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, though not offering any type of
1.12 	pecuniary award or gain to players.  The term also includes any
1.13 	video game having one or more of the following characteristics:
1.14 	(1) it is primarily a game of chance, and has no
1.15 	substantial elements of skill involved;
1.16 	(2) it awards game credits or replays and contains a meter
1.17 	or device that records unplayed credits or replays. A video
1.18 	game that simulates horse racing that does not involve a prize
1.19 	payout is not a video game of chance.

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