SF1699

This bill proposes an amendment to Minnesota Statutes 2024, Section 609.761, Subdivision 3, to expand the list of authorized social skill card games to include hasenpfeffer. The bill maintains existing regulations for these tournaments or contests, ensuring:

1. The games allowed include cribbage, skat, sheepshead, bridge, euchre, hasenpfeffer, pinochle, gin, 500, smear, Texas hold'em, or whist.
2. Organizers or promoters receive no direct financial benefit.
3. The total prize value for any tournament or contest does not exceed $200.
4. Specific rules for Texas hold'em remain in place, including a ban on participants under 18, prohibition of entry fees, a $200 per-day prize cap for individual winners at a single location, and accommodations for players with disabilities (such as card announcements and Braille cards for visually impaired players).

Essentially, this bill legalizes hasenpfeffer as a permitted social skill card game in Minnesota under the state's gambling laws.