Minnesota Statutes
Chapter 349 — Lawful Gambling And Gambling Devices
Section 349.15 — Use Of Gross Profits.

Subdivision 1. Expenditure restrictions, requirements, and civil penalties. (a) Gross profits from lawful gambling may be expended only for lawful purposes or allowable expenses as authorized by the membership of the conducting organization at a monthly meeting of the organization's membership.
(b) For each 12-month period beginning July 1, a licensed organization will be evaluated by the board to determine a rating based on the percentage of annual lawful purpose expenditures when compared to available gross profits for the same period. The rating will be used to determine the organization's profitability percent and is not a rating of the organization's lawful gambling operation. An organization will be evaluated according to the following criteria:
(1) an organization that expends 50 percent or more of gross profits on lawful purposes will receive a five-star rating;
(2) an organization that expends 40 percent or more but less than 50 percent of gross profits on lawful purposes will receive a four-star rating;
(3) an organization that expends 30 percent or more but less than 40 percent of gross profits on lawful purposes will receive a three-star rating;
(4) an organization that expends 20 percent or more but less than 30 percent of gross profits on lawful purposes will receive a two-star rating; and
(5) an organization that expends less than 20 percent of gross profits on lawful purposes will receive a one-star rating.
(c) An organization that fails to expend a minimum of 30 percent annually of gross profits on lawful purposes, or 20 percent annually for organizations that conduct lawful gambling in a location where the primary business is bingo, is automatically on probation effective July 1 for a period of one year. The organization must increase its rating to the required minimum or be subject to sanctions by the board. If an organization fails to meet the minimum after a one-year probation, the board may suspend the organization's license or impose a civil penalty as follows:
(1) in determining any suspension or penalty for a violation of this paragraph, the board must consider any unique factors or extraordinary circumstances that caused the organization to not meet the minimum rate of profitability. Unique factors or extraordinary circumstances include, but are not limited to, the purchase of capital assets necessary to conduct lawful gambling; road or other construction causing impaired access to the lawful gambling premises; and flood, tornado, or other catastrophe that had a direct impact on the continuing lawful gambling operation; and
(2) notwithstanding section 349.151, subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clause (10), the board may impose a civil penalty under this subdivision up to $10,000.
Subd. 1a. Disaster relief. An organization may expend net profits from lawful gambling to relieve the effects of a disaster as defined in section 12.03, subdivision 2, without the prior approval of its membership if:
(1) the contribution is a lawful purpose under section 349.12, subdivision 25, paragraph (a);
(2) the contribution is authorized by the organization's chief executive officer and gambling manager; and
(3) the contribution is approved by the membership of the organization at its next regularly scheduled monthly meeting.
If the contribution is not approved by the membership of the organization at its next regularly scheduled monthly meeting, the organization shall reimburse its gambling account in the amount of the contribution.
Subd. 2. Cash shortages. In computing gross profit to determine maximum amounts which may be expended for allowable expenses under subdivision 1, an organization may not reduce its gross receipts by any cash shortages. An organization may report cash shortages to the board only as an allowable expense. An organization may not report cash shortages for each 12-month period beginning July 1, that in total exceed three-tenths of one percent of the organization's gross receipts from lawful gambling at each permitted premises where the organization conducts lawful gambling.
Subd. 3. [Repealed, 2012 c 299 art 4 s 66]
Subd. 4. [Repealed, 2009 c 124 s 60]
Subd. 5. [Repealed, 2009 c 124 s 60]
1976 c 261 s 5; 1984 c 502 art 12 s 6; 1986 c 467 s 7; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 2 s 16; 1987 c 327 s 7; 1989 c 203 s 2; 1989 c 334 art 2 s 16; 1Sp1989 c 1 art 13 s 7; 1990 c 590 art 1 s 10; 1991 c 336 art 2 s 13; 1994 c 633 art 2 s 19; art 5 s 22; 1996 c 471 art 13 s 16; 1997 c 155 s 4; 2000 c 300 s 3; 2001 c 96 s 7,8; 2002 c 386 art 2 s 1; 2004 c 172 s 1; 2005 c 166 art 1 s 7; 2006 c 205 s 7; 2007 c 145 s 4; 2008 c 260 s 3,4; 2009 c 124 s 13,14; 2011 c 77 s 1; 2012 c 187 art 1 s 54,55

Structure Minnesota Statutes

Minnesota Statutes

Chapters 349 - 350 — Gaming

Chapter 349 — Lawful Gambling And Gambling Devices

Section 349.11 — Purpose.

Section 349.12 — Definitions.

Section 349.13 — Lawful Gambling.

Section 349.15 — Use Of Gross Profits.

Section 349.151 — Gambling Control Board.

Section 349.152 — Director.

Section 349.153 — Conflict Of Interest.

Section 349.154 — Expenditures; Standards.

Section 349.155 — Licenses; License Actions.

Section 349.16 — Organization Licenses.

Section 349.161 — Distributor Licenses.

Section 349.162 — Equipment Registered.

Section 349.163 — Licensing Of Manufacturers.

Section 349.1635 — Linked Bingo Game Provider License.

Section 349.1641 — Licenses; Summary Suspension.

Section 349.165 — Premises Permits.

Section 349.166 — Exclusions; Exemptions.

Section 349.167 — Gambling Managers.

Section 349.168 — Gambling Employees.

Section 349.169 — Filing Of Inventory And Discounts.

Section 349.17 — Conduct Of Bingo.

Section 349.1711 — Conduct Of Tipboards.

Section 349.172 — Pull-tabs; Information Required To Be Posted.

Section 349.1721 — Conduct Of Pull-tabs.

Section 349.173 — Conduct Of Raffles.

Section 349.18 — Premises Used For Gambling.

Section 349.181 — Restrictions On Who May Participate In Lawful Gambling.

Section 349.19 — Accounts, Records, And Reports.

Section 349.191 — Sales On Credit.

Section 349.211 — Prize Limits.

Section 349.2113 — Prize Payout Limit.

Section 349.2123 — Certified Physical Inventory.

Section 349.2124 — Sales To Indian Tribes.

Section 349.2125 — Contraband.

Section 349.2127 — Prohibitions.

Section 349.213 — Local Authority.

Section 349.22 — Penalty.

Section 349.23 — Validity Of Prior Agreements.

Section 349.30 — Definitions.

Section 349.31 — Gambling Device; Possession Of.

Section 349.32 — Issuing Authority To Suspend Or Revoke.

Section 349.33 — Peace Officers To Observe And Inspect Premises.

Section 349.34 — Proceedings Before Issuing Authority; Order To Show Cause.

Section 349.35 — Revocation Of License.

Section 349.36 — Duties Of County Attorney Or Attorney General.

Section 349.37 — Witnesses.

Section 349.38 — Property Owners Liability.

Section 349.39 — Appeal To District Court; Stay; Continuance Under Bond; Hearing Upon One Year Limitation On Premises.

Section 349.61 — Repeal; Termination Of Licenses.