Bill Text: MN HF1631 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Sports pool tipboard games authorized.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-05-02 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Commerce and Regulatory Reform [HF1631 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2011-HF1631-Introduced.html
1.2relating to lawful gambling; authorizing sports pool tipboard games;amending
1.3Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 349.12, subdivisions 34, 35, by adding a
1.4subdivision; 349.1711, subdivisions 1, 2, 5.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 349.12, is amended by adding a
1.7subdivision to read:
1.8 Subd. 33a. Sports pool. "Sports pool" means a form of a tipboard or tipboard ticket
1.9where the winning chance is based on the results of a professional sporting event.
1.10 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 349.12, subdivision 34, is amended to read:
1.11 Subd. 34. Tipboard. "Tipboard" means a board, placard or other device containing
1.12a seal that conceals the winning number or symbol, and that serves as the game flare for
1.13a tipboard game. A tipboard used for a sports pool is a board, placard, or other device
1.14approved by the board and serves as the game flare, including a grid for designated
1.15numbers and corresponding participants.
1.16 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 349.12, subdivision 35, is amended to read:
1.17 Subd. 35. Tipboard ticket. "Tipboard ticket" is a single folded or banded ticket,
1.18or multi-ply card, the face of which is initially covered or otherwise hidden from view
1.19to conceal a number, symbol, or set of symbols or numbers, some of which have been
1.20designated in advance and at random as prize winners. Prize-winning tipboard tickets for
1.21a sports pool will be based on the results of a professional sporting event.
2.1 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 349.1711, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
2.2 Subdivision 1. Sale of tickets. Tipboard games must be played using only tipboard
2.3tickets that are either (1) attached to a placard and arranged in columns or rows, or (2)
2.4separate from the placard and contained in a receptacle while the game is in play. The
2.5placard serves as the game flare. With the exception of tipboards used for a sports pool,
2.6the placard must contain a seal that conceals the winning number or symbol., and when
2.7a tipboard ticket is purchased and opened from a game containing more than 32 tickets,
2.8each player having a tipboard ticket with one or more predesignated numbers or symbols
2.9must sign the placard at the line indicated by the number or symbol on the tipboard ticket.
2.10 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 349.1711, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
2.11 Subd. 2. Determination of winners. With the exception of tipboards or tipboard
2.12tickets used for a sports pool, when the predesignated numbers or symbols have all been
2.13purchased, or all of the tipboard tickets for that game have been sold, the seal must
2.14be removed to reveal a number or symbol that determines which of the predesignated
2.15numbers or symbols is the winning number or symbol. A tipboard may also contain
2.16consolation winners that need not be determined by the use of the seal. The results of a
2.17predesignated sporting event will determine the winning tipboards or tipboard tickets
2.18used for a sports pool.
2.19 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 349.1711, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
2.20 Subd. 5. Tipboard rules. The board shall adopt rules for tipboard games with
2.21multiple seals. The board shall also adopt rules for cumulative or carryover tipboard
2.22prizes. The board shall adopt rules for the conduct of tipboards or tipboard tickets used in
2.23a sports pool under section 14.389.
1.3Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 349.12, subdivisions 34, 35, by adding a
1.4subdivision; 349.1711, subdivisions 1, 2, 5.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 349.12, is amended by adding a
1.7subdivision to read:
1.8 Subd. 33a. Sports pool. "Sports pool" means a form of a tipboard or tipboard ticket
1.9where the winning chance is based on the results of a professional sporting event.
1.10 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 349.12, subdivision 34, is amended to read:
1.11 Subd. 34. Tipboard. "Tipboard" means a board, placard or other device containing
1.12a seal that conceals the winning number or symbol, and that serves as the game flare for
1.13a tipboard game. A tipboard used for a sports pool is a board, placard, or other device
1.14approved by the board and serves as the game flare, including a grid for designated
1.15numbers and corresponding participants.
1.16 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 349.12, subdivision 35, is amended to read:
1.17 Subd. 35. Tipboard ticket. "Tipboard ticket" is a single folded or banded ticket,
1.18or multi-ply card, the face of which is initially covered or otherwise hidden from view
1.19to conceal a number, symbol, or set of symbols or numbers, some of which have been
1.20designated in advance and at random as prize winners. Prize-winning tipboard tickets for
1.21a sports pool will be based on the results of a professional sporting event.
2.1 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 349.1711, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
2.2 Subdivision 1. Sale of tickets. Tipboard games must be played using only tipboard
2.3tickets that are either (1) attached to a placard and arranged in columns or rows, or (2)
2.4separate from the placard and contained in a receptacle while the game is in play. The
2.5placard serves as the game flare. With the exception of tipboards used for a sports pool,
2.6the placard must contain a seal that conceals the winning number or symbol
2.7a tipboard ticket is purchased and opened from a game containing more than 32 tickets,
2.8each player having a tipboard ticket with one or more predesignated numbers or symbols
2.9must sign the placard at the line indicated by the number or symbol on the tipboard ticket.
2.10 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 349.1711, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
2.11 Subd. 2. Determination of winners. With the exception of tipboards or tipboard
2.12tickets used for a sports pool, when the predesignated numbers or symbols have all been
2.13purchased, or all of the tipboard tickets for that game have been sold, the seal must
2.14be removed to reveal a number or symbol that determines which of the predesignated
2.15numbers or symbols is the winning number or symbol. A tipboard may also contain
2.16consolation winners that need not be determined by the use of the seal. The results of a
2.17predesignated sporting event will determine the winning tipboards or tipboard tickets
2.18used for a sports pool.
2.19 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 349.1711, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
2.20 Subd. 5. Tipboard rules. The board shall adopt rules for tipboard games with
2.21multiple seals. The board shall also adopt rules for cumulative or carryover tipboard
2.22prizes. The board shall adopt rules for the conduct of tipboards or tipboard tickets used in
2.23a sports pool under section 14.389.
