Charitable Gaming Newsletter - Fall 2018

Subject: CHARITABLE GAMING NEWSLETTER – FALL 2018

Hello from the Charitable Gaming Group!

The purpose of this newsletter is to provide permit and license holders the resources they need to manage their gaming account. As you know, all activity related to your gaming permit or license is conducted through your Revenue Online account.

GAMING PRESENTATION IN ANCHORAGE OCTOBER 19, 2018

If you are attending the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention in Anchorage this year, please consider stopping by our presentation on Friday October 19 from 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM.

The presentation is open to the public, and will take place across the street from the Denai’ina Center at the Atwood Building, located at 550 West 7th Avenue, in the Robert Atwood conference room.

The topics will include a summary of charitable gaming in Alaska and an overview of the permittee annual financial statement, with a question and answer session to follow.

Please RSVP to dor.tax.gaming@alaska.gov and let us know if you will be attending. Depending on the number of responses we get, we may add a second training session

REQUEST TRAINING FOR YOUR ORGANIZATION

If you are located in Anchorage or Juneau, we would be happy to present information about charitable gaming to your group. If you are located outside of these areas, we are happy to participate in a teleconference or video conference. Please call Katrina Mitchell at (907) 465-3410 to schedule

FREEZING PULL-TAB GAMES

AS 05.15.187(d) states a pull-tab game may not be withdrawn from sale until all pull-tabs in the game are sold. Furthermore, the term ‘freezing’ is not referenced or defined in charitable gaming statute or regulation, and appears to be a variation of operating a pull-tab game. Therefore, as long as a person is actively playing a game and is physically present, freezing is permissible. However, a game may not be frozen overnight or if the person leaves the premises. Lastly, strong house rules should be in place before this practice is implemented.

DON’T FORGET TO DONATE YOUR NET PROCEEDS BY THE END OF THE YEAR

As a reminder, net proceeds earned in 2017 must be donated no later than December 31, 2018.

WHO CAN PLAY PULL-TABS? WHO CANNOT PLAY PULL-TABS?

Check out our newest publication posted at our website, www.tax.alaska.gov/gaming, to find the answers.

WHEN IS A PERMITTEE REQUIRED TO FILE A QUARTERLY REPORT?

A permittee must file a quarterly report for each calendar quarter it has gross receipts of $50,000 or more. A member of a multiple-beneficiary permit is required to file every quarter regardless of the amount of gross receipts.

Sincerely,

The Charitable Gaming Group

Phone: (907) 465-2581

Email: dor.tax.gaming@alaska.gov

Website: www.tax.alaska.gov/gaming