Minnesota Gambling Laws

609.761 Operations permitted.
Subdivision 3. Social skill game.

Sections 609.755 and 609.76 do not prohibit tournaments or contests that satisfy all of the following requirements:

1. the tournament or contest consists of the card games of chance commonly known as cribbage, skat, sheephead, bridge, euchre, pinochle, gin, 500, smear, Texas hold'em, or whist;

2. the tournament or contest does not provide any direct financial benefit to the promoter or organizer;

3. the value of all prizes awarded for each tournament or contest does not exceed $200; and

4. for a tournament or contest involving Texas hold'em:

i. no person under 18 years of age may participate;

ii. the payment of an entry fee or other consideration for participating is prohibited;

iii. the value of all prizes awarded to an individual winner of a tournament or contest at a single location may not exceed $200 each day; and

iv. the organizer or promoter must ensure that reasonable accommodations are made for players with disabilities. Accommodations to the table and the cards shall include the announcement of the cards visible to the entire table and the use of Braille cards for players who are blind.