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New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 15 - GAMBLING AND LIQUOR CONTROL › Chapter 4 - BINGO AND RAFFLES › Part 3 - LICENSE AND STAFF PERMIT RENEWAL › Section 15.4.3.11 - DENIAL OR DELAY IN LICENSURE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A. The board may deny or delay an application
				for renewal if:
(1) the applicant is
				delinquent in the payment of any installment of the bingo tax or of any other
				fees, fines, costs, or penalties imposed by the state;
(2) the application is incomplete;
(3) the quarterly reports are not current;
				or
(4) other reasons deemed
				necessary by the board.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 15 - GAMBLING AND LIQUOR CONTROL › Chapter 4 - BINGO AND RAFFLES › Part 3 - LICENSE AND STAFF PERMIT RENEWAL › Section 15.4.3.12 - RENEWAL OF STAFF PERMIT ISSUED

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Staff permits issued by the act expire three years from the
				  date of issuance of the permit and are subject to renewal in accordance to the
				  act and this rule. A complete application for renewal of the staff permit shall
				  be filed with the board at least 10 days prior to the date of expiration. The
				  renewal application shall be submitted on forms prescribed by the board.
A. Applicants shall submit:
(1) a completed staff permit renewal
				application;
(2) application
				fee;
(3) signed and notarized
				authorization for a background investigation;
(4) self disclosure form;
(5) the applicant's fingerprints and
				photograph in duplicate. Fingerprints shall not be accepted unless the
				fingerprints were taken under the supervision of a certified identification
				technician or a certified law enforcement officer; and
(6) the applicant's credit report dated
				within the 30 days prior to submission of the applicant's signed application to
				the board.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 15 - GAMBLING AND LIQUOR CONTROL › Chapter 4 - BINGO AND RAFFLES › Part 3 - LICENSE AND STAFF PERMIT RENEWAL › Section 15.4.3.13 - RENEWAL FEES

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A. Renewal fees
				are as follows:
(1) manufacturer,
				$200;
(2) distributor,
				$200;
(3) bingo operator,
				$200;
(4) bingo managers, alternate
				bingo managers and accountants staff permits, $50; and
(5) all other bingo employee staff permits,
				$25
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 15 - GAMBLING AND LIQUOR CONTROL › Chapter 4 - BINGO AND RAFFLES › Part 3 - LICENSE AND STAFF PERMIT RENEWAL › Section 15.4.3.14 - LATE RENEWAL OF LICENSE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A. The
				board may, in its discretion, accept and process a renewal application filed
				after the deadline established in Subsection B of
				15.4.3.9
				NMAC. Any such application, however, shall be subject to a late renewal fee of
				$100 dollars with an additional fee of $10 per day up to 30 days.
B. If the licensee fails to renew within the
				required amount of time, any application received up to one year after the
				expiration date may be considered a renewal application. All applicable late
				fees shall be paid upon submission of the renewal application. Upon showing of
				good cause, the applicant may submit an initial application and have any late
				fees waived.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 15 - GAMBLING AND LIQUOR CONTROL › Chapter 4 - BINGO AND RAFFLES › Part 3 - LICENSE AND STAFF PERMIT RENEWAL › Section 15.4.3.15 - LATE RENEWAL OF A STAFF PERMIT

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If the permittee fails to submit a completed application and
				  fee within the required amount of time, a $50 late fee shall be
				  assessed.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 15 - GAMBLING AND LIQUOR CONTROL › Chapter 4 - BINGO AND RAFFLES › Part 3 - LICENSE AND STAFF PERMIT RENEWAL › Section 15.4.3.16 - MANDATORY CESSATION OF BINGO, RAFFLE AND PULL-TAB ACTIVITY

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No licensee shall engage in any games of chance unless the
				  licensee has received a renewed license from the board. Any licensee that fails
				  to renew its license as required by the act and this rule shall cease the games
				  of chance authorized by the license on the date the license expires. Any person
				  engaging in any games of chance without a renewed license may be subject to
				  criminal sanctions.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 15 - GAMBLING AND LIQUOR CONTROL › Chapter 4 - BINGO AND RAFFLES › Part 4 - LICENSED PREMISES › Section 15.4.4.2 - SCOPE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
This rule applies to all persons subject to regulations
				  promulgated under the New Mexico Bingo and Raffle Act by the New Mexico gaming
				  control board.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 15 - GAMBLING AND LIQUOR CONTROL › Chapter 4 - BINGO AND RAFFLES › Part 4 - LICENSED PREMISES › Section 15.4.4.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Authority for this rule derives from the New Mexico Bingo
				  and Raffle Act Section
				  60-2F-3
				  NMSA 1978. Subsection H of 60-2F-6 NMSA 1978 authorizes the board to adopt
				  rules to implement the New Mexico Bingo and Raffle Act and to ensure that games
				  of chance conducted in New Mexico are conducted with fairness and that the
				  participants and patrons are protected against illegal practices on any
				  premises.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 15 - GAMBLING AND LIQUOR CONTROL › Chapter 4 - BINGO AND RAFFLES › Part 4 - LICENSED PREMISES › Section 15.4.4.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
February 23, 2021, unless a later date is cited at the end
				  of a section.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 15 - GAMBLING AND LIQUOR CONTROL › Chapter 4 - BINGO AND RAFFLES › Part 4 - LICENSED PREMISES › Section 15.4.4.6 - OBJECTIVE

