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State Lottery - Instant Ticket Lottery Machines - Veterans' and Fraternal Organizations

Sponsor: Eric Ebersole (District 44A)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: GamingStatus: Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing the Director of the State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency to issue certain fraternal organizations a license for not more than five instant ticket lottery machines; altering the distribution of proceeds from instant ticket lottery machine sales by veterans' organizations; providing for the distribution of proceeds from instant ticket lottery machines sales by fraternal organizations; repealing a requirement that certain veterans' organizations purchase or lease certain machines; etc.

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Testimony (7)

MGA witness list
FAV 4FavorableUNF 3Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVBradley, BrandonlobbyistBenevolent & Protective Order of ElksOral + Written (PDF)
FAVHunt, KennethLoyal Order of the MooseOral
FAVCross, CashennaNAACPOral
FAVDelegate Ebersole, Delegate EbersolelegislatorIndividualOral
UNFGaragiola, HannahlobbyistCompass Government RelationsOral
UNFHarting, MartalobbyistVenableOral + Written (PDF)
UNFSidh, SushantlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVBradley, BrandonBenevolent & Protective Order of ElksRegistered for: Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, The
UNFGaragiola, HannahCompass Government RelationsRegistered for: AGC; Acusensus; American Society of Travel Advisors, Inc; Bamboo Health; Brigit, Inc; CTIA- The Wireless Association
UNFHarting, MartaVenableRegistered for: Abbott Laboratories; Annie E. Casey Foundation, Inc., The; Asurion Insurance Services, Inc.; Baltimore Community Foundation; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Baltimore Public Markets Corporation
UNFSidh, SushantRegistered for: AFCO Cargo BWI II LLC; Abner's; Air Global (formerly Al Fakher Distribution); Allegis, Redwood, Maxim Public Affairs, LLC; American Express Travel Related Services, Inc.; Association for Accessible Medicines