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During the 1999 Minnesota Legislative Session four bills which
dealt
with Charitable Gambling were passed by the Legislature and signed
into
law by the Governor. The bills are highlighted below.
1999 Omnibus Tax Bill
On Tuesday, May 25, 1999 Governor Ventura signed into law Chapter
No.
243 H.F. 2420. This bill, authored by Representative Ron Abrams
of
Minnetonka & Senator Doug Johnson of Tower, makes the following
changes
in law:
Article 7 - Sections 5, 7, & 8
* Reduces Net Receipts Tax on bingo, paddlewheels, & raffles
from 9.5%
to 9.0% - includes elimination of net receipts tax on interest,
dividends, and other miscellaneous income.
* Reduces Ideal Gross Tax on pull-tabs & tipboards from 1.9% to 1.8%.
* Reduces Combined Receipts Tax on pull-tabs & tipboards from
1.9%-3.8%-5.7% to 1.8%-3.6%-5.4%.
Article 7 - Sections 4 & 6
* Changes due date for distributors to pay Ideal Gross Tax on
pull-tabs
& tipboards to or before the last business day of the month following
the month in which the taxable sale was made and adds definition of
business day.
Section 4 is effective August 1, 1999. Section 5, 7, & 8 are
effective
July 1, 1999. Section 6 is effective for taxes first becoming due on
or
after August 1, 1999.
1999 Omnibus Gambling Bill
On Monday, May 24, 1999 Governor Ventura signed into law Chapter
No.
206 H.F. 1825. This bill, authored by Representative Mike Oskopp
of Lake
City & Senator Jim Vickerman of Tracy, makes the following changes
in
law:
* Authorizes the operation of a card club at the Canterbury Park
racetrack. Card games would be played in the unbanked format, meaning
that players play against each other rather than against the house,
and
the operator would derive revenue from table charges, deducting a
percentage of wagers, or other means. The operator would pay a fee
of
$10,000 per year to operate the club, and a percentage of its revenues
would be dedicated to horse racing purses. The card club would be
regulated by the Minnesota racing commission.
* Allows pull-tab dispensing devices to be placed in establishments
licensed for off-sale of intoxicating liquor, other than food stores
and
drug stores.
* Allows the gambling control board to permit by rule tipboard
games
with multipleseals. Allows the board to adopt rules for cumulative
or
carryover tipboard prizes. Sets the maximum prize for a tipboard ticket
at $500, and $2,500 for cumulative or carryover prizes in tipboard
games
if rules adopted.
* Requires raffle tickets to list at least the three most expensive
prizes in the raffle. Requires raffle tickets to contain a notice to
the
effect that a list of other prizes is available on request. Allows
raffle tickets for raffles exempt or excluded from licensing to use
tickets that have only a number and no other information, if the
organization makes a list of prizes and other relevant information
required by rule, and if the tickets are sold on the day of the event.
* Increases from $100 to $200 the maximum amount of a consolation
prize
in a progressive bingo game (a game where prizes not won can be carried
over to a subsequent session).
These provisions went into effect Tuesday, May 25 1999 the day
following final enactment.
Dice Bill
On Friday, May 21, 1999 Governor Jesse Ventura signed into law Chapter
No. 187 S.F 2044. This bill, authored by Senator Jim Vickerman
of Tracy
& Representative Steve Dehler of St Joseph, makes the following
change
in law:
* Authorizes dice games in retail establishments licensed to sell
alcoholic beverages provided the wagers or prizes for the dice games
are
limited to food or beverages and the retail establishment does not
organize or participate financially in the games.
This provision went into effect Saturday, May 22, 1999 the day
following final enactment.
Senior Bingo Bill
On Thursday, May 6, 1999 Governor Jesse Ventura signed into law Chapter
No. 128 H.F. 132. This bill, authored by Representative Bob
Ness of
Dassel & Senator Steve Dille of Dassel, makes the following change
in
law:
* Allows excluded bingo conducted within nursing homes, senior
citizen
housing projects, or by a senior citizen organization to be exempt
from
sections 349.11 to 349.23.
This provision is effective August 1, 1999.
Complete copies of Chapter No. 128 H.F. 132, Chapter No. 187
S.F 2044,
Chapter No. 206 H.F. 1825, and the charitable gambling parts of
Chapter
No. 243 H.F. 2420 are printed on the 24 page yellow insert in this
ACM
Newsletter.