§9052.  Retail vendor certificates

A.  After one year of operation, any retailer who purchased or leased on-line equipment pursuant to this Subtitle and whose sales are equal to or greater than the statewide average of sales of on-line retailers may be reimbursed the cost of the purchase or lease by the corporation as authorized by rule and regulation of the board.  The board may purchase the terminals of other retailers who purchased their equipment if the board determines that such purchase is in the best interest of the lottery.  

B.  No lottery retailer contract awarded pursuant to this Subtitle shall be transferable or assignable.  No lottery retailer shall contract with any person for lottery goods or services except with the approval of the board.

C.  Each lottery retailer shall be issued a lottery retailer certificate which shall be conspicuously displayed at the place where the lottery retailer is authorized to sell lottery tickets.  Lottery tickets shall only be sold by the retailer at the location stated on the lottery retailer certificate.  

D.  A member of the legislature who meets the same requirements as any other applicant to be a retailer may be granted a retail contract to sell lottery tickets or participate in any other lottery game operations.  

E.  For the convenience of the public, all retailers may pay winners up to six hundred dollars after performing validation procedures appropriate to the lottery game involved.  Lottery tickets shall be exempt from the state and local sales and use tax.  

Acts 1990, No. 1045, §1, eff. Nov. 7, 1990.