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Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Division 45 - Missouri Gaming Commission › Chapter 30 - Bingo › Section 11 CSR 45-30.035 - Bingo Card

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule provides a definition of bingo
				  card and its lawful use.
(1)
				A bingo card is an individual game face marked off into twenty-five (25)
				squares arranged on five (5) horizontal rows of five (5) squares each with each
				square being designated by a number, letter, or a combination of numbers and
				letters, except that the center square on the card shall be designated with the
				word "free."
(2) No two (2) bingo
				cards shall be identical, however, one (1) or more bingo cards may be contained
				on a bingo sheet.
(3) The price for
				a single bingo card may not exceed one dollar ($1).
(4) The use of any bingo card for any purpose
				that is not defined within Chapter 313, RSMo, is prohibited.
(5) During an occasion, a licensee may allow
				a sight-impaired player to use a Braille bingo card(s) that is owned by the
				player or purchased from the licensee for use during that occasion. An equal
				amount of paper bingo cards must be destroyed in accordance with
				11 CSR
				45-30.175.
(6) A bingo licensee shall obtain approval
				from the commission prior to purchasing any Braille bingo cards.
(7) Except when prior approval is obtained
				from the commission to purchase Braille bingo cards directly from a nonlicensed
				source, a licensee shall purchase all Braille bingo cards from a Missouri
				licensed supplier.
(8) A bingo
				licensee seeking prior approval from the commission to purchase Braille bingo
				cards from a nonlicensed source shall submit a written request to the
				commission that contains the name of the source, a sample of the actual Braille
				bingo card(s) to be purchased, and the purchase price for the Braille bingo
				card(s).
(9) A licensed Missouri
				supplier may purchase Braille bingo cards from a nonlicensed source only after
				receiving prior approval from the commission.
(10) A licensed Missouri supplier seeking
				prior approval from the commission to purchase Braille bingo cards from a
				nonlicensed source shall submit a written request to the commission that
				contains the name of the source, a sample of the actual Braille bingo card(s)
				to be purchased, and the purchase price for the Braille bingo
				card(s).
(11) The price for the use
				of a single Braille bingo card per occasion shall be the same price as all
				other bingo cards during that occasion.
(12) The use of any Braille bingo card for
				any purpose that is not defined within Chapter 313, RSMo, is
				prohibited.
*Original authority: 313.065, RSMo 1981, amended 1993,
					 1995.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Division 45 - Missouri Gaming Commission › Chapter 30 - Bingo › Section 11 CSR 45-30.040 - Occasion

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule defines an occasion and limits the
				  total number of games authorized to be played during an occasion to sixty-two
				  games.
(1) An occasion is a
				single bingo session within the same calendar day during which the total
				consists of no more than sixty-two (62) bingo games. A licensee may not conduct
				a bingo session under a special bingo license on the same calendar day the
				licensee conducts a bingo session under its regular bingo license.
*Original authority: 313.065, RSMo 1981, amended 1993,
					 1995.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Division 45 - Missouri Gaming Commission › Chapter 30 - Bingo › Section 11 CSR 45-30.055 - Person

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule defines person as it relates to
				  sections
				  313.004
				  through
				  313.085,
				  RSMo.
(1) Person-Any
				individual, corporation, partnership, firm, association, limited liability
				company or organization or other entity either natural or legal.
*Original authority: 313.065, RSMo 1981, amended 1993,
					 1995.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Division 45 - Missouri Gaming Commission › Chapter 30 - Bingo › Section 11 CSR 45-30.056 - Key Person Defined

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule defines the term key person as it
				  relates to the licensing and conduct of bingo.
(1) For the purpose of sections
				313.005-313.080, RSMo and rules thereto, the definition key person shall
				include:
(A) An officer, director, trustee,
				proprietor, managing agent, partner, or general manager of an applicant or
				licensee;
(B) Any individual whose
				combined direct, indirect, or attributed interest in any publicly traded or
				privately held supplier or manufacturer applicant or licensee is five percent
				(5%) or more; and
(C) Any
				individual so designated by the commission or the executive director.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Division 45 - Missouri Gaming Commission › Chapter 30 - Bingo › Section 11 CSR 45-30.065 - Licenses Required

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This amendment combines language from
				  another regulation that the commission is rescinding to remove duplicative
				  language found in both regulations.
(1) The types of licenses shall include:
(A) Regular/Annual Bingo license;
(B) Special Bingo and Pull-Tab
				license;
(C) Special Abbreviated
				Pull-Tab license;
(D) Bingo
				Equipment/Supplies Manufacturer's license;
(E) Bingo Equipment/Supplies Supplier's
				license; and
(F) Bingo Hall
				Provider's license.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Division 45 - Missouri Gaming Commission › Chapter 30 - Bingo › Section 11 CSR 45-30.070 - Regular Bingo License

