45-49-150.01
Section 45-49-150.01 Definitions. As used in this part, the following words shall have the
following meanings as ascribed herein, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1)
BINGO. That game commonly known as bingo where numbers or symbols on a card or paper sheet
are matched with numbers or symbols selected at random. (2) BINGO SESSION. A consecutive period
of time not to exceed five consecutive hours during which bingo is played in a given day and
not to exceed two such days in a given week, except for special permit holders. A session
shall commence with the calling of the first number or symbol of the very first game of bingo.
The session shall end with the calling of the final number or symbol of the last game of bingo.
(3) LOCATION. A single building, hall, enclosure, or outdoor area used for the purpose of
playing bingo pursuant to a permit issued under this part. (4) PERMIT HOLDER. A qualified
organization which has been issued a permit pursuant to this part. (5)...
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45-8-150.03
Section 45-8-150.03 Bingo games - Permits; ordinances. (a) No qualified organization shall
be permitted to operate a bingo game unless the county governing body, or the governing bodies
of the respective cities and towns, within their respective jurisdictions, issues a permit
to the organization authorizing it to do so. The permit required by this article is in addition
to, and not in lieu of, any other business license which may be required by law, and no bingo
game shall be operated until all required licenses have been obtained. A permit holder may
hold only one permit and that permit is valid for only one location. A permit is not assignable
or transferable. (b) The Calhoun County Commission, or any governing body for any municipality
wholly or partially located within Calhoun County, may establish an ordinance for the operation
of bingo games within its jurisdiction. Any ordinance adopted by a governing body shall be
at least as restrictive of the operation of bingo games as this...
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45-49-150.09
Section 45-49-150.09 Bingo games Management and operation. (a) Bingo may not be conducted with
any equipment which is not owned, being purchased, or being rented at a reasonable rate by
the bingo permit holder. (b) Prizes given by any organization for the playing of bingo games
shall not exceed four thousand dollars ($4,000) in cash or gifts or prizes of equivalent value
during any bingo session, and shall not exceed eight thousand dollars ($8,000) for any calendar
week. (c) A bingo permit holder may not advertise bingo except with the written permission
of the sheriff and then only to the extent and in the manner authorized by rule of the sheriff.
If the sheriff allows a bingo permit holder to advertise bingo, the bingo permit holder shall
indicate in the advertisement the purposes for which the net proceeds will be used by the
bingo permit holder. (d) A bingo permit holder shall display its bingo permit conspicuously
at the location where the bingo game is conducted. Only the permit...
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45-8-150.04
Section 45-8-150.04 Bingo games - Types of permits; prizes. (a) The maximum amount given away
at any one bingo session shall be the determination of the governing body issuing the permit.
The governing bodies having the authority to issue permits may issue the following types of
permits to qualified organizations for the operating of bingo sessions in their jurisdictions:
(1) "A" PERMIT. A qualified organization issued an "A" permit may award
prize money or merchandise of a value in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).
(2) "B" PERMIT. A qualified organization issued a "B" permit may award
prize money or merchandise of a value up to and including twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000)
during any one bingo session. (3) "C" PERMIT. A qualified organization issued a
"C" permit may award prize money or merchandise of a value up to and including three
thousand dollars ($3,000) during any one bingo session. (4) "D" OR "SPECIAL"
PERMIT. A qualified organization which does not hold...
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45-20-150
Section 45-20-150 Definitions. As used in this article the following words shall have the following
meanings: (1) BINGO. The game where numbers or symbols on a card are matched with numbers
or symbols selected at random. (2) BINGO SESSION. A consecutive period of time during which
bingo is played on a given day. (3) LOCATION. A single building, hall, enclosure, or outdoor
area used for the purpose of playing bingo pursuant to a permit issued under this article.
(4) PERMIT HOLDER. A qualified organization which has a permit pursuant to this article. (5)
PERSON. Any human being, corporation, association, or other legal entity. (6) QUALIFIED ORGANIZATION.
A bona fide religious, educational, service, senior citizens, fraternal, or veterans organization
which qualifies as an exempt organization under Section 50l(c) of the Internal Revenue Code
and which operates without profit to its members and, except for special permit holders issued
pursuant to Section 45-20-150.03, which has been in...
