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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Altamirano
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
2/9/07
HB
SHORT TITLE Nonprofit Gaming Machine Operation Hours
SB 517
ANALYST Ortiz
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY07
FY08
NFI
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Gaming Control Board (GCB)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
Senate Bill 517 would increase the aggregate value of prizes a bingo licensee can offer on each
occasion from $1,500.00 to $3,000.00, allow nonprofit gaming operator licensees that are also
bingo licensees to sell pull tabs anywhere on their premises at all times gaming machines are in
operation and removes the 12:00 noon to 12:00 midnight time restriction on the operation of
gaming machines at nonprofits and instead allow nonprofit gaming operator licensees to operate
up to 12 hours a day at any time during the day.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
According the Gaming Control Board, this bill would probably result in an increase in tax reve-
nues from nonprofit bingo and gaming operator licensees by allowing them to run their bingo
and gaming machine operations more profitably. It is not possible to predict the total amount of
the increase.
PERFORMANCE IMPLICATIONS
LFC staff note that this bill might increase the ratio of gaming revenue generated to general