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This amendment changes the limit on bingo
				  occasions allowed
(1) A
				Regular Bingo License is a license issued to a qualified organization to
				conduct only the game of bingo as defined in section
				313.005, RSMo. The
				number of bingo occasions conducted by a licensee is limited to two (2) bingo
				occasions per week, not to be held on the same day. The holder of a Regular
				Bingo License may also be the holder of a Special Bingo License. A veterans'
				organization may be exempt from the limitation of two (2) bingo occasions per
				week for play at a veterans' hospital as provided in section
				313.060,
				RSMo.
*Original authority: 313.065, RSMo 1981, amended 1993,
					 1995.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Division 45 - Missouri Gaming Commission › Chapter 30 - Bingo › Section 11 CSR 45-30.090 - Additional Application Information for Bingo and Pull-Tab Licenses

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This amendment changes the membership period
				  requirement for management, conduct, and operation of the bingo game from two
				  (2) years to six (6) months, which is consistent with the change to the
				  constitution that went into effect on December 6, 2018.
(1) In addition to the information required
				to be furnished on the application, and prior to the issuance of a bingo
				license, every organization desiring to conduct bingo is required to furnish a
				copy of the letter from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) granting an
				exemption from the payment of federal income taxes as provided in section
				501(c)(3), (4), (5), (7), (8), (10), (19) or section 501(d) of the
Internal Revenue Code
of 1954. Every organization desiring to
				conduct bingo may be required by the commission to furnish additional
				information considered necessary to determine that the applicant organization
				is fully qualified and eligible for a bingo license. This information may
				include a copy of the corporate charter or other evidence that the organization
				was in existence for at least five (5) years immediately prior to the date of
				application.
(2) Also required with
				the initial application, each organization shall submit for approval a complete
				list of the officers of the applicant organization and a complete list of all
				six- (6-) month bona fide members that will assist with the management,
				conduct, and operation of the bingo game. These lists shall include each
				individual's Social Security number and date of birth. A copy of each
				individual's driver license shall also be provided for each officer or worker.
				Changes to the lists shall be reported to the commission as they occur. Any
				request to add an officer or worker to the list shall include the individual's
				Social Security number, date of birth, and a copy of the individual's driver
				license.
(3) Each application or
				renewal application shall designate a bingo chairperson who shall be
				responsible for the overall supervision, management, and conduct of the bingo
				activities. The commission shall be notified as soon as possible but not later
				than thirty (30) calendar days from the date of any change of the bingo
				chairperson.
(4) Each regular bingo
				license application or renewal application shall include a game sheet and house
				rules. Revisions to the game sheet or house rules shall be submitted to the
				commission as they occur.
*Original authority: 313.065, RSMo 1981, amended 1993,
					 1995.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Division 45 - Missouri Gaming Commission › Chapter 30 - Bingo › Section 11 CSR 45-30.100 - Denial of Application or License Renewal

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule further clarifies the commission
				  may deny any original application or renewal application for issuance of a
				  bingo license.
(1) The
				commission may deny any original application or renewal for failure to meet
				statutory requirements or noncompliance with Chapter 313, RSMo or official
				rules. The license fee is considered a processing fee pursuant to Chapter 313,
				RSMo and is not refundable to the applicant.
*Original authority: 313.065, RSMo 1981, amended
					 1993.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Division 45 - Missouri Gaming Commission › Chapter 30 - Bingo › Section 11 CSR 45-30.130 - Member(s) in Charge

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This amendment changes the length of
				  membership requirement for a person to be responsible for the overall conduct
				  of a bingo occasion from two (2) years to six (6) months, which is consistent
				  with the change to the constitution that went into effect on December 6,
				  2018.
(1) Every licensed
				organization shall designate a bona fide, active member of the organization to
				be in charge of, and primarily responsible for, each bingo occasion. The member
				in charge may change from occasion to occasion. The individual shall have been
				a member in good standing of the licensed organization for the last six (6)
				months and shall supervise all activities and be responsible for the conduct of
				all bingo games of which s/he is in charge. The member in charge shall be
				continually present on the premises during the occasion and shall be familiar
				with the provisions of the bingo law, applicable ordinances, these regulations,
				and the licensee's house rules.
*Original authority: 313.065, RSMo 1981, amended
					 1993.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Division 45 - Missouri Gaming Commission › Chapter 30 - Bingo › Section 11 CSR 45-30.135 - Bingo Workers

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule provides a definition of "bingo
				  worker. "
(1) A bingo worker
				is any person participating in the operation of the game of bingo. This
				includes the bingo chairperson or member in charge, callers and any person that
				helps to verify or pay bingo winners. It includes any person that sells bingo
				paper or pull-tabs, as well as any person involved in the management, conduct,
				or operation of the actual games, including those who help prepare bingo paper,
				count winning pull-tabs, or otherwise handle the bingo supplies, bingo
				equipment, or receipts.
(2) For the
				purposes of this rule, the term "bingo worker" shall not include any person
				whose sole duty or responsibility is to prepare or sell concessions, provide
				janitorial or security services, sell raffle or sweepstakes tickets for a
				lawfully conducted raffle or sweepstakes, or sell markers, cushions, bags, and
				other incidentals, as well as any authorized representative of a licensed
				supplier whose sole duty or responsibility is to maintain Electronic Bingo Card
				Monitoring Devices (EBCMDs).
*Original authority: 313.065, RSMo 1981, amended 1993,
					 1995.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Division 45 - Missouri Gaming Commission › Chapter 30 - Bingo › Section 11 CSR 45-30.140 - Worker-Player

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This amendment prohibits the bingo
				  chairperson or member in charge from playing bingo and/or pull-tabs during the
				  occasion for which s/he is in charge.
(1) Any eligible person approved by the
				commission to work bingo may participate in the conduct, management, or
				operation of bingo and play bingo during the same occasion but may not be both
				a player and a worker during the same game. An eligible person shall pay to
				participate in the playing of a bingo game or pull-tab cards in the same manner
				and at the same cost as any other player. If an eligible person works the first
				portion of the occasion and then purchases bingo paper or pull-tab cards and
				becomes a player, the person may not assist with the management, conduct, or
				operation of bingo or the sale of pull-tab cards for the remainder of the
				occasion. If an eligible person plays the first portion of the bingo occasion
				and then ceases playing and becomes a worker, the person may not participate as
				a player of bingo or pull-tab cards during the remainder of the occasion. An
				eligible person may only switch from player to worker or worker to player once
				during an occasion, and a switch will only be permitted during the first half
				of the bingo occasion.
(2) The
				bingo worker designated as the bingo chairperson or member in charge who is
				responsible for the overall game activities of a bingo occasion cannot both
				work and play bingo or pull-tabs during that occasion.
(3)
				Bingo workers are prohibited from purchasing bingo paper and/or pull-tabs and
				having another player play for them.
(4) Bingo workers are
				prohibited from playing bingo cards for a player.
*Original authority: 313.065, RSMo 1981, amended 1993,
					 1995.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Division 45 - Missouri Gaming Commission › Chapter 30 - Bingo › Section 11 CSR 45-30.150 - Information to be Posted

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This amendment changes wording and deletes
				  "opportunities" from the required posted information.
PURPOSE: This rule requires full information
				  regarding cost of bingo cards to be posted in a conspicuous place at the bingo
				  premises.
(1) In addition to
				the Missouri bingo license, there shall be posted, in a conspicuous place at
				the bingo premises, full information regarding the cost of bingo cards,
				including the house rules which clearly explain how players are awarded prizes
				for bingo and pull-tabs, and other information desired by the
				licensee.
*Original authority: 313.065, RSMo 1981, amended
					 1993.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Division 45 - Missouri Gaming Commission › Chapter 30 - Bingo › Section 11 CSR 45-30.155 - Bingo Equipment Defined

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This amendment changes the statutory
				  citation and removes the reference to special game cards.
PURPOSE: This rule clarifies the definition of bingo
				  equipment pursuant to section
				  313.005(4),
				  RSMo.
(1) In addition to the
				items listed in section
				313.005(4),
				RSMo the following items are considered paraphernalia used in the conduct of a
				bingo or pull-tab game or event:
(A) Bingo
				selection equipment which includes but is not limited to bingo blowers,
				hoppers, squirrel cages, manual or electronic display boards, electronic bingo
				card monitoring devices, and any equipment designated by the commission as
				bingo selection equipment; and
(B)
				Pull-tabs and pull-tab dispensers.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Division 45 - Missouri Gaming Commission › Chapter 30 - Bingo › Section 11 CSR 45-30.180 - Inventory, Ownership, and Leasing of Bingo Equipment

