2019 Senate Bill 236

Overhaul regulation of the “millionaire party” business

Introduced in the Senate

March 21, 2019

Introduced by Sen. Tom Barrett (R-24)

To revise the law governing charitable “millionaire party” gambling events that include casino games, in a manner that accommodates charities contracting-out operation of these fundraising events to a “charitable gaming service” that operates them for multiple charities at a single location, one event after another. This and Senate Bill 237 would establish a licensing regime covering both the charities and the companies that provide the gambling service, which would recognize a system that has evolved in which, on most days of the week, a person can go to a single location to gamble on casino-like games, with the proceeds going to a different charitable organization each day (or during different hours of the same day).

Referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform