Ind. Code ch. 4-36-2

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Ind. Code § 4-36-2-1 Application of definitions

Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article. As added by P.L.95-2008, SEC.13.

Ind. Code § 4-36-2-2 "Commission"

Sec. 2. "Commission" means the alcohol and tobacco commission created by IC 7.1-2-1-1. As added by P.L.95-2008, SEC.13.

Ind. Code § 4-36-2-3 "Deal"

Sec. 3. "Deal" means each separate game or series of pull tab tickets with a specific form number and a unique serial number. As added by P.L.95-2008, SEC.13.

Ind. Code § 4-36-2-4 "Department"

Sec. 4. "Department" refers to the department of state revenue. As added by P.L.95-2008, SEC.13.

Ind. Code § 4-36-2-5 "Distributor"

Sec. 5. "Distributor" means a person licensed to distribute pull tabs, punchboards, and tip boards under IC 4-32.3. As added by P.L.95-2008, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.58-2019, SEC.13.

Ind. Code § 4-36-2-6 "Electronic gaming device"

Sec. 6. "Electronic gaming device" has the meaning set forth in IC 35-45-5-1. As added by P.L.95-2008, SEC.13.

Sec. 7. "Flare" means the board or placard that accompanies each deal of pull tabs on which the following information is printed: (1) The game name. (2) The manufacturer's name or distinctive logo. (3) The form number. (4) The ticket count. (5) The prize structure. (6) The cost per play. (7) The game serial number. As added by P.L.95-2008, SEC.13.

Ind. Code § 4-36-2-8 "Form number"

Sec. 8. "Form number" means the unique number or alphanumeric code that identifies a game's cost per play, ticket count, payout structure, and extended payout structure, if any. As added by P.L.95-2008, SEC.13.

Ind. Code § 4-36-2-9 "Gross receipts"

Sec. 9. (a) "Gross receipts" means the total amount of money exchanged for the purchase of: (1) pull tabs; (2) punchboards; (3) tip boards; and (4) raffle tickets purchased in a qualified drawing in which the retailer retains the profits of the qualified drawing; by the patrons of a type II gaming operation. (b) The term does not include any amount wagered on qualified drawings conducted by a retailer under IC 4-36-5-1(c) in which the total amount wagered is returned to the retailer's patrons in the form of prizes. As added by P.L.95-2008, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.108-2009, SEC.14; P.L.19-2011, SEC.1.

Ind. Code § 4-36-2-9.5 "Jumbo boat"

Sec. 9.5. "Jumbo boat" has the meaning set forth in IC 7.1-1-3-19.6. As added by P.L.194-2021, SEC.1.

Ind. Code § 4-36-2-10 "Licensed premises"

Sec. 10. "Licensed premises" has the meaning set forth in IC 7.1-1-3-20. As added by P.L.95-2008, SEC.13.

Ind. Code § 4-36-2-11 "Licensee"

Sec. 11. "Licensee" means a person holding a license issued under this article. As added by P.L.95-2008, SEC.13.

Ind. Code § 4-36-2-12 "Manufacturer"

Sec. 12. "Manufacturer" means a person licensed to manufacture pull tabs, punchboards, and tip boards under IC 4-32.3. As added by P.L.95-2008, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.58-2019, SEC.14.

Ind. Code § 4-36-2-13 "Person"

Sec. 13. "Person" means an individual, a sole proprietorship, a partnership, an association, a fiduciary, a corporation, a limited liability company, or any other business entity. As added by P.L.95-2008, SEC.13.

Ind. Code § 4-36-2-13.5 "Profits"

Sec. 13.5. "Profits" means the difference between: (1) the total amount of money exchanged for the purchase of a raffle ticket in a qualified drawing; minus (2) the total cost of the prizes awarded in the qualified drawing. As added by P.L.19-2011, SEC.2.

Ind. Code § 4-36-2-14 "Pull tab"

Sec. 14. "Pull tab" has the meaning set forth in IC 4-32.3-2-28. As added by P.L.95-2008, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.58-2019, SEC.15.

Ind. Code § 4-36-2-15 "Punchboard"

Sec. 15. "Punchboard" has the meaning set forth in IC 4-32.3-2-29. As added by P.L.95-2008, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.58-2019, SEC.16.

Ind. Code § 4-36-2-15.5 "Qualified drawing"

Sec. 15.5. "Qualified drawing" means a random drawing to award one (1) or more prizes that is conducted in the manner required by IC 4-36-5-1(c). As added by P.L.108-2009, SEC.15.

Ind. Code § 4-36-2-16 "Raffle"

Sec. 16. "Raffle" means the selling of tickets or chances to win a prize awarded through a random drawing. As added by P.L.95-2008, SEC.13.

Ind. Code § 4-36-2-17 "Retailer"

Sec. 17. "Retailer" means a person that: (1) is licensed to sell alcoholic beverages under IC 7.1-3 to customers for consumption: (A) on the licensed premises of the person's tavern; or (B) on a jumbo boat; and (2) holds an endorsement to conduct type II gambling games that was issued by the commission under IC 4-36-4. As added by P.L.95-2008, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.194-2021, SEC.2.

Ind. Code § 4-36-2-17.5 "Seal card"

Sec. 17.5. "Seal card" means a board or placard used with pull tabs that contains one (1) or more seals that, when removed or opened, reveals a predesignated winning number, letter, symbol, or monetary denomination. As added by P.L.145-2021, SEC.15.

Ind. Code § 4-36-2-18 "Tavern"

Sec. 18. "Tavern" means that part of a licensed premises: (1) that is a separate room from the public spaces of the licensed premises in which a minor may be present under IC 7.1-5-7-11(a)(16); (2) that is used primarily for the serving of alcoholic beverages by the drink to the general public; and (3) where food service is secondary to the primary use described in subdivision (2) in the amount of sales. As added by P.L.95-2008, SEC.13.

Ind. Code § 4-36-2-19 "Tip board"

Sec. 19. "Tip board" has the meaning set forth in IC 4-32.3-2-37. As added by P.L.95-2008, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.58-2019, SEC.17.

Ind. Code § 4-36-2-20 "Type II gambling game"

Sec. 20. "Type II gambling game" means a pull tab, punchboard, or tip board game approved by the Indiana gaming commission for play under IC 4-32.3, including: (1) raffles; (2) progressive or carryover pull tab games; and (3) sports-themed tip board and pull tab games used with professional or National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I sporting events. As added by P.L.95-2008, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.58-2019, SEC.18; P.L.145-2021, SEC.16; P.L.163-2025, SEC.1.

Ind. Code § 4-36-2-21 "Type II gambling operation"

Sec. 21. "Type II gambling operation" means the conduct of gambling games authorized under this article in a tavern or on a jumbo boat. As added by P.L.95-2008, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.194-2021, SEC.3.

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