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This amendment changes requirements for
				  storage of bingo cards and bingo products.
(1) Accurate records shall be maintained
				indicating the quantity and ownership of all equipment used directly in the
				conduct of bingo.
(2) Each licensee
				shall keep a separate physical inventory of bingo paper and pull-tab cards
				which shall be stored on the bingo premises, as defined in
				11
				CSR 45-30.270. Licensed operators shall make all bingo
				products available for inspection upon request. Bingo paper and pull-tab cards
				purchased by one licensee may not be used during another licensee's game
				without prior approval from the commission.
(3) No bingo licensee that is the holder of a
				regular bingo license shall use bingo equipment in which the licensee does not
				have an ownership interest. Two (2) or more bingo licensees may enter into an
				agreement for the joint ownership of bingo equipment. No non-licensee shall
				share any interest in the equipment except the security interest of an
				established financial institution. The equipment may not be purchased from a
				nonlicensee who has an interest in the premises on which the equipment is to be
				used. A copy of the purchase agreement may be requested by the commission and
				shall contain the following information:
(A)
				The percentage of ownership;
(B)
				The total cost of the co-ownership;
(C) The amount and terms of any time payment
				(if applicable);
(D) The name of
				the seller and other co-owners;
(E)
				Acceptable method(s) for sale or disposition of the co-ownership; and
(F) A description of the bingo equipment
				purchased.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Division 45 - Missouri Gaming Commission › Chapter 30 - Bingo › Section 11 CSR 45-30.190 - Rules of Play

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This amendment changes rules for the conduct
				  of play and clarifies the start time of the bingo occasion.
(1) Except for pull-tab games, a bingo
				occasion begins with the first letter and number drawn (called) for the first
				bingo game as defined in 313.005, RSMo. No bingo paper or pull-tabs shall be
				sold more than three (3) hours prior to the start of the first bingo game. No
				pull-tab sales may start before 7:00 a.m. The paper and/or pull-tab sales time
				shall be clearly posted in the licensee's house rules or game sheet. All bingo
				paper and/or pull-tabs shall be sold by approved workers and sales times are
				subject to approval by the commission. The drawing of hot balls, Bonanza balls,
				or wild balls in preparation for a subsequent bingo game during an occasion is
				not considered the start of the bingo occasion; however, the drawing of these
				balls shall be visible to and called in front of the majority of players. All
				seventy-five (75) balls shall be present in the receptacle before these balls
				are drawn.
(2) All seventy-five
				(75) objects or balls shall be present within the receptacle before each bingo
				game is started. The physical drawing of the objects shall be visible to the
				majority of players and numbers shall be announced so that they are clearly
				heard by all players of that game.
(3) The amount of the
				prize and the permissible winning combination shall be clearly announced prior
				to the start of each game. Verification of the winner of each game shall be
				openly conducted in the presence of the majority of the players. In the event
				of multiple winners in any single game, the aggregate announced dollar prize of
				the game shall be divided equally. In the event of multiple winners in any
				single game in which merchandise is awarded as a prize, substitute prizes may
				be awarded provided that the organization does not exceed the single day prize
				limit set by the commission.
(4)
				All disputes between the players and the licensed organization regarding prizes
				shall be settled between the player(s) and the organization.
(5)
				Operators may only conduct one (1) bingo game at a time. When a player achieves
				the preannounced winning combination and the winning combination is verified,
				the next game shall be commenced with a new bingo card or sheet.
(6)
				The aggregate retail value of all prizes or merchandise awarded, except prizes
				or merchandise awarded by pull-tab cards and progressive bingo games, in any
				single day of bingo may not exceed three thousand six hundred dollars
				($3,600).
(7) The bingo licensee
				shall conduct bingo in accordance with its house rules.
*Original authority: 313.040, RSMo 1981, amended 1983,
					 1986, 1987, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2010 and 313.065, RSMo 1981, amended 1993,
					 1995.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Division 45 - Missouri Gaming Commission › Chapter 30 - Bingo › Section 11 CSR 45-30.200 - Merchandise Prizes

