Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 9 - TEXAS LOTTERY COMMISSION › Chapter 402 - CHARITABLE BINGO OPERATIONS DIVISION › Subchapter C - BINGO GAMES AND EQUIPMENT › Section 402.300 - Pull-Tab Bingo

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Definitions.
				  The following words and terms, shall have the following meanings, unless the
				  context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1)
				  Bingo Ball Draw--A pulling of a bingo ball(s) to determine the winner of an
				  event ticket by either the number or color on the ball(s).
(2) Deal--A separate and specific game of
				  pull-tab bingo tickets of the same serial number and form number.
(3) Face--The side of a pull-tab bingo
				  ticket, which displays the artwork of a specific game.
(4) Flare--A poster or placard that must
				  display:
(A) a form number of a specific
				  pull-tab bingo game;
(B) the name
				  of the pull-tab bingo game;
(C) the
				  total card count of the pull-tab bingo game;
(D) the cost per pull-tab bingo
				  ticket;
(E) the number of prizes to
				  be awarded and the corresponding prize amounts of the pull-tab bingo game;
				  and
(F) the name of the
				  manufacturer or trademark.
(5) Form Number--The unique identification
				  number assigned by the manufacturer to a specific pull-tab bingo game. A form
				  number may be numeric, alpha, or a combination of numeric and alpha
				  characters.
(6) High Tier--The two
				  highest paying prize amounts as designated on the pull-tab bingo ticket and on
				  the game's flare.
(7) Last
				  Sale--The purchaser of the last pull-tab bingo ticket(s) sold in a deal with
				  this feature is awarded a prize or a registration for the opportunity to win a
				  prize.
(8) Merchandise--Any
				  non-cash item(s), including bingo equipment, provided to a licensed authorized
				  organization that is used as a prize.
(9) Pay-Out--The total sum of all possible
				  prize amounts in a pull-tab bingo game.
(10) Payout Schedule--A printed schedule
				  prepared by the manufacturer that displays:
(A) the name of the pull-tab bingo
				  game;
(B) the form number of the
				  pull-tab bingo game;
(C) the total
				  card count of the pull-tab bingo game;
(D) the cost per pull-tab bingo
				  ticket;
(E) the number of prizes to
				  be awarded and the corresponding prize amount or jackpot for each category of
				  the pull-tab bingo game;
(F) the
				  number of winners for each category of prize;
(G) the profit of the pull-tab bingo
				  game;
(H) the percentage of payout
				  or the percentage of profit of the pull-tab bingo game; and
(I) the payout(s) of the pull-tab bingo
				  game.
(11) Payout
				  Structure--The printed information that appears on a pull-tab bingo ticket that
				  shows the winnable prize amounts, the winning patterns required to win a prize,
				  and the number of winners for each category of prize.
(12) Prize--An award of collectible items,
				  merchandise, cash, bonus pull-tabs, and additional pull-tab bingo tickets,
				  individually or in any combination.
(13) Prize Amount--The value of cash and/or
				  merchandise which is awarded as a prize, as valued under §
											RSA
				  402.200<subdiv>(f)</subdiv> of
				  this chapter. A collectable item is considered merchandise for determining
				  allowable prize amounts.
(14)
				  Serial Number--The unique identification number assigned by the manufacturer
				  identifying a specific deal of pull-tab bingo tickets. A serial number may be
				  numeric, alpha, or a combination of numeric and alpha characters.
(15) Subset--A part of a deal that is played
				  as a game to itself or combined with more subsets and played as a game. Each
				  subset may be designed to have:
(A) a
				  designated payout; or
(B) a series
				  of designated payouts. Subsets must be of the same form and serial number to
				  have a combined designated payout or a series of designated payouts.
(16) Symbol--A graphic
				  representation of an object other than a numeric or alpha character.
(17) Video Confirmation--A graphic and
				  dynamic representation of the outcome of a bingo event ticket that will have no
				  effect on the result of the winning or losing event ticket.
(18) Wheels--Devices that determine event
				  ticket winner(s) by a spin of a wheel.
(19) Consecutive bingo occasions within one
				  day--More than one bingo occasion conducted by an organization or organizations
				  in the same unit within a 24-hour period without any intervening occasions
				  conducted by another organization or organization from a different unit,
				  commencing at the start of the first occasion.