 | fifty-eight dollars ($784,458) of the total appropriation shall be distributed equally to each |
15 | qualifying distressed community. For each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2011, June 30, 2012, |
16 | and June 30, 2013, seven hundred eighty-four thousand four hundred fifty-eight dollars ($784,458) |
17 | of the total appropriation shall be distributed equally to each qualifying distressed community. |
18 | (ii) Five one hundredths of one percent (0.05%), up to a maximum of five million dollars |
19 | ($5,000,000), shall be appropriated to property tax relief to fully fund the provisions of § Section |
20 | 44-33-2.1 [repealed]. The maximum credit defined in subdivision 44-33-9(2) shall increase to the |
21 | maximum amount to the nearest five dollar ($5.00) increment within the allocation until a |
22 | maximum credit of five hundred dollars ($500) is obtained. In no event shall the exemption in any |
23 | fiscal year be less than the prior fiscal year. |
24 | (iii) One and twenty-two one hundredths of one percent (1.22%) to fund § Section 44-34.1- |
25 | 1, entitled "Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise Tax Elimination Act of 1998", to the maximum |
26 | amount to the nearest two hundred fifty dollar ($250) increment within the allocation. In no event |
27 | shall the exemption in any fiscal year be less than the prior fiscal year. |
28 | (iv) Except for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, ten one hundredths of one percent |
29 | (0.10%), to a maximum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000), for supplemental distribution to |
30 | communities not included in subsection (a)(1)(i) distributed proportionately on the basis of general |
31 | revenue sharing distributed for that fiscal year. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, |
32 | distributions by community shall be identical to the distributions made in the fiscal year ending |
33 | June 30, 2007, and shall be made from general appropriations. For the fiscal year ending June 30, |
34 | 2009, no funding shall be disbursed. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, and thereafter, |
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1 | funding shall be determined by appropriation. |
2 | (2) To the licensed, video-lottery video lottery retailer: |
3 | (a)(i) Prior to the effective date of the Newport Grand Master Contract, Newport Grand |
4 | twenty-six percent (26%), minus three hundred eighty-four thousand nine hundred ninety-six |
5 | dollars ($384,996); |
6 | (ii) On and after the effective date of the Newport Grand Master Contract, to the licensed, |
7 | video-lottery video lottery retailer who is a party to the Newport Grand Master Contract, all sums |
8 | due and payable under said Master Contract, minus three hundred eighty-four thousand nine |
9 | hundred ninety-six dollars ($384,996). |
10 | (iii) Effective July 1, 2013, the rate of net terminal income payable to the licensed, video- |
11 | lottery video lottery retailer who is a party to the Newport Grand Master Contract shall increase by |
12 | two and one quarter percent (2.25%) points. The increase herein shall sunset and expire on June |
13 | 30, 2015, and the rate in effect as of June 30, 2013, shall be reinstated. |
14 | (iv)(A) Effective July 1, 2015, the rate of net terminal income payable to the licensed video- |
15 | lottery video lottery retailer who is a party to the Newport Grand Master Contract shall increase |
16 | over the rate in effect as of June 30, 2013, by one and nine-tenths (1.9) percentage points. (i.e., x% |
17 | plus 1.9 percentage points equals (x + 1.9)%, where "x%" is the current rate of net terminal income |
18 | payable to the licensed, video-lottery video lottery retailer who is a party to the Newport Grand |
19 | Master Contract). The dollar amount of additional net terminal income paid to the licensed video- |
20 | lottery video lottery retailer who is a party to the Newport Grand Master Contract with respect to |
21 | any Newport Grand Marketing Year as a result of such increase in rate shall be referred to as |
22 | "Additional Newport Grand Marketing NTI." |
23 | (B) The excess, if any, of marketing expenditures incurred by the licensed, video-lottery |
24 | video lottery retailer who is a party to the Newport Grand Master Contract with respect to a |
25 | Newport Grand Marketing Year over one million four hundred thousand dollars ($1,400,000) shall |
26 | be referred to as the "Newport Grand Marketing Incremental Spend." Beginning with the Newport |
27 | Grand Marketing Year that starts on July 1, 2015, after the end of each Newport Grand Marketing |
28 | Year, the licensed, video-lottery video lottery retailer who is a party to the Newport Grand Master |
29 | Contract shall pay to the Division the amount, if any, by which the Additional Newport Grand |
30 | Marketing NTI for such Newport Grand Marketing Year exceeds the Newport Grand Marketing |
31 | Incremental Spend for such Newport Grand Marketing Year; provided however, that such video- |
32 | lottery video lottery retailer's liability to the Division hereunder with respect to any Newport Grand |
33 | Marketing Year shall never exceed the Additional Newport Grand Marketing NTI paid to such |
34 | video-lottery video lottery retailer with respect to such Newport Grand Marketing Year. |
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1 | The increase in subsection 2(a)(iv) shall sunset and expire upon the commencement of the |
2 | operation of casino gaming at Twin River-Tiverton's facility located in the town of Tiverton, and |
3 | the rate in effect as of June 30, 2013, shall be reinstated. |
4 | (b)(i) Prior to the effective date of the UTGR master contract, to the present, licensed, |
5 | video-lottery video lottery retailer at Lincoln Park, which is not a party to the UTGR master |
6 | contract, twenty-eight and eighty-five one hundredths percent (28.85%), minus seven hundred |
7 | sixty-seven thousand six hundred eighty-seven dollars ($767,687); |
8 | (ii) On and after the effective date of the UTGR master contract, to the licensed, video- |
9 | lottery video lottery retailer that is a party to the UTGR master contract, all sums due and payable |
10 | under said master contract minus seven hundred sixty-seven thousand six hundred eighty-seven |
11 | dollars ($767,687). |
12 | (3)(i) Except for the period commencing on January 1, 2023 and expiring on June 30, 2043, |
13 | (i) To the technology providers that are not a party to the GTECH Master Contract as set forth and |
14 | referenced in P.L. 2003, ch. 32, seven percent (7%) of the net terminal income of the provider's |
15 | terminals; in addition thereto, technology providers that provide premium or licensed proprietary |
16 | content or those games that have unique characteristics, such as 3D graphics; unique math/game |
17 | play features; or merchandising elements to video-lottery video lottery terminals may receive |
18 | incremental compensation, either in the form of a daily fee or as an increased percentage, if all of |
19 | the following criteria are met: |
20 | (A) A licensed, video-lottery video lottery retailer has requested the placement of premium |
21 | or licensed proprietary content at its licensed, video-lottery video lottery facility; |
22 | (B) The division of lottery has determined in its sole discretion that the request is likely to |
23 | increase net terminal income or is otherwise important to preserve or enhance the competitiveness |
24 | of the licensed, video-lottery video lottery retailer; |
25 | (C) After approval of the request by the division of lottery, the total number of premium or |
26 | licensed, proprietary-content video-lottery video lottery terminals does not exceed ten percent |
27 | (10%) of the total number of video-lottery video lottery terminals authorized at the respective |
28 | licensed, video-lottery video lottery retailer; and |
29 | (D) All incremental costs are shared between the division and the respective licensed, |
30 | video-lottery video lottery retailer based upon their proportionate allocation of net terminal income. |
31 | The division of lottery is hereby authorized to amend agreements with the licensed, video-lottery |
32 | video lottery retailers, or the technology providers, as applicable, to effect the intent herein. |
33 | (ii) To contractors that are a party to the master contract as set forth and referenced in P.L. |
34 | 2003, ch. 32, all sums due and payable under said master contract; and |
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1 | (iii) Notwithstanding paragraphs (i) and (ii), there shall be subtracted proportionately from |
2 | the payments to technology providers the sum of six hundred twenty-eight thousand seven hundred |
3 | thirty-seven dollars ($628,737) which shall be distributed pursuant to Section 42-61.2-7(b)(3)(iii). |
4 | With respect to the period commencing on January 1, 2023 and expiring on June 30, 2043, |
5 | (i) To the exclusive technology provider, all sums due and payable under the VLT |
6 | Agreement; |
7 | (ii) Notwithstanding paragraph (i), there shall be subtracted from the payments to the |
8 | exclusive technology provider the sum of six hundred twenty-eight thousand seven hundred thirty- |
9 | seven dollars ($628,737) which shall be distributed pursuant to Section 42-61.2-7(b)(3)(iii); and |
10 | (iii) To IGT, all sums due and payable under the Video Lottery Agreement. |
11 | (4)(A) Until video-lottery video lottery games are no longer operated at the Newport Grand |
12 | gaming facility located in Newport, to the city of Newport one and one hundredth percent (1.01%) |
13 | of net terminal income of authorized machines Video Lottery Terminals at Newport Grand, except |
14 | that effective November 9, 2009, until June 30, 2013, the allocation shall be one and two tenths |
15 | percent (1.2%) of net terminal income of authorized machines Video Lottery Terminals at Newport |
16 | Grand for each week the facility operates video-lottery video lottery games on a twenty-four-hour |
17 | (24) basis for all eligible hours authorized; and |
18 | (B) Upon commencement of the operation of video-lottery video lottery games at Twin |
19 | River-Tiverton's facility the Tiverton gaming facility, located in the town of Tiverton, to the town |
20 | of Tiverton one and forty-five hundredths percent (1.45%) of net terminal income of authorized |
21 | machines Video Lottery Terminals at the licensed, video-lottery retailer's facility located in the |
22 | town of Tiverton Tiverton gaming facility, subject to subsection (g)(2); and |
23 | (C) To the town of Lincoln, one and twenty-six hundredths percent (1.26%) of net terminal |
24 | income of authorized machines Video Lottery Terminals at Twin River the Lincoln gaming facility |
25 | except that: |
26 | (i) Effective November 9, 2009, until June 30, 2013, the allocation shall be one and forty- |
27 | five hundredths percent (1.45%) of net terminal income of authorized machines Video Lottery |
28 | Terminals at Twin River the Lincoln gaming facility for each week video-lottery video lottery |
29 | games are offered on a twenty-four-hour (24) basis for all eligible hours authorized; and |
