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NE Code § 9-241.05 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling|9-241.05 - Bingo equipment; obtain from licensed distributor; exceptions.

9-241.05.  Bingo equipment; obtain from licensed distributor; exceptions.(1) A licensed organization shall purchase or otherwise obtain bingo equipment only from a licensed distributor, except that a licensed organization may rent or lease bingo equipment, excluding disposable paper bingo cards, only from:(a) A licensed distributor; or(b) The licensed commercial lessor from whom the organization is leasing a premises for the conduct of bingo.(2) All rental or lease agreements for bingo equipment shall be in writing and shall be subject to prior approval by the department.(3) No purchase, rental, or lease of bingo equipment shall be in excess of fair market value.(4) Nothing in this section shall prohibit:(a) Two licensed organizations which may be conducting bingo within the same premises from equally sharing the cost of purchasing bingo equipment, excluding disposable paper bingo cards, and sharing its use;(b) A licensed organization from lending its bingo equipment, excluding disposable paper bingo cards, without charge to another licensed organization in an emergency situation or to a qualifying nonprofit organization to use at a special event bingo;(c) A licensed organization which has purchased or intends to purchase new bingo equipment from selling or donating its old bingo equipment to another licensed organization if prior written approval has been obtained from the department;(d) An organization which has voluntarily canceled or allowed its license to conduct bingo to lapse or an organization which has had its license to conduct bingo suspended, canceled, or revoked from selling or donating its bingo equipment to another licensed organization if prior written approval has been obtained from the department; or(e) A licensed organization from selling or donating its disposable paper bingo cards, when authorization has been obtained from the department, to another licensed organization in an emergency situation or to a qualifying nonprofit organization to use at a special event bingo.Source   Laws 1994, LB 694, § 42;  Laws 2002, LB 545, § 15.
NE Code § 9-241.06 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling|9-241.06 - Bingo occasion; alcoholic beverages prohibited; exception; food; beverages; sale; expenses.

9-241.06.  Bingo occasion; alcoholic beverages prohibited; exception; food; beverages; sale; expenses.No alcoholic beverages shall be sold or served to the public during a bingo occasion unless it is a limited period bingo or special event bingo at which no one under eighteen years of age is permitted to play bingo. Nonalcoholic beverages, as well as food, may be served and sold during any bingo occasion conducted by a licensed organization if all of the profits from the sales are paid to such licensed organization. The proceeds from the sale of such food and beverage items shall not be commingled with the organization's bingo receipts or placed in the bingo checking account. No expense associated with the purchase, preparation, serving, or selling of such food and beverage items shall be paid using bingo receipts.Source  Laws 1994, LB 694, § 43.
NE Code § 9-241.07 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling|9-241.07 - Advertising; limitations; exception.

9-241.07.  Advertising; limitations; exception.Only a licensed organization or a qualifying nonprofit organization may advertise a bingo occasion, a limited period bingo, or a special event bingo. No advertising for any bingo occasion or occasions conducted by any organization shall include any reference to an aggregate value of bingo prizes exceeding four thousand dollars.Source  Laws 1994, LB 694, § 44.
NE Code § 9-241.08 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling|9-241.08 - Bingo game; participation; conduct of bingo; restrictions.

9-241.08.  Bingo game; participation; conduct of bingo; restrictions.(1) No person under eighteen years of age shall play or participate in any bingo game, except that any person may play bingo at a limited period bingo or special event bingo if (a) no alcoholic beverages are served and (b) no prize or prizes to be awarded exceed twenty-five dollars in value per game.(2) All persons involved in the conduct of bingo must be at least eighteen years of age.(3) No person who is conducting or assisting in the conduct of a bingo occasion shall be permitted to participate as a player at that bingo occasion.(4) No licensed commercial lessor, distributor, or manufacturer, person having a substantial interest in a licensed commercial lessor, distributor, or manufacturer, or employee or agent of a licensed commercial lessor, distributor, or manufacturer shall operate, manage, conduct, advise, or assist in the operating, managing, conducting, promoting, or administering of any bingo game or occasion. For purposes of this subsection, the term assist shall include, but not be limited to, the payment of any expense of a licensed organization, whether such payment is by loan or otherwise.(5) No person, licensee, or permittee or employee or agent thereof shall knowingly permit an individual under eighteen years of age to play or participate in any way in a bingo game conducted pursuant to the Nebraska Bingo Act, excluding those individuals allowed by law to play at a limited period bingo or special event bingo when (a) no alcoholic beverages are served and (b) no prize or prizes that will be awarded exceed twenty-five dollars in value per game.Source   Laws 1994, LB 694, § 45;   Laws 1997, LB 248, § 5.
NE Code § 9-241.09 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling|9-241.09 - Bingo chairperson or alternate bingo chairperson; licensed gaming manager; presence during bingo occasion; when required.

