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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 6 - GENERAL CONDUCT OF GAMES OF CHANCE › Section 13:47-6.21 - Conduct by unaffiliated organizations

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Two or more unaffiliated organizations may not conduct bingo at the same place on the same day except as provided in 13:47-14.3(c).
(b) Two or more unaffiliated organizations may conduct raffles at the same place at the same time.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 6 - GENERAL CONDUCT OF GAMES OF CHANCE › Section 13:47-6.22 - Time limit for devoting of proceeds

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The net proceeds derived from the holding of a game of chance must be devoted to one or more of the authorized purposes within one year of the holding of the game of chance. Organizations failing to comply with this section will be required to show cause before the Commission why their right to conduct games of chance should not be revoked.
(b) Any organization desiring to hold the net proceeds of games of chance for a period longer than one year may apply to the Commission for special permission.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 6 - GENERAL CONDUCT OF GAMES OF CHANCE › Section 13:47-6.23 - Unreasonable proceeds

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Any organization licensed to conduct games of chance, which does not show that the conduct of games of chance during any one year period has produced reasonable net proceeds for authorized purposes, will be required to show cause before the Commission why its right to conduct games of chance should not be revoked.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 6 - GENERAL CONDUCT OF GAMES OF CHANCE › Section 13:47-6.25 - Cheating: notification; liability

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A player in any game of chance authorized by the Control Commission shall play the game solely to win and shall take no action to improve another player's chance of winning.
(b) A licensee who has reasonable cause to believe that a player has acted or is acting in violation of (a) above or any other regulation included in this chapter, shall require the player to cease playing the game and shall notify the Control Commission in writing as expeditiously as possible.
(c) A licensee who takes good faith action pursuant to (b) above shall not be required to refund or redeem any imitation money held by a player who improved the chances of another player or the player whose chances were improved.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 6A - COMPENSATED WORKERS › Section 13:47-6A.1 - Application procedure

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A person who wants to be compensated for holding, operating or conducting, or assisting in the holding, operating or conducting games of chance for a registered organization shall submit to the Control Commission:
1. An application for a compensated worker license, which includes a statement indicating that the applicant is familiar with the rules governing the operation of games of chance found in N.J.A.C. 13:47;
2. The non-refundable application fee as set forth in 13:47-6A.7 by check or money order payable to the Control Commission;
3. A completed criminal history investigation form, provided by the Control Commission authorizing a criminal history record check by the Division of State Police-State Bureau of Investigation; and
4. The criminal history investigation fee as set by the Division of State Police in 13:59-1.3(b)  by check or money order.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 6A - COMPENSATED WORKERS › Section 13:47-6A.2 - Agent for service of process

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) All applicants for licensure as a compensated worker shall appoint the Executive Officer of the Control Commission as agent for service of process on a form provided by the Control Commission.
(b) Upon the service of process on the Executive Officer of the Control Commission as agent for a compensated worker, the Executive Officer shall forward the papers by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the person named and who is a defendant in the proceeding, at the last known address on file with the Control Commission.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 6A - COMPENSATED WORKERS › Section 13:47-6A.3 - License approval and renewal

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Upon notification of approval by the Control Commission, the applicant shall forward a license fee as set forth in 13:47-6A.7 by certified check or money order payable to the Legalized Games of Chance Control Commission. The license shall be valid for one year unless modified, suspended or revoked by the Control Commission.
(b) Prior to the expiration of the annual license period, each licensee shall submit an application for license renewal and payment of a license renewal fee as set forth in N.J.A.C. 13:47-6A.7.
(c) The Control Commission may suspend or revoke the license of a licensee, after an opportunity to be heard, for any violation of the Bingo Licensing Law, 5:8-24 et seq., the Raffle Licensing Law, 5:8-50, the Amusement Games Licensing Law, 5:8-100 et seq., this chapter or any other applicable statute or rule of the Control Commission.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 6A - COMPENSATED WORKERS › Section 13:47-6A.4 - Qualifications of compensated workers

