HomeMy WebLinkAboutNo 881-2 Lawful Gambling
Ordinance 881
Chapter 22
LAWFUL GAMBLING
Article I. In General
Sec. 22-1. Gambling prohibitions.
Article II. Lawful gambling
Sec. 22-2. Adoption of state law by reference.
Sec. 22-3. City may be more restrictive than state law.
Sec. 22-4. Purpose.
Sec. 22-5. Definitions.
Sec. 22-6. Lawful gambling permitted.
Sec. 22-7. Location.
Sec. 22-8. Conditions.
Sec. 22-9. Lawful gambling at on-sale establishments.
Sec. 22-10. Council approval.
Sec. 22-11. Application and local approval of premises permits.
Sec. 22-12. Local permits.
Sec. 22-13. Revocation and suspension of local permit.
Sec. 22-14. License and permit display.
Sec. 22-15. Notification of material changes to application.
Sec. 22-16. Contribution of net profits to fund administered by city.
Sec. 22-17. Designated trade area.
Sec. 22-18. Records and reporting.
Sec. 22-19. Penalty.
Sec. 22-20. Severability.
Sec. 22-21. Effective date.
ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL
Sec. 22-1. Gambling prohibitions.
(a) Any person engaged in gambling as a participant therein or any person who knowingly
permits gambling on his premises, such gambling being defied as gambling within the meaning
of Minn. Stats. §§609.75 – 609.762, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b) All kinds and descriptions of gaming, gambling and fraudulent devices and practices in
gaming and all playing of dice or other games of chance are hereby prohibited.
(c) All roulette tables; all faro banks; all crap tables; all gambling with cards, gaming tables or
gambling devices; all descriptions of gaming and gambling; all houses and places for the
purpose of gambling and fraudulent devices and practices; and all playing of cards, dice or other
games of chance are hereby prohibited from being set up, used or kept for gaming or gambling
purposes in the city.
(d) No person shall bet any money or other property at or upon or in any gaming or gambling
table, game or device prohibited by this section.
(e) No person shall keep any house or place for the purpose of gambling nor shall any person
suffer or allow any gaming table, bank or gambling device or gamblingequipment prohibited in
this section to be set up or used for the purpose of gaming in any house, building, boat, lot,
hotel, motel, shop, ward, room, space or garden belonging to him, occupied by him or over
which he has no control.
(f) If any person shall engage in a gambling game or make use of any gambling device or
equipment prohibited by this section or shall keep tables, furniture, fixtures or instruments for
gaming or gambling or used or intended for use in gaming or gambling, in or out of any house,
room or place, such tables, instruments or equipment may be seized and taken into custody by
any police officer. It is hereby made the expressed duty of all police officers to enter any place,
house, room, tent or booth and seize the gaming tables, instruments, fixtures or equipment and
hold and keep the gaming tables, instruments, fixtures or equipment.
(g) No person shall visit any place, house or room used, occupied or in any way designed for
gaming or gambling purposes and there bet any money or valuable thing on any game or
device, either played with cards, dice or otherwise. It shall be the duty of the police officers to
visit all houses, places, rooms, tents or booths where any such gambling is carried on in
violation of this section and to arrest all persons violating this section.
(h) No person shall, within the city, whether directly or indirectly, bet or risk any money or other
property at or upon any game, device, horse race, contest of any kind whatever or upon the
happening of any event, whether such event takes place within or without the city limits, or the
result of any such event or engage in any gaming or gambling of any kind whatever, in which
money or other property is directly or indirectly bet, wagered, staked or risked, or aid or abet,
directly or indirectly, any other person in the doing of any such acts.
(i) This section shall not apply to the game of bingo, as defined by state law, if such game of
bingo is duly licensed pursuant to state law and this Code or other city ordinance.
(j) Notwithstanding the other subsections of this section, a fraternal, religious, veterans’ or
other nonprofit organization may set up to operate a gambling device or conduct a raffle, as
defined in Minn. Stats. § 349.12, if licensed by the city and conducted pursuant to Minn. Stats.§
340.12, and a person may manufacture, sell or offer for sale a gambling device to such
organization.
