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Gambling Control Board

Also known as:
Minnesota Gambling Control Board
Active dates:1989 -
Function:

The Minnesota Gambling Control Board regulates the lawful (charitable) gambling industry to ensure it is conducted in the public interest. The board issues licenses, collects and deposits fees, registers gambling equipment, and promulgates rules related to lawful gambling.

An integral part of the Board’s mission is educating the lawful gambling industry.

Membership:

The board consists of seven members: five members appointed by the governor, one member appointed by the commissioner of public safety, and one member appointed by the attorney general. 

Appointments are for four years. A member may continue holding office until a successor is appointed unless, prior to the expiration of the member's term, the appointing authority notifies the board that a member's appointment may not be extended.

Entries for this agency in the Annual Compilation and Statistical Report of Multi-Member Agencies Report: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989.

Note: This report provides membership details as well as meeting information and a summary of the group's activities.

Agency heads:

Executive Director: Tim Mahoney, August 2022 - January 5, 2024; Don Klick (Interim Executive Director), January 10, 2024 - April 2024; Laura Wade, April 15, 2024 - 

Note: The Legislative Reference Library may have additional reports on or by this group available through our catalog.
Documents/Articles:
Governor Walz, Lt. Governor Flanagan Announce Appointment of the Executive Director of the Gambling Control Board. News Release (Governor Tim Walz), 4/3/2024.
News clippings and documents. Agencies Notebook Collection, 1989-2022.
Record last updated: 04/04/2024
 

All information on this group from the Library’s collection of agency notebooks has been digitized. These materials are incorporated into the “documents/articles” section of the record. Please contact a librarian with any questions. The Minnesota Agencies database is a work in progress.

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