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.