ARTICLE II. LAWFUL GAMBLING
Sec. 22-2. Adoption of state law by reference.
The provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 349, as they may be amended from time to time,
with reference to the definition of terms, conditions of operation, provisions relating to sales, and
all other matters pertaining to lawful gambling are hereby adopted by reference and are made a
part of this ordinance as if set out in full. It is the intention of the Council that all future
amendments of Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 349, are hereby adopted by reference or
referenced as if they had been in existence at the time this ordinance was adopted.
Sec. 22-3. City may be more restrictive than state law.
The council is authorized by the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Section 349.213, as it may be
amended from time to time, to impose, and has imposed in this ordinance, additional restrictions
on gambling within its limits beyond those contained in Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 349, as it
may be amended from time to time.
Sec. 22-4. Purpose.
The purpose of this ordinance is to regulate lawful gambling within the City of Maplewood, to
prevent its commercialization, to insure the integrity of operations, and to provide for the use of
net profits only for lawful purposes.
Sec. 22-5. Definitions.
In addition to the definitions contained in Minnesota Statutes, Section 349.12, as it may be
amended from time to time, the following terms are defined for purposes of this ordinance:
BOARD, as used in this ordinance, means the State of Minnesota Gambling Control Board.
CITY, as used in this ordinance, means the City of Maplewood.
COUNCIL, as used in this ordinance, means the City Council of the City of Maplewood.
LICENSED ORGANIZATION, as used in this ordinance, means an organization licensed by the
Board.
LOCAL PERMIT, as used in this ordinance, means a permit issued by the city.
TRADE AREA, as used in this ordinance, is defined as the City of Maplewood and each city and
township contiguous to the City of Maplewood.
RAFFLE,“Raffle" is an activity that requires no skill in order to win a prize. Prizes are awarded
through the purchase of chances.
Sec. 22-6. Lawful gambling permitted.
Lawful gambling is permitted within the city provided it is conducted in accordance with
Minnesota Statutes, Sections 609.75-609.763, inclusive, as they may be amended from time to
time; Minnesota Statutes, Sections 349.11-349.23, inclusive, as they may be amended from
time to time; and this ordinance.
Sec. 22-7. Location.
(a) Lawful gambling under license issued by the state lawful gambling board may be conducted
only at the following locations:
(1) In the licensed organization’s hall where it has its regular meetings. No organization
shall rent, lease, or occupy, directly or indirectly, any other property for the purpose of
conducting gambling, except an on-sale establishment as permitted in this division.
(2) In licensed on-sale liquor, wine, and beer establishments.
(3) Notwithstanding subsections (a)(1) and (2) of this section, raffle only licenses may be
approved for any proper location.
(b) No location shall be approved for gambling unless it complies with the applicable zoning,
building, fire, and health codes of the city.
Sec. 22-8. Conditions.
The conduct of lawful gambling under license issued by the state lawful gambling control board
shall be subject to the following conditions in the city:
(a)No sale, consumption, or possession of liquor, wine, 3.2 percent malt liquor shall be
permitted during gambling conducted by a licensed organization, except as permitted under a
valid on-sale liquor, wine, or 3.2 percent malt liquor license or a bottle club permit; provided,
further, that no sale, consumption, or possession of liquor, wine, or 3.2 percent malt liquor shall
be permitted in the room where a bingo session is taking place.
(b) The organization must have been in existence for three years preceding the license
application as a registered Minnesota nonprofit corporation or as an organization designated as
exempt from the payment of income taxes by the Internal Revenue Code. The organization
must have at least 15 active members.
(c) Before any person may serve as gambling manager for any organization licensed to conduct
gambling in the city, that person must have satisfactorily completed a course of instruction
conducted by the state lawful gambling control board on the duties and responsibilities of the
gambling manager.
Sec. 22-9. Lawful gambling at on-sale establishments.
Lawful gambling at on-sale liquor, wine, and 3.2 percent malt liquor establishments shall be
conducted in compliance with the following:
(a) Only licenses for lawful gambling and raffles may be issued, except where the licensed
gambling organization also holds the on-sale liquor, wine, or 3.2 percent malt liquor licenses for
the premises, in which case any gambling license may be issued.
