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    For Manufacturers

    A manufacturer license must be obtained by any person or entity who sells lawful gambling equipment to a licensed distributor in Minnesota. See manufacturer application forms, background check information, manufacturing standards, forms and reports, and rules and statutes.

    Lawful gambling equipment means disposable equipment that includes:

    • bingo hard cards and bingo paper sheets,
    • paper pull-tabs,
    • electronic pull-tabs,
    • jar tickets,
    • paddletickets and paddleticket cards,
    • tipboards and tipboard tickets,
    • promotional tickets that mimic a pull-tab or tipboard,
    • raffle boards,
    • disposable sealed bingo number selection placards, and
    • application software and programs used in the production, play, and reporting of electronic pull-tab and electronic bingo games.

    Lawful gambling equipment also means permanent equipment that includes:

    • devices for selecting bingo numbers,
    • electronic bingo devices,
    • electronic pull-tab devices,
    • pull-tab dispensing devices for paper pull-tabs,
    • programmable electronic devices that have no effect on the outcome of a game and are used to provide a visual or auditory enhancement of a game,
    • paddlewheels,
    • paddlewheel tables, and
    • electronic raffle selection systems.

    Application Information

    The following application forms, documentation, and appropriate fees must be submitted to be considered for a manufacturer license:

    LG600 Manufacturer License Application
    The application fee is $10,000.  A manufacturer's license is valid for one year.

    LG610 Manufacturer Personnel Information
    The following persons must fill out the manufacturer personnel form:  owners, officers, partners, plant managers, sales employees, persons or entities with a direct or indirect financial interest of five percent or more in the applicant, and consultants.

    Background Checks

    Completed application forms are sent to the Department of Public Safety for a background check and to the Department of Revenue for a tax clearance.  You will be charged for any background investigation expenses.

    Upon receipt of the completed background check and tax clearance, your application will be presented to the Minnesota Gambling Control Board for consideration at a monthly board meeting.

    Forms and Reports

    Electronic Pull-Tab System Standards and Requirements Checklist
    Electronic Linked Bingo Standards and Requirements Checklist
    Multiple Chance Games Standards Checklist
    LG620 Manufacturer to Distributor Lease Agreement for Pull-Tab Dispensing Device
    LG621 Manufacturer's Returned Equipment Report
    LG623 Manufacturer to Distributor Sales Agreement for Pull-Tab Dispensing Device
    LG633 Manufacturer to Distributor Sales Agreement for Electronic Pull-Tab System and Device(s)
    LG661 Manufacturer's/Linked Bingo Game Provider's Report of Delinquent Distributor
    LG1060 Inventory and Discounts Report


    For Manufacturers Rules and Statutes

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