{"data":{"id":"us-mt/23-5-130","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"23-5-130","heading":"Allowable compensation for route operator.","body":"The compensation that a licensed route operator may receive for leasing a video gambling machine to a licensed operator is limited to a set fee or a percentage of gross machine income, or both a set fee and percentage amount. The route operator may not assume responsibility for any expenses of the operator's business except for expenses associated with:\n(1) paying video gambling machine permit fees and taxes;\n(2) conducting video gambling machine promotional activities;\n(3) maintaining and repairing video gambling machines;\n(4) supplying funds to allow an operator to exchange a player's money for other coin or currency for operating a video gambling machine and to pay out prizes won by players;\n(5) providing accounting and recordkeeping services for video gambling machines; and\n(6) other activities, if allowed by department rule.","path":["TITLE 23. PARKS, RECREATION, SPORTS, AND GAMBLING","CHAPTER 5. GAMBLING","Part 1. General Provisions, Proceedings, and Penalties"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0230/chapter_0050/part_0010/section_0300/0230-0050-0010-0300.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:49:53Z","sha256":"d47074ce0f97330204af7e83c5d34a11f1b08092bdef00d52282e8cb8c5b5a25","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/23-5-129","next":"us-mt/23-5-131"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}