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This amendment removes "retail" from "fair
				  market value. "
(1) When
				merchandise is awarded as a prize in a bingo game, its value shall be the
				suggested retail price or fair market value. Receipts for the purchase of
				merchandise or documentation as to the suggested retail price or fair market
				value of donated items to be awarded as merchandise prizes shall be retained in
				the records of any licensee awarding the prizes to players or supplying the
				prizes to another licensee.
(2)
				When merchandise is provided or included as a prize with a pull-tab game, its
				value shall be the suggested retail price or fair market value. Receipts for
				the purchase of merchandise prizes or documentation as to the suggested retail
				price or fair market value of donated items to be awarded as merchandise prizes
				shall be retained in the records of any licensed manufacturer that invents,
				fabricates, assembles, or otherwise produces the pull-tab game.
*Original authority: 313.065, RSMo 1981, amended 1993,
					 1995.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Division 45 - Missouri Gaming Commission › Chapter 30 - Bingo › Section 11 CSR 45-30.205 - Game Operation Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule defines the accounting terms and
				  reports which may be used to comply with the record keeping requirements for
				  Class A, B and C licensees pursuant to section
				  313.045,
				  RSMo and
				  11 CSR
				  45-30.210.
(1) Gross receipts-all receipts from
				admission charges, sale of any bingo cards, pull-tab cards, or any item sold
				for which the proceeds are commingled with bingo funds.
(2) Net income-all receipts over and above
				the actual cost of conducting the occasion.
(3) Net receipts-gross receipts less bingo
				card prizes awarded and pull-tab card prizes awarded, plus starting
				cash.
(4) Starting cash-any cash
				used to make change for the occasion.
(5) Occasion Report-a report of activity
				conducted at each bingo or pull-tab occasion which includes, but is not limited
				to the date of the occasion, attendance (number of players), gross receipts,
				starting cash, prizes awarded, net receipts, and amount deposited. Each
				occasion report must be signed by the member in charge of the game, as a true
				and correct accounting of receipts and prizes awarded during each bingo or
				pull-tab occasion. Class A, B, and C licensees may use their own occasion
				reports, if the required information is contained in the report or use reports
				provided by the commission. Occasion reports are not required to be submitted
				to the commission unless the commission specifically requests the organization
				to submit a report for a specific occasion or series of occasions.
*Original authority: 313.065, RSMo 1981, amended 1993,
					 1995.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Division 45 - Missouri Gaming Commission › Chapter 30 - Bingo › Section 11 CSR 45-30.210 - Reports

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule requires each licensee to file
				  reports only on forms supplied by the commission.
(1) The forms necessary for the filing of any
				licensing or tax reporting requirements by this chapter, of each licensee shall
				be made on the forms supplied by the commission.
(2) Alternative forms may be used if prior
				approval has been received from the commission.
(3) Pursuant to section
				313.045,
				RSMo, each licensed organization/operator must file with the commission a
				quarterly report for the preceding calendar quarter listing:
1) the number of games it has conducted
				during the quarter,
2) the gross
				receipts from each game, to include bingo card receipts and pull tabs,
3) an itemization of the cost of
				conducting each game, including prizes awarded, and the names of the person(s)
				to whom said expenses were paid, and
4) the purposes for which the net proceeds of
				each game were used and the amounts so used. The report is due the last day of
				each month following each calendar quarter except the fourth quarter report
				which will be due February 28. The first quarter is January through March, the
				second quarter is April through June, the third quarter is July through
				September, and the fourth quarter is October through December. The due dates
				will be April 30, July 31, October 31, and February 28, respectively. Reports
				not filed by the due dates will subject the licensee to the penalties described
				in
				11 CSR 45-30.535 or the
				licensee/operator may have its license suspended or revoked pursuant to section
				313.052,
				RSMo.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Division 45 - Missouri Gaming Commission › Chapter 30 - Bingo › Section 11 CSR 45-30.225 - Change of Day and/or Time of Bingo Occasion

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule sets forth the requirement that a
				  licensee submit a request and obtain authorization from the commission prior to
				  changing the day and/or time of its bingo occasion.
(1) Each applicant for licensure or
				organization licensed to conduct bingo is required to state the day(s) and
				time(s) the bingo occasion(s) will be conducted in the relevant application.
				Upon issuance of a new or renewal license, each licensed organization shall
				conduct its bingo games on the day(s) and time(s) so stated in the application.
				A licensed organization may request a change in the day(s) and/or time(s) of
				its bingo occasion(s) in writing to the commission. The licensed organization
				may change the day(s) and/or time(s) of its bingo occasion(s) upon receipt of
				written authorization from the commission.
*Original authority: 313.065, RSMo 1981, amended 1993,
					 1995.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Division 45 - Missouri Gaming Commission › Chapter 30 - Bingo › Section 11 CSR 45-30.235 - Hall Provider License

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This amendment clarifies hall provider's
				  responsibilities.
PURPOSE: This rule specifies who shall obtain a Hall
				  Provider License and the rental rate charged by a lessor to a bingo
				  licensee.
(1) A person who or business entity which
				owns or has a lease for at least five (5) years of a premises and intends to
				lease said premises to conduct bingo games shall obtain a Hall Provider
				License.
(2) Licensed hall
				providers may only lease the location(s) for the conduct of bingo to
				organizations which have obtained a Regular/Annual Bingo License, Special Bingo
				and Pull-Tab License, or Special Abbreviated Pull-Tab License from the
				commission.
(3) Bingo licensees may
				not sublease the premises to any other bingo licensee for the purpose of
				conducting bingo without first obtaining a Hall Provider License.
(4) Pursuant to section
				313.025(1),
				RSMo the reasonable market rental rate for leased premises on which bingo will
				be conducted shall be determined by the commission. The commission may request
				the applicant for licensure or licensed organization to submit documentation to
				support the proposed rental rate. The type of documentation shall be at the
				discretion of the commission.
(5) Hall providers
				shall charge each licensee their equal prorated amount of the rent which shall
				not exceed the prorated amount each licensee is charged for the same time under
				the terms of the lease.
Example: If a hall
				  provider's total weekly rental charge to four (4) bingo licensees is twelve
				  hundred dollars ($1,200), the hall provider must charge each organization
				  twenty-five percent (25%) of the weekly rental charge or in this example three
				  hundred dollars ($300).
(6) Each licensee is
				responsible for paying the rent directly to the licensed hall provider from a
				check drawn from the licensee's bingo checking account.
*Original authority: 313.065, RSMo 1981, amended 1993,
					 1995.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Division 45 - Missouri Gaming Commission › Chapter 30 - Bingo › Section 11 CSR 45-30.260 - Participation of Workers-Restricted