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This rule establishes standards and requirements for
				  premises on which licensed games of bingo, raffle and pull-tabs are operated by
				  a licensee pursuant to the New Mexico Bingo and Raffle Act.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 15 - GAMBLING AND LIQUOR CONTROL › Chapter 4 - BINGO AND RAFFLES › Part 4 - LICENSED PREMISES › Section 15.4.4.8 - SUITABILITY OF PREMISES

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The licensed premises shall meet the requirements of the act
				  and regulations promulgated under the act:
A. The proposed licensed premises shall
				comply with all zoning ordinance of the city or county and fire safety, health
				or building codes.
B. A licensee
				shall maintain a secure storage area on the licensed premises for funds, bingo
				cards, pull-tabs and raffle tickets.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 15 - GAMBLING AND LIQUOR CONTROL › Chapter 4 - BINGO AND RAFFLES › Part 4 - LICENSED PREMISES › Section 15.4.4.9 - AREA OF LICENSED PREMISES; RESTRICTIONS

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A. The licensed premises shall be clearly
				marked and no games of chance shall be permitted outside of the licensed
				premises.
B. No bingo operator's
				license shall encompass more than one licensed premise.
C. Licensees allowing use of their licensed
				premise by a non-licensed organization, as defined in Subsection Y of Section
				60-2F-4
				1978 and Paragraph (2) of Subsection A of Section
				60-2F-26
				NMSA 1978, in the conduct of bingo or raffle shall submit forms prescribed by
				the board.
D. Any applicant or
				licensee who leases all or part of the licensed premises or proposed licensed
				premises shall furnish the following information to the board within 30 days of
				the effective date of the lease:
(1) the
				lessor's name and address;
(2) copy
				of the lease;
(3) statement
				describing any business relationships between the licensee or applicant and the
				lessor other than the lease; and
(4) any other information requested by the
				board.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 15 - GAMBLING AND LIQUOR CONTROL › Chapter 4 - BINGO AND RAFFLES › Part 4 - LICENSED PREMISES › Section 15.4.4.10 - CHANGE OF LOCATION

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A. A
				licensee's licensed premise may be amended from the location shown on the
				physical license and listed in the original application with written
				notification to the board. The notification shall include the information
				required by the licensing division and payment of a nonrefundable fee of
				$100.
B. Failure of the licensee to
				obtain the board's prior approval of the relocation of the license as issued
				under the act may result in administrative action including but not limited to
				suspension, revocation, and fines to the licensee and bingo manager.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 15 - GAMBLING AND LIQUOR CONTROL › Chapter 4 - BINGO AND RAFFLES › Part 5 - OPERATING PROCEDURE STANDARDS › Section 15.4.5.2 - SCOPE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
This rule applies to all persons subject to regulations
				  promulgated under the New Mexico Bingo and Raffle Act by the New Mexico gaming
				  control board.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 15 - GAMBLING AND LIQUOR CONTROL › Chapter 4 - BINGO AND RAFFLES › Part 5 - OPERATING PROCEDURE STANDARDS › Section 15.4.5.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Authority for this rule derives from the New Mexico Bingo
				  and Raffle Act Section
				  60-2F-3
				  NMSA 1978. Subsections G and H of Section
				  60-2F-6
				  NMSA 1978 authorize the board to adopt rules to hold, conduct and operate all
				  games of chance held in the state except those exempt under the New Mexico
				  Bingo and Raffle Act, implement the act, and to ensure that games of chance
				  conducted in New Mexico are conducted with fairness and that the participants
				  and patrons are protected against illegal practices on any
				  premises.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 15 - GAMBLING AND LIQUOR CONTROL › Chapter 4 - BINGO AND RAFFLES › Part 5 - OPERATING PROCEDURE STANDARDS › Section 15.4.5.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
February 23, 2021, unless a later date is cited at the end
				  of a section.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 15 - GAMBLING AND LIQUOR CONTROL › Chapter 4 - BINGO AND RAFFLES › Part 5 - OPERATING PROCEDURE STANDARDS › Section 15.4.5.8 - GENERAL DUTIES

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A. It is
				the responsibility of every licensee to be informed of the content of the act,
				rules promulgated under the act, and all amendments to either, and any board
				prescribed training, if applicable. Lack of knowledge of the act, rules, or
				amendments thereto shall not be an excuse or defense for any
				violations.
B. A licensee shall
				maintain all records required by the board in accordance with rules and as
				required by law.
C. A licensee
				shall provide immediate access to all records and premises of the licensee for
				inspection at the request of the board or its agents and all law enforcement
				agencies.
D. A licensee shall keep
				current all payments and obligations to the licensing authority, suppliers and
				distributors of gaming equipment, lessors of premises, and tax payments to the
				taxation and revenue department.
E.
				A licensee shall not extend credit to a player to play in any game of
				chance.
F. A licensee shall not
				enter into any agreement with providers of equipment or services, including
				lessors of premises, which imposes restrictions on the licensee with respect to
				the use of net proceeds.
G. A
				licensee shall not purchase goods or services for which the cost exceeds fair
				market value, which shall be the responsibility of the licensee to demonstrate
				to the board or its agents upon request.
H. A licensee shall obtain bingo, raffle and
				pull-tab supplies and all associated equipment only from a licensed
				distributor, manufacturer or operator.
I. A licensee shall employ methods that
				safeguard all bingo, raffle and pull-tab assets.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 15 - GAMBLING AND LIQUOR CONTROL › Chapter 4 - BINGO AND RAFFLES › Part 5 - OPERATING PROCEDURE STANDARDS › Section 15.4.5.9 - METHODS OF OPERATION

