Section Lot 7005.06 - House Rules(a) A charitable organization shall adopt and follow house rules that do not violate RSA 287-E or this chapter, and address a minimum of the following:(1) What constitutes a bingo and whether or not the last number called need be involved;(2) The responsibility of the bingo player to make it known to the game officials that the player has a bingo;(4) The start and end time for purchasing bingo cards;(5) Availability, use and sale of special cards for the blind or handicapped;(6) Card exchange, if allowed;(7) If the charity uses a mixing machine, whether or not the mixing machine will be shut off before a bingo has been verified or during a progressive coverall game;(8) Whether or not regular card purchase is necessary to play the winner-take-all game;(9) What constitutes an official ball, such as requiring that both the letter and number be announced by the caller before a ball is considered official, even if the ball has been shown on the video monitor;(10) Smoking/non-smoking policy which shall comply with RSA 155:66 through RSA 155:70;(11) Use of a card-minding device that allows a player to play several cards at the same time;(12) The consolation prizes and the manner in which they will be awarded;(13) The effective date of the house rules;(14) The criteria for awarding the free plays;(15) The name of a member of the charitable organization to be contacted by a player with comments, concerns or questions;(16) That the bingo game will be conducted in accordance with RSA 287-E and this chapter; and(17) If applicable, criteria relative to the availability, use, and sale of special cards for use by individuals with disabilities.(b) In addition to the requirement in Lot 7003.02(d)(4), the charitable organization shall file any amended house rules with the commission at least 30 days prior to the first bingo event at which the amendments are scheduled to take effect.(c) The commission shall approve the organization's house rules when such rules comply with the requirements of (a) above and otherwise meets the requirements set forth in RSA 287-E and this chapter.(d) Prior to the start of the first game of a bingo event, the charitable organization shall ensure that a public announcement is made letting players know where copies of the house rules are located and how copies can be obtained.N.H. Admin. Code § Lot 7005.06
Derived from Volume XL Number 28, Filed July 9, 2020, Proposed by #13067, Effective 6/26/2020, Expires 6/27/2030 (See Revision Notes #1, #2, and #3 at chapter heading for Lot 7000).