Lawful Gambling Statutes and Rules

Statutes and rules can also be found on the State Revisor’s website at www.revisor.mn.gov.

To find a specific statute, enter 349 (which is the entire chapter) or the specific statute.

To find a specific rule, enter 7861, 7863, 7864, 7865, or the specific rule.

Statutes
A statute is a law passed by the Minnesota State Legislature.

The law related to lawful gambling are located in Minnesota Statutes:
- Chapter 349
- Section 297E.02
- Section 297E.06
Rules
A rule is a statement adopted by the Gambling Control Board to make the law more specific. All rules passed by the Gambling Control Board are based on statute. If there is a conflict between statute and rule language, statute language supersedes rule language.

Organizations — The rules on lawful gambling pertaining to organizations authorized to conduct lawful gambling are located in Minnesota Rules:
- Part 7861.0210 Definitions
- Part 7861.0220 Licensed Organizations
- Part 7861.0230 Gambling Manager
- Part 7861.0240 Premises Permits
- Part 7861.0260 Conduct of Lawful Gambling
- Part 7861.0270 Bingo
- Part 7861.0280 Paper Pull-Tabs
- Part 7861.0285 Electronic Pull-Tabs
- Part 7861.0290 Tipboards
- Part 7861.0295 Sports Tipboards
- Part 7861.0300 Paddlewheels
- Part 7861.0310 Raffles
- Part 7861.0320 Organization Operations, Accounts, & Reports
- Part 7861.0330 Excluded Bingo
- Part 7861.0340 Exempted Lawful Gambling
Distributors — Distributor rules are contained in Minnesota Rules, Parts 7863.0210 through 7863.0220.

Linked Bingo Game Providers — Linked bingo game provider rules are contained in Minnesota Rules, Parts 7863.0250 through 7863.0260.

Electronic Linked Bingo Game System Standards and Requirements are contained in Minnesota Rules, Parts 7863.0250 through 7863.0270.

Manufacturers — Manufacturer rules are contained in Minnesota Rules, Parts 7864.0210 through 7864.0240.

Compliance — Rules on sanctions imposed by the Gambling Control Board are contained in:
- Part 7865.0210 Compliance Review Group
- Part 7865.0220 Suspensions or revocations of licenses or permits
- Part 7865.0225 Reimbursements to gambling bank account
- Part 7865.0230 Fines and other sanctions
- Part 7865.0240 Stays of imposition for suspension, revocation, or civil fine
- Part 7865.0250 Variances to Board rules
- Part 7865.0260 Hearings and appeals of incomplete or denied license and permit applications
Numbering System - Statutes and Rules
Statutes and rules use a decimal numbering system.

Statutes or rules with lower numbers appear first, higher numbers appear later.

Hint — Because the decimal numbering system for statutes and rules can sometimes be confusing, it helps to add a zero to the end of a decimal number to make a four-decimal number.

EXAMPLE:
The number 349.1711 has four digits after the decimal point, and 349.172 has only three. Add a zero to the end of 349.172 to make it 349.1720.

Now it is easier to see that 349.1711 is lower than 349.1720 and would therefore be located before 349.1720.

Statute numbering example:
- 349.168
- 349.169
- 349.17
- 349.171
- 349.1711
- 349.172
- 349.1721
- 349.173
- 349.174
- 349.18
- 349.181
- 349.19
- 349.191