as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 02/27/2014 03:20pm
A bill for an act
relating to state lottery; restricting delivery methods; modifying restrictions;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 349A.13; proposing coding for new
law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 349A.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 349A.13, is amended to read:
Nothing in this chapter:
(1) authorizes the director to conduct a lottery game or contest the winner or winners
of which are determined by the result of a sporting event other than a horse race conducted
under chapter 240;
(2) authorizes the director to install or operate a lottery device operated by coin or
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(3) authorizes the director to sell pull-tabs as defined under section 349.12,
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(4) authorizes the director to sell electronic scratch-off or similar lottery tickets over
the Internet, in which the winner is determined instantly. This does not prohibit the sale
of electronic tickets for a specific drawing of a lottery game where a drawing of random
letters or numbers will determine a winner;
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(5) authorizes the director to sell or dispense scratch-off tickets or draw tickets from
an automated teller machine; and
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new text begin (6) authorizes the director to study, test, sell, or use a game or delivery method not
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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The director may offer for sale scratch-off
lottery tickets in either of the following ways:
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(1) for sale inside a retailer's premises who holds a valid retailer contract under
this chapter; and
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(2) from an automated dispensing machine.
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The director may offer for sale tickets for a lottery
drawing where the winner is determined through the random drawing of a combination of
letters or numbers in either of the following ways:
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(1) for sale inside a retailer's premises who hold a valid retailer contract under
this chapter; and
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(2) for sale on a Web site operated by the Minnesota State Lottery.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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