License: Gambling Manager's License

Minnesota Gambling Control Board external site

1711 West County Rd B

Suite 300 South

Roseville, MN 55113

(651) 639-4000

The gambling manager is the person who is in charge of the day-to-day activities of an organization's gambling operation. Lawful gambling is regulated in Minnesota by the Minnesota Gambling Control Board (GCB). <div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p>Each licensed organization must have a licensed gambling manager. <br /> <br /> <strong>Gambling Manager requirements</strong>: <br /> <br /> 1) must possess a valid gambling manager's license issued by the Board; <br /> <br /> 2) must not have committed a violation of law or Board rule within the five years before the date of the license application that resulted in the revocation of a license issued by the Board; <br /> <br /> 3) must have never been convicted of a criminal violation involving fraud, theft, tax evasion, misrepresentation, or gambling; <br /> <br /> 4) must have never been engaged in conduct the Board determines is contrary to the public health, welfare, or safety or the integrity of lawful gambling; <br /> <br /> 5) may not be a lessor or an employee of a lessor, a member of the lessor's immediate family, or a person residing in the same household as the lessor, if the premises is leased; <br /> <br /> 6) may not be involved directly or indirectly as a manufacturer, distributor, linked bingo game provider, or distributor salesperson; <br /> <br /> 7) cannot be the chief executive officer or the person who accounts for the revenues of the organization's general funds; <br /> <br /> 8) may not be gambling manager or assistant gambling manager for another organization; and <br /> <br /> 9) must be an active member of the organization for at least the most recent six months at the time of the application for a gambling manager license. <br /> <br /> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Gambling Control Board conducts a two-day gambling manager seminar providing information on the conduct of gambling, maintaining inventory, how you can spend your money, internal controls, and reporting. </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">At the end of the two days, gambling manager applicants are required to pass an exam prior to licensure. </span>The <span id="_SE_FLD"><span id="_SE_FLD"><span id="_SE_FLD"><span id="_SE_FLD"><a href="https://mn.gov/gcb/lawful-gambling-manual.html">Lawful Gambling Manual</a></span></span></span></span> is the study guide for this seminar and examination.</p> <p><strong>Who must attend</strong></p> <p id="u3718-4" style="margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px 10px; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; border-color: transparent; transform-origin: left top; background-repeat: no-repeat; max-height: 1e+06px; line-height: 17px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Main-text-black">For a new organization:</span></p> <ul class="list0 nls-None" id="u3718-9" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 34px; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; border-color: transparent; transform-origin: left top; background-repeat: no-repeat; max-height: 1e+06px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <li id="u3718-6" style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px 0px; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; border-color: transparent; transform-origin: left top; background-repeat: no-repeat; list-style: none; position: relative; line-height: 17px;"><span class="Main-text-black">- the current CEO (chief executive officer), and</span></li> <li id="u3718-8" style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px 0px; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; border-color: transparent; transform-origin: left top; background-repeat: no-repeat; list-style: none; position: relative; line-height: 17px;"><span class="Main-text-black">- the person who will be the gambling manager.</span></li> </ul> <p id="u3718-10" style="margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px 10px; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; border-color: transparent; transform-origin: left top; background-repeat: no-repeat; max-height: 1e+06px; line-height: 17px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </p> <p id="u3718-12" style="margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px 10px; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; border-color: transparent; transform-origin: left top; background-repeat: no-repeat; max-height: 1e+06px; line-height: 17px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Main-text-black">For a currently licensed organization:</span></p> <ul class="list0 nls-None" id="u3718-23" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 34px; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; border-color: transparent; transform-origin: left top; background-repeat: no-repeat; max-height: 1e+06px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <li id="u3718-17" style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px 0px; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; border-color: transparent; transform-origin: left top; background-repeat: no-repeat; list-style: none; position: relative; line-height: 17px;"><span class="Main-text-black">- All gambling manager changes require the applicant to attend the gambling manager seminar and pass the exam prior to licensure.</span></li> <li id="u3718-22" style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px 0px; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; border-color: transparent; transform-origin: left top; background-repeat: no-repeat; list-style: none; position: relative; line-height: 17px;"><span class="Main-text-black">- For an emergency gambling manager change, training and passing the exam must be completed within 90 days of being issued a license.</span></li> </ul> <p><br /></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Review <a href="https://mn.gov/gcb/gambling-manager-seminar.html">Gambling Manager Seminar</a></strong></p> </div> None