(A) Charitable gaming in the city, pursuant to M.S. Ch. 349, as it may be amended from time to time, shall be conducted in accordance with said law and this section.
(Prior Code, § 940.01)
(B) No licensed gambling organization shall be operated at more than two locations within the city.
(Prior Code, § 940.02)
(C) The City Council may, at its discretion, approve a license to operate charitable gambling for any eligible local organization. An organization shall be considered an “eligible local organization” if it shows that it meets the following criteria:
(1) No less than 75% of its active membership is comprised of city residents;
(2) The organization maintains a city address; and
(3) The granting of the license will not have a significant negative impact on any existing organization licensed to operate charitable gambling within the city.
(Prior Code, § 940.03)
(D) The City Council may, at its discretion, approve a license to operate charitable gambling to organizations not classified as an eligible local organization under division (C) above. Each organization that is not a local organization which conducts lawful gambling activities within the city shall expend no less than 95% of its net profits derived from gambling activities for the direct benefit of citizens within the “local trade area”. The LOCAL TRADE AREA, for the purposes of this division (D), is defined to include the area surrounding the city, Kellogg, Minnesota, and Nelson, Wisconsin. Any organization licensed under this division (D) shall, on a monthly basis, file with the City Clerk a report specifying the amount of funds expended in the local trade area and the benefits derived by the citizens of the local trade area.
(Prior Code, § 940.04) Penalty, see § 114.99