City Code

Section 215 - Gambling

215.01 Definitions. The definitions listed in M.S. 349 are hereby incorporated in and made a part of this Section as if set out in full.

215.02 Permit Required. No person shall operate, conduct, or sell bingo, raffles, paddlewheels, tipboards, pull-tabs or any other form of lawful gambling unless a permit shall have been procured therefore.

215.03 Permit Procedure and Control. The provisions of Section 160 of this Code shall apply to all permits required by this Section and to the holders of such permits except that the permit shall be issued or denied by the Manager.

215.04 Fees. The fee for any permit required by this Section shall be in the amount set forth in Section 185 of this Code.

215.05 Application. The provisions of this Subsection are in addition to the requirements of Section 160 of this Code. Any organization desiring a permit to operate or conduct lawful gambling shall make application therefor on a form provided by the Clerk. The application shall set forth the name and address of the organization which is to operate or conduct the lawful gambling, and the time and place where such lawful gambling is to be held. The organization shall also state affirmatively on the application that none of the officers or directors of the organization have been convicted of a felony or gross misdemeanor, or of violating any ordinance or law regulating gambling any place in the United States. The Clerk may accept the application for license or exemption filed with the Minnesota Gambling Control Board in lieu of the form required by this Subsection.

215.06 Permitted Locations. Lawful gambling may be operated or conducted only in buildings or on lots or parcels in the R-1 District as defined by Section 850 of this Code except buildings, lots or parcels which are used for residential purposes.

215.07 Award of Prizes. All prizes or pay-offs from lawful gambling shall be awarded during the time and at the place described in the permit issued in accordance with this Section.

A. No more than two permits shall be issued to any one organization in a calendar year and there shall be at least seven days between the specified date in the permits for the operation or conduct of lawful gambling.

B. Each permit shall allow lawful gambling only on the premises described in and for the dates specified in the permit.

C. Each permit shall be issued for a maximum of three consecutive days.

215.09 Exemptions.

Subd. 1 Statutory Exemptions. The following are exempt from the requirements of this Section:

A. The State lottery established pursuant to M.S. 349A.

B. Raffles, if the value of the prizes awarded by the organization in a calendar year does not exceed $750.00.

C. Bingo conducted in a nursing home or senior citizen housing project or by a senior citizen organization, if:

1. The prizes for a single bingo game do not exceed $10.00;

2. Total prizes awarded at a single bingo occasion do not exceed $200.00;

3. No more than two bingo occasions are held by the organization or at the facilities each week;

4. Only members of the organization or residents of the nursing home or housing project are allowed to play in a bingo game;

5. No compensation is paid to any persons who conduct the bingo; and

6. A manager is appointed to supervise the bingo and the manager registers with the Minnesota Gambling Control Board.

Subd. 2 Sale or Redemption Through U.S. Mail

A. The sale or redemption of tickets, pull-tabs, or other chances through the U.S. Mail are exempt from the requirements of this Section.