Bill Text: MN HF3207 | 2013-2014 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Lottery promotional advertisement warnings required.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-03-19 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy [HF3207 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2013-HF3207-Introduced.html
1.2relating to state lottery; advertising; requiring warnings;amending Minnesota
1.3Statutes 2012, section 349A.09, by adding a subdivision.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 349A.09, is amended by adding a
1.6subdivision to read:
1.7 Subd. 4. Warnings. (a) For all promotional advertisements issued by the lottery, a
1.8warning label or message must be affixed. The warning must contain, at a minimum:
1.9(1) the odds of winning the particularly advertised game, or in a general ad not
1.10promoting an individual game, the odds of winning ranging from the lowest odds game to
1.11the highest odds game currently being offered;
1.12(2) a caution that gambling can be addictive; and
1.13(3) the Web address for the lottery's Web site addressing problem gambling, where
1.14individuals can find further resources related to compulsive gambling.
1.15(b) The director shall ensure that the warning message meets the following criteria:
1.16(1) for print advertising, including billboards, the warning must cover at least 25
1.17percent of the space used by the advertisement; or
1.18(2) for radio, television, Internet, or any other type of multimedia advertising, the
1.19warning must contain the information in this subdivision and play for a time equivalent to
1.20seven seconds of every 30 seconds of advertising.
1.3Statutes 2012, section 349A.09, by adding a subdivision.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 349A.09, is amended by adding a
1.6subdivision to read:
1.7 Subd. 4. Warnings. (a) For all promotional advertisements issued by the lottery, a
1.8warning label or message must be affixed. The warning must contain, at a minimum:
1.9(1) the odds of winning the particularly advertised game, or in a general ad not
1.10promoting an individual game, the odds of winning ranging from the lowest odds game to
1.11the highest odds game currently being offered;
1.12(2) a caution that gambling can be addictive; and
1.13(3) the Web address for the lottery's Web site addressing problem gambling, where
1.14individuals can find further resources related to compulsive gambling.
1.15(b) The director shall ensure that the warning message meets the following criteria:
1.16(1) for print advertising, including billboards, the warning must cover at least 25
1.17percent of the space used by the advertisement; or
1.18(2) for radio, television, Internet, or any other type of multimedia advertising, the
1.19warning must contain the information in this subdivision and play for a time equivalent to
1.20seven seconds of every 30 seconds of advertising.
