Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 961 CMR - STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION › Title 961 CMR 3.00 - Beano Regulations › Section 3.07 - Senior Citizens Beano

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1)
Definitions
Amusement and Recreation
means the
				activity of supplying entertainment and/or diversion in a light, playful or
				pleasant manner.
Beano Game
means a game played on a
				card or cards, sometimes called Bingo or some other name, in connection with
				which a card or cards are issued to a player upon payment of a specified
				admission charge and whereby prizes are offered to be won by chance.
Beano Occasion
means a single session
				within the same calendar day during which a series of Beano Games are
				played.
Commission
means the Massachusetts
				State Lottery Commission.
Director
means the Director of the
				Commission.
Identification Number
means a number
				assigned by the Commission pursuant to M.G.L., c. 10, § 38 permitting the
				conduct of a Beano Occasion.
Organization
means an association
				where members are at least sixty years of age who have organized together for
				social, cultural and/or recreational purposes, and, without limiting the
				generality hereof, are commonly referred to as senior citizens or golden age
				clubs; and which has applied for and received an Identification Number from the
				Commission.
(2)
Conduct of Games
(a)
			 A Beano Occasion may be conducted between the hours of 9:00 o'clock a.m. and
			 10:00 o'clock p.m. on any day during the week.
(b) No license shall be required for an
			 Organization to operate or conduct a Beano Occasion under 961 CMR
			 3.07.
(c) No person other than an
			 active member of the Organization or a handicapped person as defined in M.G.L.
			 c. 151B, § 1 may participate in the conduct of a Beano Game. No person
			 shall be paid for conducting or assisting in the conduct of a Beano
			 Game.
(d) No person other than a
			 member of the Organization shall participate as a player in any Beano
			 Game.
(e) The Organization may
			 charge a person a fee to participate at each Occasion provided that the charge
			 does not exceed the maximum amount permitted under the Beano Law. Payment of
			 the designated charge shall entitle a player to a card permitting him/her to
			 participate in all Beano Games played on each Occasion.
(f) Beano Games shall be operated and
			 conducted for the Amusement and Recreation of the members of the Organization.
			 All funds received for the opportunity to participate in Beano Games shall be
			 used for prizes and reasonable expenses incurred in the operation of the
			 Occasion, it being the intent of these rules that no profit shall accrue to the
			 Organization.
(g) No Organization
			 shall conduct a Beano Occasion unless it has received an Identification Number
			 from the Commission. Any Organization wishing to conduct a Beano Game shall
			 file an application on an approved form with the Commission. The Commission
			 shall, upon receipt of an application, determine whether the Organization meets
			 the statutory requirements and if it so determines issue an Identification
			 Number to the Organization.
(h)
			 Prizes for each single Beano Game shall not exceed the maximum amount permitted
			 under the Beano Law for this type of Organization .