1st Engrossment - 83rd Legislature (2003 - 2004) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
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1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to gambling; prohibiting location of a 1.3 state-operated or state-licensed gambling facility in 1.4 a city unless the voters of the city have approved the 1.5 facility in a referendum. 1.6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.7 Section 1. [CASINO LOCATION; REFERENDUM.] 1.8 Subdivision 1. [DEFINITION.] For purposes of this section, 1.9 "gambling facility" means a facility operated or licensed by the 1.10 state at which games commonly considered to be casino games are 1.11 conducted. Gambling facility does not include (1) a racetrack 1.12 licensed under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 240, or (2) a 1.13 facility at which the only gambling conducted is lawful gambling 1.14 licensed under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 349. 1.15 Subd. 2. [REFERENDUM.] No gambling facility may be located 1.16 within a home rule charter or statutory city unless the voters 1.17 of the city have approved that use in the city at a general 1.18 election or a special election called for that purpose. 1.19 [EFFECTIVE DATE.] This section is effective the day 1.20 following final enactment.