SF 317

2nd Engrossment - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to crime prevention and public safety;
gambling; legalizing the game of Texas hold'em under
certain conditions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004,
section 609.761, subdivision 3.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609.761,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Social skill game.

Sections 609.755 and 609.76
do not prohibit tournaments or contests that satisfy all of the
following requirements:

(1) the tournament or contest consists of the card games of
chance commonly known as cribbage, skat, sheephead, bridge,
euchre, pinochle, gin, 500, smear, new text begin Texas hold'em, new text end or whist;

(2) the tournament or contest does not provide any direct
financial benefit to the promoter or organizer; and

(3) the sum of all prizes awarded for each tournament or
contest does not exceed $200. new text begin No person under 18 years of age
may participate in a Texas hold'em tournament or contest.
new text end

new text begin A statutory or home rule city or county has the authority
to adopt more stringent regulations of a tournament or contest
of social skill games within its jurisdiction, including the
prohibition of a tournament or contest of a social skill game,
and may require a permit for the conduct of a tournament or
contest of Texas hold'em. The fee for a permit issued under
this subdivision must be reasonably related to the cost incurred
by the city or county in administering and enforcing the permit
and may not exceed $200. A county may only regulate tournaments
or contests of Texas hold'em that occur outside the boundaries
of a statutory or home rule charter city.
new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin Section 1 is effective the day following final enactment
and applies to acts committed on or after the enactment date.
new text end