Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart 1.
Mandatory.
A contract or authorization for a lottery retailer to sell
lottery tickets at a particular business location must be canceled if the
retailer has been determined by the director to have:
A. been convicted of a felony or gross
misdemeanor or a gambling related offense;
B. committed fraud, misrepresentation, or
deceit;
C. provided false or
misleading information to the lottery; or
D. acted in a manner prejudicial to the
public confidence in the integrity of the lottery.
Subp. 2.
Discretionary.
A contract or authorization for a lottery retailer to sell
lottery tickets at a particular business location may be canceled, suspended,
or not renewed if it is determined by the director that the retailer:
A. changed business location;
B. failed to account for lottery tickets
received;
C. failed to account for
proceeds from the sale of lottery tickets;
D. violated a provision of the law, rule,
game procedures, or any order issued by the director;
E. failed to comply with any term or
condition of the lottery retailer's contract;
F. failed to comply with the bond
requirements of part 7856.4020;
G. failed to maintain assigned minimum levels
of sales;
H. committed an act which
impairs the retailer's reputation for honesty and integrity;
I. failed to properly display lottery
point-of-sale material;
J. did not
have the financial stability or responsibility to act as a lottery
retailer;
K. acted in a manner that
the director finds that the retailer's participation as a lottery retailer is
inconsistent with the public interest, convenience, and necessity;
L. sold lottery tickets to a person who the
retailer knows or has reason to know will resell the tickets to other
persons;
M. had an employee who has
been involved in the sales of lottery tickets who has been convicted of a
gambling-related offense or crime of moral turpitude, if contracting with that
retailer would endanger the security or integrity of the lottery; or
N. sold, bartered, furnished, or given
alcoholic beverages to a person under 21 years of age in violation of Minnesota
Statutes, section 340A.503, subdivision 2, clause
(1), two or more times within a two-year period.
Subp. 3.
Material change.
A retailer may be canceled, suspended, or not renewed if it
is determined by the director that there has been a material change in any of
the qualifications for a retailer's contract or factors to be considered under
part 7856.2020.
