§ 10-130. Bingo equipment.  


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  • (a)

    A bingo card may be either disposable or reusable. If the bingo card is:

    (1)

    Disposable, it shall not be used for more than one series of designated bingo games. It shall be serially numbered and color-coded and shall be sold to players at a constant unit price, which shall be quoted in all advertising, published in and posted on the charitable organization's, authorized organization's or associational group or organization's program for each session, all printed material distributed in relation to bingo. The serial number shall be imprinted on one side of the bingo card, together with the trade name or logo of the manufacturers. Receipts records shall be maintained by serial number and color code of the number of disposable bingo cards sold at each session of play.

    (2)

    Reusable, it shall be sold to players at a constant unit price, which shall be quoted in all advertising and published in all printed material distributed in relation to bingo. At the time of sale, each player shall be issued a serially numbered, color-coded admission ticket which indicates the number of bingo cards he is authorized to play during the session and the price paid. Receipts, records shall be maintained by indicating the number of cards sold on each admission ticket.

    (b)

    Supplies and equipment bought by a charitable organization, authorized organization or associational group or organization for bingo games shall be purchased from a distributor authorized to do business in the state and maintaining a registered agent or office within the state.

    (c)

    A distributor of bingo equipment and supplies who sells, rents or leases equipment and supplies or supplies to a charitable organization, authorized organization, or associational group or organization shall provide the charitable organization, authorized organization, associational group or organization with a placard having dimensions no less than 24 inches by 36 inches stating the name and address of the manufacturers of the bingo cards supplied by the distributor. The charitable organization, authorized organization or associational group or organization shall display the placard on a wall clearly visible to persons using the premises during each bingo game the supplied bingo cards will be used.

    (d)

    A distributor of bingo equipment shall only sell or lease that equipment at reasonable, fair-market value.

(Ord. No. 95-25, § 20, 5-25-95)