(b) On-sale establishments shall be limited to one licensed gambling organization at any one
time in the licensed premises and any rooms adjoining the premises under the same
management. No lease shall be made with one organization while another lease is in effect for
the same on-sale establishment.
(c) Every agreement between a nonprofit organization and an on-sale premises for gambling
shall be in the form of a written lease. The written lease shall be the complete agreement
between the parties, and there shall be no unwritten terms or conditions. There shall be no other
compensation paid to the on-sale establishment, directly or indirectly, other than the rental fee
provided in the lease agreement. The lease shall specifically provide that the lessee shall
operate only after issuance of a license and shall be subject to the terms of this division. Rental
payments shall not exceed:
(1) For booth operations – 10% of gross profits (net after taxes) with a maximum of
$1,750.00 per month.
(2) For bar operations – 20% of gross profits (net after taxes) with a maximum of $2,000.00
per month.
(d) A copy of any lease agreement between a nonprofit organization and an on-sale licensee
shall be filed with the city clerk and the police chief with the gambling license application.
(e) All gambling shall be conducted from a booth or the bar services area. The physical layout
of the area set aside for gambling shall be subject to approval of the police department.
(f) If gambling is conducted from a booth, it shall be constructed and maintained by the
organization licensed to conduct gambling and shall be under the exclusive control of that
organization.
The organization licensed to conduct gambling shall prominently display its name and license
number and shall indicate that all profits from gambling are for the benefit of the organization.
(g) No person shall be jointly employed by both the nonprofit organization and the on-sale
establishment. This section shall not apply when the licensed gambling organization is also the
holder of the on-sale license for the establishment where the gambling is conducted.
(h) No gambling funds shall be commingled with funds of the on-sale establishment.
(i) No food, drink, or entertainment discounts or other promotions shall be offered in
conjunction with the sale of gambling devices or chances.
(j) The on-sale establishment shall allow the organization to conduct gambling at any time
during its lawful business hours and shall prohibit gambling at any time other than its lawful
business hours.
(k) The on-sale licensee shall make no agreements with any gambling equipment distributor
requiring the use of his gambling equipment in the establishment.
(l) The city council may disapprove a gambling license application for an on-sale establishment
in which gambling violations have previously occurred.
Section 22-10. Council approval.
Lawful gambling authorized by Minnesota Statutes, Sections 349.11-349.23, inclusive, as they
may be amended from time to time, shall not be conducted unless approved by the council,
subject to the provisions of this ordinance and state law.
Section 22-11. Application and local approval of premises permits.
(a) Any organization seeking to obtain a premises permit or bingo hall license, or renewal of a
premises permit or bingo hall license from the Board shall file with the city clerk an executed,
complete duplicate application, together with all exhibits and documents accompanying the
application as filed with the Board. The application and accompanying exhibits and documents
shall be filed not later than three (3) days after they have been filed with the Board.
(b) Upon receipt of an application for issuance or renewal of a premises permit or bingo hall
license, the city clerk shall transmit the application to the chief of police for review and
recommendation.
(c) The chief of police shall investigate the matter and make its review and recommendation to
the city council as soon as possible, but in no event later than 45 days following receipt of the
notification by the city.
(d) Organizations or bingo halls applying for a state issued premises permit shall pay the city an
investigation fee as set by State Statute for cities of the second class. This fee shall be refunded
if the application is withdrawn before the investigation is commenced.
(e) The applicant shall be notified in writing of the date of which the council will consider the
recommendation.
(f) The council shall receive a report from the city clerk that includes pertinent information from
the background investigation and consider the application within 45 days of the date that the
application was submitted.
(g) The council shall, by resolution, approve or disapprove the application within 60 days of the
receipt of the application.
(h) The council shall disapprove an application for issuance or renewal of a premises permit for
any of the following reasons:
(1) Violation by the gambling organization of any state statute, state rule, or city ordinance
relating to gambling within the last 3 years.
(2) Violation by the on-sale establishment or organization leasing its premises for gambling,
of any state statute, state rule, or city ordinance relating to the operation of the
establishment, including, but not limited to, laws relating to alcoholic beverages,
gambling, controlled substances, suppression of vice and protection of public safety
within the last 3 years.
