Legislative Session number- 81

Bill Name: SF1505

Providing for the operation of gaming machines and the conduct of card games by
the state lottery; granting the director certain contracting authority relating
to the procurement of gaming machines, the conduct and promotion of card games
and locations, restricting placement of the machines and conduct of the card
games to the racetrack and specifying certain contract requirements; requiring
set aside of a certain percentage of gaming machine and card game revenues for
horse racing purses and requiring transfer of a certain percentage of the set
aside to the racing commission for breeders fund thoroughbred, quarterhorse and
standardbred categories; prohibiting certain conflicts of interest; prescribing
specifications for gaming machines and providing for examination and testing;
regulating the awarding of prizes, prohibiting play by minors; requiring lottery
director posting of the compulsive gambling toll free telephone number and
establishment of a plan to identify problem gamblers and take appropriate
action; requiring deposit of adjusted gross machine revenue into the lottery
fund, authorizing crediting of certain percentages to the lottery operations
account for procurement, operation, maintenance, promotion, advertising and
placement of gaming machines, specifying certain limits and providing for
payments to the city and county of machines location to offset increased
services costs; providing for the conduct of the card games, requiring director
adoption of procedures, prohibiting participation by minors, specifying
compulsive gambling hotline notice and problem gamblers identification
requirements, regulating the awarding of prizes and requiring the deposit of
receipts into the lottery fund, restricting the amount allowed to be spent on
conducting, promoting and advertising the games; prohibiting local regulations;
granting the director access to criminal history data compiled by the director
of gambling enforcement in the department of public safety on persons under
contract with the lottery; providing for the appointment of personnel to conduct
the games; creating the Minnesota fund for the deposit of certain remaining game
revenues by the commissioner of finance, specifying certain reporting
requirements of the lottery director and establishing an advisory task force to
study and identify potential spending needs for the fund and report to the
legislature by a certain date, specifying membership requirements; exempting
game wagers from the provision voiding certain gambling debts for actions
statute of limitations purposes; exempting game receipts from the sales and in
lieu taxes (rla)