569.02 Indian gaming; general duties. Under the direction of the secretary of administration, the director of Indian gaming shall do all of the following:
(1) Coordinate all of the state's regulatory activities regarding Indian gaming.
(2) Function as an Indian gaming liaison between Indians, the general public and the state.
(3) Function as a clearinghouse for information on Indian gaming.
(4) Assist the governor in determining the types of gaming that may be conducted on Indian lands and in entering into Indian gaming compacts.
(5) On March 1 annually, for each payment of Indian gaming receipts, as described under s. 569.01 (1m) (d), received by the state from an Indian tribe in the prior calendar year, determine the amount to be transferred under s. 20.505 (8) (hm) to the appropriation account under s. 20.835 (2) (ka) by doing all of the following:
(a) Dividing the net win in the prior calendar year at all of the Indian tribe's Indian gaming facilities at which pari-mutuel racing is conducted and at which pari-mutuel racing under ch. 562 was conducted on October 29, 1999, by the net win in the prior calendar year at all of the Indian tribe's Indian gaming facilities.
(b) Multiplying the number calculated under par. (a) by the amount of Indian gaming receipts, as described under s. 569.01 (1m) (d), received by the state from the Indian tribe in the prior calendar year.
History: 1991 a. 269; 1993 a. 16; 1995 a. 27 s. 9123 (6pp); 1997 a. 27; 1999 a. 9.
If any element of an Indian tribe's television bingo game occurs off the reservation, it is subject to prosecution under Wisconsin criminal law. 80 Atty. Gen. 332.