N.J. Admin. Code § 13:47-7.14

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 13:47-7.14 - Determination of winner

(a) When a caller has started vocally to announce a call, he shall complete the call of that number.

(b) After the caller has started vocally to announce a call, if any person shall have gone bingo based upon the previous number called, such person shall share the designated prize with any other person or persons who may have gone bingo on the completed call.

(c) When a player declares "bingo," the usher shall announce the serial number and color of the card and the numbers on the card which confirm it as a winner of the game. The caller shall repeat the numbers announced by the usher and verify or reject the card presented as a winner. In the event an electronic verifier is used, which contains the identical permutations as those on the cards in play, it is permissible for the usher to substitute the permutation number of the card for the numbers contained in the arrangement of numbers required to win the game, provided a screen displaying a reproduction of the card presented as a winner is visible to the players.

(d) When a winner of a bingo game is determined, the caller shall announce to the players present, "Are there any other winners?" If there are no other winners, the caller shall then state, "I declare this game closed," and shall proceed to award the prize.

(e) No person shall be entitled to share the designated prize unless he or she shall have declared bingo and his or her card determined to be a winner prior to the announcement that the game has been closed.

(f) If it is determined that a player(s) has won a bingo game on two or more identical bingo cards containing the identical arrangement of numbers (duplicate cards), the licensed organizations shall pay each winning duplicate card the full amount of the offered prize. If another winning card(s) is presented, which is not a duplicate card, when calculating the prize amount to be awarded to each winner the duplicate cards shall be counted as one winner. For example, if there are four winning cards and two of those cards are duplicate cards, the licensed organization shall divide the prize amount offered by three and award one-third of the prize amount to each of the four winners. In this case, the licensed organization shall pay out one and one-third of the amount of the prize offered.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:47-7.14

Amended by R.1998 d.428, effective 8/17/1998.
See: 30 New Jersey Register 978(a), 30 New Jersey Register 3062(a).
Added a new (e).
Amended by R.2002 d.258, effective 8/5/2002.
See: 34 New Jersey Register 986(a), 34 New Jersey Register 2864(a).
Rewrote (c) through (e); added (f).