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1 <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />REGULAR MEETING STAFF REPORT <br />AGENDA ITEM 1J <br /> <br /> <br />STAFF ORIGINATOR: Jolleen Chaika, City Clerk <br /> <br />MEETING DATE: February 26, 2024 <br />TOPIC: Exempt Gambling Permit: Lino Lakes Elementary PTO <br /> <br />VOTE REQUIRED: 3/5 <br /> <br />INTRODUCTION <br />Lino Lakes Elementary PTO has applied for an Exempt Gambling Permit to conduct a raffle with <br />a raffle drawing date of April 20, 2024 at the Lino Lakes Elementary School. <br />BACKGROUND <br />Pursuant to Minn. Stat. 349.166, organizations are eligible to obtain an exempt permit to conduct <br />a raffle without obtaining a full gambling license and without abiding by all provisions required <br />by licensed organizations if: <br />• the organization conducts lawful gambling on five or less days per year; <br />• the organization does not award more than $50,000 in prizes for lawful gambling in <br />a calendar year; <br />• the organization submits a board-prescribed application and pays a fee of <br />$100 to the board for each gambling occasion, and receives an exempt permit <br />number from the board…The application must include the date and location of the <br />occasion, the types of lawful gambling to be conducted, and the prizes <br />to be awarded; <br />• the organization notifies the local government unit 30 days before the lawful <br />gambling occasion, or 60 days for an occasion held in a city of the first class; <br />• the organization purchases all gambling equipment and supplies from a licensed <br />distributor; and <br />• the organization reports to the board, on a single-page form prescribed by the board, <br />within 30 days of each gambling occasion, the gross receipts, prizes, expenses, <br />expenditures of net profits from the occasion, and the identification of the licensed <br />distributor from whom all gambling equipment was purchased. <br />53