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IF <br />EXPENDITURE OF LAWFUL GAMBLING PROiCE,E,D,S 55 <br />Organizations paid for advertisements and p,hotos to publikize their <br />charitable contributions. This may have been an appropriate expense <br />before the August 1989, rule change prohibiting advertising, but it is <br />not an allowable lawful Purpose. <br />Payment for gambling seminars should be an allowable expense and <br />(A <br />should be strictly 11 1 mited to fives or fewer, gambling officers of the <br />organizati"On. <br />The gambling bolard has, had a p everal years that contributions fo <br />lobbying or to lobbying organiZations is not a lawiful purpose expenditure. <br />Tbis policy was estabilish,ed in August 19891 in rule. 311 1 <br />31 Mina RuIcs, 78601. 010�, Subpart 16 G states in part: that l,aiwful, purpose does not include: "... the expen- <br />di,ture of gambling funds for the purpose of influencing or attempting to influence any public official or the <br />outcome, of any public decision.,.."' <br />q1 <br />TbLos will result in, more funds being, available for contributions to charitable <br />pu,rposies., <br />. . . . . .... . . . .......................................................................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MIMPRIFFIRRI-w- --W <br />We, found numerous 1 1 nstances, where organizations were contribut ng to other <br />ations <br />Organiz <br />organizations conducting gambil,i,ng. For example, one organization gave <br />are <br />money to four other VFW Post building funds'. These, kinds of contributions <br />contributing to, <br />could allow an organization to s1drt lawful, p�urpose restrictions on capital <br />other ambling <br />g <br />spending . It also couildi be usied as a way, to move funds from an organizat ion's <br />gambling account, to lo't�s general account. As a result, we recommend that: <br />16 <br />icensees. <br />Contributions from one licensed gambling orgainization to another <br />shouId not be allowed.i <br />The gambling bolard has, had a p everal years that contributions fo <br />lobbying or to lobbying organiZations is not a lawiful purpose expenditure. <br />Tbis policy was estabilish,ed in August 19891 in rule. 311 1 <br />31 Mina RuIcs, 78601. 010�, Subpart 16 G states in part: that l,aiwful, purpose does not include: "... the expen- <br />di,ture of gambling funds for the purpose of influencing or attempting to influence any public official or the <br />outcome, of any public decision.,.."' <br />