30 | (ii) Effective July 1, 2013, provided that the referendum measure authorized by P.L. 2011, |
31 | ch. 151, article 25 as amended, section 4, is approved statewide and in the Town of Lincoln, the |
32 | allocation shall be one and forty-five hundredths percent (1.45%) of net terminal income of |
33 | authorized video-lottery terminals Video Lottery Terminals at Twin River the Lincoln gaming |
34 | facility, subject to subsection (h)(2); and |
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1 | (5) To the Narragansett Indian Tribe, seventeen hundredths of one percent (0.17%) of net |
2 | terminal income of authorized machines Video Lottery Terminals at the Lincoln gaming facility |
3 | Park, up to a maximum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) per year, that shall be paid to the |
4 | Narragansett Indian Tribe for the account of a Tribal Development Fund to be used for the purpose |
5 | of encouraging and promoting: home ownership and improvement; elderly housing; adult |
6 | vocational training; health and social services; childcare; natural resource protection; and economic |
7 | development consistent with state law. Provided, however, such distribution shall terminate upon |
8 | the opening of any gaming facility in which the Narragansett Indians are entitled to any payments |
9 | or other incentives; and provided, further, any monies distributed hereunder shall not be used for, |
10 | or spent on, previously contracted debts; and |
11 | (6) Unclaimed prizes and credits shall remit to the general fund of the state; and |
12 | (7) Payments into the state's general fund specified in subsections (a)(1) and (a)(6) shall be |
13 | made on an estimated monthly basis. Payment shall be made on the tenth day following the close |
14 | of the month except for the last month when payment shall be on the last business day. |
15 | (b) Notwithstanding the above, the amounts payable by the division Division to UTGR |
16 | related to the marketing program described in the UTGR master contract (as such may be amended |
17 | from time to time) shall be paid on a frequency agreed by the division Division, but no less |
18 | frequently than annually. |
19 | (c) Notwithstanding anything in this chapter 61.2 of this title to the contrary, the director |
20 | is authorized to fund the marketing program as described in the UTGR master contract. |
21 | (d) Notwithstanding the above, the amounts payable by the division Division to the |
22 | licensed, video-lottery video lottery retailer who is a party to the Newport Grand Master Contract |
23 | related to the marketing program described in the Newport Grand Master Contract (as such may be |
24 | amended from time to time) shall be paid on a frequency agreed by the division Division, but no |
25 | less frequently than annually. |
26 | (e) Notwithstanding anything in this chapter 61.2 of this title to the contrary, the director |
27 | is authorized to fund the marketing program as described in the Newport Grand Master Contract. |
28 | (f) Notwithstanding the provisions of § Section 42-61-15, but subject to § Section 42-61.2- |
29 | 7(h), the allocation of net table-game revenue derived from table games at Twin River the Lincoln |
30 | gaming facility is as follows: |
31 | (1) For deposit into the state lottery fund for administrative purposes and then the balance |
32 | remaining into the general fund: |
33 | (i) Sixteen percent (16%) of net table-game revenue, except as provided in § Section 42- |
34 | 61.2-7(f)(1)(ii); |
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1 | (ii) An additional two percent (2%) of net table-game revenue generated at Twin River the |
2 | Lincoln gaming facility shall be allocated starting from the commencement of table games activities |
3 | by such table-game retailer and ending, with respect to such table-game retailer, on the first date |
4 | that such table-game retailer's net terminal income for a full state fiscal year is less than such table- |
5 | game retailer's net terminal income for the prior state fiscal year, at which point this additional |
6 | allocation to the state shall no longer apply to such table-game retailer. |
7 | (2) To UTGR, net table-game revenue not otherwise disbursed pursuant to subsection |
8 | (f)(1); provided, however, on the first date that such table-game retailer's net terminal income for a |
9 | full state fiscal year is less than such table-game retailer's net terminal income for the prior state |
10 | fiscal year, as set forth in subsection (f)(1)(ii), one percent (1%) of this net table-game revenue |
11 | shall be allocated to the town of Lincoln for four (4), consecutive state fiscal years. |
12 | (g) Notwithstanding the provisions of § Section 42-61-15, the allocation of net table-game |
13 | revenue derived from table games at the Tiverton gaming facility owned by Twin River-Tiverton |
14 | is as follows: |
15 | (1) Subject to subsection (g)(2) of this section, one percent (1%) of net table-game revenue |
16 | shall be allocated to the town of Tiverton; |
17 | (2) Fifteen and one-half percent (15.5%) of net table-game revenue shall be allocated to |
18 | the state first for deposit into the state lottery fund for administrative purposes and then the balance |
19 | remaining into the general fund; provided however, that beginning with the first state fiscal year |
20 | that a facility in the town of Tiverton gaming facility owned by Twin River-Tiverton offers patrons |
21 | video-lottery video lottery games and table games for all of such state fiscal year, for that state |
22 | fiscal year and each subsequent state fiscal year that such Tiverton gaming facility offers patrons |
23 | video-lottery video lottery games and table games for all of such state fiscal year, if the town of |
24 | Tiverton has not received an aggregate of three million dollars ($3,000,000) in the state fiscal year |
25 | from net table-game revenues and net terminal income, combined, generated by such the Tiverton |
26 | gaming facility, then the state shall make up such shortfall to the town of Tiverton out of the state's |
27 | percentage of net table-game revenue set forth in this subsection (g)(2) and net terminal income set |
28 | forth in subsections (a)(1) and (a)(6); provided further however, if in any state fiscal year either |
29 | video-lottery video lottery games or table games are no longer offered at a facility in the town of |
30 | Tiverton gaming facility, owned by Twin River-Tiverton, LLC, then the state shall not be obligated |
31 | to make up the shortfall referenced in this subsection (g)(2); and |
32 | (3) Net, table-game revenue not otherwise disbursed pursuant to subsections (g)(1) and |
33 | (g)(2) of this section shall be allocated to Twin River-Tiverton. |
34 | (h) Notwithstanding the foregoing § Section 42-61.2-7(f) and superseding that section |
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1 | effective upon the first date that a facility in the town of Tiverton gaming facility owned by Twin |
2 | River-Tiverton offers patrons video-lottery video lottery games and table games, the allocation of |
3 | net table-game revenue derived from table games at the Twin River in Lincoln gaming facility shall |
4 | be as follows: |
5 | (1) Subject to subsection (h)(2), one percent (1%) of net table-game revenue shall be |
6 | allocated to the town of Lincoln; |
7 | (2) Fifteen and one-half percent (15.5%) of net table-game revenue shall be allocated to |
8 | the state first for deposit into the state lottery fund for administrative purposes and then the balance |
9 | remaining into the general fund; provided however, that beginning with the first state fiscal year |
10 | that a facility in the town of Tiverton owned by Twin River-Tiverton the Tiverton gaming facility |
11 | offers patrons video-lottery video lottery games and table games for all of such state fiscal year, for |
12 | that state fiscal year and each subsequent state fiscal year that such the Tiverton gaming facility |
13 | offers patrons video-lottery video lottery games and table games for all of such state fiscal year, if |
14 | the town of Lincoln has not received an aggregate of three million dollars ($3,000,000) in the state |
15 | fiscal year from net table-game revenues and net terminal income, combined, generated by the |
16 | Twin River facility in Lincoln gaming facility, then the state shall make up such shortfall to the |
17 | town of Lincoln out of the state's percentage of net table-game revenue set forth in this subsection |
18 | (h)(2) and net terminal income set forth in subsections (a)(1) and (a)(6); provided further however, |
19 | if in any state fiscal year either video-lottery video lottery games or table games are no longer |
20 | offered at a facility in the town of Tiverton gaming facility, owned by Twin River-Tiverton, LLC, |
21 | then the state shall not be obligated to make up the shortfall referenced in this subsection (h)(2); |
22 | and |
23 | (3) Net, table-game revenue not otherwise disbursed pursuant to subsections (h)(1) and |
24 | (h)(2) shall be allocated to UTGR. |
25 | 42-61.2-14. Compulsive and problem gambling program. |
26 | The Division and the State acknowledge that the vast majority of gaming patrons can enjoy |
27 | gambling games responsibly, but that there are certain societal costs associated with gaming by |
28 | some individuals who have problems handling the product or services provided. The Division and |
29 | the State further understand that it is their duty to act responsibly toward those who cannot |
30 | participate conscientiously in gaming. Pursuant to the foregoing, Twin River and Newport Grand |
31 | Twin River-Tiverton, in cooperation with the State, shall offer compulsive and problem gambling |
32 | programs that include, but are not limited to (a) problem gambling awareness programs for |
33 | employees; (b) player self-exclusion program; and (c) promotion of a problem gambling hotline. |
34 | Twin River and Newport Grand (and its successor in interest, Twin River-Tiverton) shall modify |
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1 | their existing compulsive and problem-gambling programs to include table games and sports |
2 | wagering to the extent such games are authorized at such facilities. Twin River and Newport Grand |
3 | (and its successor in interest, Twin River-Tiverton) shall reimburse and pay to the Division no less |
4 | than one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($125,000) two hundred thousand dollars |
5 | ($200,000) in aggregate annually for compulsive and problem gambling programs established by |
6 | the Division. The contribution from each facility shall be determined by the Division. |
7 | SECTION 6. Authorization and Empowerment of State Lottery Division with respect to |
8 | Twin River. Notwithstanding any provisions of the General Laws of the state or regulations adopted |
9 | thereunder to the contrary, including, without limitation, the provisions of chapter 2 of title 37, |
10 | chapter 61 of title 42, and chapter 64 of title 42, the Division is hereby authorized and empowered |
11 | to enter into an amendment to the UTGR Master Contract, or an amended and restated UTGR |
