1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, no lottery may be authorized by this State, nor may lottery tickets be sold.

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2.  The State and the political subdivisions thereof shall not operate a lottery. The Legislature may authorize persons engaged in charitable activities or activities not for profit to operate a lottery in the form of a raffle or drawing on their own behalf. All proceeds of the lottery, less expenses directly related to the operation of the lottery, must be used only to benefit charitable or nonprofit activities in this State. A charitable or nonprofit organization shall not employ or otherwise engage any person to organize or operate its lottery for compensation. The Legislature may provide by law for the regulation of such lotteries.

Sec: 24.  Lotteries. [Effective November 24, 2026, if the provisions of Assembly Joint Resolution No. 5 (2023) are agreed to and passed by the 2025 Legislature and approved and ratified by the voters at the 2026 General Election.]

1.  Except as otherwise provided in this section, no lottery may be authorized by this State, nor may lottery tickets be sold.

2.  The Legislature may provide by law for the operation and regulation of lotteries, including, without limitation, authorizing lottery tickets to be sold, except that:

(a) The Legislature shall not pass any laws which grant a special charter or similar organizational or governing document to any person or other entity to operate a lottery or sell lottery tickets or which otherwise authorize the exercise of such powers under a special charter or similar organizational or governing document.

(b) The political subdivisions of this State shall not operate a lottery or sell lottery tickets.

(c) The operation of lotteries by persons engaged in charitable activities or activities not for profit must comply with the provisions of subsection 3.

3.  The Legislature may authorize persons engaged in charitable activities or activities not for profit to operate a lottery in the form of a raffle or drawing on their own behalf. All proceeds of the lottery, less expenses directly related to the operation of the lottery, must be used only to benefit charitable or nonprofit activities in this State. A charitable or nonprofit organization shall not employ or otherwise engage any person to organize or operate its lottery for compensation. The Legislature may provide by law for the regulation of such lotteries.