The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Michael J. Rodrigues

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
                Court assembled:

                The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to the state lottery.

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PETITION OF:

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 178 OF 2007-2008.]

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine

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An Act relative to the state lottery.

                Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

Section 27 of Chapter 10 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1996 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:—

Losing scratch tickets, so-called, shall be redeemable by the licensee for the amount of five cents per ticket to be used only for the purchase of a lottery ticket.