Goto Section: 76.209 | 76.225 | Table of Contents
FCC 76.213
Revised as of October 1, 2011
Goto Year:2010 |
2012
§ 76.213 Lotteries.
(a) No cable television system operator, except as in paragraph (c),
when engaged in origination cablecasting shall transmit or permit to be
transmitted on the origination cablecasting channel or channels any
advertisement of or information concerning any lottery, gift,
enterprise, or similar scheme, offering prizes dependent in whole or in
part upon lot or chance, or any list of prizes drawn or awarded by
means of any such lottery, gift enterprise, or scheme, whether said
list contains any part or all of such prizes.
(b) The determination whether a particular program comes within the
provisions of paragraph (a) of this section depends on the facts of
each case. However, the Commission will in any event consider that a
program comes within the provisions of paragraph (a) of this section if
in connection with such program a prize consisting of money or thing of
value is awarded to any person whose selection is dependent in whole or
in part upon lot or chance, if as a condition of winning or competing
for such prize, such winner or winners are required to furnish any
money or thing of value or are required to have in their possession any
product sold, manufactured, furnished, or distributed by a sponsor of a
program cablecast on the system in question.
(c) The provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section shall not
apply to advertisements or lists of prizes or information concerning:
(1) A lottery conducted by a State acting under authority of State law
which is transmitted:
(i) By a cable system located in that State;
(ii) By a cable system located in another State which conducts such a
lottery; or
(iii) By a cable system located in another State which is integrated
with a cable system described in paragraphs (c)(1)(i) or (c)(1)(ii) of
this section, if termination of the receipt of such transmission by the
cable systems in such other State would be technically infeasible.
(2) Any gaming conducted by an Indian Tribe pursuant to the Indian
Gaming Regulatory Act. (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq. ).
(3) A lottery, gift enterprise or similar scheme, other than one
described in paragraph (c)(1) of this section, that is authorized or
not otherwise prohibited by the State in which it is conducted and
which is:
(i) Conducted by a not-for-profit organization or a governmental
organization; or
(ii) Conducted as a promotional activity by a commercial organization
and is clearly occasional and ancillary to the primary business of that
organization.
(d) For the purposes of paragraph (c) lottery means the pooling of
proceeds derived from the sale of tickets or chances and allotting
those proceeds or parts thereof by chance to one or more chance takers
or ticket purchasers. It does not include the placing or accepting of
bets or wagers on sporting events or contests.
(e) For purposes of paragraph (c)(3)(i) of this section, the term
"not-for-profit organization" means any organization that would qualify
as tax exempt under section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
[ 37 FR 3278 , Feb. 12, 1972, as amended at 40 FR 6210 , Feb. 10, 1975; 42 FR 13947 , Apr. 13, 1977; 54 FR 20856 , May 15, 1989; 55 FR 18888 , May 7,
1990]
Goto Section: 76.209 | 76.225
Goto Year: 2010 |
2012
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