1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to gambling; adding definitions; modifying certain provisions related to 
1.3 	card clubs;amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 240.01, subdivision 25, 
1.4 	by adding a subdivision; 240.30, subdivisions 3, 6, 8.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 240.01, subdivision 25, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 25.Card playing. "Card playing" means an activity wherein individuals 
1.8 	compete and wager with each other or against the sponsor or house utilizing a 52-unit 
1.9 	system comprised of a series of numbers, numbered two through ten, and the letters 
1.10 	J, Q, K, and A, combined with four symbols commonly known as hearts, diamonds, 
1.11 	spades, and clubs, wherein each individual unit constitutes the display of one of the 52 
1.12 	possible combinations. The symbol commonly known as a joker may be incorporated 
1.13 	into the system.

1.14 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 240.01, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.15 	to read:
1.16 		Subd. 28.Banked. "Banked" means a wagering system or game where the 
1.17 	individual participants play against the sponsor or house. Banked card games may be 
1.18 	conducted using tangible cards or by using electronic images at a table with other players 
1.19 	or at an individual station.

1.20 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 240.30, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
1.21 		Subd. 3.Type of wagering. All Card club wagering activities must may be 
1.22 	conducted in ana banked or unbanked system.

2.1 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 240.30, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
2.2 		Subd. 6.Plan of operation. (a) The commission shall not authorize a class B 
2.3 	licensee to operate a card club unless the licensee has submitted, and the commission 
2.4 	approved, a plan of operation for card playing activities. The plan must set forth all 
2.5 	necessary details for conducting card playing activities, including, among other things:
2.6 	(1) specifying and defining all card games to be played, including all governing 
2.7 	aspects of each game;
2.8 	(2) time and location of card playing activities;
2.9 	(3) amount and method by which participants will be charged for card playing 
2.10 	services;
2.11 	(4) arrangements to ensure the security of card playing activities;
2.12 	(5) designation of all licensed employees of the licensee who undertake supervisory 
2.13 	positions related to card playing activities;
2.14 	(6) internal control systems for card playing activities; and
2.15 	(7) a plan for the training of card club personnel in identification of problem 
2.16 	gamblers and appropriate action to prevent or control problem gambling.
2.17 	(b) The licensee must prepare and make available to all customers a written manual 
2.18 	that covers all portions of the current plan of operation. The licensee must also publish, 
2.19 	in pamphlet form, a condensed and comprehensive version of the manual and make it 
2.20 	available to all customers.
2.21 	(c) In order to conduct card playing activities in both a banked and unbanked system, 
2.22 	the licensee must submit a separate plan for each system.

2.23 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 240.30, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
2.24 		Subd. 8.Limitations. The commission may not approve any plan of operation 
2.25 	under subdivision 6 that exceeds any of the following limitations:
2.26 	(1) the maximum number of tables used for card playing at the card club at any one 
2.27 	time, other than tables used for instruction, demonstrations, or tournament play, may 
2.28 	not exceed 50. The table limit exception for tournament play is allowed for only one 
2.29 	tournament per year that lasts for no longer than 14 days;
2.30 	(2) except as provided in clause (3) (2), no wager may exceed $60;
2.31 	(3) (2) for games in which each player is allowed to make only one wager or has a 
2.32 	limited opportunity to change that wager, no wager may exceed $300.