D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 30, r. 30-1408
A licensed organization operating under a Class A, a Class B, or a Class C regular bingo license shall not award any prize in excess of two thousand dollars ($2,000) in any single bingo game or ten thousand dollars ($10,000) in any single bingo operation, except that multihall bingo game prizes may be paid in accordance with the provisions of § 1408.6.
A licensed organization operating under a Class A, a Class B, or a Class C limited period bingo license shall have no limit on the value of prizes offered.
A licensed organization operating under a Class D regular bingo license shall not award any prize in excess of five dollars ($5) in any single game or fifty dollars ($50) in any single bingo operation.
All prizes for a bingo operation shall be cash prizes; except that multihall bingo prize may be paid pursuant to § 1408.6 and door prizes may be awarded in the form of merchandise according to § 1408.11.
All cash prizes shall be paid by the licensed organization in United States currency or coin; Provided, that at the request of the winner, any prize in excess of ten dollars ($10) shall be paid by check.
Payments of multihall bingo prizes of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more may be paid in whole, or in part, pursuant to an annuity contract purchased for a period of time not to exceed twenty-five (25) years.
An annuity contract shall be purchased within thirty (30) days after the prize is won and shall be for the benefit of the multihall bingo game winner.
An annuity contract authorized by this section shall be purchased from a nationally recognized insurer licensed to do business in the District of Columbia.
All or part of a multihall bingo game prize of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more may be paid in cash or by check by the provider of prize fulfillment services.
A licensed organization shall not offer, distribute or give any service, or thing of value, or opportunity to play bingo without charge.
The awarding of any door prize shall require that all persons paying an admission charge be given equal changes to win.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 30, r. 30-1408