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DORSEY WHITNEY Mayor Sundland and Members • of the City Council October 16, 1987 Page 4 gambling taxes imposed by . that section are in lieu of "all local taxes and license fees" except the investigation fee provided for in § 349. 16, subd. 4 . 6. Can the City: require that a certain percentage of the receipts from lawful gambling go directly to local charities? Again, this is at least arguably within the City ' s authority under Minn. Stat. § 349 . 213, subd. 1 to adopt "more stringent regulation" of lawful gambling. Minn. Stat. § 349 . 15 provides that no more than 50% of profits from bingo and no more than 40o. of profits from other forms of lawful gambling may be expended for "necessary expenses related to lawful gambling. " The remainder must be expended for "lawful purposes . " "Lawful purpose" is defined as one or more of the following: " (a) benefiting persons by enhancing their opportunity for religious or educational advancement, by relieving or protecting them from disease; suffering or distress , by contributing to their physical well-being, by assisting them in establishing themselves in life as worthy and useful citizens, or by increasing their comprehension 'of and devotion to the principles upon which this nation was founded; (b) initiating, performing, • or fostering worthy public works or enabling or furthering the erection or maintenance of public structures ; - (c ) lessening the burdens borne by government or voluntarily supporting, augmenting or supplementing services which government would normally render to the people; or (d) the improving, expanding,. maintaining or repairing real property owned or leased by an organization. ' Lawful purpose ' does not include the erection or acquisition of any real property, unless the board specifically authorizes the expenditures after finding that the property will be used exclusively for one or more of the purposes specified_ in this clause . " Minn . Stat. § 349 . 12 , subd. 11 . "Profit" is defined as gross receipts less "reasonable sums necessarily and actually expended for prizes and. taxes- imposed by this chapter . " Minn. Stat . § 349 . 12 , subd: 13 : The following expenses are allowed to be taken from gross -receipts under Minn. Rules § 7860 . 0160, to the • extent they are both reasonable and necessary, and do not exceed the above limitations :