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) In order to be approved for licensure as a compensated worker by the Control Commission, a person must be:
1. At least 18 years of age; and
2. Of good moral character and free of criminal convictions.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 6A - COMPENSATED WORKERS › Section 13:47-6A.5 - Duties of compensated workers

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A licensed compensated worker may perform all of the duties and functions commonly associated with operating the games of chance, except that no such person shall be authorized to make payments from the licensed organization's games of chance account as required by 13:47-6.2.
(b) If the person licensed as a compensated worker is a corporation or other business entity, each officer, manager or employee who is holding, operating or conducting, or assisting in the holding, operating or conducting games of chance at the premises where the games are being held shall be a licensed compensated worker.
(c) A licensed compensated worker holding, operating or conducting or assisting in the holding, operating or conducting bingo games shall be subject to the supervision of the member in charge of the occasion appointed in accordance with 13:47-6.1.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 6A - COMPENSATED WORKERS › Section 13:47-6A.6 - Compensation

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
A person licensed by the Control Commission who is to be compensated for services rendered to a registered organization in connection with holding, operating or conducting or assisting in the holding, operating or conducting games of chance shall be compensated at a rate that is not less than the minimum wage required to be paid by employers to their employees established pursuant to 34:11-56a 4, as amended and supplemented.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 6A - COMPENSATED WORKERS › Section 13:47-6A.7 - Fees

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The following fees for compensated workers shall be charged by the Control Commission:
1.
Application fee $ 100.00;
2.
License fee $ 125.00; and
3.
License renewal fee $ 125.00.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 7 - CONDUCT OF BINGO › Section 13:47-7.2 - Amount of prize limitation

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) No prize may be offered or awarded in excess of the sum or value of $ 1,000 for a single game, nor may the aggregate of all prizes offered and awarded in all games held on one occasion exceed $ 3,000, except as provided in (b) and (c) below.
(b) No prize awarded in a bingo game wherein the prize is a percentage of the gross receipts derived from the sale of cards to participate in the game, which is authorized to be held, operated and conducted pursuant to this subchapter shall be subject to the limitations set forth in (a) above.
(c) A licensee may offer a bonus prize to the winner of a bingo game. The bonus prize shall not be counted towards the limitations on prizes set forth in (a) above. A bonus prize may not exceed $ 500.00 cash or retail value for a single game and shall not exceed $ 1,500 cash or retail value for all games held on one occasion.
(d) A bonus prize offered as part of a bingo game pursuant to (c) above shall not result in a decrease of the amount of the scheduled prize for that bingo game. For example, if the scheduled prize is $ 300.00 for a bingo game, a bonus prize for winning that game could not result in that $ 300.00 being decreased in any way.
(e) No prize shall be offered or awarded in any bingo game in any manner that is not specifically authorized by this subchapter.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 7 - CONDUCT OF BINGO › Section 13:47-7.3 - Alcoholic beverage prohibition

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Except as provided in (b) below, no game may be conducted in any room or outdoor area where alcoholic beverages are sold, dispensed or consumed during the period between the commencement of the first and the conclusion of the last bingo game of the occasion.
(b) Alcoholic beverages may be sold or served during bingo games held on the licensed premises of the holder of a plenary retail consumption license pursuant to P.L. 1954, c. 6 (33:1-12 ) as long as the holder of the plenary retail consumption license is licensed as an approved rentor pursuant to 5:8-49.3 and 13:47-14.2.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 7 - CONDUCT OF BINGO › Section 13:47-7.4 - Equipment, premises: limitation

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) No licensee shall use any equipment or premises for the holding, operating or conducting of bingo unless:
1. The equipment or premises is wholly owned by the licensee;
2. The equipment or premises is provided by a person, and at a rate approved by the Control Commission; or
3. The equipment or premises is loaned free of charge to the licensee by another qualified organization that is registered with the Control Commission.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 7 - CONDUCT OF BINGO › Section 13:47-7.5 - Charge for playing bingo

