Only registered nonprofit organizations can conduct charitable gambling in Minnesota. A license or permit is required by the Minnesota Gambling Control Board.
Some small-scale raffles and bingo are excluded from the license and permit requirements.
Review the requirements from the Minnesota Gambling Control Board to determine if a license or permit is required.
Gambling Permits
Nonprofits may need a permit to hold a limited number of gambling activities, like:
- Pull-tabs
- Bingo
- Raffles
- Tipboards
- Paddlewheels
Permits are issued by the Minnesota Gambling Control Board. Use their website to determine what kind of permit is required and to print the application.
How to apply
If the gambling activities will be held in a township or unincorporated area of Dakota County, the county is required to review and sign the application.
- Print the application for the type of gambling permit needed from the Minnesota Gambling Control Board and fill it out.
- Submit the application to the county by mailing it to:
Dakota County Public Services & Revenue
1590 Highway 55
Hastings, MN 55033 - The signed application will be returned to the applicant.
- Then the applicant submits it to the Minnesota Gambling Control Board with the appropriate fees.
Gambling License
Nonprofits are required to have a license and a premises permit to conduct ongoing gambling activities throughout the year, like:
- Pull-tabs
- Bingo
- Raffles
- Tipboards
- Paddlewheels
A premises permit is issued by the Minnesota Gambling Control Board. This is the location where the licensed nonprofit will conduct gambling activities. Use the Minnesota Gambling Control Board – Nonprofits and Licenses to print the application for a premises permit.
How to apply
If the location to conduct ongoing gambling activities is in a township or unincorporated area of Dakota County, the township and the county are required to review and sign the premises permit application.
- Print the application for the premises permit from the Minnesota Gambling Control Board – Nonprofits and Licenses and fill it out.
- Obtain the township approval and signature on the application.
- Print the
License Applicant Information Form and Certificate of Compliance with Minnesota Worker's Compensation (first-time applicants only) and fill them out. - Gather the following application materials:
- Completed license application
- Completed license applicant information form
- Completed certificate of compliance with Minnesota Worker's Compensation form
- Copy of lease, if needed
- Submit the application to the county by mailing it to:
Dakota County Public Services & Revenue
1590 Highway 55
Hastings, MN 55033 - The signed application will be returned to the applicant.
- Then the applicant submits it to the Minnesota Gambling Control Board with the appropriate fees.