The provided legal document content consists of various sections of the Minnesota Statutes governing money transmitters. It includes definitions of terms used in this chapter and outlines exemptions to the requirement of obtaining a license. The document also specifies the qualifications for obtaining a license, including net worth requirements based on the number of locations the licensee operates. It further discusses the use of a bond or other security device, application requirements, license issuance, license renewal, reporting requirements, and record-keeping obligations.

This section of the California Business and Professions Code governs the unfair acts or practices in the operation of contests or sweepstakes. It prohibits various unfair acts or omissions, including the failure to disclose important information to contestants, misrepresenting odds or rules, and misrepresenting the nature and value of prizes. It also prohibits using certain language or methods to create an advantage for certain participants. Additionally, it addresses the use of electronic video monitors for gambling-themed games in business establishments.

No person shall advertise, offer, or operate any contest, as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 17539.3, in which any prize, including any money, property, service, or other matter of value, may be awarded or transferred if the opportunity to win that prize is conditioned on a minimum number of entries or contest participants. (Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1074, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.)

The Gambling Control Act is a legal document that regulates and licenses gambling activities in California. It provides definitions for various terms used in the Act, such as ‘affiliate,’ ‘applicant,’ ‘banking game,’ ‘controlled game,’ ‘department,’ ‘director,’ ‘finding of suitability,’ ‘gambling enterprise,’ ‘gambling enterprise employee,’ ‘gambling establishment,’ ‘gambling license,’ ‘gambling operation,’ ‘gross revenue,’ ‘hours of operation,’ ‘house,’ ‘independent agent,’ ‘initial license,’ ‘institutional investor,’ ‘key employee,’ ‘key employee license,’ ’license,’ ’licensed gambling establishment,’ ’limited partnership,’ ’limited partnership interest,’ ‘owner licensee,’ ‘person,’ ‘player,’ ‘player-dealer,’ ‘publicly traded racing association,’ ‘qualified racing association,’ ‘renewal license,’ and ‘work permit.

(a)The commission shall investigate the following matters: (1)The consequences, benefits, and disadvantages of imposing a state tax on revenue generated by licensed gambling establishments. (2)Regulation of advertising for the purpose of limiting exposure of children to materials promoting gambling. (b)The commission shall report its findings to the Legislature and the Governor no later than January 1, 2005. (Added by renumbering Section 19815.8A by Stats. 2002, Ch. 738, Sec. 15. Effective January 1, 2003.

The provided legal document content pertains to the regulations adopted by the commission under The Gambling Control Act. These regulations govern various aspects related to applications, registrations, investigations, fees, game rules and equipment approval, licensing and other approvals, reporting and record-keeping requirements for owner licensees, receipt of protests and written comments on applications, advertising regulations for licensed gambling establishments, extension of credit, cashing and redemption of checks, verification of identification in monetary transactions, internal fiscal and gambling affairs control, internal audits, periodic financial reports, reporting financial conditions, adoption of uniform code of accounts and accounting classifications, intervals for furnishing information, audits of financial statements, regulation of activities related to controlled gambling, defining and limiting area, games, hours of operation, number of tables, wagering limits, equipment permitted, prohibiting cashing of certain checks by gambling enterprises, standards and procedures for gambling equipment, and procedures for processing and approval of applications for licensing or findings of suitability for certain entities related to gambling enterprises.

The commission shall not prohibit, on a statewide basis, the placing of a wager on a controlled game by a person at a gaming table, if the person is present at the table and actively participating in the hand with a single-seated player upon whose hand the wagers are placed. (Added by renumbering Section 19834.6A by Stats. 2002, Ch. 738, Sec. 31. Effective January 1, 2003.)

This regulation, known as the Gambling Control Act, empowers the commission to create a list of persons who are to be excluded or ejected from any gambling establishment. The list may include individuals whose presence in the establishment poses a threat to the interests of the state or controlled gambling. The commission may consider various factors in making this determination, such as prior felony convictions, violations of gambling laws, notorious or unsavory reputation, or an order of exclusion from a racing enclosure.

(a)A licensee may remove from his or her licensed premises any person who, while on the premises: (1)Is a disorderly person, as defined by Section 647 of the Penal Code. (2)Interferes with a lawful gambling operation. (3)Solicits or engages in any act of prostitution. (4)Begs, is boisterous, or is otherwise offensive to other persons. (5)Commits any public offense. (6)Is intoxicated. (7)Is a person who the commission, pursuant to regulation, has determined should be excluded from licensed gambling establishments in the public interest.

(a)Notwithstanding any other provision of law and except as provided in subdivision (b), a gambling enterprise that ejects or excludes an individual based upon Section 19844 or 19845 is not subject to civil liability for a mistake as to the grounds for ejecting or excluding a person if the ejection or exclusion was based upon a reasonable and good faith belief, after a reasonable investigation, that these sections applied to the individual in question.