Vetoed by Governor Tony Evers

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that authorizes the legalization of paddlewheel raffles.

Highlights:

• Defines “paddlewheel" as a manually operated, mechanical, vertical wheel marked off into sections containing numbers, prize descriptions, or the designation “lose a turn" (Sec. 2).

• Classifies “paddlewheel raffle" as a raffle in which a paddlewheel is spun, and, after being spun, the paddlewheel uses a pointer or marker to indicate any of the following (Sec. 3):

• A winning number on the paddlewheel that matches a ticket purchased by a player;

• A prize to be awarded to the ticket purchaser whose turn it is, as determined by the organization conducting the raffle; or

• The ticket purchaser whose turn it is does not win a prize on the spin because the paddlewheel landed on a designated “lose a turn" section.

• Authorizes conducting multiple-container raffles , paddlewheel raffles, or plastic or rubber duck races (Sec. 4).

• Requires an organization that conducts a paddlewheel raffle to determine the winning number or prize by the position of the pointer or marker when the paddlewheel stops spinning. If the pointer stops on top of a peg, the number or prize item preceding the peg is the winning number or item (Sec. 5).

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