1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to gambling; prohibiting location of a
1.3 	state-operated or state-licensed gambling facility in
1.4 	a city unless the voters of the city have approved the
1.5 	facility in a referendum.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. CASINO LOCATION; REFERENDUM.
 1.8 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section,
1.9 	"gambling facility" means a facility operated or licensed by the
1.10 	state at which games commonly considered to be casino games are
1.11 	conducted.  Gambling facility does not include (1) a racetrack
1.12 	licensed under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 240, or (2) a
1.13 	facility at which the only gambling conducted is lawful gambling
1.14 	licensed under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 349.
1.15 		Subd. 2.Referendum. No gambling facility may be located
1.16 	within a home rule charter or statutory city unless the voters
1.17 	of the city have approved that use in the city at a general
1.18 	election or a special election called for that purpose.
1.19 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day
1.20 	following final enactment.