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Requirements For Hosting a Bingo

Generally

  • Each person who operates bingo games shall keep accurate records of receipts and disbursements, which shall be available for inspection by the commissioner and the chief law enforcement official in the municipality in which the bingo game is operated

Prizes

  • Cannot generally offer a prize that exceeds $250.00 in value, however
    • May offer a prize or prizes on any one day of not less than $250.00 or more than $750.00 in value, provided that the total value of such prizes on any one day does not exceed $2,500.00
    • May offer one or two winner-take-all games or series of games played on any day on which the permittee is allowed to conduct bingo, provided ninety percent of all receipts from the sale of bingo cards for such winner-take-all game or series of games shall be awarded as prizes for such games or series of games and provided each prize awarded does not exceed $1,000.00 in value
    • The holder of a Class A permit may offer two additional prizes on a weekly basis not to exceed $500.00 each as a special grand prize and in the event such a special grand prize is not won, the money reserved for such prize shall be added to the money reserved for next week’s special grand prize, provided no such special grand prize may accumulate for more than sixteen weeks or exceed a total of $5,000.00
    • A permittee may award door prizes the aggregate value of which shall not exceed $500.00 in value
  • When more than one player wins on the call of the same number, the designated prize shall be divided equally to the next nearest dollar
  • If a permittee elects, no winner may receive a prize which amounts to less than ten percent of the announced prize and in such case the total of such multiple prizes may exceed the statutory limit of such game

After the game

  • Any organization that operates or conducts a bingo game shall file a return with the municipal official on a form prepared by the municipal official within ten days after such bingo game is held or within such further time as the municipal official may allow, and pay the municipality in which the bingo game was conducted a fee of five percent of the gross receipts, less the prizes awarded, including prizes reserved for special grand prize games, derived from such bingo games at each bingo session