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<br />/. - <br /> <br />NORm SUBURBAN YOUTII ASSOCIATION <br />HISTORY <br /> <br />In 1984 the Minnesota Legislature passed a law permitting certain non-profit <br /> <br /> <br />organizations to raise funds through the use of limited gambling activities. <br /> <br /> <br />Organizations that had a three year history as either a Minnesota non-profit, <br /> <br /> <br />registered with the Secretary of State, and/or Tax Exempt status with the Internal <br /> <br /> <br />Revenue Service could operate gambling. <br /> <br /> <br />The Roseville Youth Football Association met these qualifications, applied for <br /> <br /> <br />and received a Charitable Gambling license in 1985. RYFA's goal, at that time, was <br /> <br /> <br />to replace football equipment to comply with federal safety mandates. The funds <br /> <br /> <br />required to replace the needed equipment was $30,000.00. It was hoped gambling <br /> <br /> <br />revenues would help fill this t1nancial need Without the new equipment the <br /> <br /> <br />program would not continue to operate. There seemed to be no other way to raise <br /> <br /> <br />this sum of money in the time allowed <br /> <br /> <br />The first gambling site was at Paul's Place, a Roseville hotel and restaurant <br /> <br /> <br />complex. A Gambling Manager was appointed to establish and coordinate the <br /> <br /> <br />administrative support for this new activity. The gambling operation began in <br /> <br />1985. It was decided that the football program would not rely on gambling funds <br /> <br />for normal activity expenses. At the beginning we had no idea if gambling would <br /> <br />be a successful fund raising activity. However, the $30,000.00 goal was achieved <br /> <br />after only a few months of operations. It was decided that additional money raised <br /> <br />would be used not only for capital improvements to the football program but for <br />