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Or. Rev. Stat. § 461.215 (2026)

Video lottery games

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      461.215 Video lottery games. (1) The Oregon State Lottery Commission may initiate a game or games using video devices, the proceeds from which shall be transferred to the Administrative Services Economic Development Fund for allocation as provided by law.

      (2) In the approval and purchase of video lottery games, game terminals and equipment, the lottery commission and any game operator, distributor, retailer or owner shall prefer goods or services that have been manufactured in this state if price, fitness and quality are otherwise equal.

      (3) The lottery commission shall separately record and account for the costs and net proceeds of games operated under this section. At such time as the lottery commission makes the quarterly transfer of net proceeds provided for by ORS 461.540, it shall certify to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services the amount of such transfer which represents the net proceeds of games provided for in subsection (1) of this section. [1989 c.828 §6; 1991 c.461 §80; 1991 c.962 §2; 1993 c.18 §117; 2009 c.221 §3]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1993–1999 · leading case: Ecumenical Ministries v. Oregon State Lottery Comm'n, 871 P.2d 106 (Or. 1994).
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Ecumenical Ministries v. Oregon State Lottery Comm'n, 871 P.2d 106 (Or. 1994). · cites it 42× “In this case, we are called on to decide the constitutionality of three statutes relating to the operation of the State Lottery—ORS 461.215, 461.217, and 461.546 [1] —under the present version of Article XV, section 4, of the Oregon Constitution.”
Greater New Orleans Broad. Assn., Inc. v. United States, 527 U.S. 173 (1999). · cites it 2× “1997); Ore. Rev. Stat. § 461.215 (1998); R. I. Gen.”
Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon v. Oregon State Lottery Comm'n, 849 P.2d 532 (Or. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 9× “In their first claim, they allege that the Lottery Commission will violate Article XV, section 4(7) of the Oregon Constitution, 1 by implementing ORS 461.215 and ORS 461.217, 2 because “video poker will have the effect of creating casino gambling.”
Ecumenical Ministries v. Oregon State Lottery Comm'n, 854 P.2d 952 (Or. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 7× “Based in the main on its interpretation of “casinos,” the trial court granted the motion.”
Citation Bingo, Ltd. v. Otten, 910 P.2d 281 (N.M. 1995). “1995) (authorizing use of gaming equipment in licensed casinos); Ore.Rev.Stat. § 461.215 (1991) (authorizing video lottery games); S.”
State Ex Rel. Mountaineer Park, Inc. v. Polan, 438 S.E.2d 308 (W. Va. 1993). “The Oregon Legislative Assembly authorized the Lottery Commission to initiate games using video lottery devices, Or.Rev.Stat. § 461.215 (1991), placed limitations on the placement of video lottery terminals, Or.”
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