Kansas Statutes 74-8745. Information and data disclosure procedures; certain information confidential
(a) All information and data required to be furnished to the Kansas lottery or the Kansas racing and gaming commission pursuant to Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 74-8741 through 74-8747, and amendments thereto, or which may otherwise be obtained, relative to the finances, earnings or revenue, except the net electronic gaming machine income, of any vendor shall be considered confidential and shall not be revealed in whole or in part without permission of the vendor, except (1) in the course of the necessary administration of the Kansas expanded lottery act, (2) upon the lawful order of a court of competent jurisdiction or (3) to a duly authorized law enforcement agency.
(b) All information and data pertaining to a vendor’s criminal record, family and background furnished to or obtained by the Kansas lottery or Kansas racing and gaming commission pursuant to Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 74-8741 through 74-8747, and amendments thereto, from any source shall be considered confidential and shall not be revealed, in whole or part. Such information shall be released upon the lawful order of a court of competent jurisdiction or to a duly authorized law enforcement agency.
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 74-8745
- Commission: means the Kansas lottery commission. See Kansas Statutes 74-8702
- Electronic gaming machine: means any electronic, electromechanical, video or computerized device, contrivance or machine authorized by the Kansas lottery that, upon insertion of cash, tokens, electronic cards or any consideration, is available to play, operate or simulate the play of a game authorized by the Kansas lottery pursuant to the Kansas expanded lottery act, including, but not limited to, bingo, poker, blackjack, keno and slot machines, and that may deliver or entitle the player operating the machine to receive cash, tokens, merchandise or credits that may be redeemed for cash. See Kansas Statutes 74-8702
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Kansas lottery: means the state agency created by this act to operate a lottery or lotteries pursuant to this act. See Kansas Statutes 74-8702
- Vendor: means any person who has entered into a major procurement contract with the Kansas lottery. See Kansas Statutes 74-8702
(c) Notice of the contents of any information released, except to a duly authorized law enforcement agency pursuant to this section, shall be given to any applicant, certificate holder or vendor in a manner prescribed by the rules and regulations adopted by the commission.