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The fee for admission to a room or place in which bingo is to be held, operated or conducted shall not exceed $ 5.00. This fee shall entitle a person to at least one card allowing such person to participate without additional charge in all regular games to be played on that occasion. There may be an additional fee for the use of an electronic card minding device, but such fee shall not be charged on the basis of the number of cards played.
(b) No charge in excess of $ 1.00 may be made for a single opportunity to participate in any special game to be played on an occasion.
(c) No more than $ 1.00 may be charged for any extra card with which a player may participate in all regular games on an occasion.
(d) The charge for admission to the room or place where bingo is to be played and for any card(s) to participate in all games played on the occasion may be accepted in advance of the time and date bingo is to be played, provided a receipt is given to the purchaser upon payment of the charge, containing at least the following information:
1. The name of the registered organization holding, operating and conducting the bingo occasion and the identification number issued to it by the Control Commission;
2. The municipal license number issued for the occasion, and the date, time and place of the occasion; and
3. The price paid and the goods, wares or merchandise to be received for that price.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 7 - CONDUCT OF BINGO › Section 13:47-7.6 - Division of prize

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
When more than one player is found to be the winner on the call of the same number in the same game, the designated prize shall be divided as equally as possible; and when division is not possible, substitute prizes, whose aggregate value shall not exceed that of the designated prize, shall be awarded; but such substitute prizes shall be of equal value to each other.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 7 - CONDUCT OF BINGO › Section 13:47-7.7 - Notice

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The licensee shall conspicuously post a notice in the premises where bingo is played, listing the amounts of the charges for admission and the opportunity to play and for any other service or privilege offered.
(b) The notice shall also describe the nature and amount of prizes to be awarded.
(c) The notice shall also bear the name of the licensee, the name of the member in charge, and the identification and license numbers.
(d) The notice shall also bear the statement "no tipping of bingo workers."
(e) The notice shall include the statement "Is gambling a problem for you or someone in your family? Dial 1-800-GAMBLER." The notice shall be provided by the Control Commission.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 7 - CONDUCT OF BINGO › Section 13:47-7.8 - Person conducting bingo; restriction; minimum age

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) No licensee shall permit any person to engage in the conduct of bingo for it or in its behalf who has engaged in the conduct of bingo for or on behalf of any unaffiliated licensee during the same calendar year, except as provided in (c) below.
(b) No licensed organization shall permit any person under the age of 18 years to conduct or assist in the conduct of bingo including the sale or distribution of any bingo card, merchandise or service, except for food or beverages, at any time after the room or area where bingo games are to be played is open to the players.
(c) A compensated worker licensed by the Control Commission may render services in connection with holding, operating or conducting or assisting in the holding, operating or conducting games for or on behalf of more than one registered organization in the same calendar year if such person is not a member of the registered organization.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 7 - CONDUCT OF BINGO › Section 13:47-7.10 - Arrangement of numbers; announcement

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The particular arrangement of numbers required to be covered in order to win the game shall be clearly described and announced to the players immediately before each game is begun.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 7 - CONDUCT OF BINGO › Section 13:47-7.11 - Arrangement of numbers; limitations; required notice

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The licensee shall describe and illustrate in the application for license the arrangement of numbers required to be covered in order to win each game and any bonus prizes offered pursuant to 13:47-7.2(c).
(b) No arrangement of numbers shall require a player to cover fewer than four numbers on any one card.
(c) No arrangement of numbers shall require the use of more than four cards.
(d) An illustration of the arrangement of numbers required to win the game must be clearly visible to all players during the conduct of the game.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 7 - CONDUCT OF BINGO › Section 13:47-7.12 - Alternate prizes