9-241.09.  Bingo chairperson or alternate bingo chairperson; licensed gaming manager; presence during bingo occasion; when required.(1) A bingo chairperson or another member of the licensed organization who has been designated as an alternate bingo chairperson shall be present during the duration of each bingo occasion conducted pursuant to a Class I license.(2) A licensed gaming manager shall be present during the duration of each bingo occasion conducted pursuant to a Class II license, except that in the case of an emergency, the licensed organization's bingo chairperson or alternate bingo chairperson may substitute for the gaming manager.Source   Laws 1994, LB 694, § 46;   Laws 1995, LB 344, § 6.
NE Code § 9-241.10 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling|9-241.10 - Bingo cards; requirements; department; rules and regulations.

9-241.10.  Bingo cards; requirements; department; rules and regulations.(1) An organization licensed to conduct bingo under a Class II license shall not use any reusable hard bingo card or shutter card to conduct bingo.(2) All licensed organizations shall accurately account for and report the sale, use, rental, or lease of all bingo cards used at each bingo occasion. The department shall prescribe by rule and regulation the method by which such sale, use, rental, or lease is to be recorded, including, but not limited to, the manner in which all bingo cards are to be issued and receipted at a bingo occasion.(3) The department shall establish by rule and regulation the manner in which bingo shall be conducted, including rules for the methods of conducting and playing bingo and for the utilization of bingo supplies and bingo equipment to insure that each player is afforded a fair and equal opportunity to win.Source   Laws 1994, LB 694, § 47;  Laws 2003, LB 429, § 6.
NE Code § 9-255 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling|9-255 - Bingo games; selection of designators.

9-255.  Bingo games; selection of designators.Only the following means of random selection of the numbered designators shall be used in the conduct of any bingo game:(1) An electrically operated blower machine containing balls which the operator may take from the air one at a time while the blower is in operation, or which provides a trap or other mechanical means for automatically catching not more than one ball at a time while the blower is in operation; or(2) A mechanically or manually operated cage which provides a trap or other mechanical means for automatically catching not more than one ball at a time while the cage is in operation.For any means of selection permitted by subdivisions (1) and (2) of this section, the balls to be drawn shall be essentially the same in size, shape, weight, balance, and all other characteristics so that at all times during the conduct of bingo each ball possesses the capacity for equal agitation with any other ball within the receptacle. All balls within the total set shall be subject to random selection at the beginning of each bingo game.Source   Laws 1978, LB 351, § 39;   Laws 1983, LB 259, § 26;   R.S.1943, (1983), § 9-162;   Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 56;   Laws 1994, LB 694, § 48.
NE Code § 9-255.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling|9-255.01 - Bingo cards, equipment, and supplies; requirements.

9-255.01.  Bingo cards, equipment, and supplies; requirements.All bingo cards and any other bingo equipment or supplies furnished, sold, rented, or leased for use at any bingo occasion subject to regulation under the Nebraska Bingo Act shall conform in all respects to the specifications imposed by rule and regulation by the department, including, but not limited to, the proper manufacture, assembly, packaging, and numbering of bingo cards. All bingo cards and any other bingo equipment or supplies which do not conform to such specifications shall be considered contraband goods pursuant to section 9-262.01.Source  Laws 1994, LB 694, § 49.
NE Code § 9-255.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling|9-255.02 - Prizes; limitations.

9-255.02.  Prizes; limitations.(1) Irrespective of whether a bingo game or a bingo occasion is conducted jointly by two or more licensed organizations, no prize for a single bingo game shall exceed one thousand dollars in value and the aggregate value of all bingo prizes at any bingo occasion shall not exceed four thousand dollars.(2) A winner shall be determined for each bingo game, and each winner shall be awarded and delivered the prize on the same day that the bingo occasion is conducted.(3) At least fifty percent of the gross receipts derived from the conduct of bingo shall be awarded in bingo prizes during each quarterly reporting period. The licensed organization shall clearly post at each bingo occasion the percentage of gross receipts paid out in prizes for the last preceding quarter.(4) In addition to the prizes permitted by subsection (1) of this section, a licensed organization may award promotional prizes in cash or merchandise to players at a bingo occasion if:(a) No consideration is charged in order to be eligible to win a promotional prize except that given to participate as a player in the bingo occasion;(b) The total fair market value of all promotional prizes awarded at a bingo occasion does not exceed one hundred dollars in value or, in the case of a limited period bingo, does not exceed two hundred fifty dollars in value;(c) The winner of any promotional prize is a bingo player who is present at the bingo occasion; and(d) The winners are determined by an element of chance or some other factor which does not involve any scheme which utilizes any type of pickle card, the game of keno, a scratch-off or rub-off ticket, any promotional game tickets authorized by section 9-701, any non-telecommunication-related, player-activated electronic or electromechanical facsimile of any game of chance, or any slot machine of any kind.(5) The total fair market value of all promotional prizes awarded at a bingo occasion shall be excluded from determination of the fifty-percent prize payout requirement in subsection (3) of this section.(6) The licensed organization's cost of promotional prizes permitted by subsection (4) of this section shall not be included in determining compliance with the expense limitation of fourteen percent of bingo gross receipts provided in section 9-255.04.Source   Laws 1994, LB 694, § 50;   Laws 1995, LB 344, § 7;  Laws 2002, LB 545, § 16.
NE Code § 9-255.03 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling|9-255.03 - Gross receipts; segregation; books and records; commingling of funds.

