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§ 23-114-102. Definitions

As used in this chapter: (1) (A) “Authorized organization” means an organization eligible for a license to conduct games of bingo and raffles that is a nonprofit tax-exempt religious, educational, veterans, fraternal, service, civic, medical, volunteer rescue service, volunteer firefighters organization, or volunteer police organization that has been in continuing existence as a nonprofit tax-exempt […]

§ 23-114-103. General provisions

(a) The game of bingo or a raffle conducted by a licensed authorized organization shall not be a lottery prohibited by Arkansas Constitution, Article 19, § 14, if all net receipts over and above the actual cost of conducting the game of bingo or raffle are used only for charitable, religious, or philanthropic purposes. (b) […]

§ 23-114-104. Penalty

(a) (1) A violation of this chapter by a licensed authorized organization is a violation punishable by a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000). (2) A second or subsequent offense is a violation punishable by a fine not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000). (b) A person who conducts a game of bingo […]