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Section 7

Section 7 Lottery Commission Game Offerings

Section 25 of chapter 10 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word "appropriation", in line 13, the following words:- ; provided, however, that the commission may enter into contracts or group agreements for lottery games not currently or previously authorized by the commission, resulting in a contractor or licensor to be paid a specified percentage of net or gross revenues of such game, and such payments shall not be subject to appropriation; provided further, that prizes to the holders of winning tickets or shares shall not be less than 45 per cent of the total revenue accruing from the sale of lottery tickets.