Alaska § 05.15.640 - Restrictions on use of broadcasting; online gaming.

§ 05.15.640. Restrictions on use of broadcasting; online gaming.

 (a) A person may not use broadcasting to promote or conduct a charitable gaming activity under this chapter except that a person may use        (1) broadcasting to promote a fish derby, a dog mushers' contest, a type of classic defined in AS 05.15.690 , or a raffle and lottery; or

 (2) the Internet or an Internet communication to promote a charitable gaming activity under this chapter.

 (b) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, the department may authorize a noncommercial broadcasting station or network of stations to broadcast the conducting of an activity under this chapter on the station or network under a permit held by the station or network. The department may not authorize a station to broadcast the conducting of an activity for more than 12 hours in a calendar year. In this subsection, “noncommercial broadcasting station” means a radio or television station that is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission to a governmental entity or to an entity that is exempt from federal taxation under 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3) (Internal Revenue Code).

 (c) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, a permittee, an operator, or the holder of a multiple-beneficiary permit may use the Internet or an Internet communication to conduct a charitable gaming activity for a raffle or lottery, dog mushers' contest, derby, or type of classic defined in AS 05.15.690 . The permittee, an operator, or the holder of a multiple-beneficiary permit may draw winning tickets online or by other electronic or digital means.

 (d) A purchaser shall, at the time of an online ticket sale, certify that the purchaser is of legal purchasing age and is not physically present in an area that has adopted a local option prohibiting charitable gaming.

 (e) A permittee, operator, or holder of a multiple-beneficiary permit conducting a charitable gaming activity under (d) of this section shall conduct the charitable gaming activity in the state and determine, in the state, the winner of the charitable gaming activity.

 (f) A permittee, operator, or holder of a multiple-beneficiary permit conducting a raffle or lottery under (d) of this section shall advertise the maximum number of available raffle or lottery tickets at the beginning of the raffle. The maximum number of available raffle or lottery tickets may be unlimited if the maximum number is advertised as unlimited. The maximum number of available raffle or lottery tickets may not be increased after advertisement.

 (g) In this section,        (1) “broadcasting” includes television and radio transmission by 2,500 megahertz, microwave video and audio programming, slow-scan television programming, and programming by way of satellite, cable, teletype, or facsimile transmission and distribution methods;

 (2) “Internet” means the combination of computer systems or networks that make up the international network for interactive communications services, including remote logins, file transfer, electronic mail, and newsgroups;

 (3) “Internet communication” means an announcement or advertisement disseminated through the Internet.

Article 4. General Provisions.