§47-20-28. Restrictions on Use of Bingo Equipment
A licensee may use only bingo equipment which it owns or which it borrows without compensation, or leases for a reasonable and customary amount, from another licensee.
§47-20-28a. Certain Operators of Bingo Games to Provide for Smoking and Nonsmoking Sections
Any bingo operator who distributes more than one hundred bingo cards or bingo sheets at any bingo occasion shall provide a smoking and nonsmoking section, if smoking is permitted.
§47-20-29. Effective Date
The effective date of this article is August 15, 1981.
§47-20-3. Who May Hold Bingo Games; Application for License; Licenses Not Transferable
Any charitable or public service organization which has been in existence in this state two years prior to filing an application for a bingo license issued pursuant to section four or five of this article may hold bingo occasions in accordance with the provisions of this article during the time it holds a valid license. […]
§47-20-30. Severability
If, for any reason, any section, sentence, clause, phrase or provision of this article or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held unconstitutional or invalid, such unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect other sections, sentences, clauses, phrases or provisions or their application to any other person or circumstance, and to this end […]
§47-20-31. Additional Remedies for the Commissioner; Administrative Procedures; Deposit of Money Penalties
(a) Additional remedies. — Notwithstanding any provision of this article to the contrary, the commissioner may: (1) Revoke or refuse to renew any license issued under this article for any material violation of the provisions of this article or legislative rules of the commissioner promulgated for this article;
§47-20-4. Annual License; Conditions on Holding of Games
A charitable or public service organization or any of its auxiliaries or other organizations otherwise affiliated with it may apply for an annual license. Only one license per year in the aggregate may be granted to a charitable or public service organization and all of its auxiliaries or other associations or organizations otherwise affiliated with […]
§47-20-5. Limited Occasion License; Conditions on Holding of Games
A limited occasion license is valid only for the time period specified in the application and entitles only the licensee to hold a bingo occasion once every twenty-four hours for a time period not to exceed two weeks. Two or more organizations may hold a joint bingo occasion provided each participating organization has been granted […]
§47-20-5a. Venue
Any charitable or public service organization or any of its auxiliaries or other organizations otherwise affiliated with it possessing an annual or limited occasion bingo license or a super bingo license shall conduct a bingo occasion only in the county within which the organization is principally located. Any licensee which, in good faith, finds itself […]
§47-20-6. License Fee and Exemption From Taxes
(a) A license fee shall be paid to the Tax Commissioner for annual licenses in the amount of $500, except that for volunteer or nonprofit groups who gross less than $20,000 the fee shall be $200 and for bona fide senior citizen organizations the fee is $50. A license fee shall be paid to the […]
§47-20-6a. Super Bingo License
Any charitable or public service organization may, upon payment of a $5,000 license fee, apply to the Tax Commissioner for issuance of an annual super bingo license. All revenue from the license fee shall be deposited in the special revenue account established under the authority of section two-a, article nine, chapter eleven of this code […]
§47-20-7. Information Required in Application
An application for a bingo license shall include the following information: (a) Name of the applicant and name and headquarter's address of any state or national organization of which it is a local branch or lodge; (b) The address and telephone number of the applicant organization, if any. If the applicant organization has no telephone, […]
§47-20-8. Amendment of License
If circumstances beyond the control of the licensee organization prohibit it from holding any bingo occasion in accordance with the information provided by it in its license application form, the licensee organization may request approval by the commissioner to: (a) Modify the holding of one or more bingo occasions held pursuant to an annual license […]
§47-20-9. Licensee Rules and Regulations
Each licensee may adopt rules and regulations, not inconsistent with or in violation of the provisions of this article, or rules or regulations promulgated hereunder, to govern the conduct of bingo occasions, except that no licensee may allow an individual not present to play any bingo games. Any rules and regulations adopted by the licensee […]