La. Admin. Code tit. 42 § I-1803
A. As used throughout this Chapter, the following definitions apply.
Accounting Ticket- an electronic readout which will give the following information on a printed ticket:
a. the serial number of the machine;
b. the time of day that ticket was printed in hours and minutes in a 24-hour format;
c. the date on which the ticket was printed;
d. coins in;
e. credits played;
f. credits won;
g. credits paid.
Act- the Charitable Bingo, Keno and Raffle Law enacted as Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:4861.1 et seq., including all amendments thereto that may hereafter be enacted including Acts 671, 823, 373 and 989 of 1985.
Applicant- any person who has applied for or is about to apply for registration as a manufacturer, distributor or supplier or for a permit stamp for an electronic video bingo machine.
Audit Copies- an exact copy of each printed ticket voucher, said copy to be printed and retained until submitted in conjunction with reporting requirements.
Bingo- the game of chance commonly known as bingo played for prizes with cards bearing numbers or other designations, five or more in one line, the holder covering numbers, as objects, similarly numbered are drawn from a receptacle and the game being won by a person who first covers a previously designated arrangement of numbers on such a card.
Charitable 0rganization- a nonprofit veterans, eleemosynary, benevolent, education, religious, fraternal or civil and service association or corporation domiciled in this state. Any such organization or corporation shall have qualified with the United States Revenue Service for an exemption from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3), (4), (7), (8), (9), or (10) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Commercial Lessor- any person or other entity, except a nonprofit organization who holds a bingo license, who leases any building, structure or premises to holders of bingo licenses.
Commercial Lessor's Location- a building, structure or premises leased to nonprofit organizations who hold bingo licenses at said location.
Cost of Each Game- the amount charged for each game played on the machine; said amount shall not be less than one quarter nor more than four quarters.
Department- the Louisiana Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General, and shall include the electronic video panel of the Department of Justice.
Distributor- a person or business entity who owns and leases electronic video bingo machines to a charitable organization in this state.
Electronic Video Bingo- a machine designed for the specific purpose of playing the game of bingo as described above except that an electronic random number generator may be utilized to select numbers in lieu of the drawing of numbers from a receptacle and that one or more video images containing numbers or other designations five or more in one line may be utilized instead of a card.
Gross Revenues- total coins played into a permitted machine without regard for expenses or payouts.
Law- the Electronic Video Bingo Machine Law, R.S. 33:4861.17 including all amendments thereto that may hereafter be enacted.
Lease Agreement- that agreement entered into between the holder of a bingo license and the electronic video bingo permittee; said agreement shall indicate that at least 45 percent of the net win from a machine must be paid to the licensee.
Manufacturer- a person or business entity who manufacturers for sale electronic video bingo machines in this state.
Maximum Prize- not more than $1,000 cash.
Net Revenue- the sum obtained by subtracting total coins in minus total amount paid out as ticket vouchers tendered for cash money.
Net Win- the sum obtained by subtracting total coins in minus total amount paid out on ticket vouchers tendered for cash money.
Noncommercial Lessor- any nonprofit organization who holds a bingo license and who leases any building, structure or premises to other holders of bingo licenses.
Noncommercial Location- a building, structure or premises owned or occupied by a nonprofit organization who holds a bingo license the principal activities at the location shall be the meeting of members and the conducting of affairs of the nonprofit organization.
Payout- the number of credits won by the players, whether used to play additional games or collected on a ticket voucher in proportion to the amount of cash and credit wagered: said payout shall not be less than 80 percent nor more than 90 percent of the amount of cash and credits wagered.
Permit Stamp- an exterior decal issued by the department which authorizes a specific machine to be operated as an electronic video bingo machine.
Permit Stamp Fee- the amount paid by the permittee to the department for each machine permitted.
Permittee- a manufacturer, distributor or charitable organization who owns electronic video bingo machine(s) and operates those permitted machines in accord with these rules and regulations.
Person- an individual, partnership, joint venture, or corporation doing business in this state.
Rules- these regulations.
Seal A- the seal placed on PROMs of the logic board of all electronic video bingo machines.
Seal B- the seal placed on hard meter counter of all electronic video bingo machines.
Ticket Voucher- a printed ticket which is tendered to the player at the completion of game play if there are any remaining credits on the game. These ticket vouchers are redeemable for cash money.
La. Admin. Code tit. 42, § I-1803