Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

349A.05 RULES. The director may adopt rules under chapter 14 governing the following elements of the lottery: (1) the number and types of lottery retailers' locations; (2) qualifications of lottery retailers and application procedures for lottery retailer contracts; (3) investiga…

349A.06 LOTTERY RETAILERS. § Subdivision 1.Contracts. The director shall sell tickets for the lottery through lottery retailers with whom the director contracts. Contracts under this section are not subject to the provisions of sections 16C.03, 16C.05, 16C.06, 16C.08, 16C.09, and…

349A.07 VENDOR CONTRACTS. § Subdivision 1.Contracts authorized. The director may enter into lottery procurement contracts for the purchase, lease, or lease-purchase of the goods or services. In entering into a lottery procurement contract, the director shall utilize an open bid p…

349A.08 LOTTERY PRIZES. § Subdivision 1.Agreement by players. A person who buys a lottery ticket agrees to be bound by the rules applicable to the particular lottery game for which the ticket is purchased. The player acknowledges that the determination of whether a ticket is a va…

349A.09 LOTTERY ADVERTISING. § Subdivision 1.Odds; required information. The director shall include on each brochure, pamphlet, booklet, or other similar material the director publishes to promote or explain any lottery game, a prominent and clear statement of the approximate odd…

349A.10 LOTTERY FUNDS. § Subdivision 1.State lottery fund. The director shall establish a lottery fund outside the state treasury, consisting of the gross revenues of the lottery and all other money credited or transferred to it by law, except for money set aside and deposited in…

349A.11 CONFLICT OF INTEREST. § Subdivision 1.Lottery ticket; retailer. The director, an employee of the lottery, a member of the immediate family of the director or employee residing in the same household may not: (1) purchase a lottery ticket; or (2) have any personal pecuniary…

349A.12 PROHIBITED ACTS. § Subdivision 1.Purchase by minors. A person under the age of 18 years may not buy or redeem for a prize a ticket in the state lottery. § Subd. 2.Sale to minors. A lottery retailer may not sell and a lottery retailer or other person may not furnish or red…

349A.13 RESTRICTIONS. The director shall not: (1) conduct a lottery game or contest the winner or winners of which are determined by the result of a sporting event other than a horse race conducted under chapter 240; (2) install or operate a lottery device operated by coin or cur…

349A.14 AUDIT. The director shall contract for an annual certified audit of all accounts and transactions of the lottery. The audit must be conducted by a certified public accountant in accordance with generally accepted accounting standards. The director shall file a copy of eac…

349A.15 REPORT. The director shall file an annual report with the governor and legislature which must include a complete statement of lottery revenues, administrative and operating costs, capital expenditures, net proceeds transferred, and other financial transactions for the per…

349A.16 LOTTERY RETAILER COMMISSIONS. The director of the State Lottery shall: (1) increase commissions paid to lottery retailers in effect on January 1, 1998, by one-half percent on the price of each ticket sold by each retailer; and (2) provide that each lottery retailer receiv…

349A.20 STADIUM, SPORTS-THEMED GAMES. The State Lottery shall conduct games based on stadium or professional sports themes to generate a minimum of $2,100,000 in additional revenue for the fiscal year for the general fund. Games issued under this section must comply with all NFL …