Section 30-1204. BINGO, RAFFLE AND MONTE CARLO NIGHT PARTY LICENSES AND FEES

 

1204.1The Board shall issue the following four (4) classes of regular bingo licenses:

 

(a)A Class A regular bingo license shall be required to conduct a bingo operation for five hundred (500) or more players. The application fee for a Class A regular bingo license shall be five hundred dollars ($500);

 

(b)A Class B regular bingo license shall be required to conduct a bingo operation for two hundred fifty-one to four hundred ninety-nine (251 to 499) players. The application fee for a Class B regular bingo license shall be two hundred fifty dollars ($250);

 

(c)A Class C regular bingo license shall be required to conduct a bingo operation for two hundred fifty (250) or fewer players. The application fee for a Class C regular bingo license shall be fifty dollars ($50). A Class C regular bingo license fee for senior citizen groups shall be ten dollars ($10); and

 

(d)A Class D regular bingo license shall be required by senior citizen groups to conduct a bingo operation for recreational purposes. For the purpose of this paragraph, "bingo for recreational purposes" means bingo played for the entertainment of the players, not as a fund-raising activity. There is no application fee for a Class D regular bingo license.

 

1204.2A licensed organization shall file a renewal application on a form provided by the Board at least forty-five (45) days before the expiration date of the license to be renewed.

 

1204.3The application fee for any renewal regular bingo license shall be the same as for an original regular bingo license of the same class.

 

1204.4There shall be no fee for amending a bingo, raffle or Monte Carlo night party license.

 

1204.5An amended license shall not alter the effective dates of the original or renewal license.

 

1204.6A regular bingo license shall be valid for one (1) year from the effective date of the license and shall allow for not more than two (2) bingo operations per week.

 

1204.7A licensed organization operating under a regular bingo license shall not operate between 12 midnight and 9 a.m. nor conduct bingo for more than four (4) hours in any twenty-four hour (24 hr.) period.

 

1204.8The Board shall issue the following three (3) classes of limited period bingo licenses:

 

(a)A Class A limited period bingo license shall be required to conduct a bingo operation for five hundred (500) or more players. The application fee for a Class A limited period bingo license shall be two hundred dollars ($200);

 

(b)A Class B limited period bingo license shall be required to conduct a bingo operation for two hundred fifty-one to four hundred ninety-nine (251 to 499) players. The application fee for a Class B limited period bingo license shall be one hundred dollars ($100); and

 

(c)A Class C limited period bingo license shall be required to conduct a bingo operation for two hundred fifty (250) or fewer players. The application fee for a Class C limited period bingo license shall be twenty-five dollars ($25). A Class C limited period bingo license fee for senior citizens shall be ten dollars ($10).

 

1204.9A limited period bingo license shall be valid for three (3) consecutive days and shall allow for no more than two (2) bingo operations during the three-day (3) period.

 

1204.10The Board shall issue no more than four (4) limited-period bingo licenses to any organization in any twelve (12) month period.

 

1204.11A licensed organization operating under a limited-period bingo license shall conduct bingo for no more than eight (8) hours in any twenty-four hour (24 hr.) period; Provided, that bingo is not conducted between 12:00 a.m. and 9 a.m.

 

1204.12A licensed organization operating under a regular bingo license or limited-period bingo license shall conduct bingo only during the hours stated on the license.

 

1204.13A licensed organization shall hold only one (1) bingo license at any one time, except that a licensed organization may hold two (2) bingo licenses at the same time if one (1) license is a. regular bingo license and the other is a limited-period bingo license.

 

1204.14The Board shall issue the following five (5) classes of raffle licenses:

 

(a)A Class 1 raffle license shall allow the operation of a raffle which shall end in a period not to exceed one (1) year from the effective date of the license. There is no limit on the value of the prize or prizes offered. The application fee for a Class 1 raffle license shall be two hundred dollars ($200):

 

(b)A Class 2 raffle license shall allow the operation of a raffle which shall end in a period not to exceed one (1) year from the effective date of the license. The aggregate value of the prize or prizes offered shall not exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000). The application fee for a Class 2 raffle license shall be one hundred dollars ($100);

 

(c)A Class 3 raffle license shall allow the operation of a raffle which shall end in a period not to exceed one (1) year from the effective date of the license. The aggregate value of the prize or prizes offered shall not exceed fifteen thousand ($15,000). The application fee for a Class 3 raffle license shall be fifty dollars ($50);

 

(d)A Class 4 raffle license shall allow the operation of a raffle which shall end in a period not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days from the effective date of the license. The aggregate value of the prize or prizes offered shall not exceed three thousand dollars ($3,000). The application fee for a Class 4 raffle license shall be twenty-five dollars ($25); and

 

(e)A Class 5 raffle license shall allow the operation of a raffle which shall end in a period not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days from the effective date of the license. The aggregate value of the prize or prizes offered shall not exceed five hundred dollars ($500). The application fee for a Class 5 raffle license shall be ten dollars ($10).

 

1204.15A licensed organization shall hold only one (1) raffle license of the same class at any one time.

 

1204.16The Agency shall issue the following two (2) classes of Monte Carlo Night Party licenses:

 

(a)A Class 1 Monte Carlo Night Party license shall allow for the operation of a Monte Carlo Night Party in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 16. A Class 1 Monte Carlo Night Party license shall not include more than (1) Texas Hold’em card game.  The application fee for a Class 1 Monte Carlo Night Party license shall be one hundred dollars ($100); and

 

(b)A Class 2 Monte Carlo Night Party or Charitable Texas Hold’em Tournament license shall allow for the operation of a Texas Hold’em Tournament with multiple Texas Hold’em games at a Monte Carlo Night Party in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 16.  The application fee for a Class 2 Monte Carlo Night Party license shall be one hundred dollars ($100). A Class 2 Monte Carlo Night Party license shall be required for a Charitable Texas Hold’em Tournament.

 

1204.17In accordance with D.C. Official Code § 3-1322.01(c) no licensed organization shall hold more than two (2) Monte Carlo night parties in a calendar year.

 

1204.18The aggregate value of the prize or prizes offered at a Monte Carlo Night Party shall not exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).

 

1204.19The application for a Monte Carlo night party for senior citizen groups shall be ten dollars ($10).

 

1204.20The required fees for bingo, raffles and Monte Carlo night party licenses shall cover license fees for the member-in-charge, deputy member-in-charge, and the member responsible for gross receipts.

 

1204.21[RESERVED]

 

authority

Section 424a of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 790, Pub. L. 93-198; D.C. Official Code § 1-204.24(a) (2014 Repl.)), as amended by the 2005 District of Columbia Omnibus Authorization Act, approved October 16, 2006 (Pub. L. No. 109-356, § 201, 120 Stat. 2019; D.C. Official Code §§ 1-204.24a(c)(6) (2014 Repl.)); Section 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 §§ 3-1306(a), 3-1322.01, 3-1323, 3-1327, and 3-1332 (2012 Repl.)); District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority Order, issued September 21, 1996; the Office of the Chief Financial Officer Financial Management Control Order No. 96-22, issued November 18, 1996; the Office of the Chief Financial Officer Financial Management Control Orders No. 97-15, issued May 15,1997, and No. 96-16, issued September 24, 1996; and the Office of the Chief Financial Officer Financial Management Control Order No. 15-11, issued April 14, 2015.

source

Final Rulemaking published at 29 DCR 5015 (November 12, 1982); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 3788 (May 20, 1988); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 53 DCR 3056 (April 14, 2006); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 7664 (May 20, 2016).