as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 03/26/2021 09:36am
A bill for an act
relating to lawful gambling; providing for sale or lease of certain gambling
equipment to licensed distributors; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section
349.163, subdivision 9.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 349.163, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
No licensed manufacturer may refuse to sell new text begin or lease
new text end gambling equipment to a licensed distributor unless:
(1) a specific type of gambling equipment sold on an exclusive basis is at issue;
(2) the manufacturer does not sell new text begin or lease new text end gambling equipment to any distributor in
Minnesota;
(3) a Minnesota statute or rule prohibits the sale; or
(4) the distributor is delinquent on any payment owed to the manufacturer.
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This subdivision does not apply to application software and those computer programs
used by a licensed manufacturer in the production, play, and reporting of board-approved
electronic pull-tab games or electronic bingo games.
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