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A. All
				licensed premises shall be operated in a manner consistent with the act, and
				the rules promulgated there under.
B. All licensees shall conduct all games of
				chance in a manner that does not pose a threat to the public health, safety and
				welfare of the citizens of New Mexico or reflect adversely on the security or
				integrity of charitable gaming.
C.
				It is the responsibility of the licensee to employ and maintain suitable
				methods of operation consistent with state policy. Willful or persistent use of
				methods of operation deemed unsuitable, or failure of the licensee to use
				suitable methods, shall constitute grounds for revocation of the license and
				imposition of a fine or other disciplinary action by the board.
D. Licensees shall maintain singular control
				of the conduct of games of chance within their bingo operation, and at no point
				shall engage with, facilitate, employ or allow a commercial lessor, the owner
				of a premises and all parties who lease or sublease a premises to the bingo
				licensee for the conduct of games of chance, to participate in the conduct of
				any game of chance or bingo occasion regulated by the New Mexico Bingo and
				Raffle Act. Prohibited acts under this Subsection D include, but are not
				limited to, the managing, operating, promoting, advertising or administering of
				a game of chance or any arrangement for payments to a lessor, owner or any
				other party that is based on a licensee's revenue from games of
				chance.
E. No person having a
				financial interest in a licensed distributor or manufacturer, including a
				spouse, first degree relative, employee or agent of a licensed distributor or
				manufacturer, shall operate, manage, conduct, advise or assist in the
				operating, managing, conducting, promoting or administrating of any game of
				chance, except that a distributor or manufacturer may advertise or promote
				bingo events free of charge on behalf of licensed bingo operators at no cost as
				an in-kind donation. For purposes of this subsection, the term "assist" shall
				include, but is not limited to, the payment of any expense of a licensed
				organization, whether such payment is by loan or otherwise.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 15 - GAMBLING AND LIQUOR CONTROL › Chapter 4 - BINGO AND RAFFLES › Part 5 - OPERATING PROCEDURE STANDARDS › Section 15.4.5.10 - UNSUITABLE METHODS OF OPERATION

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Any activity by any licensee or employee that is contrary to
				  the health, safety, morals, or welfare of the public, shall be deemed an
				  unsuitable method of operation. Without limitation, the following shall be
				  determined to be unsuitable methods of operation:
A. directly or indirectly assisting,
				employing, or associating with persons or businesses of disreputable character
				that may adversely affect the general credibility, security, integrity,
				honesty, fairness or reputation of the proposed activity;
B. employing any person required to hold a
				staff permit who has been denied a staff permit, or who has failed to or
				refused to apply for a staff permit;
C. failing to comply with all federal, state
				and local laws and regulations governing the operations of games of chance,
				including without limitation the payment of all fees and taxes;
D. denying the board or its agents or other
				authorized persons access to a licensed premise or records;
E. misrepresentation of any material fact or
				information to the board or its agents;
F. obstructing or impeding the activities of
				the board or its agents;
G.
				conducting or permitting the conduct, knowingly or unknowingly, of any game of
				chance other than that allowed pursuant to the act;
H. knowingly or unknowingly permitting the
				conduct of games of chance by any other entity at a location or premises at the
				time, regardless of the division or separation of rooms within the building,
				hall, or enclosure;
I. failing to
				require employees to wear staff permits;
J. employment of, contracting with,
				associating with, or participating in any enterprise or business that has
				failed to obtain a license;
K.
				failing to immediately award prize(s) to winning patrons;
L. failing to adhere to and enforce house
				rules; and
M. allowing any of its
				members operating any licensed activity to directly or indirectly in the course
				of such operations;
(1) employ any device,
				scheme or artifice to defraud or deceive;
(2) make any untrue or misleading statement;
				or
(3) engage in any act, practice
				or course of operation that would operate as a fraud or deceit upon any person;
				and
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 15 - GAMBLING AND LIQUOR CONTROL › Chapter 4 - BINGO AND RAFFLES › Part 5 - OPERATING PROCEDURE STANDARDS › Section 15.4.5.11 - REPORTS OF VIOLATIONS

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A. Any
				licensee or permittee shall immediately notify the board's enforcement division
				by telephone and in writing of the discovery of any violation or suspected
				violation of the act or rules promulgated under the act, or of any other local,
				state or federal law on the licensed premises or related to the licensed
				operation.
B. Each licensee shall
				immediately by telephone and in writing report any discovered or suspected
				plan, scheme, device or other methods of cheating that may compromise the
				integrity of any game of chance offered for play, or used for any other gaming
				purpose within the state by such licensee. Any investigation conducted under
				this subsection shall be considered confidential except that the board may, in
				its sole discretion, take whatever steps it deems necessary or appropriate to
				address or mitigate cheating, including distributing a warning about cheating
				to other state licensees or other licensing jurisdictions.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 15 - GAMBLING AND LIQUOR CONTROL › Chapter 4 - BINGO AND RAFFLES › Part 5 - OPERATING PROCEDURE STANDARDS › Section 15.4.5.12 - PAYMENT OF WINNINGS

