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Home My WebLink About1643-85 - ADMIN Ordinance - City Council - 1985/01/07JANUARY 7, 1985 8e ORDINANCE NO. 1643-85 AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO GAMBLING, BINGO AND VIDEO GAMES OF CHANCE: AMENDING THE ST. LOUIS PARK MUNICIPAL CODE BY REPEAL OF SECTIONS 13-1600 through 13-1615; ADDITION OF NEW SECTIONS 13-1600 and 13-1601 THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK DOES ORDAIN: Sec. 1. State Control of Lawful Gambling. In April, 1984, the State Legislature amended Chapter 349 of the Minnesota Statutes related to lawful gambling and created a statewide charitable gambling control board to regulate and license said gambling. Sec. 2. The St. Louis Park Municipal Code is amended by the repeal of Sections 13-1600 through 13-1615 related to the licensing and regulation of gambling and bingo (attached). Sec. 3. The St. Louis Park Municipal Code is further amended by the addition of new Sections 13-1600 and 13-1601 which read as follows: LAWFUL GAMBLING, BINGO AND VIDEO GAMES OF CHANCE Section 13-1600. "Lawful gambling" is the operation, conduct or sale of bingo, raffles, paddlewheels, tipboards and pulltabs. "Organization" means any fraternal, religious, veterans or other nonprofit organization. (1) State License Required for Gambling and Bingo. Minnesota Statutes, Section 349.151 et seq., provides for the regulation and licensing of lawful gambling and bingo by the State Charitable Gambling Control Board. The Board may issue licenses to organizations to conduct lawful gambling if the organization has been in existence for at least 3 years, has at least 15 active members, and complies with Minnesota Statutes, Section 349. All license applications shall be on a form prescribed and procured from this board. (2) Local Approval. The Gambling Board must notify the City Council (a) before issuing or renewing an organization license; if the City Council adopts a resolution disapproving the license and so informs the Board within 30 days of receiving notice of the license, the license may not be issued or renewed; and (b) of any application by an organization to conduct more than two bingo occasions in a week and more than 104 in a year; if the City Council fails to adopt a resolution disapproving the additional occasions within 30 days of the notification, the Board may permit the additional occasions; and (c) of any application by a person or corporation, other than an organization, which leases any premises that it owns to two or more organizations to conduct more than four bingo occasions on the leased premises in any week; if the City Council fails to adopt a resolution disapproving the additional occasions within 30 days of the notification, the Board may permit a specified number of bingo occasions on the premises in excess of four per week. (3) Exemptions from the lawful gambling licensing requirements: (a) Bingo may be conducted without a license if it is conducted in connection with a civic celebration and if it is not conducted for more than 12 consecutive days in a calendar year. (b) Bingo may be conducted without a license if it is conducted by an organization which conducts four or fewer bingo occasions in a calendar year. (c) Raffle may be conducted without a license if it is conducted by an organization and if the value of all raffle prizes awarded by the organization in a calendar year does not exceed $750; or if the raffle is conducted by a tax- exempt health or social service organization under contract to the state or a political subdivision if the prizes awarded are real or personal property donated by an individual, firm or other organization. (4) Penalty. Violation of the provisions of this section constitutes a gross misdemeanor. This section does not preclude civil and criminal actions under other applicable laws. Section 13-1601. "Video Games of Chance" means games or devices which simulate poker, blackjack, craps, hi -lo, roulette or other common gambling forms, though not offering any type of pecuniary award or gain to players. The term also includes any video game having one or more of the following characteristics: (i) It is primarily a game of chance and has no substantial element of skill involved; (ii) It awards game credits or replays and contains a meter or device which records unplayed credits or replays and contains a device that permits them to be cancelled. -2- (1) State License Required. No person shall engage in the business of a distributor or operator of video games of chance at any place of business without first receiving licenses from the State Department of Public Safety (Liquor Control Division) to engage in that business at that location and for each video game of chance. The City may not impose a fee or tax of any kind on video games of chance. (2) Limitations on Placement. No location may have more than two video games of chance, and the games may be operated only at licensed on -sale intoxicating liquor establishments and private clubs holding club on -sale licenses issued under Minnesota Statutes, Section 340.11, Subdivision 11. (3) "Permitted Accessory Uses." These games shall be in addition to the zoning ordinance "permitted accessory uses" related to electronic amusement devices. (4) Video Gaming License Account. In January of each year, the State Treasurer shall pay from the video gaming license account to the City $30 for each game of chance located within its limits. (5) Penalty. Violation of this section constitutes a misdemeanor. This section does not preclude civil and criminal penalties under other applicable laws. Sec. 4. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect 15 days after its publication. All licenses issued by the City under former Code Sections 13-1600 through 13-1615 expire on February 28, 1985. Adopted by the City Council Reviewed for administration: C ty Manager Janu7, 1985. ar V or Approved as to form and legality: e //� �_- AA L__ City dttorney -3- Minnesota Suburban Newspapers, Inc. AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION SISTATE OF MINNESOTA) ss. COUNTY OF HENNEPIN) Donald K. Mo r t e n s o n , being duly sworn on an oath says that he/she Is the publisher or authorized agent and employee of the publisher of the newspaper known as St. Louis Park Sailor are stated below and has full knowledge of the facts which (A) The newspaper has complied with all of the requirements constituting qualification as a qualified newspaper, as provided by Minnesota Statute 331A.02, 331A 07, and other applicable laws, as amended (B) The printed Summary of Ordinance N0.1643-85 which Is attached was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and was printed and published once each week, for one successive weeks; It was first published on Monday the 14 day of January —19E-5, and was thereafter printed and published on every to *and Including the day of 19 and printed below is a copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both Inclusive, which is hereby acknowledged as being the size and kind of type used In the composition and publication of the notice. abcdefghi,)klmnopgrstuvwxyz BY: &71til4/c , TITLE- Operations Manager Subscribed and sworn to before me on this day of Jan 19-85 9MERIDEL M. HEDBLOM NOTARY PUBLIC • MINNESOTA HENNEPIN COUNTY My commission expires July 2, 1986 RATE INFORMATION (Official Publication) SUMMARY ORDINANCENO 1843-85 AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO G AMBLING, BINGO AND VIDEO OGAMES OF CHANCE AMENDING THE ST LOUIS PARK MUNICIPAL CODE BY REPEAL OF SECTIONS 13-1800 THROUGH 13-1815, ADDITION OF NEW SECTIONS 13-1800 and 13-1801 Summary This ordinance repeals sections of the City's Code which regulated and licensed bingo and gambling It adds reference to state agencies which have assumed this function as well as that of regulating and licensing video games of chance Effective Date This ordinance shall take effect 15 days after its publication Adopted by the City Council Jan 7, 1985 (s) LYLE W HANKS (The full text of this ordinaMayor nce is available for inspection with the City Clerk ) (Jan 14, 1985) -SLP (1) Lowest classified rate paid by commercial users $ 2.60 per line it for comparable space (Line, word, or Inch rate) (2) Maximum rate allowed by law for the above matter $ 3 3 . 2 4� per 1 i n e (Line, word, or inch rate) (3) Rate actually charged for the above matter $ 2 4 . 8 4� per line / 8 . 2 � x —comp (Line, word, or Inch rate)