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Within the limits contained in 13:47-7.2, alternate prizes may be offered depending upon the number of calls within which bingo is reached, provided the application for bingo license and the license so specify.
(b) If a licensee avails itself of the provisions of this Section, it must announce at the beginning of each game the number of calls within which bingo is to be reached and the amount of the alternate prizes to be awarded.
(c) Within the limits contained in 13:47-7.2, the prizes offered may be varied depending upon the number of people who attend the occasion, provided the application for bingo license and the bingo license so specify.
(d) If a licensee avails itself of the provisions of this section, it must announce at the beginning of each game the number of people present and the prizes to be awarded.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 7 - CONDUCT OF BINGO › Section 13:47-7.13 - Verification of numbers

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Prior to the commencement of bingo games on any occasion, the member in charge of the game shall cause to be made a verification of all objects to be placed in the receptacle and shall inspect the objects in the presence of a disinterested person to insure that all objects are present and that there is no duplication of numbers on said objects prior to the commencement of the bingo games.
(b) Any player shall be entitled to call for a verification of all numbers drawn at the time a winner is determined, and for a verification of the objects remaining in the receptacle and not yet drawn. The verification shall be made in the immediate presence of the member designated to be in charge on the occasion, but if such member be also the announcer, then in the immediate presence of an officer of the licensee.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 7 - CONDUCT OF BINGO › Section 13:47-7.14 - Determination of winner

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) When a caller has started vocally to announce a call, he shall complete the call of that number.
(b) After the caller has started vocally to announce a call, if any person shall have gone bingo based upon the previous number called, such person shall share the designated prize with any other person or persons who may have gone bingo on the completed call.
(c) When a player declares "bingo," the usher shall announce the serial number and color of the card and the numbers on the card which confirm it as a winner of the game. The caller shall repeat the numbers announced by the usher and verify or reject the card presented as a winner. In the event an electronic verifier is used, which contains the identical permutations as those on the cards in play, it is permissible for the usher to substitute the permutation number of the card for the numbers contained in the arrangement of numbers required to win the game, provided a screen displaying a reproduction of the card presented as a winner is visible to the players.
(d) When a winner of a bingo game is determined, the caller shall announce to the players present, "Are there any other winners?" If there are no other winners, the caller shall then state, "I declare this game closed," and shall proceed to award the prize.
(e) No person shall be entitled to share the designated prize unless he or she shall have declared bingo and his or her card determined to be a winner prior to the announcement that the game has been closed.
(f) If it is determined that a player(s) has won a bingo game on two or more identical bingo cards containing the identical arrangement of numbers (duplicate cards), the licensed organizations shall pay each winning duplicate card the full amount of the offered prize. If another winning card(s) is presented, which is not a duplicate card, when calculating the prize amount to be awarded to each winner the duplicate cards shall be counted as one winner. For example, if there are four winning cards and two of those cards are duplicate cards, the licensed organization shall divide the prize amount offered by three and award one-third of the prize amount to each of the four winners. In this case, the licensed organization shall pay out one and one-third of the amount of the prize offered.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 7 - CONDUCT OF BINGO › Section 13:47-7.16 - Number of games per occasion

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
No licensee shall conduct more than 35 bingo games on a single occasion.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 7 - CONDUCT OF BINGO › Section 13:47-7.17 - Exclusion of other games

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
No licensee shall allow or permit the playing for money or other valuable thing of any game not licensed and held, operated and conducted pursuant to the provisions of the Bingo Licensing Law, 5:8-24 et seq., the Raffles Licensing Law, 5:8-50 et seq., or the provisions of this chapter during or in connection with the holding, operating or conducting of any licensed bingo game.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 7 - CONDUCT OF BINGO › Section 13:47-7.18 - Physical presence

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) In the playing of bingo, no person who is not physically present on the premises where the game is actually conducted shall be allowed to participate as a player in the game.
(b) No seat or place shall be reserved in any room or area where bingo is held, operated or conducted for any person who is not physically present in that room or area.
(c) No persons shall be admitted to the room or area where bingo is held, operated or conducted, except a person who has paid the charge for admission, a person authorized to conduct or assist in the conduct of the game or a person approved to provide a service in or in connection with the game.
(d) No person under the age of 18 years shall be physically present in any room or area where bingo is held, operated or conducted, except for a person between the ages of 13 and 18 years of age who has the express written permission of his or her parent or legal guardian to serve or sell food and beverages.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 7 - CONDUCT OF BINGO › Section 13:47-7.19 - Scope

