Approval for Exemption for a Gambling License for Minnesota Waterfowl Association - Rum River Chapter

The attached application is from the Minnesota Waterfowl Association - Rum River Chapter for exemption from a lawful gambling license to hold a fundraising raffle at The Links of Northfork on February 17, 2011.  The Minnesota Waterfowl Association meets all of the requirements which allow them to remain exempt from licensing, primarily from the standpoint that commodities to be raffled are valued at less than $12,000.

 

Approval requires nothing more than a motion followed by a letter to the Gambling Control Board, while if the request is denied, a formal resolution for denial would need to be prepared and submitted to the Gambling Control Board.

Staff Recommends that Council approve the exemption from a lawful gambling license for the Minnesota Waterfowl Association - Rum River Chapter to hold a raffle at The Links of Northfork on February 17, 2011.

Motion to recommend Council approve the exemption from a lawful gambling license for the Minnesota Waterfowl Association - Rum River Chapter to hold a raffle at The Links of Northfork on February 17, 2011 and authorize staff to sumbit a letter to the Gambling Control Board stating approval.