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A. All
				prizes shall be paid from the licensee's bingo operating account.
B. All gross receipts collected during the
				occasion shall be deposited into the bingo operating account. Prize payouts
				from gross receipts collected during an occasion is prohibited.
C. Upon determining a winner, the licensee
				shall remove any merchandise prize won immediately from display and it shall be
				tendered to the winner. Cash or checks issued for prizes shall be awarded
				immediately. Checks issued for prizes from the bingo operating account shall be
				consecutively numbered, signed by two authorized representatives of the
				licensee and made payable to a person, and the nature of the payment shall be
				noted on the face of the check.
D.
				Licensees offering any merchandise as a prize shall have documented proof of
				ownership of said item, free from any and all liens, mortgages and encumbrances
				prior to the sale of any bingo cards, raffle tickets or pull-tabs. This
				documented evidence of ownership shall be made available to the either the
				board or any law enforcement agency upon demand.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 15 - GAMBLING AND LIQUOR CONTROL › Chapter 4 - BINGO AND RAFFLES › Part 5 - OPERATING PROCEDURE STANDARDS › Section 15.4.5.13 - PATRON COMPLAINTS AND DISPUTES

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A. Unresolved patron complaints shall be
				reported to the board's enforcement division by telephone and in writing on a
				form prescribed by the board within 72 hours.
B. In the event an unresolved dispute arises
				with a patron concerning payment of alleged winnings, the licensee shall
				provide the patron with a patron dispute form at the time of the dispute, and
				the licensee and patron shall each complete a separate patron dispute form
				immediately. Within 72 hours of the dispute, the licensee and patron shall
				separately submit a copy of the patron dispute form to the enforcement
				division. The form may be submitted by facsimile, electronic mail, or U.S.
				mail.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 15 - GAMBLING AND LIQUOR CONTROL › Chapter 4 - BINGO AND RAFFLES › Part 5 - OPERATING PROCEDURE STANDARDS › Section 15.4.5.14 - POSSESSION AND VERIFICATION OF STAFF PERMITS

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A. Every permittee shall wear a valid staff
				permit badge that is easily visible at all times when engaged in the conduct of
				games of chance.
B. Refusal or
				failure to wear the staff permit badge as required in this rule shall be
				grounds for disciplinary action.
C.
				If a permittee's badge is lost or stolen, the permittee shall notify the board
				immediately and purchase a replacement badge.
D. The permittee shall wear a temporary badge
				provided by the board in place of the lost or stolen badge until a replacement
				badge is received.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 15 - GAMBLING AND LIQUOR CONTROL › Chapter 4 - BINGO AND RAFFLES › Part 5 - OPERATING PROCEDURE STANDARDS › Section 15.4.5.15 - EMPLOYEE CONDUCT

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A. No
				employee may accept any type of gift, percentage of winnings, money or a thing
				of value from any player or any person associated with a player in exchange for
				influencing the outcome of a game of chance.
B. No bingo employee shall play any game of
				chance during the same bingo occasion in which they have worked as a bingo
				employee for any length of time.
C.
				There shall be no private exchange of information between the caller and any
				other person which identifies numbers drawn or suggests numbers to be drawn as
				part of a game of chance, verbally or by any other method, prior to the
				verification of winning numbers.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 15 - GAMBLING AND LIQUOR CONTROL › Chapter 4 - BINGO AND RAFFLES › Part 5 - OPERATING PROCEDURE STANDARDS › Section 15.4.5.16 - SECURITY

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A. Licensees shall
				implement and maintain security measures that shall ensure safe and honest
				operation of the bingo establishment.
B. The licensee shall identify paid security
				personnel, if any, by badge or uniform while games of chance are being
				conducted. These personnel shall not be permitted by the licensee to play or to
				participate in the conduct of games of chance.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 15 - GAMBLING AND LIQUOR CONTROL › Chapter 4 - BINGO AND RAFFLES › Part 5 - OPERATING PROCEDURE STANDARDS › Section 15.4.5.17 - HOUSE RULES

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A. A licensee
				shall establish house rules applicable to the conduct of games of chance as
				long as the rules do not conflict with the act or this title. Before any
				licensee enacts, adopts or modifies any house rules, the rules shall be
				submitted to the board for approval.
B. A copy of the house rules shall be in the
				licensee's possession at all times and made available to any person on
				request.
C. Houses rules shall be
				posted inside and near all entrances to the licensed premise.
D. Postings shall have at the top
				"
house rules
" in a minimum 24 point non-cursive font followed
				by the rules in a 14 point non-cursive font.
E. At a minimum house rules shall address the
				following:
(1) last number called, required or
				not;
(2) temporary suspension of
				bingo occasion or game;
(3)
				explanation of tiered payouts and if refunds are or are not given;
(4) how "bingo" is signaled and who must
				receive the signal to stop the game;
(5) multiple prize awards;
(6) condition under which a winning pull-tab
				will be paid;
(7) check cashing
				policy;
(8) age
				requirements;
(9)
				smoking;
(10) reserving
				seats;
(11) promotional
				games;
(12) tipping; and
(13) procedures and forms required to be
				completed by the patron and licensee in the event of a patron dispute or
				complaint.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 15 - GAMBLING AND LIQUOR CONTROL › Chapter 4 - BINGO AND RAFFLES › Part 5 - OPERATING PROCEDURE STANDARDS › Section 15.4.5.18 - FORMS

