CHAPTER 513

GAMBLING

513.01                         Gambling

Subdivision 1. Any Indian who does any of the following, without first having obtained a license from the Red Lake Tribal Council, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

      a)              Offers wholesale betting to the public for private profit, or

      b)              Sells or transfers a chance to participate in a lottery or pull tabs or conducts a lottery, or

      c)              Permits a structure or location owned or occupied by him/her or under his control to be used as a gambling place; or

      d)              Intentionally participates in the income of a gambling place.

Subdivision 2. In addition to the penalties provided in Subdivision 1 hereof, a violation of this section or a violation of the terms of any permit or license issued in connection with this section shall cause the following:

      a)              The permit shall be revoked by the Tribal Council and shall only be reissued to the defendant in the sole discretion of the Tribal Council; and

      b)              Any and all devices used or intended for use as a gambling device, all moneys, material and other property used or intended for use as payment to participate in gambling or a prize or receipt for gambling may be seized and forfeited pursuant to law.

Subdivision 3. The Red Lake Tribal Council may issue license, pursuant to rules and regulations issued by it from time to time, to non-profit organizations, which are organized from religious, educational, health, fraternal, veteran governmental or community development purposes, for the purpose of conducting or selling bingo, raffles, tipboards or pull-tabs.

Subdivision 4. Any organization which has obtained a license pursuant to this section must keep records of each occasion on which it conducts gambling, and must display in conspirators place its permit and a sign indicating the purpose for which it is conducting the gambling. The record must include gross receipts, expenses, profits and disbursements of profits. The reports required to be maintained pursuant to this subdivision must be preserved for at least three (3) years. A copy of the report must be filed with the Red Lake Tribal Council at the end of each calendar year during which the licensee conducted any gambling.