| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to gaming; expanding authorized card games to include the game of |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 hasenpfeffer; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.761, subdivision 3. |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.761, subdivision 3, is amended to read: |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 Subd. 3.Social skill game.Sections 609.755 and 609.76 do not prohibit tournaments |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7or contests that satisfy all of the following requirements: |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8 (1) the tournament or contest consists of the card games of chance commonly known as |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9cribbage, skat, sheepshead, bridge, euchre, hasenpfeffer, pinochle, gin, 500, smear, Texas |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10hold'em, or whist; |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11 (2) the tournament or contest does not provide any direct financial benefit to the promoter |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12or organizer; |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13 (3) the value of all prizes awarded for each tournament or contest does not exceed $200; |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14and |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15 (4) for a tournament or contest involving Texas hold'em: |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16 (i) no person under 18 years of age may participate; |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17 (ii) the payment of an entry fee or other consideration for participating is prohibited; |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18 (iii) the value of all prizes awarded to an individual winner of a tournament or contest |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19at a single location may not exceed $200 each day; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20 (iv) the organizer or promoter must ensure that reasonable accommodations are made |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21for players with disabilities. Accommodations to the table and the cards shall include the |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 23 | 23 | | 25-02428 as introduced01/21/25 REVISOR JSK/EN |
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| 24 | 24 | | SENATE |
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| 25 | 25 | | STATE OF MINNESOTA |
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| 26 | 26 | | S.F. No. 1699NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 27 | 27 | | (SENATE AUTHORS: DRAHEIM) |
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| 28 | 28 | | OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE |
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| 29 | 29 | | Introduction and first reading02/20/2025 |
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| 30 | 30 | | Referred to State and Local Government 2.1announcement of the cards visible to the entire table and the use of Braille cards for players |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2.2who are blind. |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2.3 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment. |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2Section 1. |
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| 34 | 34 | | 25-02428 as introduced01/21/25 REVISOR JSK/EN |
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