1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to gambling; lawful gambling; authorizing the board to adopt rules for 
1.3 	electronic pull-tab games;amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 349.12, 
1.4 	by adding subdivisions; 349.151, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 349.12, is amended by adding a 
1.7 	subdivision to read:
1.8 		Subd. 12b.Electronic pull-tab device. "Electronic pull-tab device" means a 
1.9 	terminal, system, or device authorized by the board that permits, upon payment of 
1.10 	consideration, the play of electronic pull-tab games.

1.11 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 349.12, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.12 	to read:
1.13 		Subd. 12c.Electronic pull-tab game. "Electronic pull-tab game" means an 
1.14 	electronically simulated game authorized by the board that is played and displayed on 
1.15 	a video monitor device.

1.16 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 349.151, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.17 	to read:
1.18 		Subd. 4d.Electronic pull-tabs. (a) The board shall by rule authorize, but not 
1.19 	require, the use of electronic pull-tab devices.
1.20 	(b) Rules adopted under this subdivision must follow the guidelines for what is 
1.21 	currently allowed for the conduct of pull-tabs under section 349.1721 in terms of the style 
1.22 	of the game and prize payout and must additionally include:
2.1 	(1) finite number of tickets in each electronic deal;
2.2 	(2) predetermined number of winning and losing tickets;
2.3 	(3) serialized tracking for each deal;
2.4 	(4) no spinning symbols which mimic a video slot machine;
2.5 	(5) no regeneration of serialized deal;
2.6 	(6) all deals must be sold and played on-site and cannot be transferred electronically 
2.7 	or otherwise to any other location by the licensed organization;
2.8 	(7) serialized deals cannot be shared or commingled with any other deals or locations;
2.9 	(8) the number of devices at any single site the organization owns or leases is 
2.10 	limited to five;
2.11 	(9) allowance for the board to remotely monitor the operation of the electronic 
2.12 	pull-tab devices and the internal accounting systems;
2.13 	(10) requirement that electronic pull-tab devices maintain, on nonresettable meters, 
2.14 	a printable, permanent record of all transactions involving the device; and
2.15 	(11) authority for the board to deactivate an electronic pull-tab device without notice 
2.16 	for violation of a law or rule and to implement any other controls deemed by the board 
2.17 	necessary to ensure and maintain the integrity of electronic pull-tab games operated under 
2.18 	this subdivision.
2.19 	(c) The board shall examine prototypes of electronic pull-tab devices. The board 
2.20 	may contract for the examination of electronic pull-tab devices and may require working 
2.21 	models of electronic pull-tab devices to be transported to the locations the board designates 
2.22 	for testing, examination, and analysis. The manufacturer shall pay all costs of any testing, 
2.23 	examination, analysis, and transportation of the model.