Information at Premises
Information required to be posted at each premises:
General information posted
The following information must be prominently posted at each premises:
- organization name, license number, and premises permit number,
- a statement that illegal gambling is prohibited at the premises, and
- the problem gambling hotline number (1-800-333-HOPE) at each point of sale.
House rules posted
The minimum size for the house rules sign is 11” x 17”. The house rules governing the conduct of lawful gambling must be clearly visible at the point of sale.
The house rules must include all policies of your organization that affect the play of the game, including any restrictions in addition to those imposed by Minnesota Statutes, Section 349.181, on who may participate in the conduct of lawful gambling at the premises. The house rules may be more restrictive, but they must be specific and enforceable.
The house rules may include items such as:
- Cash only. Money orders, cashier’s checks, and travelers checks may be accepted. Checks, credit cards, or debit cards not accepted.
- The winner must have a driver’s license or government-issued picture ID to redeem a winning ticket.
- The organization cannot guarantee the prizes remaining in a paper pull-tab deal.
- Posting shows only major winning paper pull-tab tickets that have been redeemed.
- Players must be 18 or older to purchase or redeem a ticket.
- We reserve the right to refuse service for disruptive or offensive behavior.
Name of paid employee
Paid gambling employees must clearly display their name (last name not required) when conducting lawful gambling. Wearing a name tag or posting a name plate are the most common methods to meet this requirement.
Information required to be kept at each premises:
Records and forms
All licensed organizations must keep the following at each premises:
- a current site inventory record which lists each paper pull-tab deal kept on the premises;
- the LG861 Site Control/Tracking and Auditing of Paper Pull-Tab Game (unless a point-of-sale (POS) system or dispensing device is used);
- a copy of the distributor’s invoice for:
- each paper pull-tab deal in play; and
- each unplayed paper pull-tab deal stored on the premises;
- for any paper pull-tab dispensing devices:
- the LG283 Point-of-Sale System Cash Count Report if a POS system with a single cash drawer is used for multiple paper pull-tab games.
Deals in play
All records, reports, and prize receipts relating to a deal of paper pull-tabs in play must be kept at the premises while the game is in play.
Separation of equipment
A clear physical separation or divider between the organization’s gambling equipment, another organization’s gambling equipment, and the lessor’s business equipment must be maintained.
