1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to crime prevention and public safety;
1.3 	gambling; legalizing the game of Texas hold'em under
1.4 	certain conditions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004,
1.5 	section 609.761, subdivision 3.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609.761,
1.8 	subdivision 3, is amended to read:
1.9 		Subd. 3.Social skill game.  Sections 609.755 and 609.76
1.10 	do not prohibit tournaments or contests that satisfy all of the
1.11 	following requirements:
1.12 	(1) the tournament or contest consists of the card games of
1.13 	chance commonly known as cribbage, skat, sheephead, bridge,
1.14 	euchre, pinochle, gin, 500, smear, Texas hold'em,or whist;
1.15 	(2) the tournament or contest does not provide any direct
1.16 	financial benefit to the promoter or organizer; and 
1.17 	(3) the sum of all prizes awarded for each tournament or
1.18 	contest does not exceed $200; and 
1.19 	(4) with respect to any Texas hold'em tournament or
1.20 	contest, the organizer of the tournament or contest must ensure
1.21 	that reasonable accommodations are made for players with
1.22 	physical disabilities.  Accommodations to the table and the
1.23 	cards shall include, among other things, the announcement of the
1.24 	cards visible to the entire table and the use of braille cards
1.25 	for players who are blind.
2.1 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day
2.2 	following final enactment and applies to acts committed on or
2.3 	after that date.