NH Rev Stat § 287-E:8-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXIV - Games, Amusements, and Athletic Exhibitions|Title 287-E - Bingo and Lucky 7|Section 287-E:8-a - Distributors and Manufacturers of Bingo Supplies and Equipment.

    287-E:8-a Distributors and Manufacturers of Bingo Supplies and Equipment. –||The commission shall license distributors and manufacturers of bingo paper supplies, electronic bingo player systems, and lucky 7 vending machines sold, leased, or rented in this state. A distributor with a current New Hampshire license for distribution of lucky 7 tickets shall be authorized to distribute bingo paper supplies and electronic bingo player systems and lucky 7 vending machines, and shall not be required to file for licensing under this section. All bingo paper supplies, electronic bingo player systems, and lucky 7 vending machines shall be purchased, leased, or rented from a licensed distributor and manufactured by a licensed manufacturer. All bingo paper sold to charitable organizations by New Hampshire licensed distributors shall be recorded by serial numbers and listed on the charitable organization's invoices. A license shall be issued to a distributor or manufacturer under the following conditions, provided that the commission may, by rule, establish additional qualifications for licenses:||I. The applicant for a distributor's license shall pay to the commission an annual license or license renewal fee of $10,000. Such fee shall authorize the distribution of bingo paper supplies, electronic bingo player systems, and lucky 7 vending machines within the state of New Hampshire and the warehousing of bingo paper supplies, electronic bingo player systems, and lucky 7 vending machines for subsequent sale out of state. A distributor with a current New Hampshire license for distribution of lucky 7 tickets shall not be required to pay the additional licensing fee under this section.||II. The applicant shall certify that neither the applicant nor any partner, officer, or director has been convicted of a felony, which has not been annulled by any court, within 10 years from the date of application.||III. Each licensee shall post a bond in the amount of $50,000, conditioned upon the licensee's compliance with the rules of the commission. A distributor with a current New Hampshire license for distribution of lucky 7 tickets shall not be required to post the additional bond under this section.||IV. An applicant for a license as a distributor shall have a principal place of business located within this state.||V. (a) The commission shall issue a special license to manufacturers of bingo paper supplies, electronic bingo player systems, and lucky 7 vending machines leased, rented, or sold in the state. A manufacturer with a current New Hampshire license to manufacture lucky 7 tickets shall not be required to pay the additional licensing fee under this paragraph.||(b) The fee for such special license shall be $5,000 per year or for any part of a year.||VI. All financial records pertaining to carry-over coverall bingo shall be maintained by the host hall or the host hall's shared carry-over coverall service provider for a period of at least 2 years, and shall be made available to representatives of the commission or of the commissioner of safety upon request.|||Source. 1997, 328:3. 1998, 90:1. 2001, 145:1, eff. June 29, 2001. 2016, 10:5, eff. Sept. 14, 2016.|