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PETERSON, BELL & CONVERSE <br />1800 AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK BUILDING <br />101 EAST FIFTH STREET <br />ST. PAUL. MINNESOTA 55101 <br />224-4703 (612) <br />Mr. Steve North <br />Assistant City Manager <br />City of Roseville <br />2660 Civic Center Drive <br />Rosevifle, Minnesota 55111 <br />Re; Prizes for Pinball Machine Gamel <br />Our File No,, M2.1157 I <br />A question has arisen concerning whether or not certain operators of pinball <br />machines giving prizes to persons reaching certain skill levels is in violation of <br />either the City's ordinances or the State gambling laws,, <br />Dave Anderson, from this office, has talked with the Attorney General's office <br />and it is their conclusion that there is no violation of the State gambling laws. if <br />it was a pinball machine rather than an electronic game,. there might be a <br />violation of the State laws but the law8 have not been updated to cover <br />I& <br />tzlectronic ges <br />am , <br />Our ordinance licensing amusement devices and game rooms (Chapter 117) doet <br />not prot this type of activity. <br />I believe that the City may, by ordinance, prot the giving of prizes or other <br />premiums as the result of the operation of "amusement devices" under our <br />ordinance. There, "amusement devicel', is defined as Ivan electronic or mechanical <br />game of skill or chance requiring the payment of money to play or operate, . @I' <br />=,-, a FM% 6- a =- <br />