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
All games falling within the definition of "bingo" or "lotto" contained in Article IV, Section VII, paragraph 2 of the Constitution of the State of New Jersey, as amended November 3, 1953, shall be subject to the rules and regulations of this Chapter regardless of the name by which the game is called, and regardless of variations in the mode of play not specified by said Constitution.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 7 - CONDUCT OF BINGO › Section 13:47-7.20 - Electronic card minding systems requirements

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Each site system shall include a point of sale station and an internal accounting system that is capable of recording the registered organization's sale of card minding devices and disposable bingo cards and shall employ reasonable safeguards to prevent any bingo card, whether electronic or disposable, from duplicating another.
(b) Each site system shall ensure that an internal accounting system records and retains the following information for a period of not less than 12 months:
1. The card face permutation number of each bingo card sold for card minding device use;
2. The price of each card or card package sold;
3. The total amount of the card minding device sales for each occasion;
4. The total number of card faces sold for use with card minding devices for each occasion; and
5. The model number and terminal number or account number associated with each portable electronic card minding device or fixed-base card minding device sold.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 7 - CONDUCT OF BINGO › Section 13:47-7.21 - Notice of rules; posting

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The licensee shall post a notice on the premises where Bingo is played containing the rules governing the conduct of Bingo.
(b) The notice shall be in the form prescribed and provided by the Control Commission.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 7 - CONDUCT OF BINGO › Section 13:47-7.22 - Rentals; payment

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Where premises are rented for the conduct of bingo, rentals must be paid to the rentor within 48 hours after the holding of the bingo occasion.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 7 - CONDUCT OF BINGO › Section 13:47-7.23 - Selection of cards

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) No player shall be entitled to select his or her own card or cards.
(b) A specific card shall not be reserved for any player except for legally blind or otherwise disabled players.
(c) Each player shall have the right to select his or her electronic card minding device in which electronic representations of a card are stored from the devices available for the games and not already selected by a player.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 7 - CONDUCT OF BINGO › Section 13:47-7.24 - Progressive jackpot game; authorization

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
In addition to the schedule of regular and special games played within the prize limits set forth in 13:47-7.2(a), it shall be lawful for a licensee to hold, operate and conduct a progressive jackpot bingo game as defined in this chapter, in the manner described in 13:47-7.25 through 7.36.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 7 - CONDUCT OF BINGO › Section 13:47-7.25 - Progressive jackpot game; arrangement of numbers

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
No arrangement of numbers other than a full card pattern shall be required to win a progressive jackpot prize or a consolation prize.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 7 - CONDUCT OF BINGO › Section 13:47-7.26 - Progressive jackpot game; schedule of play

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The progressive jackpot game shall not be played as the last game of an occasion.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 7 - CONDUCT OF BINGO › Section 13:47-7.27 - Progressive jackpot game; use of disposable cards; indelible marking

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
No progressive jackpot game shall be played on other than a non-reusable card which shall be indelibly marked by the player who purchased the card.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 7 - CONDUCT OF BINGO › Section 13:47-7.28 - Progressive jackpot game; sale of cards

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) No charge in excess of $ 1.00 shall be made for each card with which a player participates in a progressive jackpot game.
(b) All cards shall be sold prior to the drawing of the first number in the game.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 7 - CONDUCT OF BINGO › Section 13:47-7.29 - Progressive jackpot game; notice to be posted at game

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Whenever a progressive jackpot game is conducted the licensee shall conspicuously post a notice stating:
1. The date of each potential successive occasion in the particular progression being conducted;
2. The maximum number of calls in which a player must complete a full card pattern in order to win the jackpot prize on each occasion; and
3. The prize amount offered to the winner of the progressive jackpot and the consolation prize on that occasion.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 7 - CONDUCT OF BINGO › Section 13:47-7.30 - Progressive jackpot game; announcement; amount of prize; number of calls