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The board may prescribe all forms called for or required by
				  the act or this chapter, and all filings with the board shall be accompanied by
				  such affidavits, documents, and other supporting data as the board
				  requires.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 15 - GAMBLING AND LIQUOR CONTROL › Chapter 4 - BINGO AND RAFFLES › Part 5 - OPERATING PROCEDURE STANDARDS › Section 15.4.5.19 - RESPONSIBILITY TO POST AND HAVE IN ITS POSSESSION CERTAIN MATERIAL

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A. A copy of the
				Bingo & Raffle Act and Title 15, Chapter 4 of the NMAC in their entirety
				shall be present during the conduct of all games of chance and made available
				to any patron upon request.
B. The
				licensee shall post a notice in a minimum 24 point non-cursive font in two or
				more conspicuous places stating that copies of the act and rules promulgated
				thereunder and the house rules may be obtained from the bingo manager for any
				player to read.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 15 - GAMBLING AND LIQUOR CONTROL › Chapter 4 - BINGO AND RAFFLES › Part 5 - OPERATING PROCEDURE STANDARDS › Section 15.4.5.20 - DISPLAY OF LICENSEE'S NAME

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A.
				Licensees shall clearly display the name of the organization holding a bingo
				game in an area adjacent to the caller. The name shall be in letters at least
				six inches high.
B. The name
				displayed shall be the name of the organization licensed to conduct the bingo
				game followed by the word "
bingo" or "raffle
".
C. The licensee shall not assume or display
				any other trade or fictitious name.
D. If the premises are rented or used by more
				than one organization, the organization playing at that time and date will
				display its license.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 15 - GAMBLING AND LIQUOR CONTROL › Chapter 4 - BINGO AND RAFFLES › Part 5 - OPERATING PROCEDURE STANDARDS › Section 15.4.5.21 - INSPECTION OF PREMISES, RECORDS, MACHINES AND DEVICES

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A. An agent of the board may enter a
				licensee's premises without advance notice. During bingo occasions, a space
				shall be left behind players and between tables to allow the agent to walk down
				each row of tables and inspect bingo cards in play.
B. An agent may perform all or any of the
				following:
(1) count all monies received
				during the operation of the licensed activities in the premises, inspect income
				received by the licensee and inspect records of prizes paid out;
(2) examine and copy any records of the
				licensee;
(3) examine all pieces of
				equipment or parts thereof, or devices of any nature which are being used to
				conduct the licensed activities and to require the licensee to dismantle
				equipment, if necessary, except during operation of a game; and
(4) perform other inspections as the agent
				deems necessary to ensure compliance with the act or rules.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 15 - GAMBLING AND LIQUOR CONTROL › Chapter 4 - BINGO AND RAFFLES › Part 5 - OPERATING PROCEDURE STANDARDS › Section 15.4.5.22 - DISCLOSURE OF PRIZES DURING GAMES OF CHANCE

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A. The licensee shall clearly and audibly
				disclose full information before each game concerning the number of prizes to
				be awarded, whether the prizes are awarded in cash, check, or merchandise, and
				the cash value and the method by which such prizes may be awarded, including
				the cost of playing.
B. Prizes or
				prize money offered shall be communicated to all players 30 minutes prior to
				the start of a game and cannot be altered thereafter.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 15 - GAMBLING AND LIQUOR CONTROL › Chapter 4 - BINGO AND RAFFLES › Part 5 - OPERATING PROCEDURE STANDARDS › Section 15.4.5.24 - PROMOTIONAL GAMES OF CHANCE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Free and discounted games of chance may be awarded to
				  players when:
A. house rules describe
				how these games of chance are awarded;
B. no employee or members of employee's
				household are permitted to participate;
C. method of award is equitable and
				non-discriminatory;
D. the
				following information is collected, recorded and retained per occasion in
				accordance with the records retention requirements;
(1) name, address and phone number of players
				receiving the promotional game;
(2)
				the date and occasion the promotional game was played; and
(3) the retail value of the promotional
				game;
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 15 - GAMBLING AND LIQUOR CONTROL › Chapter 4 - BINGO AND RAFFLES › Part 5 - OPERATING PROCEDURE STANDARDS › Section 15.4.5.25 - EMPLOYEE TERMINATION; SURRENDER AND CANCELLATION STAFF PERMIT

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A. A permittee who
				is not employed by at least one licensee shall surrender their staff permit
				badge to the board within 10 days.
B. Licensee shall notify the board, in
				writing, of a permittee termination within three days.
C. A staff permit expires if the permittee is
				not employed in a permitted position for a period greater than 90
				days.
D. Licensee shall notify the
				board, in writing when a permittee is not employed in a permitted position for
				a period greater than 90 days.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 15 - GAMBLING AND LIQUOR CONTROL › Chapter 4 - BINGO AND RAFFLES › Part 5 - OPERATING PROCEDURE STANDARDS › Section 15.4.5.26 - TEMPORARY CESSATION OF GAMES OF CHANCE

