Section 349.165 — Premises Permits.
349.165 PREMISES PERMITS. Subdivision 1. Premises permit required; application. A licensed organization may not conduct lawful gambling at any site unless it has first obtained from the board a premises permit for the site. The board shall prescribe a form for permit applications, and each application for a permit must be submitted on a separate […]
Section 349.166 — Exclusions; Exemptions.
349.166 EXCLUSIONS; EXEMPTIONS. Subdivision 1. Exclusions. (a) Bingo, with the exception of linked bingo games, may be conducted without a license and without complying with sections 349.168, subdivisions 1 and 2; 349.17, subdivisions 4 and 5; 349.18, subdivision 1; and 349.19, if it is conducted: (1) by an organization in connection with a county fair, […]
Section 349.151 — Gambling Control Board.
349.151 GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD. Subdivision 1. Board created. The Gambling Control Board is created with the powers and duties established by subdivision 4. Subd. 2. Membership. (a) The board consists of seven members, as follows: (1) five members appointed by the governor; (2) one member appointed by the commissioner of public safety; and (3) one […]
Section 349.152 — Director.
349.152 DIRECTOR. Subdivision 1. Appointed. The governor shall appoint, with the advice and consent of the senate, a director from a list of one or more persons submitted by the board. The director serves in the unclassified service at the pleasure of the governor. Subd. 2. Duties of director. The director has the following duties: […]
Section 349.153 — Conflict Of Interest.
349.153 CONFLICT OF INTEREST. (a) A person may not serve on the board, be the director, or be an employee of the board who has an interest in any corporation, association, limited liability company, or partnership that is licensed by the board as a distributor, manufacturer, or linked bingo game provider. (b) A member of […]
Section 349.11 — Purpose.
349.11 PURPOSE. The purpose of sections 349.11 to 349.22 is to regulate lawful gambling, to insure integrity of operations, and to provide for the use of net profits only for lawful purposes. History: 1976 c 261 s 1; 1Sp1981 c 4 art 1 s 162; 1984 c 502 art 12 s 2; 1989 c 334 […]
Section 349.12 — Definitions.
349.12 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. As used in sections 349.11 to 349.23 the terms in this section have the meanings given them. Subd. 2. Active member. “Active member” means a member: (1) who has paid all dues to the organization; (2) who is 18 years of age or older; (3) who has equal voting rights […]
Section 349.13 — Lawful Gambling.
349.13 LAWFUL GAMBLING. Lawful gambling is not a lottery or gambling within the meaning of sections 609.75 to 609.76 if it is conducted under this chapter. A pull-tab dispensing device, electronic bingo device, and electronic pull-tab device permitted under this chapter and by board rule is not a gambling device within the meaning of sections […]
Section 349.15 — Use Of Gross Profits.
349.15 USE OF GROSS PROFITS. Subdivision 1. Expenditure restrictions, requirements, and civil penalties. (a) Gross profits from lawful gambling may be expended only for lawful purposes or allowable expenses as authorized by the membership of the conducting organization at a monthly meeting of the organization’s membership. (b) For each 12-month period beginning July 1, a […]