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R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-61-6 (2026)

Proceeds of sales — Segregated funds

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(a) All proceeds from the sale of lottery tickets or shares received by a person in the capacity of a sales agent shall constitute a trust fund until paid into the state lottery fund.

(b) The sales agent shall be personally liable for all proceeds; and failure to pay the lottery division moneys owed, upon demand, from the sales or misappropriation of the funds shall constitute embezzlement under § 11-41-3.

(c) The provisions of this section shall be enforced and prosecuted by the state police and the attorney general’s office.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1981–2010 · leading case: In Re Cairone, 12 B.R. 60 (Bankr. D.R.I. 1981).
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In Re Cairone, 12 B.R. 60 (Bankr. D.R.I. 1981). · cites it 10× “The parties also agree that the proceeds in question are trust funds according to R.I.Gen. Laws § 42-61-6. That statute provides: All proceeds from the sale of lottery tickets or shares received by a person in the capacity of a sales agent shall constitute a trust fund until…”
In Re Advisory Opinion to the Governor, 856 A.2d 320 (R.I. 2004). · cites it 2× “Unlike proceeds generated from the sale of state lottery tickets, which must be held in trust until paid into the state lottery fund, G.L.1956 § 42-61-6, daily revenue generated at the casino would go directly to Harrah’s rather than to the state.”
Rhode Island Lottery Comm'n v. Yolanda (In re Yolanda), 12 B.R. 60 (D.R.I. 1981). · cites it 10× “The parties also agree that the proceeds in question are trust funds according to R.I.Gen. Laws § 42-61-6. That statute provides: All proceeds from the sale of lottery tickets or shares received by a person in the capacity of a sales agent shall constitute a trust fund until…”
Tennessee Educ. Lottery Corp. v. Cooper (In Re Cooper), 430 B.R. 480 (Bankr. E.D. Tenn. 2010). “at 62 (“R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-61-6 in straightforward, no-frills language specifically prescribes that the funds received from the sale of lottery tickets be held as a ‘trust fund’ by the agent until he [she] remits them to the Lottery Commission.”
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