Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 52 - Lottery Commission, Idaho State › Rule 52.01.03 - RULES GOVERNING OPERATIONS OF THE IDAHO STATE LOTTERY › Subchapter C - CHARITABLE GAMING RULES OF THE IDAHO STATE LOTTERY › SUB AREA: CONDUCT OF BINGO GAMES › Section 52.01.03.313 - PLAY USING ELECTRONIC BINGO MACHINES

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
No
				  Player-Owned Devices
. Use of player-owned electronic bingo devices is
				  prohibited. See Section
				  67-7719(2), Idaho
				  Code. (3-25-22)
02.
Provision
				  of Devices
. Only the bingo game operator can provide electronic bingo
				  devices. The operator may charge for the use of an electronic bingo device. If
				  there is a charge for use of an electronic bingo device, the fee must be
				  separately stated on the cash register and the bingo player's receipt and be
				  included in the gross revenues. See Section
				  67-7719(3) and
				  (11), Idaho Code. (3-25-22)
03.
Use of Devices On Premises
.
				  A player using an electronic bingo device must be on the premises during play
				  to be eligible to play bingo or to win a prize. See Section
				  67-7719(3), Idaho
				  Code. (3-25-22)
04.
Available Devices
. Electronic bingo devices must be made available on a
				  first-come, first-served basis, and no device can be reserved for any player,
				  except a device may be reserved for players with a disability (within the
				  meaning of the Americans with Disabilities Act) if the disability would
				  restrict or impair the player's ability to mark bingo cards. A bingo game
				  operator may provide and reserve electronic bingo devices exclusively for
				  persons with disabilities and forbid their use by all other persons. See
				  Section 67-7719(5), Idaho
				  Code. (3-25-22)
05.
One
				  Device Per Player
. It is prohibited for any player to use more than one
				  (1) electronic bingo device at a time. See Section
				  67-7719(6), Idaho
				  Code. No electronic bingo device can be used to monitor hard bingo or shutter
				  cards. See Section
				  67-7719(7), Idaho
				  Code. (3-25-22)
06.
Reserve
				  Devices
. Every bingo game operator using electronic bingo devices must
				  keep at least one (1) electronic bingo device in reserve as a backup in case a
				  device in use malfunctions. See Section
				  67-7719(4), Idaho
				  Code. A reserve device is not considered an available device under Subsection
				  302.04 of this rule. If a
				  reserve device is put in use to replace a malfunctioning electronic bingo
				  device, and if there are no more unused electronic bingo devices available to
				  serve as a reserve device, the operator is not required to take an electronic
				  bingo device from a player that is then using the device in order to maintain a
				  reserve device, and the operator may continue to offer bingo games without a
				  reserve device throughout the remainder of the session, unless one (1) or more
				  electronic bingo devices are turned in before the session ends, in which case a
				  device that was turned in will then become the reserve device.
				  (3-25-22)
07.
Loading
				  Electronic Bingo Devices
. A bingo operator using an electronic bingo
				  device is prohibited from downloading electronic bingo cards into an electronic
				  bingo device before payment by the player. The player must be on the bingo
				  operator's premises when the device is downloaded with electronic bingo cards.
				  The device can only be downloaded with electronic bingo cards during the
				  session. See Section
				  67-7719(10),
				  Idaho Code. Players are prohibited from choosing or rejecting individual
				  electronic bingo cards loaded into an electronic bingo device. See Section
				  67-7719(8), Idaho
				  Code. (3-25-22)
08.
Additional Paper Cards
. When a player who has purchased fifty-four
				  (54) bingo cards per game is using an electronic bingo device to monitor up to
				  fifty-four (54) cards, a bingo operator may allow the player to purchase
				  additional disposable paper bingo cards to play using a manual daubing or
				  marking method. See Section
				  67-7719(9), Idaho
				  Code. (3-25-22)
09.
Other
				  Requirements
. The Director or the Director of Lottery Security, or his
				  designee may by letter or other written communication prescribe appropriate
				  procedures for play and determination of winners and other matters generally
				  covered by Sections 307 through
				  309 of these rules for paper bingo
				  cards whenever it is necessary to do so in conjunction with the use or playing
				  characteristics or other attributes of a given hardware or software. These
				  letters are public records within the meaning of Title 74, Chapter 1, Idaho
				  Code. (3-25-22)