1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to commerce; authorizing fantasy sports;amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.3 	2014, sections 297E.03, by adding a subdivision; 541.20; 541.21; 609.761, by 
1.4 	adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 297E.03, is amended by adding a 
1.7 	subdivision to read:
1.8 		Subd. 9.Fantasy game. A fantasy game as defined under section 609.761, 
1.9 	subdivision 7, is exempt from taxation under this section.

1.10 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 541.20, is amended to read:
1.11 	541.20 RECOVERY OF MONEY LOST.
1.12 	Every person who, by playing at cards, dice, or other game, or by betting on the 
1.13 	hands or sides of such as are gambling, shall lose to any person so playing or betting 
1.14 	any sum of money or any goods, and pays or delivers the same, or any part thereof, to 
1.15 	the winner, may sue for and recover such money by a civil action, before any court 
1.16 	of competent jurisdiction. For purposes of this section, gambling shall not include 
1.17 	pari-mutuel wagering conducted under a license issued pursuant to chapter 240, purchase 
1.18 	or sale of tickets in the state lottery, or gambling authorized under chapters 349 and 349A, 
1.19 	or participation in a fantasy game as defined under section 609.761, subdivision 7.

1.20 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 541.21, is amended to read:
1.21 	541.21 COMMITMENTS FOR GAMBLING DEBT VOID.
2.1 	Every note, bill, bond, mortgage, or other security or conveyance in which the whole 
2.2 	or any part of the consideration shall be for any money or goods won by gambling or 
2.3 	playing at cards, dice, or any other game whatever, or by betting on the sides or hands 
2.4 	of any person gambling, or for reimbursing or repaying any money knowingly lent or 
2.5 	advanced at the time and place of such gambling or betting, or lent and advanced for any 
2.6 	gambling or betting to any persons so gambling or betting, shall be void and of no effect 
2.7 	as between the parties to the same, and as to all persons except such as hold or claim under 
2.8 	them in good faith, without notice of the illegality of the consideration of such contract or 
2.9 	conveyance. The provisions of this section shall not apply to: 
2.10 	(1) pari-mutuel wagering conducted under a license issued pursuant to chapter 240; 
2.11 	(2) purchase of tickets in the state lottery under chapter 349A; 
2.12 	(3) gaming activities conducted pursuant to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, 
2.13 	United States Code, title 25, section 2701 et seq.; or
2.14 	(4) lawful gambling activities permitted under chapter 349; or
2.15 	(5) participation in a fantasy game as defined under section 609.761, subdivision 7.

2.16 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 609.761, is amended by adding a subdivision 
2.17 	to read:
2.18 		Subd. 7.Fantasy games. (a) For purposes of this subdivision, the following terms 
2.19 	have the meanings given them:
2.20 	(1) "fantasy game" means a fantasy or simulation sports game or educational game 
2.21 	or contest that meets the following conditions:
2.22 	(i) the value of all prizes and awards offered to winning game participants are 
2.23 	established and made known to the game participants in advance of the fantasy game;
2.24 	(ii) all winning outcomes are determined predominantly by the accumulated 
2.25 	statistical results of the performance of individuals, including athletes in the case of 
2.26 	sporting events; and
2.27 	(iii) no winning outcome is based on the score, point spread, or performance 
2.28 	or performances of a single team or combination of such teams or solely on a single 
2.29 	performance of an individual athlete or player in a single event; and 
2.30 	(2) "game operator" means a person that offers a fantasy game for a cash prize.
2.31 	(b) A fantasy game is a bona fide contest for the determination of skill under section 
2.32 	609.75, subdivision 3, clause (3), and is not a lottery, bet, or sports bookmaking within the 
2.33 	meaning of sections 609.75, 609.755, and 609.76.
2.34 	(c) Sections 609.755 and 609.76 do not prohibit a game operator from offering a 
2.35 	fantasy game.