(1) Section 5-66-101 et seq. and all other laws and parts of laws inconsistent with this chapter are expressly declared not to apply to any person engaged in, conducting, or otherwise participating in lotteries.
(2) A person is not guilty of any criminal offense set forth in § 5-66-101 et seq. or any other law relating to illegal gambling to the extent the person relied on any rule, order, finding, or other determination by the Arkansas Lottery Commission [abolished] or the Office of the Arkansas Lottery that the activity was authorized by this chapter during the time that the rule, order, finding, or other determination was in effect.