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule prohibits any hall provider,
				  manufacturer or supplier of bingo equipment or its agents to participate in the
				  management, operation or conduct of bingo games.
(1) No person, or the agents or employees
				thereof, who directly or indirectly leases the premises, as lessee sells,
				leases or otherwise distributes bingo supplies or equipment, or furnishes
				commodities or services to a bingo licensee shall take part in the management,
				operation or conduct of bingo games.
(2) This restriction may be waived by the
				commission for nonprofit organizations who are also licensed hall
				providers.
*Original authority: 313.065, RSMo 1981, amended
					 1993.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Division 45 - Missouri Gaming Commission › Chapter 30 - Bingo › Section 11 CSR 45-30.270 - Premises Defined, Inspections, All Gambling and Gambling Devices Prohibited

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This amendment clarifies responsibilities
				  regarding bingo premises.
PURPOSE: This rule establishes the presumption that
				  gambling violations which occur on a licensee's premises have been sanctioned
				  by the licensee, its officers, and agents.
(1) The word premises, as used in sections
				313.005 to
				313.085,
				RSMo, means an entire permanently affixed structure. The division of a
				structure by floors, rooms, or areas to create multiple premises for the
				conduct of bingo is prohibited. A bingo licensee must receive approval from the
				commission prior to using any structure in which it intends to play
				bingo.
(2) The premises where any
				game of bingo is being conducted, or where any game of bingo is intended to be
				conducted, shall be open for inspection by the commission or its appointed
				representatives. The licensed hall provider or the licensed bingo
				organization/operator, or any entity determined by the commission or the courts
				required to have a license pursuant to Chapter 313, RSMo, shall permit access
				to said premises during any reasonable time as requested by the commission or
				its representative.
(3) Pursuant to
				section
				313.035,
				RSMo, no unauthorized gambling or gambling devices, as defined by Chapter 572,
				RSMo, shall be permitted on the premises used by a bingo licensee. The bingo
				licensee, its officers and agents shall be responsible for any violations that
				may occur.
(4) The presence of
				gambling devices such as, but not limited to, slot machines, roulette wheels or
				other gambling games shall be
prima facie
evidence of
				violations of those provisions of Chapter 572, RSMo relating to gambling and
				gambling promoters.
(5) The
				commission shall have the right to impose penalties and suspend, revoke, or
				deny any license issued under Chapter 313, RSMo for any other violations
				related to illegal gaming and/or gambling under Missouri law.
*Original authority: 313.065, RSMo 1981, amended 1993,
					 1995.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Division 45 - Missouri Gaming Commission › Chapter 30 - Bingo › Section 11 CSR 45-30.335 - Participation of Auxiliary, Post or Organization Members in Licensee's Bingo Games

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule clarifies that, for purposes of
				  assisting in the management, conduct or operation of bingo games, members of a
				  post's or organization's auxiliary and members of an auxiliary's post or
				  organization may assist in its bingo game.
(1) For purposes of section
				313.040(2),
				RSMo, if any post or organization, by its
				national charter, has established an auxiliary organization for spouses, then
				members of the auxiliary organization shall be considered bona fide members of
				the licensed organization and members of the post or organization shall be
				considered bona fide members of the auxiliary organization. Regardless of which
				organization is licensed, the responsibility for the overall management,
				conduct and operation of bingo games shall be that of the members as defined in
				the licensee's constitution and/or bylaws.
*Original authority: 313.065, RSMo 1981, amended 1993,
					 1995.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Division 45 - Missouri Gaming Commission › Chapter 30 - Bingo › Section 11 CSR 45-30.355 - Sale of Pull-Tab Cards by Bingo Licensees

