Hawaii-2024-HCR113-Amended

WHEREAS, according to the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries, forty-four states and the District of Columbia offer lotteries in the United States; and

WHEREAS, Gallup polls have found that state lotteries are the most popular form of gambling in the United States, with roughly half of respondents saying they purchased a lottery ticket in the past twelve months; and

WHEREAS, in 2021, Americans spent $105.26 billion on lottery tickets, and state governments on average take in about a third of each lottery jackpot in taxes and revenue; and

WHEREAS, according to the Tax Foundation, "state lotteries pay out an average of only 60 percent of gross revenues in prizes (compared to about 90 percent for casino slot machines or table games)"; and

WHEREAS, Hawaii is one of the few remaining jurisdictions without a state lottery; and

WHEREAS, a working group should be convened to study whether a state lottery would be feasible; now, therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2024, the Senate concurring, that the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism is requested to convene a working group to examine the feasibility of a state lottery; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism is requested to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2026; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism.

Report Title:

State Lottery; Feasibility; Working Group

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.C.R. NO.	113
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024		H.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII