Section 30-1202. APPLICATION FOR ORIGINAL, RENEWAL, AND AMENDED BINGO, RAFFLE AND MONTE CARLO NIGHT PARTY LICENSES

 

1202.1Each applicant for a license to conduct bingo, raffles or Monte Carlo night parties shall file an application on a form provided by the Board.

 

1202.2Each application shall include the following:

 

(a)Name and address of the applicant organization;

 

(b)Type of license (bingo, raffle or Monte Carlo night parties);

 

(c)Type of organization (religious, educational, fraternal, etc.);

 

(d)Class of license;

 

(e)Date of application;

 

(f)Whether the applicant organization holds a current Letter of Determination from the District's Department of Finance and Revenue which allows contributions to the applicant organization to be deductible for District income tax purposes or holds a current Letter of Determination from the Internal Revenue Service which allows contributions to applicant organizations to be deductible for Federal income tax purposes;

 

(g)How long the applicant organization has been in existence and actively engaged in furthering the lawful purpose authorized by its charter, constitution, articles, or bylaws;

 

(h)Whether the applicant organization is currently incorporated in the District as a not-for-profit organization or association;

 

(i)Whether the applicant is applying as a senior citizen group;

 

(j)Name, address, telephone number, and date of birth of the member-in-charge and deputy member-in-charge;

 

(k)Name, address, telephone number, and date of birth of the person responsible for utilization of gross receipts;

 

(l)Names and address of twenty (20) active members of the organization, ten (10) for senior citizen groups;

 

(m)For bingo applicants, the date, times, and place of a regular bingo event or limited period bingo. Bingo operations shall not be held between 12:00 midnight and 9:00 a.m.

 

(n)For raffle applicants, the price of raffle tickets and number of tickets printed or to be printed, the aggregate value of prizes, the date, time, and place of the raffle drawing; and for classes 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 a sworn statement of the ticket printer, verifying total number of tickets printed, the first and last numbers of tickets, and that the tickets were numbered consecutively without duplication;

 

(o)For Monte Carlo night party applicants, the date, time and place of the event;

 

(p)The lawful purpose of funds raised from bingo, raffles or Monte Carlo night party activities;

 

(q)Whether the applicant intends to lease premises;

 

(r)The license fees and bonds required by the Board; and

 

(s)The constitution or bylaws for the applicant organization.

 

1202.3If there is a material change in any factor listed in § 1202.2, the applicant or licensed organization shall file an amended license application within ten (10) days of the material change or knowledge that a material change is about to occur.

 

1202.4In accordance with D.C. Official Code § 3-1302, the issuance of any original, renewal, or amended license shall require the affirmative vote of at least four (4) members of the Board.

 

authority

§ 4 of the Law to Legalize Lotteries, Daily Numbers Games, and Bingo and Raffles for Charitable Purposes in the District of Columbia, effective March 10, 1981 (D.C. Law 3-172; D.C. Official Code § 3-1301 et seq.).

source

Final Rulemaking published at 29 DCR 5015 (November 12, 1982); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 3788 (May 20, 1988).