(5) except where authorized by statute, possesses a gambling device. (4) permits a structure or location owned or occupied by the actor or under the actor's control to be used as a gambling place or (3) disseminates information about a lottery, except a lottery conducted by an adjoining state, with intent to encourage participation therein (2) sells or transfers a chance to participate in a lottery Whoever does any of the following is guilty of a misdemeanor: Minnesota takes a fairly strict approach to the issue of illegal gambling, and employs a very broad definition of what constitutes illegal gambling as the underpinning of that approach: The Land of 10,000 Lakes is also home to quite a few laws dealing with gambling. Home » US Poker Laws » State Laws » Minnesota Legal Poker Laws