9-255.03.  Gross receipts; segregation; books and records; commingling of funds.(1) The gross receipts, less the amount awarded in prizes at each bingo occasion, shall be segregated from all other revenue of a licensed organization and placed in a separate bingo checking account of the licensed organization. All lawful purpose donations and all bingo expenses, including expenses for the management, operation, or conduct of bingo but excluding the payment of prizes, shall be paid by a check from such account. Prizes may be paid out in cash by the licensed organization if prize payments in cash of five hundred dollars or more are receipted in a manner prescribed by the department in rule and regulation.(2) Separate books of the bingo operations shall be maintained by the licensed organization. Records, reports, lists, and all other information required by the Nebraska Bingo Act and any rules and regulations adopted pursuant to the act shall be preserved for at least three years.(3) A licensed organization may commingle funds received from the conduct of bingo with any general operating funds of the licensed organization by means of a check or electronic funds transfer, but the burden of proof shall be on the licensed organization to demonstrate that such commingled funds are not used to make any payments associated with the conduct of bingo and are used for a lawful purpose.Source  Laws 1994, LB 694, § 51.
NE Code § 9-255.05 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling|9-255.05 - Licensed organization; reports required.

9-255.05.  Licensed organization; reports required.(1) A licensed organization shall report annually to the department, on a form prescribed by the department, a complete and accurate accounting of its gross receipts. The annual report shall demonstrate that the gross receipts less cash prizes paid have been retained in the organization's bingo checking account or expended solely for authorized expenses pursuant to section 9-255.04 or lawful purpose donations.(2) The annual report shall cover the organization's bingo activities from July 1 through June 30 of each year or such other period as the department may prescribe by rule and regulation. Such report shall be submitted to the department by August 15 of each year or such other date as the department may prescribe by rule and regulation.(3) A copy of the report shall be submitted to the organization's membership.(4) Upon dissolution of a licensed organization or if a previously licensed organization does not renew its license to conduct bingo, its license renewal application is denied, or its license is canceled or revoked, all remaining profits derived from the conduct of bingo shall be utilized for a lawful purpose and shall not be distributed to any private individual or shareholder. A complete and accurate report of the organization's bingo activity shall be filed with the department, on a form prescribed by the department, no later than forty-five days after the date the organization is dissolved or no later than forty-five days after the expiration date of the license or the effective date of the license renewal application denial or license cancellation or revocation. The report shall cover the period from the end of the organization's most recent annual report filed through the date the organization is dissolved or the date the license renewal application has been denied or the license has been canceled or revoked or has otherwise expired. The organization shall include with the report a plan for the disbursement of any remaining profits which shall be subject to approval by the department. Such plan shall identify the specific purposes for which the remaining profits will be utilized.(5) In addition to the reports required by subsections (1) and (4) of this section, the department may prescribe by rule and regulation the filing of a bingo revenue status report by August 15 of each year or such other date as the department may prescribe by rule and regulation, on a form prescribed by the department, listing all disbursements of bingo revenue until all such revenue has been expended either for allowable expenses or for a lawful purpose.Source   Laws 1994, LB 694, § 53;  Laws 2002, LB 545, § 18.
NE Code § 9-255.08 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling|9-255.08 - Distributor; purchase or sale of bingo equipment; restrictions; records; reporting.

