§ 42-61.2-11. Effect of other laws and local ordinances.
(a) No other law providing any penalty or disability for operating, hosting, maintaining, supporting, or playing video lottery games, or any acts done in connection with video lottery games, shall apply to operating, hosting, maintaining, supporting, or playing video lottery games pursuant to this chapter.
(b) No other law providing any penalty or disability for conducting, hosting, maintaining, supporting, or participating in sports wagering, or any acts done in connection with sports wagering, shall apply to conducting, hosting, maintaining, supporting, or participating in sports wagering pursuant to this chapter.
(c) The provisions of §§ 41-9-4 and 41-9-6 shall not apply to this chapter, and the provisions of this chapter shall take precedence over any local ordinances to the contrary. It is specifically acknowledged that the installation, operation, and use of video lottery terminals by a pari-mutuel licensee, as authorized in this chapter, shall for all purposes be deemed a permitted use as defined in § 45-24-31. No city or town where video lottery terminals are authorized may seek to prevent the installation and use of said video lottery terminals by defining such as a prohibited use.
History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 39, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 371, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 47, art. 4, § 4.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 42 - State Affairs and Government
Chapter 42-61.2 - Video Lottery Games, Table Games and Sports Wagering
Section 42-61.2-1. - Definitions.
Section 42-61.2-2. - Division of state lottery authorized to operate video lotteries.
Section 42-61.2-2.1. - State authorized to operate casino gaming.
Section 42-61.2-2.3. - State authorized to operate casino gaming in Tiverton.
Section 42-61.2-3. - Additional powers and duties of the director.
Section 42-61.2-3.1. - Table-game regulation.
Section 42-61.2-3.2. - Gaming credit authorized.
Section 42-61.2-3.3. - Sports wagering regulation.
Section 42-61.2-4. - Additional powers and duties of director and lottery division.
Section 42-61.2-5. - Allocation of sports-wagering and online sports-wagering revenue.
Section 42-61.2-6. - When games may be played.
Section 42-61.2-7. - Division of revenue.
Section 42-61.2-8. - Repealed.
Section 42-61.2-9. - Unclaimed prize money, including unclaimed sports-wagering payoffs.
Section 42-61.2-10. - Prizes exempt from taxation.
Section 42-61.2-11. - Effect of other laws and local ordinances.
Section 42-61.2-12. - Prize — Set-off for child support debts.
Section 42-61.2-13. - Enforcement.
Section 42-61.2-14. - Compulsive and problem gambling programs.
Section 42-61.2-15. - Table game and sports-wagering hours of operation.
Section 42-61.2-16. - General requirements for online sports wagering.