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Lake Elmo Municipal Code <br />Chapter 11 - Licensing <br />Section I110 -Bingo, Other Lawful Gambling and Video Games of Chance <br />Chapter 11 - Licensing <br />Section 1110 - Bingo. Other Lawful Gambling and Video Games of Chance <br />1110.01 Lawful Gambling Permitted <br />Lawful gambling, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, §349.12, Subd. 2, is permitted in the City if the <br />organization conducting the gambling meets the following criteria: <br />A. It is licensed by the Minnesota Gambling Control Board, and is in compliance with Minnesota <br />Statutes §349; <br />B. It is a tax exempt organization pursuant to Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code or has a <br />Section 501(c) application pending with the Internal Revenue Service; <br />C. Maintains an address within the City; <br />D. It has been in existence as a union non-profit corporation or as a Section 501(c) tax exempt <br />organization for at least three (3) consecutive years prior to the date the gambling operation <br />begins; <br />E. Charitable gambling is limited to permanent, year-round licensed liquor establishments, fraternal <br />organizations or churches all which are currently established and operating in the City; and <br />F. Complies with all of the provisions of this section. <br />1110.02 Filing of Records; Inspections; Access to Records <br />Subd.I Reports <br />Every organization licensed to conduct gambling in the City shall file with the Administrator copies of <br />all records and reports required to be filed with the Minnesota Lawful Gambling Control Board <br />pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 349, and the rules and regulations promulgated by M.S. <br />Chapter 349. The records and reports shall be due at the same time they are due to the Board. <br />Subd. 2 Inspection <br />Every gambling event in the City conducted by an organization under Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 349, <br />shall be open to inspection by officers of the police department <br />Subd. 3 Inspection of Records <br />Employees of the City's police department may inspect, at any reasonable time, without notice or search <br />warrant, all records of a licensed organization, including gambling accounts and other bank records <br />which are required, by the Minnesota Lawful Gambling Board, to be maintained and preserved. <br />1110-1 <br />2/18/97 <br />