Contests and Charitable Gambling
Statutes and Rules: (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)
Resources: (Print resources are available at the Minnesota State Law Library and in county law libraries around the state.)
- Charitable Gambling in Minnesota, from the Minnesota House of Representatives Research Department
- Resources on Minnesota Issues: Gambling, from the Legislative Reference Library
- "Silent Auctions and Raffles" in Understanding & Advising Nonprofit Organizations. (Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, 2001) Retired Collection KF1388.Z9 U5 2001.
- "Sweepstakes and Contests: the Do's and Don'ts in the New Media and 'Old School'," in Advertising Law & Strategy (Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, 2011) KF1614.Z9 A38 2011.
- Sweepstakes Prizes, from the Minnesota Attorney General's Office. (How to avoid frauds.)
- "Valid Promotion or Illegal Gambling? How to Keep Your Client's Business Promotions Legal" in Gambling Law: a Minnesota Practitioner's Guide. (Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, 1995) Retired Collection KF3992.Z9 G35 1995.
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