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Can you summarize WIST Chapter 565?
Gaming. > State lottery.
Short Summary
This legal document governs the operations of the state lottery in Wisconsin. It provides definitions for various terms used in relation to the lottery and outlines the process for appointing an administrator. The document establishes rules for the selection of retailers, requirements for information submission by vendors, types of lottery games to be offered, advertising regulations, and terms of lottery retailer contracts. It also covers conflicts of interest, limitations on ticket and share sales and purchases, contracting authority and purchasing procedures, features and procedures of lottery games, payment options for lottery prizes, payment, claiming, and withholding of lottery prizes, promotional advertising, audits, financial reports, and odds verification, and enforcement authority. Specific penalties for non-compliance or violations are mentioned in the document.
Whom does it apply to?
Administrators, employees, retailers, vendors, lottery ticket holders, lottery prize winners
What does it govern?
State lottery
What are exemptions?
No specific exemptions are mentioned in the document.
What are the Penalties?
1) Violation of specific sections or rules: Fine up to $10,000 or imprisonment up to 9 months or both. 2) Altering or forging a lottery ticket or share: Class I felony. 3) Possessing an altered or forged lottery ticket or share with intent to defraud: Fine up to $10,000 or imprisonment up to 9 months or both.
Jurisdiction
Wisconsin