12 | Master Contract (the "UTGR Master Contract Amendment"), which shall: |
13 | (1) Extend the term of the UTGR Master Contract through the Extended Expiration Date |
14 | under the terms and conditions set forth therein, as amended pursuant to this Section 6 and as may |
15 | be otherwise amended in accordance with its terms; |
16 | (2) To obligate Twin River to build a fifty thousand (50,000) square foot expansion of the |
17 | Lincoln Gaming Facility, which expansion shall be reviewed and approved by the Division; |
18 | (3) To obligate Twin River (directly or through another affiliate of Bally) to lease at least |
19 | twenty thousand (20,000) square feet of commercial space in Providence through at least the |
20 | Extended Expiration Date (the "Twin River Providence Lease Obligation"); |
21 | (4) To grant the Division the right to terminate the UTGR Master Contract if: |
22 | (i) Bally (directly or through another Affiliates of Bally) fails to perform the Twin River |
23 | Investment Obligation; or (ii) Twin River fails to perform the Twin River Providence Lease |
24 | Obligation, in addition to any rights the Division has to terminate the UTGR Master Contract; and |
25 | (5) With the prior approval of the Division, consolidate the Initial Promotional Points |
26 | Program and the Supplementary Promotional Points Program applicable to the Lincoln Gaming |
27 | Facility and the Initial Promotional Points Program and the Supplementary Promotional Points |
28 | Program applicable to the Tiverton Gaming Facility into the Consolidated Promotional Points |
29 | Program, and further provide that Twin River and Twin River-Tiverton, collectively, and not each |
30 | individually, may issue to customers and prospective customers of the Lincoln Gaming Facility |
31 | and/or the Tiverton Gaming Facility Promotional Points in an aggregate amount up to the sum of |
32 | (a) twenty percent (20%) of the aggregate Net Terminal Income for the Lincoln Gaming Facility |
33 | and the Tiverton Gaming Facility for the Prior Marketing Year and (b) one million five hundred |
34 | thousand dollars ($1,500,000), the foregoing superseding and replacing any law applicable to the |
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1 | Lincoln Gaming Facility relating to Promotional Points that Twin River may issue to customers |
2 | and prospective customers of the Lincoln Gaming Facility; and |
3 | (6) Contain such other or such revised terms and conditions as the Division and Twin River |
4 | may agree. |
5 | SECTION 7. Authorization and Empowerment of State Lottery Division with respect to |
6 | Twin River Tiverton. Notwithstanding any provisions of the General Laws of the state or |
7 | regulations adopted thereunder to the contrary, including, without limitation, the provisions of |
8 | chapter 2 of title 37, chapter 61 of title 42, and chapter 64 of title 42, the Division is hereby |
9 | authorized and empowered to enter into an amendment to the Twin River-Tiverton Master |
10 | Contract, or an amended and restated Twin River-Tiverton Master Contract (the "Twin River- |
11 | Tiverton Master Contract Amendment"), which shall: |
12 | (1) Extend the term of the Twin River-Tiverton Master Contract through the Extended |
13 | Expiration Date under the terms and conditions set forth therein, as amended pursuant to this |
14 | Section 7 and as may be otherwise amended in accordance with its terms; |
15 | (2) With the prior approval of the Division, consolidate the Initial Promotional Points |
16 | Program and the Supplementary Promotional Points Program applicable to the Lincoln Gaming |
17 | Facility and the Initial Promotional Points Program and the Supplementary Promotional Points |
18 | Program applicable to the Tiverton Gaming Facility into the Consolidated Promotional Points |
19 | Program, and further provide that Twin River and Twin River-Tiverton, collectively, and not each |
20 | individually, may issue to customers and prospective customers of the Lincoln Gaming Facility |
21 | and/or the Tiverton Gaming Facility Promotional Points in an aggregate amount up to the sum of |
22 | (a) twenty percent (20%) of the aggregate Net Terminal Income for the Lincoln Gaming Facility |
23 | and the Tiverton Gaming Facility for the Prior Marketing Year and (b) one million five hundred |
24 | thousand dollars ($1,500,000), the foregoing superseding and replacing any law applicable to the |
25 | Tiverton Gaming Facility relating to Promotional Points that Twin River-Tiverton may issue to |
26 | customers and prospective customers of the Tiverton Gaming Facility; and |
27 | (3) Contain such other or such revised terms and conditions as the Division and Twin |
28 | River-Tiverton may agree. |
29 | SECTION 8. Further authorization and empowerment of State Lottery Division with |
30 | respect to affiliates of Bally. Notwithstanding any provisions of the General Laws of the state or |
31 | regulations adopted thereunder to the contrary, including, without limitation, the provisions of |
32 | chapter 2 of title 37, chapter 61 of title 42, and chapter 64 of title 42, the Division is hereby |
33 | authorized and empowered to enter into a contract with Twin River, Twin River-Tiverton or another |
34 | Affiliate of Bally (the "Bally Technology Provider License Agreement") whereunder such Affiliate |
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1 | of Bally would be a Technology Provider on or before July 1, 2021 through December 31, 2022, |
2 | and have the right to provide, and shall provide, all Video Lottery Terminals provided to the |
3 | Division other than those that IGT and its Affiliates have a right to provide pursuant to applicable |
4 | law and efficiency formulas existing as of the effective date of this act for the term of the Bally |
5 | Technology Provider License Agreement; provided, however, nothing in this act shall limit the |
6 | authority of the Division to approve the Video Lottery Terminals and Video Lottery Games |
7 | provided pursuant to the Bally Technology Provider License Agreement. The Bally Technology |
8 | Provider License Agreement shall contain such other terms and conditions as the Division may |
9 | require. |
10 | SECTION 9. Naming rights agreement. Notwithstanding any provisions of the General |
11 | Laws of the state or regulations adopted thereunder to the contrary, the I-195 Redevelopment |
12 | District Commission (the "195 Commission") is hereby authorized and empowered to enter into a |
13 | contract with an Affiliate of Bally whereunder such Affiliate of Bally would agree to pay two |
14 | hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) in year one, one hundred fifty thousand dollars |
15 | ($150,000) in year two, and one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) per year thereafter for the |
16 | period from July 1, 2021 and expiring on the Extended Expiration Date, or some portion thereof at |
17 | the election of the 195 Commission, for the right during such period to name a park or a portion |
18 | thereof within the I-195 Redevelopment District, the naming rights for which are controlled by the |
19 | 195 Commission, and containing such other terms and conditions as the 195 Commission and the |
20 | Affiliate of Bally may agree (the "Naming Rights Agreement"). If the 195 Commission declines to |
21 | enter into a Naming Rights Agreement with an Affiliate of Bally, there shall be no adverse effect |
22 | to Bally or its Affiliates under this act or any of the agreements referenced in this act. |
23 | SECTION 10. Amendments to regulatory agreement involving Bally and affiliates of |
24 | Bally. Notwithstanding any provisions of the General Laws of the state or regulations adopted |
25 | thereunder to the contrary, the Division and the state of Rhode Island department of business |
26 | regulation (the "DBR") are hereby authorized and empowered to enter into an amendment to the |
27 | Amended and Restated Regulatory Agreement dated November 13, 2019 among the Division, the |
28 | DBR, Bally, Twin River Management Group, Inc., UTGR, Inc. and Twin River-Tiverton, LLC (the |
29 | "Amended and Restated Regulatory Agreement"), which amendment (the "Regulatory Agreement |
30 | Amendment"), among other things, shall: |
31 | (1) Authorize and permit an Affiliate of Bally to invest in the Joint Venture; |
32 | (2) Authorize and permit Bally or an Affiliate of Bally to pay seven million five hundred |
33 | thousand dollars ($7,500,000) to IGT or the Division (at IGT's election) in connection with the |
34 | payment of the Second Intangible Asset Purchase Price; |
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1 | (3) Exclude from financial tests and other covenants in the Amended and Restated |
2 | Regulatory Agreement sale-leaseback transactions relating to Rhode Island assets and permitting |
3 | such transactions subject to the review and approval of the Division and the DBR subject to the |
4 | requirement that the net proceeds received from the sale-leaseback transaction be used to repay |
5 | debt unless otherwise approved or agreed by the Division or the DBR and that the buyer-lessor of |
6 | the relevant Rhode Island assets be licensed by the Division to assure that the assets continue to |
7 | meet all of the regulatory requirements imposed to protect the State's financial interests and the |
8 | integrity of the gaming experience; |
9 | (4) Increase the "Maximum Leverage Ratio" to the lesser of 5.5:1 (or such greater ratio as |
10 | the Division and the DBR decide is appropriate to adjust for periods the Lincoln Gaming Facility, |
11 | the Tiverton Gaming Facility and other gaming facilities owned by Affiliates of Bally are closed |
12 | due to the COVID-19 pandemic) and the consolidated total net leverage ratio specified in the Bally |
13 | Credit Agreement (as amended from time to time), but using the methodology set forth in the |
14 | Amended and Restated Regulatory Agreement (as amended from time to time) to calculate the |
15 | "Leverage Ratio," through the Extended Expiration Date, and, for purposes of calculating the |
16 | "Leverage Ratio," for the period beginning on the JV Effective Date and continuing through the |
17 | Extended Expiration Date, modify the definition of (a) "Consolidated EBITDA" to include any |
18 | income Bally earns from the Joint Venture or records as income under generally accepted |
19 | accounting principles as EBITDA and reduce the "VLT Addback" for Bally's proportionate |
20 | ownership share of the Joint Venture and (b) "Indebtedness" to exclude "Capital Lease Obligations" |
21 | entered into in connection with a sale-leaseback transaction provided that both the transaction and |
22 | the use of proceeds occur in accordance with the provisions of subsection (3) of this section (all |
23 | terms in quotations in this subsection (4) are as defined in the Amended and Restated Regulatory |
24 | Agreement); |
25 | (5) Authorize and permit an Affiliate of Bally to make capital expenditures to design, |
26 | develop and construct the fifty thousand (50,000) square foot expansion of the Lincoln Gaming |
27 | Facility; |
28 | (6) Require Bally and Twin River Management Group, Inc. ("TRMG") to use their best |
