Letter of credit or bond of retailer; content of contracts; powers of president ACTIVE

The corporation shall require each retailer to post a letter of credit or a bond with the corporation using a surety acceptable to the corporation in an amount not to exceed twice the average lottery ticket sales of the retailer for the period within which the retailer is required to remit lottery funds to the corporation. For the first ninety days of sales of a new retailer, the amount of the bond shall not exceed twice the average estimated lottery ticket sales for the period within which the retailer is required to remit lottery funds to the corporation. This Section does not apply to lottery tickets which are prepaid by the retailers. The corporation may facilitate the purchase of letters of credit by establishing retailer pools for the purchase of bonds and letters of credit for retailers.