Section 222-3-03 - Conduct of BeanoElectronic daubers are permitted under 17 M.R.S.A. §311et seq. and these Rules and Regulations, provided they are operated in accordance with this Chapter and any Rules and Regulations made and adopted pursuant thereto.
A. Before commencing the first game on any occasion at which a series of Beano games is to be held, all numbers shall be removed from the blower, or from such other mechanical means used to catch the numbers, and shall be placed in appropriate position to enable any interested person, or persons, to determine that all numbers 1 thru 75, are present.B. All cards which have not been purchased and paid for shall be removed from the tables and the immediate vicinity of any player while the games are in progress. BB. After commencing the first game, and until the end of the occasion, there shall be no electronic communication from the electronic dauber to the electronic Beano card computer system or any other electronic destination or from the electronic Beano card computer system to any other electronic destination.C. All players will be furnished a ticket, receipt or some other easily and quickly identifiable device indicating the maximum number of cards purchased and which may be played at any single game. At no time will a participant play more than the number of Beano cards actually purchased and identified by the furnished ticket, receipt or other identifiable device used by the Licensee organization to signify the maximum number of cards purchased. The device used to indicate the number of cards purchased will remain in full sight of any interested person to view during the game. NOTE: Those cards not purchased and not in use shall be kept within the playing room for those players wishing to make exchanges. Such exchanges will be made only at those intervals authorized by the Licensee.
CC. At the time of sale of any electronic Beano cards and prior to releasing the electronic dauber to the player, the licensee must print a hard copy of any electronic cards purchased by the player. An electronic Beano card player cannot exchange the cards being played until completion of a Beano game. In order to exchange the cards being played, the player must return the electronic dauber, and the hard copy of any previously-purchased electronic Beano cards, to the licensee for loading and printing of the new cards.D. The Chief of the State Police may authorize a Licensee to conduct Beano in any structure, building, or portion thereof, that conforms with the provisions of all statutes, ordinances, and rules and regulations promulgated by local, county or state authority pertaining to entrances, exits, fire escapes, auxiliary lighting, fireproofing, and structural safety. Only such locations expressly described in the application and Location Permit shall be used for the conduct of any Beano game.E. All players must be seated in the same room or outdoor area with the operator calling the numbers. Under no circumstances is Beano to be conducted in more than one room. Any person who is not physically present within the room where the game is being conducted shall not be allowed to participate as a player. No game shall be conducted in whole or in part in any corridor, hallway or portion thereof. EE. The electronic Beano card player must input each number called by the licensee into the memory of the electronic dauber by use of a separate dauber function. Automatic or global marking of numbers is prohibited.F. Any location or room wherein Beano is conducted shall be fully and completely lighted at all times during the conduct of the game.G. The Licensee shall conspicuously post the license to operate Beano, the Location Permit, and a copy of this publication in the room or area where Beano is being conducted.H. The Licensee shall conspicuously post the price or combination of prices of all Beano cards in the room or area where Beano is being conducted.I. (Repealed 6-24-94 - filing 94-271)J. The particular arrangement of numbers required to be covered in order to win the game shall be clearly described and announced to the players immediately before each game begins.K. Each number shall remain within the blower or cage until ready to be called. Upon removal, said number shall be called without delay unless a Beano or Bingo is called, at which time no additional numbers will be called, and at which time the card shall be checked. If a number was removed from the blower or cage and had not been announced when the Beano was called, this number shall be placed back in the blower or cage. Each number as called must be clearly marked on a chalkboard or electric flashboard visible to all players, and must remain on such chalkboard or electric flashboard until after the winner or winners have been determined. KK. The player must notify the licensee when a winning pattern or "Beano" appears by means that do not utilize the electronic dauber.L. The winner's card shall be checked against the numbers called. In checking the card back such card shall be held by the checker, high above his head, visible to the participants. In the case of electronic daubers, the electronic Beano card player must identify the winning card on the printed hard copy of the Beano cards issued at the time of sale of the cards to allow verification by the licensee.
M. The operator calling the numbers and must be seated on the same floor level as the players.MM. An organization licensed under this chapter may operate a game whereby an announced prize is awarded to the player(s) who wins a Bingo game and whose winning arrangement of numbers contains, anywhere within that arrangement, a pre-announced number or a number that has been randomly marked by way of the card-printing process. An organization may not operate this game to require the pre-announced or randomly marked number to appear at a specific place or in a specific order within the winning arrangement of numbers.N. On each Beano occasion all cards shall be purchased and winners determined. The prize shall be awarded at the conclusion of each game.O. No person conducting or assisting in the conduct of Beano may participate as a player, or assist any player by playing their cards, in any game of Beano during the same occasion.P. All members of the Licensee who are involved in the conduct of Beano shall be thoroughly familiar with the provisions of the Statutes pertaining to Beano and with these Rules and Regulations.Q. All prizes given to the winners in the form of checks shall be made payable to the name of the winner. Absolutely no checks are to be made payable to "Cash" "The Bearer", etc. Checks given to the winners as prizes may be cashed by the Licensee provided that the recipients have properly endorsed said checks.R. Cash prizes may be awarded but only by the issuance of checks drawn on a checking account, the use of which is reserved exclusively for the deposit of income from the game of Beano and the disbursements entailed in the operation thereof.S. The Licensee shall announce or describe the prize to the players before each game begins and shall further announce the manner in which a prize shall be awarded in the event of a tied game. When more than one player is found to be the winner in the same game, the Licensee shall divide the cash prize among the winners as equally as possible, giving consideration to each winning card involved. When the division of a prize is not possible or practical, the Licensee may substitute prizes whose aggregate value does not exceed that permitted by these Rules, or may continue the play of the game in the following manner until a single winner can be determined. In the event of a tied game, the Licensee may call the next number for the tied players. The tied players will each use the same card that was played during the tied game. The first player to cover that next number called on that card shall be declared the winner of the prize. If the tied game was a blackout game, the tied players will not have any remaining numbers on their cards available for play. In that instance, the Licensee shall break the tie and establish a single winner by returning all balls to the blower or cage. The first player who can match the next number called to any number on his card will be declared the single winner.
T. Electronic daubers shall not be reserved for any player. However, an electronic dauber may be reserved for a player with a disability that would restrict the ability to mark paper tally cards when such disability is consistent with definitions set forth in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If there are no requests for use of this reserved dauber prior to fifteen (15) minutes before the scheduled start of the occasion, it may be made available for use by any player.U. The purchase price per card for electronic Beano cards shall be the same as the purchase price per card for paper Beano cards. No additional fee shall be imposed for use of electronic daubers.V. No electronic dauber shall be programmed to play more than 54 Beano cards in a single game.W. A room or outdoor area may be partitioned into designated smoking and nonsmoking areas. The partition must be constructed in accordance with applicable building codes using materials that do not obstruct visibility between the two areas or of the operator calling the numbers by a player in either area. Visibility may not be limited by glare, reflection, distortion or other natural occurring phenomenon. Access between the two areas may not be impeded. An opaque doorway may be installed in the partition, provided it does not obstruct the players' view of the caller. Each area of a room or outdoor area that is partitioned into designated smoking and nonsmoking areas must have a public address system and a master board, electric flashboard or chalkboard visible to all players and a member of the licensee must be present during the game in both the smoking and nonsmoking areas.
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