SF 2862

1st Engrossment - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 03/10/2022 04:24pm

A bill for an act
relating to lawful gaming; providing that electronic pull-tab devices, games, and
systems are not subject to changes in rule unless authorized by the legislature;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 349.151, subdivision 4d; 349.1721,
subdivisions 1, 2.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 349.151, subdivision 4d, is amended to read:

Subd. 4d.

Electronic pull-tab devices and electronic pull-tab game system.

(a) The
board may adopt rules it deems necessary to ensure the integrity of electronic pull-tab
devices, the electronic pull-tab games played on the devices, and the electronic pull-tab
game system necessary to operate them.

(b) The board may not require an organization to use electronic pull-tab devices.

(c) Before authorizing the lease or sale of electronic pull-tab devices and the electronic
pull-tab game system, the board shall examine electronic pull-tab devices allowed under
section 349.12, subdivision 12b. The board may contract for the examination of the game
system and electronic pull-tab devices and may require a working model to be transported
to locations the board designates for testing, examination, and analysis. The manufacturer
must pay all costs of any testing, examination, analysis, and transportation of the model.
The system must be approved by the board before its use in the state and must have the
capability to permit the board to electronically monitor its operation and internal accounting
systems.

(d) The board may require a manufacturer to submit a certificate from an independent
testing laboratory approved by the board to perform testing services, stating that the
equipment has been tested, analyzed, and meets the standards required in this chapter and
any applicable board rules.

(e) The board, or the director if authorized by the board, may require the deactivation
of an electronic pull-tab device for violation of a law or rule and to implement any other
controls deemed necessary to ensure and maintain the integrity of electronic pull-tab devices
and the electronic pull-tab games played on the devices.

new text begin (f) The board may not deactivate or prohibit the use, lease, or sale of an authorized or
approved electronic pull-tab device, electronic pull-tab game, or electronic pull-tab game
system provided the electronic pull-tab device, electronic pull-tab game, or electronic pull-tab
game system continues to meet the standards required in this chapter and any applicable
board rules that were in effect at the time of approval or authorization unless a later enacted
law, passed by the legislature and signed by the governor, requires that an electronic pull-tab
device, electronic pull-tab game, or electronic pull-tab game system comply with rules
adopted after the date of approval or authorization.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 349.1721, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Cumulative or carryover games.

The board shall by rule permit pull-tab
games with multiple seals. The board shall also adopt rules for pull-tab games with
cumulative or carryover prizes. The rules shall also apply to electronic pull-tab games. new text begin
Electronic pull-tab games are subject to the rules in effect at the time the electronic pull-tab
game was approved or authorized unless a later enacted law, passed by the legislature and
signed by the governor, requires that an electronic pull-tab game comply with rules adopted
after the date of approval or authorization.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 349.1721, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Event games.

The board shall by rule permit pull-tab games in which certain
winners are determined by the random selection of one or more bingo numbers or by another
method approved by the board. The rules shall also apply to electronic pull-tab games. new text begin
Electronic pull-tab games are subject to the rules in effect at the time the electronic pull-tab
game was approved or authorized unless a later enacted law, passed by the legislature and
signed by the governor, requires that an electronic pull-tab game comply with rules adopted
after the date of approval or authorization.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end