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) On each occasion, prior to the drawing of the first number of the progressive jackpot game the caller shall announce to all players:
1. The maximum number of numbers to be called within which a player must achieve bingo in order to win the jackpot prize on that occasion; and
2. The dollar amount to be awarded to the winner of the jackpot game prize and the consolation prize on that occasion.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 7 - CONDUCT OF BINGO › Section 13:47-7.31 - Progressive jackpot game; amount of prize; number of calls

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) On the first occasion of a progressive jackpot bingo game, a player shall not be required to attain bingo in less than 50 numbers called in order to win the progressive jackpot prize.
(b) The number of allowable calls required in order to win the progressive jackpot prize shall be increased by one number on each successive occasion in a particular progression.
(c) The progressive jackpot prize must be offered at each successive occasion in a particular progression.
(d) No progression shall continue for more than 10 successive occasions.
(e) If the progressive jackpot prize has not been awarded by the tenth successive occasion in a particular progression, a progressive jackpot winner must be determined and the progressive jackpot prize must be awarded regardless of the number of calls necessary.
(f) No progression shall be terminated or interrupted prior to the tenth successive occasion by any means other than:
1. Determining a winner of the progressive jackpot prize;
2. Expiration of the license to conduct bingo which authorized the conduct of the game; or
3. A valid emergency condition under which the licensed organization is unable to continue to conduct the game.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 7 - CONDUCT OF BINGO › Section 13:47-7.32 - Progressive jackpot game; award of prizes; exclusion

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The progressive jackpot prize shall be awarded to the player or players who complete the full card pattern in the predesignated number of numbers called, except in the case of the tenth occasion of a particular progression when it shall be awarded to the player or players who first complete the full card pattern.
(b) A consolation prize shall be awarded on each occasion at which a progressive jackpot bingo game is played, except the occasion upon which the progressive jackpot prize is won. On the occasion when the progressive jackpot prize is awarded, the consolation prize shall be held or awarded as provided in (d) below.
(c) The consolation prize shall be awarded to the player or players who complete the full card pattern on each occasion, except the occasion upon which the progressive jackpot prize is won, notwithstanding the number of numbers called in excess of the predesignated number of numbers allowed to be called in order to win the progressive jackpot prize.
(d) On an occasion when the jackpot prize is awarded, the amount calculated to be the consolation prize for that occasion shall be held by the organization and added to the progressive jackpot prize on the following licensed occasion. In the case of the occasion being the last licensed occasion on the license or when the organization plans to discontinue playing the progressive jackpot game, the game shall continue and the consolation prize shall be awarded to the player or players who next complete the full card pattern.
(e) No card that has been determined to be a winner of a progressive jackpot prize shall be eligible to win any portion of the consolation prize.
(f) Any card determined to be a winner of a consolation prize shall contain the last number called in the game prior to the player declaring "Bingo."
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 7 - CONDUCT OF BINGO › Section 13:47-7.33 - Progressive jackpot game; verification prior to award of prize

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) When a player claims to be a winner of a progressive jackpot game prize, prior to awarding the prize, the member in charge of the occasion shall make a verification of all of the numbers on all of the objects drawn from the receptacle and shall inspect the objects in the presence of at least one player other than the player claiming to be the winner of the prize and determine that:
1. The numbers appearing on the card presented as a winner correspond with numbers on the objects drawn from the receptacle;
2. The numbers on all objects drawn from the receptacle were announced and displayed correctly;
3. The actual number of numbers called did not exceed the maximum number of numbers allowed to be called in order to win the progressive jackpot prize; and
4. The color of the card and the serial number printed on the card presented as a winner are identical to the color of the cards and the serial number of the series of cards sold for the progressive jackpot game on that occasion.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 7 - CONDUCT OF BINGO › Section 13:47-7.34 - Progressive jackpot game; license expiration