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A. The licensee shall contact the board in
				writing prior to the cessation of one or more bingo occasions or cessation of
				pull-tab dispenser operations. In the event there is an emergency and prior
				notice cannot be given, the licensee shall advise the board no later than the
				next business day.
B. If bingo
				operations cannot resume on the next scheduled occasion, or pull-tab dispenser
				operations cannot resume by the next scheduled day, the licensee shall notify
				the board in writing and include the dates and times of the occasions or
				cessation of dispenser operations and the reason for the closure.
C. If the cessation of bingo occasions or
				pull-tab dispenser operations exceeds 30 days, the licensee shall notify the
				board in writing and include the length of the cessation, the reason for
				cessation, and the date regular operations will resume. The licensee shall
				provide updated notifications to the board every 30 days thereafter until such
				time as bingo occasions or pull-tab dispenser operations resume.
D. Any bingo operator licensee that ceases
				games of chance for more than 90 consecutive days and has not requested and
				received authorization from the board to do so, shall surrender its bingo
				operator's license to the board. The board may suspend or revoke the bingo
				operator's license, absent good cause shown for cessation of operation
				exceeding 90 consecutive days.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 15 - GAMBLING AND LIQUOR CONTROL › Chapter 4 - BINGO AND RAFFLES › Part 5 - OPERATING PROCEDURE STANDARDS › Section 15.4.5.27 - CESSATION OF GAMES OF CHANCE; SURRENDER AND CANCELLATION OF LICENSE

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A. The licensees
				shall notify the taxation and revenue department of cessation of bingo and
				raffle activities in writing.
B.
				The licensee seeking to cease operations shall submit a form prescribed by the
				board to include the licensee's name, license number and the names of all
				permittees with badge numbers, and the type of property/venue to the board's
				licensing division no later than 10 days from the final occasion.
C. The licensee shall surrender all licenses
				issued by the board to the board's licensing division no later than 10 days
				from the final occasion.
D. The
				licensee may sell or donate any equipment only to licensed operators or
				distributors.
E. The licensee shall
				sell or donate unopened pull-tab deals only to licensed operators or
				distributors.
F. The licensee may
				sell or donate unopened packages of bingo cards only to licensed operators or
				distributors.
G. All reporting
				requirements apply to the final quarterly report.
H. The licensee shall submit the final
				quarterly bingo and raffle activity reports on the prescribed quarterly report
				forms no later than 45 days from the final occasion conducted.
I. All monies in the bingo operating account
				shall be fully distributed and checks cleared no later than the 45 days from
				the last occasion. The bingo operating account balance should be zero. Proof of
				a zero balance in the bingo operating account and the closing of that account
				shall be sent to the board.
J. The
				ceasing of bingo activities does not relieve the bingo operator licensee of its
				obligations to pay any tax, fees or costs due or to submit any report or
				information required as a result of engaging in games of chance.
K. The board may take disciplinary action
				against any licensee that ceases games of chance without notice to the board,
				including revoking the license, imposing a fine, or both.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 15 - GAMBLING AND LIQUOR CONTROL › Chapter 4 - BINGO AND RAFFLES › Part 6 - EQUIPMENT; BINGO, RAFFLE, PULL-TABS › Section 15.4.6.2 - SCOPE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
This rule applies to all persons subject to regulations
				  promulgated under the New Mexico Bingo and Raffle Act by the New Mexico gaming
				  control board.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 15 - GAMBLING AND LIQUOR CONTROL › Chapter 4 - BINGO AND RAFFLES › Part 6 - EQUIPMENT; BINGO, RAFFLE, PULL-TABS › Section 15.4.6.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Authority for this rule derives from the New Mexico Bingo
				  and Raffle Act Section
				  60-2F-3
				  NMSA 1978. Subsection H of Section
				  60-2F-6
				  NMSA 1978 authorizes the board to adopt rules to implement the New Mexico Bingo
				  and Raffle Act and to ensure that games of chance conducted in New Mexico are
				  conducted with fairness and that the participants and patrons are protected
				  against illegal practices on any premises.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 15 - GAMBLING AND LIQUOR CONTROL › Chapter 4 - BINGO AND RAFFLES › Part 6 - EQUIPMENT; BINGO, RAFFLE, PULL-TABS › Section 15.4.6.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
February 23, 2021, unless a later date is cited at the end
				  of a section.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 15 - GAMBLING AND LIQUOR CONTROL › Chapter 4 - BINGO AND RAFFLES › Part 6 - EQUIPMENT; BINGO, RAFFLE, PULL-TABS › Section 15.4.6.6 - OBJECTIVE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
This rule establishes standards for the evaluation, testing,
				  approval, modification, maintenance, and disposition of bingo, raffle and
				  pull-tab equipment.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 15 - GAMBLING AND LIQUOR CONTROL › Chapter 4 - BINGO AND RAFFLES › Part 6 - EQUIPMENT; BINGO, RAFFLE, PULL-TABS › Section 15.4.6.7 - DEFINITIONS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
See
				  15.4.1.7
				  NMAC for applicable definitions.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 15 - GAMBLING AND LIQUOR CONTROL › Chapter 4 - BINGO AND RAFFLES › Part 6 - EQUIPMENT; BINGO, RAFFLE, PULL-TABS › Section 15.4.6.8 - BINGO EQUIPMENT

