An interim, regulated framework — pending VLT legislation and Lottery implementation — that channels a guaranteed share of NCG proceeds to the funds that recruit, retain, and protect the people who serve our communities.
Machines will be reconfigured to permit coins, so that the balance goes to the player, not the machine. This single change also directly resolves one of Judge Ross' principal concerns.
Torch and each of its locations commit to 10% of adjusted gross income — or a substantially equivalent amount — split and paid monthly to three Missouri public-safety beneficiaries.
Managed by the Treasurer's Office. Funds the public-safety scholarship that supports police officers, firefighters, and EMTs across Missouri. Statewide reach, well known, and broadly popular.
§173.2655 RSMo, Sec. 12 — establishes the fund and authorizes private donations.
Direct contribution supporting the retirement system for the prosecutors who carry the state's criminal docket every day.
Direct contribution to the retirement system supporting Missouri's elected sheriffs and their deputies across all 114 counties.
Note: FRRRA donations are not tax deductible — deductibility language was removed during the statute's negotiation. Disclosed up front so there are no surprises.
FRRRA scholarship applications run on the semester cycle. Monthly contributions mean dollars are available when students apply — not held until year-end — so more awards can be granted in real time.
Monthly payments give the State, the AGO, and the public an immediate, recurring picture of the revenue this pilot generates — instead of waiting twelve months for the headline number.
Promulgate rules to regulate No Chance Games as an interim product until the legislature passes — and the Lottery implements — VLT.
Coin reconfiguration sends balance to the player, not the machine — a structural fix, not a workaround.
Funds begin flowing on a monthly cadence as soon as the pilot is live — no waiting for VLT stand-up.
Designed to sunset once the legislature passes VLT and the Lottery implements the permanent framework.