(3) Lawful gambling would be conducted at premises other than those for which an on-sale
liquor license has been issued.
(4) Lawful gambling would be conducted at more than 4 premiseswithin the city.
(5) Failure of the applicant to pay the investigation fee within the prescribed time limit.
(6) Operation of gambling at the site would be detrimental to health, safety, and welfare of
the community.
Otherwise the council shall pass a resolution approving the application.
Sec. 22-12. Local permits.
(a) No organization shall conduct lawful gambling excluded or exempted from state licensure
requirements by Minnesota Statute, Section 349.166, as it may be amended from time to time,
without a valid local permit.
(b) Applications for issuance or renewal of a local permit shall be on a form prescribed by the
city. The application shall contain the following information:
(1) Name and address of the organization requesting the permit.
(2) Name and address of the officers and person accounting for receipts, expenses, and
profits for the event.
(3) Dates of gambling occasion for which permit is requested.
(4) Address of premises where event will occur.
(5) Copy of rental or leasing arrangement, if any, connected with the event including rental
to be charged to organization.
(6) Estimated value of prizes to be awarded.
(c) When filing an application for the issuance of a local permit under this division, the applicant
must pay to the city clerk, in full, the amount of the permit fee as imposed, set, established and
fixed by the city council.
(d) Upon receipt of an application for issuance or renewal of a local permit, the city clerk shall
transmit the notification to the chief of police for its review and recommendation.
(e) The chief of police shall investigate the matter and make review and recommendation to the
city clerk as soon as possible to be included in the report for the council, but in no event later
than 45 days following receipt of the notification by the city.
(f) The applicant shall be notified in writing of the date on which the council will consider the
recommendation.
(g) The council shall receive the public safety department’s report and consider the application
within 45 days of the date the application was submitted to the city clerk.
(h) The council shall disapprove an application for issuance or renewal of a premises permit for
any of the following reasons:
(1) Violation by the gambling organization of any state statute, state rule, or city ordinance
relating to gambling within the last 3 years.
(2) Violation by the on-sale establishment, or organization leasing its premises for gambling,
of any state statute, state rule, or city ordinance relating to the operation of the
establishment, including, but not limited to, laws relating to the operation of the
establishment, laws relating to alcoholic beverages, gambling, controlled substances,
suppression of vice and protection of public safety within the last 3 years.
(3) The organization has not been in existence for at least 3 consecutive years prior to the
date of application.
(4) The organization does not have at least 15 active members.
(5) Exempted or excluded lawful gambling will not take place at a premises the organization
owns or rents.
(6) Exempted or excluded lawful gambling will not be limited to premises for which an on-
sale liquor license has been issued.
(7) Exempted or excluded lawful gambling will occur at more than 4 premiseswithin the city.
(8) More than one licensed, qualified organization will be conducting exempted or excluded
lawful gambling activities at any one premises.
(9) Failure of the applicant to pay the permit fee within the prescribed time limit.
(10) Operation of gambling at the site would be detrimental to health, safety, and welfare of
the community.
Otherwise the council shall approve the application.
Sec. 22-13. Revocation and suspension of local permit.
(a) A local permit may be revoked, or temporarily suspended for a violation by the gambling
organization of any state statute, state rule, or city ordinance relating to gambling.
(b) A license shall not be revoked or suspended until notice and an opportunity for a hearing
have first been given to the permitted person. The notice shall be personally served and shall
state the provision reasonably believed to be violated. The notice shall also state that the
permitted person may demand a hearing on the matter, in which case the permit will not be
suspended until after the hearing is held. If the permitted person requests a hearing, the council
shall hold a hearing on the matter at least one week after the date on which the request is
made. If, as a result of the hearing, the council finds that an ordinance violation exists, then the
council may suspend or revoke the permit.
Sec. 22-14. License and permit display.
All permits issued under state law or this ordinance shall be prominently displayed during the
permit year at the premises where gambling is conducted.
Sec. 22-15. Notification of material changes to application.
An organization holding a state issued premises permit or a local permit shall notify the city in
writing whenever any material change in the information submitted in the application occurs
within ten days of the change.