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
When a license expires prior to the tenth occasion of a particular progression, all winners shall be determined and all prizes awarded on the last occasion authorized under the license.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 7 - CONDUCT OF BINGO › Section 13:47-7.35 - Progressive jackpot game; emergency termination of progression; notification

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) In the event a progression cannot be completed due to an emergency condition, the licensee shall give written notification to the Control Commission and the licensing municipality no later than the close of the business day next following the day upon which the licensee has knowledge of its inability to complete the progression.
(b) The notification shall be made on LGCCC Form 7-A, and shall contain at least the following information:
1. The reason for the cancellation;
2. The name, address and telephone number of the member in charge of the operation of the game and of the member responsible for the proceeds held as the progressive jackpot prize;
3. The name, address of the bank and the number of the account in which the progressive jackpot prize is deposited;
4. The dollar amount of the progressive jackpot prize held in the account; and
5. The time, date and location where the progression will continue.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 7 - CONDUCT OF BINGO › Section 13:47-7.36 - Progressive jackpot game; maintenance of progressive jackpot prize

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) All proceeds from the sale of cards to participate in the progressive jackpot game shall be held in the licensed organization's bank account required by 13:47-6.2(b)  for the duration of the progression.
(b) All proceeds must be deposited in the bank account no later than the close of the business day next following the day upon which they were received or made available as a prize.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 7 - CONDUCT OF BINGO › Section 13:47-7.37 - 50/50 bingo game; authorization

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
In addition to the schedule of regular and special games played within the prize limits set forth in 13:47-7.2(a), it shall be lawful for a licensee to hold, operate and conduct a bingo game known as a 50/50 bingo game as described in 13:47-1.1.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 7 - CONDUCT OF BINGO › Section 13:47-7.38 - 50/50 bingo game; division of prizes

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
If the prize pool is to be divided into multiple sections, the schedule of games shall indicate the percentage of the prize pool to be awarded to the winner(s) of each section.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 7 - CONDUCT OF BINGO › Section 13:47-7.39 - 50/50 bingo game; schedule of play

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The 50/50 bingo game shall not be played as the last game of an occasion.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 7 - CONDUCT OF BINGO › Section 13:47-7.40 - 50/50 bingo game; use of disposable cards; indelible marking

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
No 50/50 bingo game shall be played on other than a nonreusable card which shall be indelibly marked by the player who purchased the card.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 7 - CONDUCT OF BINGO › Section 13:47-7.41 - 50/50 bingo game; sale of cards

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) No charge in excess of $ 1.00 shall be made for each card with which a player participates in a 50/50 bingo game.
(b) All cards shall be sold prior to the drawing of the first number of the game.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 7 - CONDUCT OF BINGO › Section 13:47-7.42 - 50/50 bingo game; amount of prize; announcement

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
On each occasion, prior to the drawing of the first number of the 50/50 bingo game the caller shall announce to all players the dollar amount of the prize to be awarded to the winner(s) of the game.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 7 - CONDUCT OF BINGO › Section 13:47-7.43 - 50/50 bingo game; verification prior to award of prize

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) When a player claims to be a winner of a 50/50 bingo game prize, prior to awarding the prize, the member in charge of the occasion shall make a verification of all of the numbers on all of the objects drawn from the receptacle and shall inspect the objects in the presence of at least one player other than the player claiming to be the winner of the prize and determine that:
1. The numbers appearing on the card presented as a winner correspond with numbers on the objects drawn from the receptacle;
2. The numbers on all objects drawn from the receptacle were announced correctly; and
3. The color of the card and the serial number printed on the card presented as a winner are identical to the color of the card and the serial number of the series of cards sold for the 50/50 bingo game on that occasion.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 7 - CONDUCT OF BINGO › Section 13:47-7.44 - Bingo for amusement and recreation only

