Section 270-RICR-50-00-2.14 - Bingo Games at Senior Citizens CentersA. R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-19-32.2, entitled "Senior Citizens Center - Bingo Allowed" provides: "Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, any organization which operates a public senior citizens center or senior center may obtain a permit approved by the Department to conduct bingo games in said senior citizens center or senior center for up to five (5) calendar days per week, excluding Sundays."B. General Requirements for Bingo at Senior Citizens Centers: 1. All bingo games are conducted on the premises of the center's facility;2. All participants are fifty-five (55) years of age or older; provided, this shall not prohibit a person who is less than fifty-five (55) years of age from assisting a senior citizen in playing the game;3. All bingo game operators are sixty (60) years of age or older and receive no compensation for serving as operators;4. The total daily prizes shall not exceed four hundred dollars ($400); and5. All proceeds of the game shall be limited in use to the following:a. To pay winners monetary prizes;b. To defray any costs directly related to conducting the games; and/orc. To defray costs of services the center's facility provides.C. Procedures for Bingo at Senior Citizens Centers 1. To obtain annual permission from the Department, eligible charitable citizens centers should obtain a bingo application (Form SP-4) from the Charitable Gaming Unit at any State Police Barracks, or on the State Police website.2. After completing the bingo application, send the application with the application fee to the Rhode Island State Police Charitable Gaming Unit at 311 Danielson Pike, North Scituate, RI 02857. The Charitable Gaming Unit will review the application and determine if the applying organization is qualified to run the game.3. After the Department issues a certificate of approval, the senior citizens center must apply to the local licensing authority and comply with any local licensing requirements, fees and procedures.4. After completion of each bingo occasion, the senior citizens center shall complete and maintain a bingo Financial Report (Form SP-2.1), as well as records relating to the expenditures of net proceeds raised by the game. These records shall be available to the Department, any member of the organization or any interested party.270 R.I. Code R. 270-RICR-50-00-2.14