Section 30-1701. ADVERTISING

 

1701.1There shall be no advertisement of a bingo operation, raffles, or Monte Carlo Night parties in the Federal enclave, in the Old Georgetown district, or on real or personal property owned by or under the control of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) to the extent prohibited by law.

 

1701.2Bingo operations, raffles, and Monte Carlo Night parties shall be advertised in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

 

1701.3No advertisement for bingo operations, raffles or Monte Carlo Night shall contain the following:

 

(a)Unwarranted, exaggerated, doubtful, or superlative claims;

 

(b)Misleading or ambiguous statements;

 

(c)Infringement of another advertiser's rights, whether by plagiarism, copyright or trademark infringement, or otherwise;

 

(d)Disparagement of competitors or competitors' goods and services;

 

(e)Statements or announcements which are slanderous obscene, profane, vulgar, repulsive, or offensive, either in theme or in treatment; and

 

(f)Contests prohibited by law.

 

1701.4The Board shall have the right to require the licensed organization to delete or modify any advertisement which, in its opinion, does not conform to the foregoing regulations or the public interest.

 

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).