as introduced - 81st Legislature (1999 - 2000) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to gambling; card clubs; clarifying table 1.3 number limitation; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 1.4 Supplement, section 240.30, subdivision 8. 1.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 1.7 240.30, subdivision 8, is amended to read: 1.8 Subd. 8. [LIMITATIONS.] The commission may not approve any 1.9 plan of operation under subdivision 6 that exceeds any of the 1.10 following limitations: 1.11 (1) the maximum number of tables used for card playing at 1.12 the card club at any one time may not exceed 50; 1.13 (2) the opening wager by any player in any card game may 1.14 not exceed $15; and 1.15 (3) no single wager that increases the total amount staked 1.16 in any card game may exceed $30. 1.17 Tables used for instructional purposes or for tournaments 1.18 shall not be deemed to be "tables used for card playing" for the 1.19 purposes of this subdivision.