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60 <br />40 iAWFUL GAMBLING <br />9i a <br />For exam iii , oine organization we visited, was paying 50 percent of its utilitie4 <br />from gambling funds, when we estimate the pro-rata share was closer to 10 <br />Iercent. <br />Compensation <br />According to, Minnesota Rules, employees or members must be "directly en- <br />gaged in conducting gambilinlig."11, However, we found that-, <br />Many organizations that operate gambiling in their own buildings use <br />gambiling funds to, play compensation to enipiloyees not directly <br />it @I <br />I I nvolved, in gambling.1 <br />Rent <br />Rent for the, purpose oficonductinry gambling is, limited to $24 per square foot <br />per month up to $i600 per month.'� Rent for, bingois limited to $400 per <br />41 v 13 <br />bingo, occasion based on, the amount of' space lea,sea. The rationale behind <br />limiti"ng rent is to prevent bilidding wars, between organizations for profitable <br />,gambling si,tesi. Thus, moire funds will be available, for, lawful purposes. <br />However, we found that:1 <br />e Many organizations play moire than the allowed $600 per month as <br />rent,. <br />S 1 0 <br />iome organizations rely on bartenders to sell their pull-tabs. In some of these <br />%.asesy compensation is paid to the bar for selling the, pull-tabs. In effect, com- <br />11 Af m Rule, 786,0.016,0, Subpart, 2E,. <br />1'2 Minn Rule 7860.00907 Subpart 31A. <br />1'3 Mirm Ride 7860.W9,0, Subpart 31B., <br />