1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to lawful gambling; providing for sale or lease of certain gambling 
1.3 	equipment to licensed distributors;amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 
1.4 	349.163, subdivision 9.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 349.163, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 9.Sales or lease required. No licensed manufacturer may refuse to sell or lease 
1.8 	gambling equipment to a licensed distributor unless:
1.9 	(1) a specific type of gambling equipment sold on an exclusive basis is at issue;
1.10 	(2) the manufacturer does not sell or lease gambling equipment to any distributor in 
1.11 	Minnesota;
1.12 	(3) a Minnesota statute or rule prohibits the sale; or
1.13 	(4) the distributor is delinquent on any payment owed to the manufacturer.
1.14 	~~This subdivision does not apply to application software and those computer programs~~ 
1.15 	~~used by a licensed manufacturer in the production, play, and reporting of board-approved~~ 
1.16 	~~electronic pull-tab games or electronic bingo games.~~