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Pursuant to 5:8-25.1, any person, group, or organization may hold, operate, or conduct bingo for the purpose of amusement and recreation without obtaining a license if:
1. No player or other person furnishes anything of value for the opportunity to participate;
2. No player or other person furnishes something of value for the opportunity to participate;
3. No person is paid for conducting or assisting in the conduct of the game(s); and
4. The bingo game does not involve the use of a device:
i. Into which currency, coins, or tokens may be inserted;
ii. From which currency, coins, tokens, or any receipt for monetary value can be dispensed; or
iii. Which is capable of communicating with other such devices.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 7 - CONDUCT OF BINGO › Section 13:47-7.45 - Multi-color bingo game: authorization

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
In addition to the schedule of regular and special games played within the prize limits set forth in 13:47-7.2(a), it shall be lawful for a licensee to hold, operate or conduct a multi-color bingo game as defined in this chapter, in the manner described in this section through 13:47-7.51.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 7 - CONDUCT OF BINGO › Section 13:47-7.46 - Multi-color bingo game: schedule of play

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The multi-color bingo game shall not be the last game played at an occasion.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 7 - CONDUCT OF BINGO › Section 13:47-7.47 - Multi-color bingo game: use of disposable cards; indelible marking

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
No multi-color bingo game shall be played on other than a non-reusable six-on playing board which shall be indelibly marked by the player who purchased the card.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 7 - CONDUCT OF BINGO › Section 13:47-7.48 - Multi-color bingo game; sale of cards

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) No charge in excess of $ 1.00 shall be made for each card with which a player participates in a multi-color bingo game.
(b) All cards shall be sold prior to the drawing of the first number of the game.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 7 - CONDUCT OF BINGO › Section 13:47-7.49 - Multi-color bingo game: announcement of prize pool amount

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
On each occasion when the multi-color bingo game is played, prior to the drawing of the first number in such game, the caller shall announce to the players the dollar amount to be awarded in each category of the prize pool, based upon the winner.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 7 - CONDUCT OF BINGO › Section 13:47-7.50 - Multi-color bingo game: verification prior to award of prize

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Any card presented as a winner of a prize in a multi-color bingo game shall contain the last number called in the game prior to the player declaring "bingo."
(b) When a player claims to be a winner of a multi-color bingo game, prior to awarding the prize, the member in charge of the occasion shall make a verification of all of the numbers on all of the objects drawn from the receptacle and shall inspect the objects in the presence of at least one player other than a player claiming to be the winner of a prize and determine that:
1. The numbers appearing on the card presented as a winner correspond with the numbers on the objects drawn from the receptacle;
2. The numbers drawn from the receptacle were announced correctly; and
3. The color of the playing board and the serial number printed on the playing board containing the playing card presented as a winner are identical to the color of the playing boards and the serial number of the series of playing boards sold for the multi-color bingo game on that occasion.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 7 - CONDUCT OF BINGO › Section 13:47-7.51 - Multi-color bingo game: method of determining winner; method of awarding prize; method of awarding prize to multiple winners

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The prize pool in a multi-color bingo game shall be a percentage of the gross receipts derived from the sale of cards to participate in the game. The percentage of the prize pool to which a winner is entitled shall be determined by the color of the card upon which the player achieves bingo.
(b) Based upon a single winner the prize shall be awarded as follows:
1. When a player achieves bingo on a card in the group of three cards of the same color, that player wins 25 percent of the prize pool. Formula: Gross receipts from the sale of cards multiplied by .25 equals the dollar amount to be awarded in the 25 percent category.
2. When a player achieves bingo on one of the two cards of the same color, that player wins 50 percent of the prize pool. Formula: Gross receipts from the sale of cards multiplied by .50 equals the dollar amount to be awarded in the 50 percent category.
3. When a player achieves bingo on one of the single cards having the third color, that player wins 75 percent of the prize pool. Formula: Gross receipts from the sale of cards multiplied by .75 equals the dollar amount to be awarded in the 75 percent category.