(1) In addition to any other powers and duties set forth in this article 40, the commission shall have the following powers and duties:
To promulgate rules governing the establishment and operation of the lottery as itdeems necessary to carry out the purposes of this article 40. The director shall prepare and submit to the commission written recommendations concerning proposed rules for this purpose.
To conduct hearings upon complaints charging violations of this article 40 or rulespromulgated pursuant to this article 40, other than any hearings relating to the granting, suspension, revocation, or renewal of licenses for lottery sales agents, and to conduct other hearings as may be provided by rules of the commission;
To carry on a continuous study and investigation of the lottery throughout the statefor the purpose of ascertaining any defects in this article 40 or in the rules issued under this article 40 whereby any abuses in the administration and operation of the lottery or any evasion of this article 40 or the rules may arise or be practiced, for the purpose of formulating recommendations for changes in this article 40 and the rules to prevent any abuses and evasions, to guard against the use of this article 40 and the rules as a cloak for the carrying on of organized gambling and crime, and to ensure that the law and rules shall be in the form and be so administered as to serve the true purposes of this article 40;
To report immediately to the governor, the attorney general, the speaker of the houseof representatives, the president of the senate, the minority leaders of both houses, and any other state officers, as from time to time the commission deems appropriate, any matters that it deems to require an immediate change in the laws of this state in order to prevent abuses and evasions of this article 40 or rules promulgated thereunder or to rectify undesirable conditions in connection with the administration or operation of the lottery;
To require any special reports from the director that it may consider desirable;
To authorize and issue revenue bonds pursuant to the provisions of section 44-40122;
To annually set the amount of the performance bond required of persons enteringinto contracts to provide materials, equipment, or supplies used in the operation of the lottery or to design or install games or lotteries; and
To investigate and participate in multistate agreements and to regulate multistatelotteries. The director shall act as the commission's agent in the investigations if the commission so directs.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, rules promulgated pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following:
The types of lotteries to be conducted, but no lottery conducted under this article 40 other than instant scratch games shall be based upon the game of chance commonly known as bingo, nor shall any lottery be conducted that depends upon the outcome of any athletic contest except races at state-licensed dog or horse tracks if approved by the Colorado racing commission;
The price of tickets or shares in the lottery;
The numbers, sizes, and payment of the prizes on the winning tickets or shares;
The manner of selecting the winning tickets or shares. All drawings shall be held inpublic and witnessed by an independent auditor employed by a certified public accountant firm, and all drawing equipment used in the public drawings must be examined prior to and after each public drawing by an independent auditor employed by a certified public accountant firm.
The frequency of the drawing or selection of winning tickets or shares, without limitation;
Without limit to number, the types of locations where tickets or shares may be sold;except that the commission shall not promulgate any rule, issue any order, or adopt any policy or interpretation before July 1, 2017, that authorizes or permits the purchase of tickets, including instant scratch tickets, or shares by means of the internet, telephone, computer, or any other electronic device or equipment that the purchaser can access or use to purchase lottery tickets other than by doing so personally at a licensed lottery sales agent's physical place of business;
The method to be used in selling tickets or shares, but all sales shall be on a cashonly basis;
The manner and amount of compensation, if any, to be paid licensed sales agentsnecessary to provide for the adequate availability of tickets or shares to prospective buyers and for the convenience of the public;
The manner in which lottery sales revenues are to be collected.
(3) (a) The commission shall promulgate rules pursuant to subsection (1) of this section for the general administration of all instant scratch games. The rules shall include, but shall not be limited to:
The method to be used in selling instant scratch game tickets, but all sales shall be ona cash-only basis;
The method of paying prizes on winning instant scratch game tickets; and
The manner and amount of compensation, if any, to be paid to licensed sales agentsnecessary to provide for the adequate availability of instant scratch game tickets to prospective buyers and for the convenience of the public.
(b) (I) The commission shall establish and approve all instructions governing instant scratch games. The instructions shall include, but shall not be limited to:
The method for determining instant scratch game winners;
The establishment of claim periods;
The price of instant scratch game tickets;
The numbers and sizes of prizes; and
The method for selecting and validating winning instant scratch game tickets.
The commission shall publish all approved instructions governing instant scratchgames in a clearly identifiable section on the official website of the state lottery. The published instructions shall be binding on purchasers and claimants of instant scratch game tickets.
The procedural rule-making requirements of section 24-4-103 shall not apply to thecommission's duties specified in this subsection (3)(b).
Source: L. 2018: Entire article added with relocations, (HB 18-1027), ch. 31, p. 346, § 2, effective October 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 24-35-208 as it existed prior to 2018.