29 | efforts to locate additional senior management level employees in the state; and further require that |
30 | Bally and/or TRMG add no fewer than thirty (30) members of the senior management employees |
31 | of Bally and/or TRMG in the state by December 31, 2022 (the "Senior Management Employee |
32 | Location Obligation"). Said thirty employees shall be paid, in each calendar year, aggregate |
33 | compensation (which shall include pre-tax deductions made on behalf of employees) not less than |
34 | the product of: (1) Thirty (30); (2) Two thousand eighty (2,080); and (3) Two hundred fifty percent |
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1 | (250%) of the minimum wage in effect from time to time pursuant to Section 28-12-3 of the General |
2 | Laws (the "Senior Management Compensation Obligation"). The Senior Management Employee |
3 | Location Obligation and the Senior Management Compensation Obligation shall be in addition to |
4 | any other employment requirements in the Amended and Restated Regulatory Agreement (as |
5 | amended from time to time) and the General Laws of the state. The Division shall have the right to |
6 | access liquidated damages against Bally or TRMG if there is a failure to satisfy the Senior |
7 | Management Compensation Obligation for any calendar year, commencing with the calendar year |
8 | ending on December 31, 2023. Said liquidated damages shall be equal to the product of (A) the |
9 | difference between the actual number of employees less than the thirty employees required under |
10 | the Senior Management Employee Location Obligation and (B) seven thousand five hundred |
11 | dollars ($7,500). Bally and/or TRMG shall provide to the Division an annual certification on or |
12 | before May 1 of each year certifying that Bally and/or TRMG is in compliance with the |
13 | employment obligations under this subsection for the prior calendar year. |
14 | (7) In addition to Bally's obligations under Section 7.5(d) of the Amended and Restated |
15 | Regulatory Agreement, authorize and obligate Bally (directly or through Affiliates of Bally) to |
16 | invest or cause to be invested by Bally, an Affiliate of Bally or an Eligible Third Party in the state |
17 | during the period between the effective date of the Regulatory Agreement Amendment and the |
18 | Extended Expiration Date, in the aggregate at least one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) (the |
19 | "Twin River Investment Obligation"), which, with the Division's prior approval, shall be expended |
20 | in connection with: (i) Expanding and improving the Lincoln Gaming Facility and the Tiverton |
21 | Gaming Facility and developing or improving real property surrounding the facilities; (ii) |
22 | Performing under the UTGR Master Contract, as amended by the UTGR Master Contract |
23 | Amendment; (iii) Performing under the Twin River-Tiverton Master Contract, as amended by the |
24 | Twin River-Tiverton Master Contract Amendment; (iv) Performing under the Bally Technology |
25 | Provider License Agreement (including, without limitation, all Video Lottery Terminals purchased |
26 | by Affiliates of Bally through December 31, 2022); (v) Performing under the Naming Rights |
27 | Agreement; (vi) Performing under the Amended and Restated Regulatory Agreement, as amended |
28 | by the Regulatory Agreement Amendment; and (vii) performing the Twin River Providence Lease |
29 | Obligation; provided, however, in no event shall Bally receive credit toward performance of the |
30 | Twin River Investment Obligation more than once in connection with any expenditure; and |
31 | (8) Authorize and permit Bally and Affiliates of Bally to take such other actions as are |
32 | necessary to fulfil the purposes and intention of this act with the agreement or approval of the |
33 | Division and the DBR. |
34 | SECTION 11. Effective dates of amendments and agreements contemplated by this act. |
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1 | Notwithstanding any provisions of this act or any provision of the General Laws of the state or |
2 | regulations adopted thereunder to the contrary: (1) The IGT Master Contract Amendment (which, |
3 | among other matters, will extend the term of the VLT Agreement through the Extended Expiration |
4 | Date), the UTGR Master Contract Amendment, the Twin River-Tiverton Master Contract |
5 | Amendment, and the Regulatory Agreement Amendment shall take effect on the same date; and |
6 | (2) No such agreements shall take effect until all such agreements take effect. |
7 | SECTION 12. Credit for acquisitions and expenditures. With respect to the performance |
8 | of the Second IGT Investment Obligation and the Twin River Investment Obligation under this act, |
9 | no acquisition and/or expenditure shall be permitted to be credited to both IGT and Bally. In the |
10 | event of a disagreement between IGT and Bally with respect to the allocation of a credit for an |
11 | acquisition and/or expenditure, the determination of whether IGT or Bally is allocated said credit |
12 | shall be solely determined by the Division. |
13 | SECTION 13. Reporting and Compliance. |
14 | (a) Amendments – The Division shall provide notice of any further amendment(s) or |
15 | letter(s) of agreement which alter any of the obligations of IGT, Bally, or the Joint Venture as set |
16 | forth in the IGT Master Contract, the IGT Master Contract Amendment, the UTGR Master |
17 | Contract, the UTGR Master Contract Amendment, the Twin River-Tiverton Master Contract, or |
18 | the Twin River-Tiverton Master Contract Amendment to the Permanent Joint Committee on State |
