(a) No other law providing any penalty or disability for operating, hosting, maintaining, supporting, or playing video lottery games, or any acts done in connection with video lottery games, shall apply to operating, hosting, maintaining, supporting, or playing video lottery games pursuant to this chapter. (b) No other law providing any penalty or disability for conducting, hosting, maintaining, supporting, or participating in sports wagering, or any acts done in connection with sports wagering, shall apply to conducting, hosting, maintaining, supporting, or participating in sports wagering pursuant to this chapter. (c) No other law providing any penalty or disability for conducting, hosting, maintaining, supporting, or participating in casino gaming, including iGaming, or any acts done in connection with casino gaming, including iGaming, shall apply to conducting, hosting, maintaining, supporting, or participating in casino gaming, including iGaming pursuant to this chapter. (d) The provisions of §§ 41-9-4 and 41-9-6 shall not apply to this chapter, and the provisions of this chapter shall take precedence over any local gaming, including iGaming pursuant to this chapter. (d) The provisions of §§ 41-9-4 and 41-9-6 shall not apply to this chapter, and the provisions of this chapter shall take precedence over any local ordinances to the contrary. It is specifically acknowledged that the installation, operation, and use of video lottery terminals by a pari-mutuel licensee, as authorized in this chapter, shall for all purposes be deemed a permitted use as defined in § 45-24-31. No city or town where video lottery terminals are authorized may seek to prevent the installation and use of said video lottery terminals by defining such as a prohibited use. History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 39, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 371, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 47, art. 4, § 4; P.L. 2023, ch. 135, § 4, effective March 1, 2024; P.L. 2023, ch. 158, § 4, effective March 1, 2024.
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