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45-8-150.08
Section 45-8-150.08 Bingo games - Equipment; prize and conduct limitations. (a) Bingo may not
be conducted with any equipment which is not owned, being purchased, or being rented at a
reasonable rate by the permit holder, except as otherwise provided in this article. (b)(1)
Prizes awarded by any organization for the playing of bingo games during a bingo session shall
not be less than 50 percent of the gross receipts in cash or gifts of equivalent value during
the bingo session. (2) The maximum amount of prize money that may be paid in any one week
for all games during the week shall be not more than one million dollars ($1,000,000). (c)
A permit holder shall display its bingo license conspicuously at the location where the bingo
game is conducted. (d) In any advertisement for bingo, the permit holder shall indicate the
purposes for which the net proceeds will be used by the permit holder. (e) A permit holder
shall conduct bingo games only at the single location specified in the...
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45-28-150.01
Section 45-28-150.01 Definitions. As used in this article the following words shall have the
following meanings as ascribed herein, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1)
BINGO. That game commonly known as bingo where numbers or symbols on a card or paper sheet
are matched with numbers or symbols selected at random. (2) BINGO SESSION. A consecutive period
of time not to exceed five consecutive hours during which bingo is played in a given day and
not to exceed two such days in a given week, except for special permit holders. (3) LOCATION.
A single building, hall, enclosure, or outdoor area used for the purpose of playing bingo
pursuant to a permit or license issued under this article. Bingo games shall be held only
on the premises wholly owned by a qualified permit holder with exception to a rental agreement
in accordance with this article. (4) PERMIT HOLDER. A qualified organization which has been
issued a permit or license pursuant to this article. (5) PERSON. Any human...
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45-49-150.06
Section 45-49-150.06 Bingo games - Certain activities prohibited; value of prizes. (a) It is
the intention of the Legislature that only qualified organizations which are properly issued
bingo permits and other licenses, pursuant to this part, shall be allowed to operate bingo
games. A qualified organization shall not lend its name or allow its identity to be used by
any other person or organization in the operating or promoting of a bingo game. (b) It shall
be unlawful for one or more qualified organizations to pyramid the valuation of prizes or
money in such a manner as to exceed the limits in cash or gifts of equivalent value as provided
in Section 45-49-150.09. The term equivalent value shall mean the fair market value of any
gift as given as a prize in a bingo game. (c) The bingo permit holder shall announce and make
known to all bingo players the dollar value of each and every bingo prize to be given at each
and every bingo game at each bingo session. (Act 83-731, p. 1184, § 7;...
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45-8-150
Section 45-8-150 Definitions. For purposes of this article the following words shall have the
following meanings: (1) BINGO. The game commonly known as bingo, which is a game of chance
played with cards printed with five rows of five squares each. Participants place markers
over randomly called numbers on the cards in an attempt to form a preselected pattern such
as a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal line, or all four corners. The first participant to
form the preselected pattern wins the game. The term "bingo" means any game of bingo
of the type described above in which wagers are placed, winners are determined, and prizes
or other property is distributed in the presence of all persons placing wagers in that game.
The term "bingo" does not refer to any game of chance other than the type of game
described in this subdivision. (2) BINGO SESSION. A consecutive period of time not to exceed
10 consecutive hours during which bingo is played in a given day. (3) CALHOUN COUNTY BINGO...

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45-49-150.03
Section 45-49-150.03 Bingo games - Permit required. (a) No qualified organization shall be
permitted to operate a bingo game unless the sheriff first issues a permit to the organization
authorizing it to do so. The permit described in this part is in addition to, and not in lieu
of, any other business licenses which may be required by law, and no bingo game shall be operated
until such time as all required licenses have been obtained. A copy of each license shall
be required and attached to the application. A permit holder may hold only one permit and
that permit is valid for only one location. A permit is not assignable or transferable. (b)
Any qualified organization desiring to obtain a permit to operate bingo games in a calendar
year shall make application to the sheriff on forms prescribed by the sheriff and shall pay
an annual fee of fifty dollars ($50). Renewal applications shall also be filed with the sheriff.
(c) The sheriff shall refuse to grant a bingo permit to any applicant...
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