Section 270-RICR-50-00-2.3 - Organizations Permitted to Promote, Carry On or Conduct the Game of BingoA. The only organizations eligible to promote, carry on, or conduct the game of bingo are any benevolent, educational, philanthropic, humane, patriotic, social service, civic, fraternal, police, labor, religious, eleemosynary person and/or persons purporting to be a charitable organization. No other type of organization or any individual is permitted to promote, carry on or conduct the game of bingo. 1. Necessary Criteria for Organizations to be Deemed Eligible to Conduct the Game of Bingo a. Those organizations enumerated in § 2.3 of this Part may conduct the game of Bingo provided that: (1) The total net proceeds or profits arising from the conduct or operation of such bingo games are used solely for the promotion or achievement of the purposes of such organization;(2) No part of the net proceeds or profits arising from the conduct of the game inures to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual;(3) The applicant organization is able to show an established pattern of fundraising activity for bona fide charitable purposes, with a corresponding established pattern of expending funds raised for charitable purposes;(4) That the charitable organization was not established primarily for the purpose of conducting bingo games;(5) That the charitable organization was not established primarily for the purpose of conducting the game to generate expenses associated with the conduct of the bingo game;(6) That no charitable organization allows or permits any individual partnership corporation or other entity to utilize the name of the charitable organization for the purpose of conducting or promoting the bingo game;(7) That the organization holds a charter from the State of Rhode Island as a non-profit organization in existence for a period of at least two years prior to its request to conduct the game of bingo. The charter of the non-profit organization must be in full force and effect and be in full compliance with all requirements of the corporate laws of the State of Rhode Island.2. Membership Requirements for Persons Conducting the Game: a. It is mandatory that all persons conducting the game of bingo for organizations which have been duly registered and licensed be bona fide members of the organization for at least two years prior to their participation in the game.b. However, the members shall be permitted to engage one or more persons to carry on or conduct the game who are not members of the organization; and, further, that any person who is a member or a worker of the organization which promotes, carries on or conducts the game shall be permitted to be a member or worker of another organization that promotes, carries on or conducts the game of bingo.c. The membership records of the organization seeking to conduct the game of bingo must be filed with the Superintendent prior to the game, and all records pertaining to membership must be made available to the Department upon request.270 R.I. Code R. 270-RICR-50-00-2.3