Section 30-1404. BINGO CARDS

 

1404.1In addition to the requirements listed in D.C. Official Code § 3-1330, bingo cards shall meet the following requirements:

 

(a)The twenty-five (25) playing spaces on a regular bingo card or an extra regular bingo card shall be contained within an area not less than four inches square (4 in.2);

 

(b)The twenty-five (25) playing spaces on a special bingo card shall be contained within an area not less than three inches square (3 in.2);

 

(c)On each regular bingo card and extra regular card, and on each grouping of regular bingo cards and extra regular bingo cards, there shall be printed or otherwise permanently marked the name of the licensed organization which owns the card or grouping of cards;

 

(d)Bingo cards shall be printed only on one (1) side;

 

(e)Only United States currency or coin shall be accepted by a licensed organization as payment for an admission charge to any bingo operation, for any bingo card, bingo supplies, or charity game tickets;

 

(f)Cards shall be sold or rented only on the premises at which bingo is being conducted and only by the licensed organization;

 

(g)Each licensed organization shall maintain records revealing the number of bingo cards owned by the licensed organization; and

 

(h)The licensed organization shall keep an accurate and separate count of the number of regular bingo cards, extra regular cards, special bingo cards, and charity game tickets which are sold, rented, or used at each bingo operation, and the series numbers of all special bingo cards and charity game tickets sold or used at each bingo operation.

 

 

authority

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 §§ 3-1301 et seq.).

source

Final Rulemaking published at 29 DCR 5015 (November 12, 1982); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 3788, 3805 (May 20, 1988).