Sec. 22-16. Contribution of net profits to fund administered by city.
(a) Each organization licensed to conduct lawful gambling within the city pursuant to Minnesota
Statute, Section 349.16, as it may be amended from time to time, shall contribute ten percent of
its net profits derived from lawful gambling in the city to a fund administered and regulated by
the city without cost to the fund. The city shall disburse the funds for lawful purposes as defined
by Minnesota Statutes Section 349.12, Subdivision 25, as it may be amended from time to time.
An organization’s receipts from lawful gambling that is exempt from licensing under Minn. Stats.
§ 349.166 are not subject to ten-percent contribution imposed by this section.
(b) The ten-percent contribution imposed by this section shall be paid to a fund administered
and regulated by the city, without cost to the city, for disbursement for lawful purposes on a
monthly basis and shall be reported on a duplicate copy of the gambling tax return filed with the
state lawful gambling control board each month. The report shall be an exact duplicate of the
report filed with the state lawful gambling control board, without deletions or additions, and must
contain the signatures of organization officials as required on the report form. At the time of
submitting a copy of the gambling tax return, each organization shall also file a computation of
charitable contribution form.
The gambling tax return and payment of the contribution due must be postmarked or, if hand-
delivered, received in the office of the finance director on or before the last day of the month
following the month for which the report is made.
An incomplete gambling tax return will not be considered timely unless corrected and returned
by the due date for filing. Delays in the mailing, mail pickups, and postmarking are the
responsibility of the organization.
The tax return and contribution shall be delivered to:
Finance Director
City of Maplewood
1830 County Road B East
Maplewood, MN 55109
Checks shall be made payable to the city.
(c) There shall be an interest charge of eight percent per annum on the unpaid balance of all
overdue contributions owed by an organization under this section.
(d) The city council shall disapprove any pending application for renewal or the original issue of
a lawful gambling license for any organization which owes delinquent contributions to the city.
Further, the police chief may notify the state lawful gambling board of any organization owing
delinquent contributions to the city and may request that the board revoke or suspend the
organization’s license during the license year. The city council shall not issue or renew any on-
sale or off-sale alcoholic beverage license, bottle club permit, or food license to any organization
which owes delinquent contributions to the city. The remedies in this subsection are not
exclusive and shall be in addition to any other powers and remedies provided by law.
Sec. 22-17. Designated trade area.
(a) Each organization licensed to conduct gambling within the city shall expend 51 percent of its
lawful purpose expenditures on lawful purposes conducted within the city’s trade area.
(b) This section applies only to lawful purpose expenditures of gross profits derived from
gambling conducted at a premise within the city’s jurisdiction.
Sec. 22-18. Records and reporting.
(a) Organizations conducting lawful gambling shall file with the city clerk one copy of all records
and reports required to be filed with the Board, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 349, as
it may be amended from time to time, and rules adopted pursuant thereto, as they may be
amended from time to time. The records and reports shall be filed on or before the day they are
required to be filed with the Board.
(b) Organization licensed by the Board shall file a report with the city proving compliance with
the trade area spending requirements imposed by Section 16. Such report shall be made on a
form prescribed by the city and shall be submitted annually and in advance of application for
renewal.
Sec. 22-19. Penalty.
Any person who violates
(a) Any provision of this ordinance;
(b) Minnesota Statutes, Sections 609.75-609.763, inclusive, as they may be amended from time
to time; or
(c) Minnesota Statutes, Sections 349.11-349.21, as they may be amended from time to time or
any rules promulgated under those sections, as they may be amended from time to time shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 or
imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90 days, or both, plus in either case the costs of
prosecution.
Sec. 22-20. Severability.
If any provision of this ordinance is found to be invalid for any reason by a court of competent
jurisdiction, the validity of the remaining provisions shall not be affected.
Sec. 22-21. Effective date.
This ordinance becomes effective on the date of its publication, or upon the publication of a
summary of the ordinance as provided by Minnesota Statute, Section 412.191, Subdivision 4,
as it may be amended from time to time, which meets the requirements of Minnesota Statute
Section 331A.01 Subdivision. 10, as it may be amended from time to time.
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Passed by the Council this 14 day of April, 2008.