N.M. Stat. § 6-24-7
Board of directors; duties.
The board shall provide the authority with the private-sector perspective of a large
marketing enterprise and shall make every effort to exercise sound and prudent
business judgment in its management and promotion of the lottery. It is the duty of the
board to:
A. adopt all rules, policies and procedures necessary for the establishment and
operation of the lottery;
B. maximize the revenue for the public purposes of the New Mexico Lottery Act and
to that end assure that all rules, policies and procedures adopted further revenue
maximization;
C. appoint a chief executive officer, prescribe the chief executive officer's
qualifications, duties and salary and set the salaries of the other officers and employees
of the authority;
D. approve, disapprove, amend or modify the annual budget recommended by the
chief executive officer for the operation of the authority;
E. approve or disapprove all procurements over seventy-five thousand dollars
($75,000);
F. supervise the chief executive officer and the other officers and employees of the
authority and meet with the chief executive officer at least once every three months to
make and consider recommendations, set policies, determine types and forms of lottery
games to be operated by the lottery and transact other necessary business;
G. conduct, with the chief executive officer, a continuing study of the lottery and
other state lotteries to improve the efficiency, profitability and security of the authority
and the lottery;
H. prepare quarterly and annual reports and maintain records as required under the
New Mexico Lottery Act;
I. pursue other matters necessary, desirable or convenient for the efficient and
effective operation of lottery games, the continued entertainment and convenience of
the public and the integrity of the lottery; and
J. support problem gambling initiatives and provide information to players about
where to obtain problem gambling assistance in New Mexico.