Lawful Gambling Manufacturer Instructions

Includes Instructions for Submitting the Monthly Inventory Sales File.

For Lawful Gambling Tax laws, see Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 297E at

What’s New

Gambling Equipment. Do not include

Definitions

leased gambling equipment within your file.

New game types. We have updated the

monthly inventory sales file to include two

Bingo Paper and/or Gambling Equipment.

Gambling Product

new game types, Bingo Placards (PL) and

If you sell bingo paper and/or gambling

“Gambling product” means bingo hard

Raffle Boards (RB). Use the new game type

equipment, you are required to report your

cards, bingo paper sheets, linked bingo

PL and transaction code 31 for bingo plac-

sales invoices with your inventory sales

paper sheets, or electronic linked bingo

ards sales; and the new game type RB and

files.

games; pull-tabs; electronic pull-tab

transaction code 01 for raffle board sales.

games; tipboards; paddletickets and

Part Master File. The Gambling Control

See Monthly Inventory Sales File Instruc-

paddleticket cards; raffle tickets; or any

Board sends part master files to the depart-

tions on page 2 for more detail.

other ticket, card, board, placard, device,

ment. You are required to provide addi-

or token that represents a chance, for

New Data Required for Paper Bingo Sales.

tional information to the Gambling Control

which consideration is paid, to win

Board when you request approval of “new”

Number of Bingo Sheets. We have updated

a prize. (Minnesota Statute 297E.01,

game(s).

the monthly inventory sales file to include

subd.7)

the number of bingo sheets for all forms of

Manufacturers are required to provide the

Gambling Equipment

paper bingo. You must report this infor-

following additional information:

Gambling equipment means bingo hard

mation in the inventory sales file under

• manufacturer ID (two alpha characters)

cards or paper sheets, including linked

Number of Sheets.

• manufacturer’s license number

bingo paper sheets; paper and elec-

Ideal Gross Receipts and Ideal Prizes. We

• cost per play

tronic pull-tabs, jar tickets, paddletickets

have updated the monthly inventory sales

• part number that is printed on the barcode

and paddleticket cards, tipboards and

file to include the ideal gross receipts and

• Department of Revenue’s game type code

tipboard tickets, promotional tickets that

ideal prizes for bingo placards with paper

• ideal gross receipts

mimic a pull-tab or tipboard, application

attached. You must report this information

• ideal prizes

software and computer programs pro-

in the inventory sales file under Ideal Gross

• packages per game

vided by a licensed manufacturer in the

Receipts and Ideal Prize. For all other forms

production, play and reporting of board-

Note: The barcoded part number is not the

of paper bingo, the Ideal Gross Receipts

approved electronic pull-tab games or

same as the form number. The barcoded

and Ideal Prize fields are not required.

electronic bingo games, raffle boards,

part number submitted to and approved by

bingo placards, paddlewheels, paddle-

the Gambling Control Board must match

Reminders

wheel tables, devices for selecting bingo

the barcoded part number on all future sales

numbers, electronic bingo and pull-tab

Electronic Bingo. Use game type EB and

invoices.

devices, pull-tab dispensing devices,

transaction codes 32, 34 and 37 for elec-

Invoices. Use the same format for electronic

and programmable electronic devices

tronic bingo.

bingo and electronic pull-tabs that you use

that have no effect on the outcome of a

Electronic Pull-tabs. Use game type EP

for paper bingo and paper pull-tabs.

game and are used to provide a visual

and transaction codes 04, 07 and 09 for

or auditory enhancement of a game.

Credit Memos. You are required to report

electronic pull-tabs.

(M.S.349.12, subd. 18)

games returned from distributors or Indian

Transaction Codes and Game Types. Please

Tribes.

license number should contain three digits

use the correct game type and transac-

Game Identifiers. You must include three

and is assigned to you by the Gambling

tion code when you submit your file. See

unique pieces of data in your game identi-

Control Board.

Monthly Inventory Sales File Instructions

fiers:

on page 2 for more detail.

Duplicate Files. If you receive an error

• the manufacturer ID assigned by the

message stating that your file was a dupli-

Barcodes for Electronic Pull-tab Games.

department

cate, check the filing status of your previous

Electronic pull-tab games do not require

• the part number approved by the Gam-

file to see if it was Completed or Rejected.

physical barcode labels.

bling Control Board

If it was Completed, you do not need to

Submit Files Through e-Services. When

• the serial number

resubmit. If it was Rejected, you will need

you submit your file through our e-Services

to make any necessary corrections to the

These three pieces of data allow us to track

system, you can view the file status, send

file and resubmit. Do not check the Amend

the inventory from sale to close of the

web messages, and view letters.

checkbox. Your original file was never ac-

game.

cepted and does not exist in our system.

Amend Returns. To amend a return,

License Number. Your license number

resubmit the entire file with any necessary

must be registered with the Department of

corrections and check the Amend checkbox.

Revenue. If an incorrect license number is

entered in your file, it will get rejected. The

Continued

(Rev. 12/15)

Lawful Gambling Manufacturer Instructions - Minnesota Department Of Revenue

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