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2. A Lot Of Games Online

Ever since the internet casino boom happened back in the 1990’s, the internet has been filling up with gambling sites. It is now the year 2017, and there are thousands of these gambling sites to choose from. Gaming and gambling in Hungary have been key players in the entertainment sector. Without the two, most people would have cursed the world for being a boring place to live in. They are what makes.

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January 8, 2021

Questions and Answers Regarding Resumption of Lawful Gambling Indoors

Bingo Halls

Question: If bingo is conducted at a location where the primary business is the conduct of bingo (“bingo hall”), what is the site’s capacity limit under Executive Order 21-01?

Answer: Under the executive order, a bingo hall is considered to be a “venue providing indoor events and entertainment”. Capacity is limited to 25% of the normal occupant capacity, not to exceed 150 people in the entire facility. “Normal occupant capacity” means the applicable lawful capacity as established by state or local authorities in accordance with established codes and requirements. This number may be higher than what your organization normally considers to be a “full” when the site is set up for the conduct of bingo.

Keep in mind that on-site food and beverage consumption is prohibited after 10:00 pm and all social distancing requirements must be enforced.

Meat Raffles

Question: When bars reopen for indoor drinking and dining on January 11, may meat raffles be conducted?

Answer: Yes. Meat raffles (awarding packages of meat as a paddlewheel, raffle, or tipboard prize) are allowed provided that they’re conducted in compliance with all social distancing and executive order requirements.

Paddlewheel with a Table (“Tri-wheel”)

Question: When bars reopen for indoor drinking and dining on January 11, may paddlewheel with a table be conducted?

Answer: Yes. Paddlewheel with a table is allowed provided that it’s conducted in compliance with all social distancing and executive order requirements.

January 6, 2021

Resuming the Conduct of Lawful Gambling at Sites Now Open for Indoor On-site Eating and Drinking

In accordance with Executive Order 21-01, effective Monday, January 11 at 12:00 AM, the following restrictions affect lawful gambling above and beyond those restrictions in existing statute, executive order, and rule:

Gambling Internet

1. Business Hours – Lawful gambling may be conducted until 10:00 p.m. each day;
2. Capacity – In places of public accommodation (including bars, restaurants, and bingo halls), capacity is limited to 50% of the location’s normal capacity limits;
3. These lawful gambling activities must be conducted in compliance with all applicable statutes, executive orders and rules, as well as Minnesota Department of Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance.

Restart Checklist

Gambling managers are encouraged to use the Gambling Control Board’s “Checklist for Lawful Gambling Restart” as a to-do list for restarting lawful gambling activity at their sites.

Paused Games

In conformance with Executive Order 21-01 organizations, on January 11, 2021 organizations may resume play of games that were “paused” when Executive Order 20-99 went into effect on November 20, 2020.

Restarting Paused Paper Pull-tab Games

To resume play of a paused paper pull-tab game:

1. Paused games may only be placed back into play at the site where they were originally in play.
2. Audit the game (count the unsold and winning tickets). The results of your audit should be identical to the game audit that was conducted when the game was paused. If the amounts of your current game audit vary from the amounts of the November audit, close the game and report the results on your January monthly reports.
3. Withdraw the game’s starting cash bank amount from your gambling bank account and place it in the game’s cash drawer at your site.
4. When the game’s cash proceeds and starting cash bank were deposited into the gambling account in November, the amount taken for deposit should have been recorded in the “Funds added/removed” column of the game’s LG861 tracking form. The “$ Cash out” column should then have been recorded as “$0”. When placing money back into the game’s cash drawer, enter the amount added in the “Funds added/removed” and the “$ Cash out” columns.

Restarting Paused Electronic Pull-tab Games

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1. Coordinate with the electronic-game distributor to resume play of paused electronic pull-tab games.
2. In November, the amount taken for deposit should have been recorded on the LG861e in Column G (“Amount removed from cash drawer for deposit”). Double-check the LG861e form for November 2020 to ensure that it was completed correctly.
3. Start a new LG861e form for January 2021. Once the electronic game starting cash back has been placed into the cash drawer, enter that amount in Column B (“Amount in cash drawer at start of business day”).