1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to crime; creating the felony of gambling 
  1.3             fraud; providing penalties; proposing coding for new 
  1.4             law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609. 
  1.5   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.6      Section 1.  [609.763] [LAWFUL GAMBLING FRAUD.] 
  1.7      Subdivision 1.  [FELONY.] A person is guilty of a felony 
  1.8   and may be sentenced under subdivision 2 if the person does any 
  1.9   of the following: 
  1.10     (1) knowingly claims or attempts to claim a lawful gambling 
  1.11  prize using altered or counterfeited gambling equipment; 
  1.12     (2) knowingly claims or attempts to claim a lawful gambling 
  1.13  prize by means of fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation; 
  1.14     (3) manipulates any form of lawful gambling or tampers with 
  1.15  any gambling equipment with intent to influence the outcome of a 
  1.16  game or the receipt of a prize; or 
  1.17     (4) knowingly places false information on a prize receipt 
  1.18  or any other form used to record prizes or identify winners. 
  1.19     Subd. 2.  [PENALTY.] A person who violates subdivision 1 
  1.20  may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than ten years or 
  1.21  to payment of a fine of not more than $50,000, or both.