1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to gambling; modifying definition of video
1.3 	game of chance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004,
1.4 	section 609.75, subdivision 8.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609.75,
1.7 	subdivision 8, is amended to read:
1.8 		Subd. 8.Video game of chance.  A video game of chance is
1.9 	a game or device that simulates one or more games commonly
1.10 	referred to as poker, blackjack, craps, hi-lo, roulette, or
1.11 	other common gambling forms of wagering, though not offering any
1.12 	type of pecuniary award or gain to players and in which the
1.13 	player's skill is not a substantial element in determining the
1.14 	outcome of the game. The term also includes any video game
1.15 	having one or more of the following characteristics:
1.16 	(1) it is primarily a game of chance, and has no
1.17 	substantial elements of skill involved;
1.18 	(2) it awards game credits or replays and contains a meter
1.19 	or device that records unplayed credits or replays.

1.20 	Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 1.21 	Section 1 is effective the day following final enactment.