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A.
				Authorized equipment and cards, including all bingo related items used in the
				conduct of bingo, shall be maintained in good repair and sound working
				condition. The board or its agents may order that any equipment, cards or
				related items immediately be repaired or replaced, if after examination, they
				are found to be defective.
B. All
				75 balls of equal weight and diameter shall be present for bingo games and free
				of creases, holes or other damage.
C. The master board is the only official
				scorer. A lighted display board may be used, but it is not official.
D. Disposable bingo cards shall be used in
				all bingo games.
E. Each pack of
				bingo cards sold wholesale shall be consecutively numbered from the first card
				to the last and each card shall contain, on its face, both its individual
				consecutive serial number and the identification number assigned by the
				manufacturer.
F. Hard cards are
				prohibited.
G. If a wholesale of
				bingo cards to a non-licensee in the amount of $100 or greater is conducted
				then the seller shall report to the board the buyer's name, address and phone
				number within three business days.
H. When bingo equipment is sold to a
				non-licensee the seller shall report the buyer's name, address and phone number
				to the board within three business days.
I. When a wholesale of bingo cards to a
				licensee is conducted the seller shall record and maintain an itemized invoice
				and the buyer's organization's name, license number and contact
				information.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 15 - GAMBLING AND LIQUOR CONTROL › Chapter 4 - BINGO AND RAFFLES › Part 6 - EQUIPMENT; BINGO, RAFFLE, PULL-TABS › Section 15.4.6.9 - RAFFLE TICKETS

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A.
				Raffle ticket requirements:
(1) all tickets
				sold in any raffle shall have the state license number, the word "raffle" and
				the date, time, and place of drawing printed on each ticket;
(2) all tickets shall be consecutively
				numbered;
(3) all major cash or
				merchandise prizes conspicuously printed on the ticket;
(4) the cost of each ticket shall be printed
				on the front of each ticket; and
(5) with the exception of a split raffle, the
				expiration date by which a prize must be claimed shall be printed on each
				ticket.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 15 - GAMBLING AND LIQUOR CONTROL › Chapter 4 - BINGO AND RAFFLES › Part 6 - EQUIPMENT; BINGO, RAFFLE, PULL-TABS › Section 15.4.6.10 - PULL-TAB EQUIPMENT

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A. No
				licensee shall permit the display or operation of any pull-tabs which may have
				in any manner been marked, defaced, tampered with or otherwise placed in a
				condition, or operated in a manner which may deceive the public.
B. Electronic and video pull-tab machines are
				prohibited.
C. Pull-tab dispensers
				shall be maintained in good repair and sound working condition.
D. All pull-tabs in a deal shall be sold at
				the same price.
E. A deal shall not
				exceed 25,000 tickets.
F. The
				seller or lessor of pull-tab dispensers shall report to the board the sale or
				lease of the device prior to the delivery or placement of the device on a
				licensed premise.
G. Deals intended
				for use in a pull-tab dispenser comprised of multiple rolls shall have all
				rolls indistinguishable from every roll in the deal.
H. The bingo operator licensee shall keep a
				dispenser access entry log inside the main cabinet access area of each pull-tab
				dispenser. Every person who gains entry into any internal space of a dispenser
				shall sign the access entry log, indicate the date and time of entry and list
				all areas inspected, repaired or serviced. The bingo operator licensee shall
				retain the dispenser log for a period of three years and shall make the
				dispenser log available to the board or its authorized agents upon
				request.
I. A pull-tab dispenser
				leased by more than one licensee shall not be used by another licensee unless
				and until the licensee has removed its pull-tab deals from play prior to use by
				the next licensee.
J. The keys to
				pull-tab dispensers must be on the premises and in the possession and control
				of the bingo licensee.
K. The board
				or its agents may examine and inspect any individual pull-tab dispenser and
				shall have immediate access to the dispenser and unlimited inspection of all
				parts of the dispenser.
L. All
				pull-tabs in any one column or sleeve of the dispenser must be of the same
				deal.
M. No licensee may display,
				use or otherwise furnish a dispenser which has in any manner been marked,
				defaced, tampered with, or which otherwise may deceive the public or affect a
				person's chances of winning.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 15 - GAMBLING AND LIQUOR CONTROL › Chapter 4 - BINGO AND RAFFLES › Part 6 - EQUIPMENT; BINGO, RAFFLE, PULL-TABS › Section 15.4.6.11 - DISALLOWANCE OF BINGO, RAFFLE AND PULL-TAB EQUIPMENT

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A. The board may disallow the use of bingo,
				raffle or pull-tab equipment when in the interest of the public.
B. If the board or its agents discover any
				problem with a pull-tab dispenser that affects the security or integrity of the
				game, the board may direct the manufacturer, distributor or the bingo licensee
				to cease the sale, lease or use of the dispenser.
C. The board shall advise the manufacturer or
				distributor of the disallowed equipment of the date on which use of the
				disallowed equipment shall cease.
D. The board shall advise the licensees or
				applicants of the date on which the use of the disallowed equipment shall
				cease.
E. A licensee shall cease
				using the disallowed equipment by the date established by the board.
F. Licensee shall obtain written approval
				from the board prior to making any equipment modifications that may affect the
				outcome of a game of chance.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 15 - GAMBLING AND LIQUOR CONTROL › Chapter 4 - BINGO AND RAFFLES › Part 6 - EQUIPMENT; BINGO, RAFFLE, PULL-TABS › Section 15.4.6.12 - LOSS, THEFT, MECHANICAL FAILURE, INOPERATION, DESTRUCTION OR MALFUNCTION

