1998 Minnesota Statutes

     349.211 Prize limits. 

    Subdivision 1.    Bingo.  Except as provided in 
 subdivision 2, prizes for a single bingo game may not exceed 
 $200 except prizes for a cover-all game, which may exceed $200 
 if the aggregate value of all cover-all prizes in a bingo 
 occasion does not exceed $1,000.  Total prizes awarded at a 
 bingo occasion may not exceed $2,500, unless a cover-all game is 
 played in which case the limit is $3,500.  A prize may be 
 determined based on the value of the bingo packet sold to the 
 player.  For purposes of this subdivision, a cover-all game is 
 one in which a player must cover all spaces except a single free 
 space to win. 

    Subd. 2.    Progressive bingo games.  A prize of up to 
 $2,000 may be awarded for a progressive bingo game, including a 
 cover-all game.  The prize for a progressive bingo game may 
 start at $300 and be increased by up to $100 for each occasion 
 during which the progressive bingo game is played.  A 
 consolation prize of up to $100 for a progressive bingo game may 
 be awarded in each occasion during which the progressive bingo 
 game is played and the accumulated prize is not won.  The total 
 amount awarded in progressive bingo game prizes in any calendar 
 year may not exceed $36,000. 

    Subd. 2a.    Pull-tab prizes.  The maximum prize which 
 may be awarded for any single pull-tab is $500.  An organization 
 may not sell any pull-tab for more than $2. 

    Subd. 2b.    Paddlewheel prizes.  The maximum cash prize 
 which may be awarded for a paddleticket is $70.  An organization 
 may not sell any paddleticket for more than $2. 

    Subd. 3.    Other gambling.  The board by rule shall 
 establish a schedule of prize limits for all other forms of 
 gambling consistent with the purposes set out in section 
 349.11.  The schedule may include daily and annual prize limits 
 and prize limits for each game, raffle or operation of a 
 gambling device.  

    Subd. 4.    Prize value.  Merchandise prizes must be 
 valued at their fair market value.  For purposes of sections 
 349.11 to 349.22 "prizes" do not include free plays awarded.  

    HIST: 1984 c 502 art 12 s 16; 1986 c 467 s 21; 1991 c 336 art 
 2 s 33; 1994 c 633 art 5 s 86-88; 1995 c 261 s 25; 1997 c 155 s 
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