Sec 43-405. Extension of withholding to gambling winnings

A. For the purposes of this title, payments of prize winnings which are subject to federal withholding pursuant to section 1441 or section 3402(q) of the internal revenue code by any of the following shall be treated as if they were payments of wages by an employer to employees for a payroll period:

1. The Arizona state lottery commission under title 5, chapter 5.1.

2. A permittee conducting horse or dog racing under title 5, chapter 1.

B. The lottery commission and permittees shall deduct and withhold from each payment of prize winnings an amount equal to twenty per cent of the amount withheld pursuant to section 1441 or section 3402(q) of the internal revenue code and pay that amount to the department pursuant to this article.