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•r • ■ MEMO TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL 1 � FROM: CLERK-ADMINISTRATO DATE: AUGUST 1, 1984 SUBJECT: STATE GAMBLING LEGISLATION Article XII of the Omnibus Tax Bill adopted by the 1984 Legislature provided for the creation of a State-wide charitable Gambling Control Board to regulate bingo, paddle wheels,tip boards, raffles and pull tabs. In short, this new Gambling Control Board will regulate all legalized forms of gambling in the State of Minnesota. Cities still retain the authority to adopt more stringent regulations on any form of legal gambling within its jurisdiction including the authority to prohibit any form of gambling. However, if an organization has a State license, it need not comply with local license or permit requirements. Cities may also disapprove the granting of State licenses by passing a resolution and giving notice to the State Board of their desire to do so. The only exemptions from State licensing requirements that would apply to the City of Mounds view are for bingo events at a civic celebration if not for more than 12 consecutive days in a calendar year or by an organization which conducts four or fewer bingo occasions in a calendar year; or raffles if the value of all raffle prizes the organization awards in a calendar year does not exceed $750; or raffles an organization conducts which, directly or under contract to the State or political subdivision, delivers health or social services and is a non-profit organization but only if the prizes are not real or personal property that an individual, firm, or other organization donates. All other gambling activity must receive a State license. The Legislation further provides that all local licenses will expire on February 28, 1985 with the Gambling Control Board beginning licensing March 1 of 1985. police Chief Ramacher and I have discussed the new gambling law in great detail and would recommend that it would be advisable for the City Council to repeal Municipal Code Chapter 107 entitled, "Bingo, Raffles, and Gambling Devices" effective February 28, 1985 and allow the State to regulate legal forms of gambling within the City of Mounds view. This recommendation is being offered on the basis that it would remove the City of Mounds View from an issue which has become both political and controveroial in nature and is extremely difficult for Staff to enforce without placing ourselves in a position of conflict with charitable organizations in the community.