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule establishes the period of time and
				  place in which pull-tab cards may be sold by a licensed organization conducting
				  bingo games.
(1) A pull-tab
				card is any disposable card or ticket which accords a person an opportunity to
				win something of value by opening, pulling, detaching, or otherwise removing
				tabs from the card or ticket to reveal a set of numbers, letters, symbols, or
				configurations, or any combination thereof. The term pull-tab card shall
				include any card known as a pickle ticket, pickle, break-open, event ticket, or
				pull-tab card. Such pull-tab cards shall award at least sixty percent (60%) of
				the gross revenues generated by the ultimate sale of the entire unit container
				or box to the final purchaser(s).
(2) The price for a single pull-tab card may
				not exceed one dollar ($1).
(3)
				Each pull-tab shall remain sealed until purchased.
(4) The use of any
				pull-tab card that is not within the definitions of Chapter 313, RSMo is
				prohibited.
(5) Pull-tabs,
				excluding event tickets, which are considered to be no longer marketable, may
				be disposed of in one (1) of the following manners:
(A) Offer the remaining pull-tabs for sale at
				a discounted price, either individually or in bundles;
(B) Offer the pull-tabs as a free promotion
				in accordance with regulation
				11 CSR
				45-30.025;
(C) Combine the remaining pull-tabs with
				another pull-tab of the same face value; or
(D) If enough prizes have been awarded to
				meet statutory requirements as outlined in section 313.057.11, RSMo, the game
				may be declared terminated by completing a form provided by the commission and
				by following the instructions for disposition outlined in the form.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Division 45 - Missouri Gaming Commission › Chapter 30 - Bingo › Section 11 CSR 45-30.357 - Event Ticket

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule defines a pull-tab event ticket
				  game.
(1) A pull-tab event
				ticket game is a type of pull-tab game which is comprised of a series of hold
				tickets and may include instant winners. Either bingo selection equipment or
				the verify window on the flare is used to determine the winning hold ticket(s).
				Pull-tab event ticket games can be conducted either separately or
				simultaneously with a bingo game.
(2) A cashboard event ticket game is a type
				of pull-tab game which is comprised of subsets with each subset containing a
				series of hold tickets and may include instant winners. Either bingo selection
				equipment or the verify window on the subset flare is used to determine the
				winning hold ticket. Each subset's hold ticket winner selects a prize window
				from a cashboard, which reveals the winning amount for that subset.
(A) The sale and play of a pull-tab event
				ticket game shall be started and completed during a single occasion;
(B) Even if all tickets have not been sold
				during the occasion, the pull-tab event ticket game shall be played during that
				occasion in such a manner to ensure at least sixty percent (60%) of the gross
				revenues generated by the ultimate sale of the entire game is paid out in
				prizes; and
(C) Any unsold
				pull-tab event tickets shall be reported to the commission and retained until
				approved for disposal.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Division 45 - Missouri Gaming Commission › Chapter 30 - Bingo › Section 11 CSR 45-30.390 - Manufacturer Defined

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule defines the term manufacturer and
				  clarifies that a manufacturer may be considered a supplier.
(1) A manufacturer shall include any person,
				firm, partnership, corporation and/or business, which:
(A) Invents, fabricates, concocts or
				assembles bingo cards, bingo supplies, pull-tab games, a coin board game, or
				any electronic device used in the playing of bingo or pull-tabs;
(B) Adds prizes to any pull-tab or coin board
				game; or
(C) Invents, modifies, or
				seeks approval for use of any software used in conjunction with any electronic
				device.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Division 45 - Missouri Gaming Commission › Chapter 30 - Bingo › Section 11 CSR 45-30.395 - Manufacturer Record Keeping Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule describes the record keeping
				  requirements and record retention requirements for manufacturers licensed by
				  the commission, effective January 1, 1995.
(1) A manufacturer shall maintain copies of
				all sales invoices. Invoices shall include name of manufacturer, manufacturer's
				Missouri license number, name and license number of the Missouri supplier,
				invoice number, full description of bingo equipment/merchandise shipped, serial
				number of equipment/merchandise, shipping destination and date
				equipment/merchandise was shipped.
(2) Invoices reflecting sales of bingo paper
				and pull tabs shall also include the total number of bingo cards or bingo
				sheets in a packet of bingo paper and the total number of pull tabs per deal,
				retail price per tab and the color and the serial number of the top sheet of
				bingo paper or pull tab.
(3) All
				documents generated by the manufacturer with each product sold must also be
				maintained. Documents such as order forms, bills of lading or other documents
				must be retained with the invoice.
(4) In packaging the bingo paper or
				pull-tabs, the manufacturer shall comply with the following packaging
				requirements:
(A) Each package, box or
				container shall be sealed; and
(B)
				The serial number shall be placed on the outside of the package so that it can
				be clearly viewed from the outside.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Division 45 - Missouri Gaming Commission › Chapter 30 - Bingo › Section 11 CSR 45-30.515 - Organization Bona Fide Member Definition