9-255.08.  Distributor; purchase or sale of bingo equipment; restrictions; records; reporting.(1) A licensed distributor shall purchase or otherwise obtain bingo equipment only from a licensed manufacturer.(2) A licensed distributor shall sell or otherwise supply bingo equipment for use in a bingo game regulated by the Nebraska Bingo Act only to a licensed organization, a qualifying nonprofit organization, a licensed commercial lessor, or a federally recognized Indian tribe, except that a licensed distributor shall not sell disposable paper bingo cards in this state to anyone other than a licensed organization, a qualifying nonprofit organization, or a federally recognized Indian tribe. Notwithstanding the restrictions in this subsection, a licensed distributor may, with prior authorization from the department, sell disposable paper bingo cards for use in a bingo game not regulated by the Nebraska Bingo Act.(3) A licensed distributor shall keep and maintain a complete set of records which shall include all details of all activities of the distributor related to the conduct of the licensed activity as may be required by the department, including the quantities and types of all bingo equipment purchased and sold. Such records shall be available upon request for inspection by the department. All records required by the department shall be maintained for at least three years after the last day of the distributor's fiscal year.(4) The department may require by rule and regulation periodic reporting from the licensed distributor relative to its bingo activities in this state.Source   Laws 1994, LB 694, § 56;  Laws 2002, LB 545, § 20.
NE Code § 9-255.10 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling|9-255.10 - Manufacturer; sale of bingo equipment; restrictions; records; department; powers.

9-255.10.  Manufacturer; sale of bingo equipment; restrictions; records; department; powers.(1) A licensed manufacturer shall sell or otherwise supply bingo equipment in this state only to a licensed distributor or a federally recognized Indian tribe, except that nothing in this section shall prohibit a licensed manufacturer from selling or otherwise supplying bingo equipment, excluding disposable paper bingo cards, to a qualifying nonprofit organization as provided for in section 9-230.01.(2) A licensed manufacturer shall keep and maintain a complete set of records which shall include all details of all activities of the licensee relating to the conduct of the licensed activity as may be required by the department, including the quantities and types of all bingo equipment sold to each Nebraska-licensed distributor. Such records shall be made available for inspection upon request by the department. All records required by the department shall be maintained for a period of at least three years after the last day of the licensee's fiscal year.(3) The department may require, by rule and regulation, periodic reporting from the manufacturer relative to its bingo activities in this state.(4) The department may require departmental approval of bingo equipment prior to the manufacturer offering or marketing such equipment in this state. Approval by the department shall be based upon conformance with specifications imposed by the department by rule and regulation adopted pursuant to the Nebraska Bingo Act.(5) The department may require a manufacturer seeking approval of any bingo equipment to pay the actual costs incurred by the department in examining the equipment. If required, the anticipated costs shall be paid in advance by the manufacturer. After completion of the examination, the department shall refund overpayments or charge and collect amounts sufficient to reimburse the department for underpayment of actual costs.Source  Laws 1994, LB 694, § 58.
NE Code § 9-262.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling|9-262.01 - Tax Commissioner; power to seize contraband; effect.

9-262.01.  Tax Commissioner; power to seize contraband; effect.(1) The Tax Commissioner or his or her agents or employees, at the direction of the Tax Commissioner, or any peace officer of this state may seize, without a warrant, the following contraband goods found any place in this state:(a) Any bingo supplies and equipment which do not conform in all respects to specifications imposed by the Nebraska Bingo Act or any rules or regulations adopted and promulgated pursuant to the act;(b) Any bingo equipment purchased by any licensed organization from any source other than a licensed distributor or as provided in section 9-241.05; and(c) Any bingo equipment furnished, sold, or rented for use in a bingo occasion subject to regulation under the act without the proper licenses or approval.(2) The Tax Commissioner may, upon satisfactory proof, direct return of any confiscated bingo supplies and equipment when he or she has reason to believe that the owner has not willfully or intentionally failed to comply with the act.(3) The Tax Commissioner may, upon finding that an owner of contraband goods has willfully or intentionally failed to comply with the act, confiscate such goods. Any bingo supplies and equipment confiscated may be destroyed.(4) The seizure and destruction of bingo supplies and equipment shall not relieve any person from a fine, imprisonment, or other penalty for violation of the act.(5) The Tax Commissioner or his or her agents or employees, when directed to do so by the Tax Commissioner, or any peace officer of this state shall not be responsible for negligence in any court for the seizure or confiscation of any bingo supplies and equipment pursuant to this section.Source   Laws 1989, LB 767, § 25;   Laws 1994, LB 694, § 59.
NE Code § 9-263 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling|9-263 - Violations; standing to sue.

9-263.  Violations; standing to sue.Any person in this state, including any law enforcement official, who has cause to believe that (1) any licensed organization, (2) any lessor of facilities or bingo equipment and supplies used for a bingo occasion, (3) any person conducting any game of bingo, (4) any employee or agent of such licensed organization, lessor, or person, or (5) any person acting in concert with such licensed organization, lessor, or person has engaged in or is engaging in any conduct in violation of the Nebraska Bingo Act or has aided or is aiding another in any conduct in violation of such act may commence a civil action in any district court of this state.Source   Laws 1978, LB 351, § 49;   Laws 1979, LB 164, § 14;   Laws 1983, LB 259, § 33;   Laws 1984, LB 949, § 45;   R.S.Supp.,1984, § 9-172;   Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 64.