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�RW1Al A. PE7ERSON <br />R4B£RT G. BELL <br />WILL,qR� I., COMVEit8E <br />ROGER A. JENSEN <br />K[1RT F. WA6THER <br />vu�. �rrr,�q-r�Y �rw�ct�ow <br />MARTIN J. C057'�LLO <br />l.AW O riF'1C�S OF' <br />PETERS�N, BELL 8c CONVERSE <br />1800 Ai4tERICAN NATIONA4 Bp�llC Bi114DIhiCi <br />10f �qST F1FTIi STRE�T <br />5'i. PAUL. MINNESOiA 33401 <br />224-4709 ( 6! 2 ) <br />May 24, 1976 <br />Mr. James Andre <br />City Manager <br />City of ROSGVil�e <br />2660 Civi.c Center Drive <br />Roseville, Minnesota 55113 <br />Dear Ntr . Andre : <br />� � <br />� <br />MIHiiWPO{.�! <br />1051 i00 I.[N8 BUILn1NG <br />�P„a� i 7'_" •'> • _ '. ..*��.---- .._ . . �- <br />�� -' , -., f <br />,;;° . ' �Is1; <br />g� : <br />, , - '/ �r � <br />} _ � -. � <br />. _ • � V . . ., . J <br />� .c <br />.,•_ _ ,.t;,i - <br />• ��:[ <br />._ _.:r,7cs�t� <br />Re: Bingo <br />Dave Pokorney has requested us to revi�w the <br />rECently eriacted Statut� providing fo� regulation <br />of Bingo games by 1QCal municipalities iMSA �349_1.1 et se�7). <br />The Statute provides for a nu�nber of regulations of <br />Bingo games by local units of government_ The Statute <br />provides that i� a municipality daes not adopts its own <br />ordinance gaverning Bingo operations and the licensing <br />there��, a.t will be deemed to have adop�ed the provisions <br />of this Statute. <br />The fol.lowing is a general summarg of th� var.�ous <br />pravisians: <br />l. Provides that Bingo conducted pursv.ant to <br />this..Statute is not gambling under the Crimi.nal. Code; <br />2. On�.y organizations that hav� been in existence <br />for 3 yeaarr and have at least 30 active men�bers and have <br />a license �rom the local government unit may conduct <br />Bingo games; <br />3. Profits from Bingo may onl.y be expended for <br />lawfui purposes; <br />4. Pravides that uni.ts of �.ocal government may <br />enact ordznances reguiating Bingo more res�rictive than <br />the Statuie and f�rther provides that i� a munici.pality <br />does not enact an ordixzance, a�t wz.�l be deemed to have <br />adopted the provisions of this Statute; <br />_�.,� <br />