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule defines the term bona fide member
				  as it relates to bingo licensing requirements.
(1) For purposes of sections 313.005313.080,
				RSMo and rules thereto, the definition of the term bona fide member shall be an
				individual who:
(A) Is defined as a member in
				the organization's by-laws, constitution and/or articles of
				incorporation;
(B) Has made an
				affirmative effort to join the organization, thereby, forming an identifiable
				association with the organization; and
(C) Participates in the organization's
				activities other than bingo.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Division 45 - Missouri Gaming Commission › Chapter 30 - Bingo › Section 11 CSR 45-30.520

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
*Original authority: 313.004, RSMo 1993; and 313.065, RSMo
					 1981, amended 1993.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Division 45 - Missouri Gaming Commission › Chapter 30 - Bingo › Section 11 CSR 45-30.525 - Supplier Record Keeping Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This amendment changes requirements for
				  record keeping for suppliers and removes the requirement to send copies of
				  credit memorandums to the commission.
(1) All records regarding the receipt of
				bingo products including bingo paper, pull-tabs, and bingo equipment from
				licensed manufacturers and the sale of these products to licensed Missouri
				operators, other licensed suppliers or operators, or suppliers in other states,
				shall be maintained.
(2) All
				documents generated by the supplier with each order of product(s) from the
				manufacturer or each product sold to the operator must also be maintained.
				Documents such as order forms, bills of lading or other documents must be
				retained with the invoice.
(3)
				Suppliers shall record sales transactions of the products listed above on a
				preprinted or computer-generated serially numbered sales invoice. A minimum of
				three (3) copies of each invoice or two (2) copies and a payment stub are
				required. One (1) copy of the invoice shall be retained by the supplier. Two
				(2) copies or one (1) copy and the payment stub shall be sent to the operator
				with the order and/or billing. One (1) copy shall be retained by the operator,
				and one (1) copy or the payment stub shall be returned with the payment to the
				supplier. The date of the sale shall be evidenced by the date on the invoice.
				Voided invoices shall also be retained.
(4) A sales invoice shall include:
(A) The invoice number;
(B) Date of sale;
(C) License number and name of the
				operator;
(D)
				Destination;
(E) Total number of
				pull-tabs per deal, retail price per pull-tab, and serial number of each
				pull-tab deal;
(F) Total number of
				bingo cards, number of bingo cards on each sheet, number of bingo sheets in
				each packet, and serial number and color of the top sheet of each
				packet;
(G) Serial number of each
				piece of bingo equipment and description of the equipment;
(H) Applicable bingo tax(es) or
				fees;
(I) Supplier name and license
				number; and
(J) Other information
				may be substituted only if the supplier has received approval from the
				commission.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Division 45 - Missouri Gaming Commission › Chapter 30 - Bingo › Section 11 CSR 45-30.535 - Penalties

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This amendment removes language that is
				  unnecessary, in that it duplicates authority granted in
				  statute.
(1) Any licensee
				required to collect, account for and pay over any tax or fee, who willfully,
				with intent to defraud, fails to collect the tax or fee, or truthfully account
				for and pay over the tax or fee, or willfully attempts in any manner to evade
				the tax or fee, or the payment of it, in addition to other penalties provided
				by law, shall be liable for a penalty equal to the total amount of the tax, fee
				or penalty evaded, or fifty dollars ($50) per occurrence, (whichever is larger)
				or not remitted, or not accounted for and paid over.
(2) The commission may also assess the
				penalties outlined in this rule against any entity which should have obtained a
				license as determined by the commission or by the courts and failed to do
				so.
(3) For operators who fail to
				file a renewal application as required in sections
				313.015
				and
				313.057,
				RSMo, by the required date the commission may assess a late penalty of five
				dollars ($5) per day from the date due until filed.
(4) For operators who fail to file quarterly
				reports as required in section
				313.045,
				RSMo, and
				11 CSR 45-30.210, by the
				required due dates, the commission may assess a late penalty of five dollars
				($5) per day from the date due until filed. The maximum late penalty for one
				(1) report shall be one hundred dollars ($100).
(5) Any manufacturer or supplier may be
				assessed tax, interest, and/or a penalty pursuant to section
				313.052,
				RSMo, to be determined by the commission for violation of sections
				313.004
				to
				313.085,
				RSMo, or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(6)
				For purposes of this rule, the term licensee includes an individual or an
				officer, member, partner, or employee of the licensee who was under a duty to
				perform the act which led to the violation(s).
*Original authority: 313.065, RSMo 1981, amended 1993,
					 1995.