NH Rev Stat § 287-E:13-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXIV - Games, Amusements, and Athletic Exhibitions|Title 287-E - Bingo and Lucky 7|Section 287-E:13-a - Shared Carry-Over Coverall Bingo.

    287-E:13-a Shared Carry-Over Coverall Bingo. –||I. The commission may approve a host hall for shared carry-over coverall bingo if:||(a) The host hall holds a valid bingo license under RSA 287-E:6.||(b) At least 30 days before the proposed game date, the host hall submits a plan to the commission including:||(1) The distributor or manufacturer of the bingo equipment to be used for shared carry-over coverall bingo.||(2) The technology used to broadcast the game to participating halls. Such technology shall meet the International Technical Standards for Electronic Gaming Machines set forth by the International Association of Gaming Regulators.||(3) The name of the bank used to maintain prize money.||(4) The names and addresses of all participant halls.||(c) The host hall posts a bond, conditioned upon the host hall's compliance with the rules of the commission. The commission shall have the authority to set the bond at no less than $50,000 and no more than the highest prized jackpot prize offered in the last 24 months.||II. A host hall approved under paragraph I may conduct and simulcast carry-over coverall games in accordance with commission rules, and utilize software and electronic devices that have been tested by an independent testing laboratory and approved by the commission.||III. Host hall approval is non-transferrable.||IV. The commission shall respond to a host hall's request for approval for shared carry-over coverall bingo within 30 days of receipt of such request. Such approval shall be valid for one year from the date of its issue.||V. Shared carry-over coverall games shall be operated only by persons designated by the host hall.||VI. Numbers for shared carry-over coverall bingo shall only be selected by a live person.||VII. There shall be a limit of 18 cards per player.||VIII. There shall be no limit on the total value of prizes, tokens, or awards for any shared carry-over coverall game or series of shared carry-over coverall games.||IX. If a charitable organization enters into a contract with a host hall for shared carry-over coverall bingo, the charitable organization shall retain the profit percentage set by the commission on January 1 of each year, but which shall not be less than 7 percent of the gross revenues from any shared carry-over coverall bingo games. The host hall shall retain the profit percentage set by the commission on January 1 of each year based on the average cost of operating shared carry-over coverall bingo. Such percentage shall not be less than 7 percent of the gross revenues from any shared carry-over coverall bingo game. If the host hall is a charitable organization the charitable organization shall receive both the charitable organization profit percentage and the host hall profit percentage. The host hall shall pay the bingo tax under RSA 287-E:8. No charitable organization shall sustain a loss from bingo such that its share of the gross revenues would be less than zero dollars, for the duration of its contact with a single host hall.|||Source. 2016, 10:6, eff. Sept. 14, 2016.|