1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to crime prevention and public safety;
1.3 	gambling; legalizing the game of Texas hold'em under
1.4 	certain conditions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004,
1.5 	section 609.761, subdivision 3.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609.761,
1.8 	subdivision 3, is amended to read:
1.9 		Subd. 3.Social skill game.  Sections 609.755 and 609.76
1.10 	do not prohibit tournaments or contests that satisfy all of the
1.11 	following requirements:
1.12 	(1) the tournament or contest consists of the card games of
1.13 	chance commonly known as cribbage, skat, sheephead, bridge,
1.14 	euchre, pinochle, gin, 500, smear, Texas hold'em,or whist;
1.15 	(2) the tournament or contest does not provide any direct
1.16 	financial benefit to the promoter or organizer; and
1.17 	(3) the sum of all prizes awarded for each tournament or
1.18 	contest does not exceed $200.
1.19 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day
1.20 	following final enactment and applies to acts committed on or
1.21 	after that date.