N.M. Admin. Code § 15.4.5.26

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 23, December 10, 2024

Section 15.4.5.26 - TEMPORARY CESSATION OF GAMES OF CHANCE

A. The licensee shall contact the board in writing prior to the cessation of one or more bingo occasions or cessation of pull-tab dispenser operations. In the event there is an emergency and prior notice cannot be given, the licensee shall advise the board no later than the next business day.

B. If bingo operations cannot resume on the next scheduled occasion, or pull-tab dispenser operations cannot resume by the next scheduled day, the licensee shall notify the board in writing and include the dates and times of the occasions or cessation of dispenser operations and the reason for the closure.

C. If the cessation of bingo occasions or pull-tab dispenser operations exceeds 30 days, the licensee shall notify the board in writing and include the length of the cessation, the reason for cessation, and the date regular operations will resume. The licensee shall provide updated notifications to the board every 30 days thereafter until such time as bingo occasions or pull-tab dispenser operations resume.

D. Any bingo operator licensee that ceases games of chance for more than 90 consecutive days and has not requested and received authorization from the board to do so, shall surrender its bingo operator's license to the board. The board may suspend or revoke the bingo operator's license, absent good cause shown for cessation of operation exceeding 90 consecutive days.

N.M. Admin. Code § 15.4.5.26

15.4.5.26 NMAC - Rp, 15.4.3.9 NMAC 4/15/2013, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXII, Issue 04, February 23, 2021, eff. 2/23/2021