1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to lawful gambling; modifying certain requirements relating to bar 
1.3 	bingo and pull-tab games;amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 349.211, 
1.4 	subdivision 2a; Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 349.17, subdivision 
1.5 	7; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 349.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 349.17, subdivision 7, is 
1.8 	amended to read:
1.9 		Subd. 7.Bar bingo. An organization may conduct bar bingo subject to the 
1.10 	following restrictions:
1.11 	(1) the bingo is conducted at a site the organization owns or leases and which has a 
1.12 	license for the sale of intoxicating beverages on the premises under chapter 340A;
1.13 	(2) the bingo is conducted using only bingo paper sheets purchased from a licensed 
1.14 	distributor; and
1.15 	(3) no rent may be paid for a bar bingo occasion; and
1.16 	(4) linked bingo games may not be conducted at a bar bingo occasion.

1.17 	Sec. 2. [349.1721] CONDUCT OF PULL-TABS.
1.18 		Subdivision 1.Cumulative or carryover games. The board shall by rule permit 
1.19 	pull-tab games with multiple seals. The board shall also adopt rules for pull-tab games 
1.20 	with cumulative or carryover prizes.
1.21 		Subd. 2.Event games. The board shall by rule permit pull-tab games in which 
1.22 	certain winners are determined by the random selection of one or more bingo numbers or 
1.23 	by another method approved by the board.

2.1 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 349.211, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
2.2 		Subd. 2a.Pull-tab prizes. The maximum prize which may be awarded for any 
2.3 	single pull-tab is $599, not including any cumulative or carryover prizes. Cumulative or 
2.4 	carryover prizes in a pull-tab game shall not exceed $2,500. An organization may not 
2.5 	sell any pull-tab for more than $2.

2.6 	Sec. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 2.7 	This act is effective the day following final enactment.