Gambling Equipment Part 2

Review Equipment When Received

Bar code—A bar code must be affixed by the manufacturer on each paper pull-tab and tipboard flare and on paddleticket master flares.

Flare—Inspect each paper pull-tab or tipboard flare to be sure that the outline of Minnesota and the following message are printed on the flare.

Paper Pull-Tab Purchasers—This paper pull-tab game is not legal in Minnesota unless an outline of Minnesota with the letters “MN” inside it is imprinted on this sheet, and the serial number imprinted on the bar code at the bottom of this sheet is the same as the serial number on the paper pull-tab ticket you have purchased.

Compare the serial number on the flare with the serial number on the invoice for each game. Notify the Gambling Control Board and the distributor if the numbers do not match.

Keep an Invoice With Each Game

Distributor invoices or true copies must be available for review wherever games are located, including:

where games are delivered;
with games when they are in transit; and
at the permitted premises.

The invoices are used to verify that the games have been purchased from a licensed distributor. Verify the games are correctly listed on the invoices. Invoices usually list more than one game, so make copies for games that are at different locations.

When a game is closed and in storage, keep a copy of the distributor invoice for the game available for review with your organization’s gambling records.

Any game not accompanied by an invoice copy is considered contraband and may be seized by the Department of Revenue agents or other authorized law enforcement officials.

Gambling Equipment Payment Deadline; Delinquency Reported to Board

The distributor or linked bingo game provider must receive payment within 30 days of the invoice date. A distributor or linked bingo game provider is required to notify the Gambling Control Board when an organization is delinquent in paying for its gambling equipment.

If an organization is delinquent, the Gambling Control Board will notify all distributors and linked bingo game providers that all sales and leases to that organization must be on a cash-only basis—that is, payment by check or electronic transaction when delivered. No credit may be extended until the payments are current.

Secure Your Equipment

All gambling equipment must be placed in a secured area under the organization’s exclusive control. The gambling equipment must be secured and kept separate from gambling equipment owned by other organizations, except for a bingo number selection device.

Keys—Ensure control and custody of all keys to the storage area.

Access to storage—Maintain a current list of persons who have access to the storage area.