N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9 § 4820.15

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 36, September 4, 2024

Section 4820.15 - Kind of equipment used for games

(a) The equipment used in the conduct of bingo shall be maintained in good repair and sound working condition. The utilization of such equipment and the method of play shall be such that each player is afforded an equal opportunity to win. The objects or balls to be drawn shall be essentially the same as to color, shape, weight, balance and all other characteristics so as to be, at all times during the conduct of bingo, equally agitated and circulated within the receptacle, except that each of the five letters comprising the word BINGO reflected on the objects or balls may be designated its own color, provided that all of the 15 numbered balls or objects corresponding to the color of each letter in the word BINGO shall be identical in color to each other. All 75 objects or balls shall be present in the receptacle before each game is begun.

(b) If a determination is made by the caller during the calling of the numbered objects or balls of a game in progress that one or more of the 75 objects or balls were not present in the receptacle prior to the calling of the first ball drawn in that game due to mechanical malfunction or human error, an announcement shall be made that the game has been cancelled, all 75 objects or balls shall be returned to the receptacle and the game shall be restarted. During occasions in which indelible ink daubers and disposable paper bingo opportunities are utilized, an announcement shall be made requiring that all participants mark their cards for the restarted game in a different colored ink than that color used during the cancelled game. All numbers announced shall be clearly audible to all the players present. Where more than one room is used for any one game, the receptacle, the caller and the assistant caller must be in the room where the greatest number of players are present and all letters and numbers announced shall be clearly audible to the players in such room and also clearly audible to the players in the other room or rooms.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 4820.15