1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to gambling; changing noon hour bingo to
1.3 	single occasion bingo and removing time of day
1.4 	restrictions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004,
1.5 	section 349.17, subdivision 7.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 349.17,
1.8 	subdivision 7, is amended to read:
1.9 		Subd. 7.noon hour single occasion bingo.
 1.10 	Notwithstanding subdivisions 1 and 3, an organization may
1.11 	conduct bingo subject to the following restrictions:
1.12 	(1) the bingo is conducted only between the hours of 11:00
1.13 	a.m. and 2:00 p.m.;
1.14 	(2) the bingo is conducted at a site the organization owns
1.15 	or leases and which has a license for the sale of intoxicating
1.16 	beverages on the premises under chapter 340A;
1.17 	(3) (2) the bingo is limited to one progressive bingo game
1.18 	per site as defined by section 349.211, subdivision 2;
1.19 	(4) (3) the bingo is conducted using only bingo paper
1.20 	sheets;
1.21 	(5) (4) if the premises are leased, the rent may not exceed
1.22 	$25 per day for each day bingo is conducted; and
1.23 	(6) (5) linked bingo games may not be conducted at a noon
1.24 	hour single occasion bingo occasion session.