Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 961 CMR - STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION › Title 961 CMR 3.00 - Beano Regulations › Section 3.02 - Definitions

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
As used in
				961 CMR
				3.00, the following terms shall have the following
				meanings.
Bazaar
means a place maintained by a
				Licensed Organization for disposal of merchandise or cash awards by means of
				chance; provided that the awarding of cash prizes in excess of the amount
				allowed by M.G.L. c. 271, § 7A or any successor thereto is expressly
				prohibited.
Extra Regular and Bonus Cards
.
(a)
Extra Regular Cards
means
				suchcards as afford additional opportunities to play in all regular
				games.
(b)
Bonus Cards
mean a card or cards
				that increase the prize indirect relationto the cost ofsaid card or cards, said
				increase shall not exceed 100% of the maximum amount of the prize permitted by
				the Beano Law.
Gross Receipts
means receipts from the
				sale of any right to participate in any Beano game in any manner as well as
				from the sale of supplies and all other miscellaneous receipts.
Lawful Purpose
means one or more of
				the following charitable, religious or educational purposes:
(a) Those which benefit needy or deserving persons, indefinite
				in number: by enhancing their opportunity for religious, social or educational
				advancement, by relieving them from disease, suffering or distress, by
				contributing to their physical well-being, by assisting them in establishing
				themselves in life as worthy and useful citizens, or by increasing their
				comprehension of and devotion to the principles upon which this nation was
				founded and increasing their loyalty to their nation.
(b) Those which initiate, perform or foster worthy public works
				or enable or further the construction or maintenance of public
				structures.
(c) Those which lessen the burdens of government or which are
				voluntarily undertaken by an authorized organization to augment or supplement
				services which are usually rendered by government such as the equipment or
				maintenance of an authorized volunteer, non-profit fire company or similar
				organization furnishing public fire protection or the equipment and maintenance
				of an authorized volunteer, non-profit organization furnishing a public
				ambulance or rescue service.
(d) None of the preceding purposes shall include the
				construction, acquisition, improvement, maintenance or repair ofanyreal or
				personal property beyond that portion of the use or occupancy thereof
				determined by the Director to be devoted to one or more Lawful Purpose as
				herein defined.
Licensed Organization
means the
				organization and its auxiliaries qualified under the Beano Law to conduct Beano
				and named on the license issued under
				961 CMR 3.03.
Local Licensing Authority
means in the
				case of a city, other than the city of Boston, the majority of the city council
				and the mayor; in a town, the board of selectmen; and in the city of Boston,
				the licensing board; of the municipality where the licensee conducts
				Beano.
Net Proceeds
means Gross Receipts less
				taxes, prizes and reasonable and necessary expenses ordinarily incidental to
				the conduct of Beano games.
Occasion
means a single session within
				the same calendar day during which a series of Beano games whether regular or
				special is played.
Principal Officer
means the officer of
				the qualified organization duly authorized to act on the organization's behalf
				according to its writtenconstitution, charter, articles of organization,
				by-laws, or a resolution duly adopted by the organization.
Raffle
means an arrangement for
				raising money by the sale of tickets, certain among which, as determined by
				chance after sale, entitle the holders to prizes. In any event, Beano or a
				similar game under another name shall not constitute a Raffle as herein
				defined.
Regular Beano Game
means a game played
				on a card or cards issued to a player upon payment of the admission charge
				specified in
				961 CMR
				3.04(5)(a).
Special Beano Game
means any game
				other than as defined in 961 CMR 3.02(1) and for which players pay an
				additional charge to participate.
The Beano Law
means M.G.L. c. 10,
				§§ 37 through 41.
The Commission
means the Massachusetts
				State Lottery Commission or its duly designated agent.
The Director
means the Director of the
				Massachusetts State Lottery Commission or his duly appointed representative
				except as otherwise required by law.
(Wherever they appear defined terms are
				capitalized.)