1997 Minnesota Statutes

     609.761 Operations permitted. 

    Subdivision 1.    Lawful gambling.  Notwithstanding 
 sections 609.755 and 609.76, an organization may conduct lawful 
 gambling as defined in section 349.12, if authorized under 
 chapter 349, and a person may manufacture, sell, or offer for 
 sale a gambling device to an organization authorized under 
 chapter 349 to conduct lawful gambling, and pari-mutuel betting 
 on horse racing may be conducted under chapter 240. 

    Subd. 2.    State lottery.  Sections 609.755 and 609.76 
 do not prohibit the operation of the state lottery or the sale, 
 possession, or purchase of tickets for the state lottery under 
 chapter 349A.  

    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, 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. 

    HIST: 1978 c 507 s 6; 1983 c 214 s 38; 1984 c 502 art 12 s 23; 
 1986 c 467 s 30; 1989 c 334 art 6 s 10; 1997 c 155 s 10