New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter II - Division of Charitable Gaming › Subchapter E - BINGO CONDUCT OF GAMES, HEARINGS AND APPEALS › Part 4820 - General Conduct Of Bingo › Section 4820.51 - Pre-drawn bingo game; use of commission-approved tear-open or sealed bingo face-cards

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
Pre-drawn bingo game means a special bingo game in which
						a pre-determined number of bingo balls are pre-picked at random from the
						receptacle, and in which either a predetermined primary prize or a consolation
						prize will be awarded based on whether or not a player obtains a winning
						full-card bingo pattern in the number of calls specified in the application for
						bingo license and on the bingo program. Pre-drawn bingo games may be conducted
						as an early bird game in which the primary and consolation prize is based on a
						percentage of the gross receipts from bingo opportunities sold pursuant to
						section 4820.50 of this Part, as a
						progressive game in which the primary prize is increased after each occasion
						that the winning pattern is not obtained within the specified number of calls
						pursuant to section
						4820.20 of this Part, or the prizes
						may be based on fixed primary and consolation prizes listed on the
						organization's application for license and bingo program. Each pre-drawn bingo
						game shall be conducted as follows:
(a) the number of balls to be pre-drawn shall
					 be listed on the application for bingo license and the bingo program;
(b) the time that the pre-drawing of the
					 balls shall commence, and the time that the game will begin, shall be specified
					 on the application for bingo license and on the bingo program;
(c) the pre-drawing of the numbers shall
					 begin not more than 45 minutes prior to the start of the game, and shall not
					 begin unless there are a number of players equal to at least 10 percent of the
					 bingo seating capacity present to verify the integrity of the pre-drawing of
					 the numbered balls;
(d) the initial
					 number of calls required to win the primary prize shall not be less than
					 48;
(e) an announcement shall be
					 made immediately prior to the start of the game informing all attendees of the
					 maximum number of calls required to win the primary prize and the amount of the
					 consolation prize in the event that a winning full-card pattern is not obtained
					 within the specified number of calls. An inquiry shall then be made to
					 determine whether or not there are any holders of winning bingo face-cards
					 based on the pre-drawn numbers appearing on the display board. If there is a
					 winner, the scheduled primary prize shall be awarded. If there is no winner,
					 the caller shall immediately draw and announce an additional ball or balls
					 until a winner is determined, and either a primary prize or a consolation prize
					 shall be awarded, depending on the number of calls required to obtain the
					 winning full-card pattern;
(f)
					 pre-drawn bingo games shall be conducted using only commission-approved
					 tear-open or sealed bingo opportunities, which shall be constructed in such a
					 manner, and of such material, so as to prevent the viewing of the numbers
					 printed thereon until the purchasing player opens the opportunity by tearing
					 off perforated edges or otherwise breaking a secured seal thereon enclosing the
					 face-card. All bingo opportunities used in pre-drawn games shall be marked with
					 indelible ink daubers;
(g)
					 tear-open or sealed bingo opportunities shall not be exchanged, except as
					 otherwise permitted by section
					 4820.12 of this Part, unless the
					 tear-open or sealed bingo opportunities provided in the exchange are of a
					 different color and series than the opportunities originally sold, and that the
					 player exchanging an opportunity is sold two of the different colored
					 opportunities for the same price as the original opportunity surrendered. Each
					 tear-open or sealed bingo opportunity exchanged shall be permanently defaced
					 and retained by the licensed authorized organization until the BC-7 has been
					 filed with the municipality;
(h)
					 pre-drawn bingo games shall be conducted either as the first game of an
					 occasion, or as the first game following an intermission, unless the licensed
					 authorized organization has an additional bingo receptacle, and at least one
					 bingo display board or television monitor located in each room in which bingo
					 is conducted designated and used solely to display the pre-drawn letters and
					 numbers. The receptacle, the caller and the assistant caller pre-drawing balls
					 from the receptacle shall be visible to the majority of players.