Legislative Session number- 82

Bill Name: SF2927

Providing for the operation of gaming machines by the state lottery; granting
the director certain contracting authority relating to the procurement of gaming
machines; restricting placement of the machines to the racetrack and specifying
certain contract requirements; requiring set aside of a certain percentage of
gaming machine revenues for horse racing purses and requiring transfer of a
certain percentage of the set aside to the racing commission for breeders fund
thoroughbred and 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; 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 (je)