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
The bingo manager shall report to the enforcement division
				  each instance that a pull-tab dispenser with or without video display of the
				  paper pull-tab gaming piece, in play malfunctions and each instance when play
				  is disrupted or ceases operation regardless of the reason or length of time of
				  disruption or malfunction or whether or not there is a monetary
				  loss.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 15 - GAMBLING AND LIQUOR CONTROL › Chapter 4 - BINGO AND RAFFLES › Part 7 - CONDUCT OF BINGO › Section 15.4.7.2 - SCOPE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
This rule applies to all persons subject to regulations
				  promulgated under the New Mexico Bingo and Raffle Act by the New Mexico gaming
				  control board
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 15 - GAMBLING AND LIQUOR CONTROL › Chapter 4 - BINGO AND RAFFLES › Part 7 - CONDUCT OF BINGO › Section 15.4.7.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Authority for this rule derives from the New Mexico Bingo
				  and Raffle Act Section
				  60-2F-3
				  NMSA 1978. Subsection H of Section
				  60-2F-6
				  NMSA 1978 authorizes the board to adopt rules to implement the New Mexico Bingo
				  and Raffle Act and to ensure that games of chance conducted in New Mexico are
				  conducted with fairness and that the participants and patrons are protected
				  against illegal practices on any premises.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 15 - GAMBLING AND LIQUOR CONTROL › Chapter 4 - BINGO AND RAFFLES › Part 7 - CONDUCT OF BINGO › Section 15.4.7.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
February 23, 2021, unless a later date is cited at the end
				  of a section.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 15 - GAMBLING AND LIQUOR CONTROL › Chapter 4 - BINGO AND RAFFLES › Part 7 - CONDUCT OF BINGO › Section 15.4.7.6 - OBJECTIVE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
This rule establishes the conduct of bingo authorized by the
				  New Mexico Bingo and Raffle Act.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 15 - GAMBLING AND LIQUOR CONTROL › Chapter 4 - BINGO AND RAFFLES › Part 7 - CONDUCT OF BINGO › Section 15.4.7.8 - BINGO GAME CONTROLS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
The bingo manager shall establish the following controls at
				  all bingo games:
A. disposable bingo
				cards shall be used in all bingo games and adhere to the following
				specifications:
(1) each set of disposable
				cards used shall have a serial number and the identification number assigned by
				the manufacturer; and
(2) each
				disposable card/packet sold shall have a specific retail value, which has been
				reported to the board or its agents, and clearly posted;
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 15 - GAMBLING AND LIQUOR CONTROL › Chapter 4 - BINGO AND RAFFLES › Part 7 - CONDUCT OF BINGO › Section 15.4.7.9 - BINGO OPERATIONS

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A. The
				bingo manager, or in the absence of the bingo manager, an alternate bingo
				manager, shall be present on the premises continuously during the games and for
				a period of at least 30 minutes after the last game.
B. Licensees shall purchase pre-numbered
				paper cards from a licensed distributor or manufacturer.
C. Start up and close out of an occasion
				shall be conducted in the following manner:
(1) a payout schedule of all bingo games,
				which requires prior approval by the board or its agents, shall be posted 30
				minutes prior to the start of an occasion,
(2) when an organization has been licensed to
				use a multi-tiered payout schedule:
(a) all
				tiers shall be posted 30 minutes prior to the occasion; and
(b) the tier to be used shall be announced 10
				minutes prior to the occasion;
(3) prior to the start of the game, all bingo
				prizes, prize money, or checks shall be on the licensed premises; in the event
				check payments are to be issued for the payment of prizes, there shall be
				sufficient funds in the bingo operating account at the beginning of the bingo
				occasion;
(4) at the close out of
				each occasion, the bingo manager shall count all gross receipts to include all
				cash, checks, debit card receipts, and promotional, discounted or free games at
				the full price; and shall record all gross receipts and prepare and sign a bank
				deposit slip that reflects the final deposit; the deposit slip shall have the
				licensee's name and license number on it;
(5) a second bingo employee shall immediately
				count and verify the gross receipts and cosign the bank deposit slip;
(6) cash, coin, checks, and debit card
				receipts shall be temporarily stored in a secured area until a deposit is made;
				a secured area includes a locked vault on the licensed premises or the deposit
				drop box; in the event that nonrelated funds are kept in the same locked vault,
				bingo, raffle and pull tab funds shall be kept in a separate locked bank bag
				inside the vault; under no circumstances shall funds be kept at a location
				other than the licensed premise;
(7) if the licensee conducts two or more
				bingo occasions and chooses not to close out at the end of each occasion, then
				all gross receipts for each game of chance shall be kept separate for each
				occasion, secured in a locked vault and reconciled at the close of the last
				occasion or no later than the following business day; and
(8) the bingo manager and one other bingo
				employee shall ensure proper separate and accurate reporting of each of the
				occasions to include separate deposit slips that reflect separate gross
				receipts from each occasion.