TICKETS
House Bill 5819
Sponsor: Rep. James Koetje
Committee: Gaming and Casino Oversight
Complete to 10-18-00
A SUMMARY OF HOUSE BILL 5819 AS INTRODUCED 5-23-00
The bill would amend the McCauley-Traxler-Law-Bowman-McNeely Lottery Act to raise, from 18 to 21 years, the age at which a person could purchase a lottery ticket. Further, under current law, a person who is 18 years or older can buy a ticket or a share of a ticket as a gift for a person who is under 18. The bill would delete this provision. Finally, the bill would specify that if the person entitled to a prize or any winning ticket was at least 18 but under 21 years of age, the prize would be held by the lottery bureau until the person's 21st birthday.
MCL 432.29 and 432.39
Analyst: S. Stutzky