19 | Lottery, the Speaker of the House, and the President of the Senate no later than ten days (10) from |
20 | the effective date of such amendment or agreement, along with a summary explanation of what the |
21 | amendment or agreement provides and both the fiscal and economic impact of those changes; |
22 | provided, however, that no amendment or letter of agreement shall alter or modify, in any way, any |
23 | provision of this authorizing legislation. |
24 | (b) Not less than every two years, the Division shall request the Commerce Corporation to |
25 | perform audits to ensure IGT's compliance with its employment and compensation obligations |
26 | under the terms and conditions set forth in the IGT Master Contract, the IGT Master Contract |
27 | Amendment, and this act, as each may otherwise be amended from time to time. The Commerce |
28 | Corporation shall perform said audits and shall forward the completed audit reports to the Division |
29 | within thirty (30) days of the end of the measuring period. Within ten (10) days of the date the |
30 | Division receives the audit reports from the Commerce Corporation, the Division shall forward a |
31 | copy to the Permanent Joint Committee on State Lottery, the Speaker of the House, and the |
32 | President of the Senate. |
33 | (c) Not less than every two years, the Division shall request the Commerce Corporation to |
34 | perform audits to ensure Bally’s compliance with its employment and compensation obligations |
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1 | under the terms and conditions set forth in the UTGR Master Contract, the UTGR Master Contract |
2 | Amendment, the Twin River-Tiverton Master Contract, the Twin River-Tiverton Master Contract |
3 | Amendment, the Amended and Restated Regulatory Agreement, and this act, as each may |
4 | otherwise be amended from time to time. The Commerce Corporation shall perform said audits and |
5 | shall forward the completed audit reports to the Division within thirty (30) days of the end of the |
6 | measuring period. Within ten (10) days of the date the Division receives the audit reports from the |
7 | Commerce Corporation, the Division shall forward a copy to the Permanent Joint Committee on |
8 | State Lottery, the Speaker of the House, and the President of the Senate. |
9 | (d) Reports of any and all audits performed relating to IGT’s, the Joint Venture’s, UTGR’s, |
10 | Twin River’s, Twin River-Tiverton’s, or another Affiliate of Bally’s service as a Technology |
11 | Provider’s services in the State of Rhode Island shall be forwarded to the Permanent Joint |
12 | Committee on State Lottery, the Speaker of the House, and the President of the Senate, within seven |
13 | (7) days of the completion of any audit report; provided, however, summaries of IT security, cyber |
14 | and penetration audits shall be provided to the General Assembly. |
15 | (e) Efficiency Reporting – The Division shall prepare an annual efficiency report which |
16 | reflects the measure of Video Lottery Terminal performance during the first thirteen (13) weeks of |
17 | each calendar year and shall forward said report to the Permanent Joint Committee on State Lottery, |
18 | the Speaker of the House, and the President of the Senate on or before May 15th of each calendar |
19 | year. Said report shall include an explanation/rationale for any decision by the Division regarding |
20 | the allocation or reallocation of Video Lottery Terminals as well as an impact assessment of the |
21 | reallocation of Video Lottery Terminals, if any, or of any determination to not make any |
22 | reallocation of VLTs. |
23 | (f) Contract Compliance – The Division shall prepare an annual report summarizing any |
24 | findings by the Division of noncompliance with any terms and conditions set forth in the IGT |
25 | Master Contract, the IGT Master Contract Amendment, the UTGR Master Contract, the UTGR |
26 | Master Contract Amendment, the Twin River-Tiverton Master Contract, or the Twin River- |
27 | Tiverton Master Contract Amendment as each may otherwise be amended from time to time and |
28 | any penalties assessed and any remedial actions taken by the Division in response to such |
29 | noncompliance through the Extended Expiration Date. Said report shall be forwarded to the |
30 | Permanent Joint Committee on State Lottery, the Speaker of the House, and the President of the |
31 | Senate. |
32 | SECTION 14. Inconsistencies. Insofar as the provisions of this act are inconsistent with |
33 | the provisions of any other general or special law of the state, the provisions of this act shall control. |
34 | SECTION 15. Agreement. The state and IGT agree that the provisions of this act are not |
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1 | intended to modify in any way the relative rights and obligations of the Division and IGT under the |
2 | IGT Master Contract Amendment. |
3 | SECTION 16. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO ENABLING THE STATE LOTTERY DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF | |
REVENUE TO CONTRACT WITH IGT GLOBAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION AND | |
TWIN RIVER | |
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1 | This act would enable the state lottery division of the department of revenue to enter into |
2 | a contract extension with IGT Global Solutions Corporation and contract extensions with Twin |
3 | River and affiliates of Twin River. |
4 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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