South Carolina General Assembly
114th Session, 2001-2002

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Bill 4990


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                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      4990
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20020402
Primary Sponsor:                  Cooper
All Sponsors:                     Cooper
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\dka\4730dw02.doc
Residing Body:                    Senate
Date of Last Amendment:           20020417
Subject:                          Bingo, provisions relating to


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Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
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Senate  20020515  Committee report: Favorable with       06 SF
                  amendment
Senate  20020418  Introduced, read first time,           06 SF
                  referred to Committee
House   20020418  Read third time, sent to Senate
House   20020417  Amended, read second time
------  20020415  Scrivener's error corrected
House   20020411  Committee report: Favorable with       30 HWM
                  amendment
House   20020402  Introduced, read first time,           30 HWM
                  referred to Committee


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COMMITTEE REPORT

May 15, 2002

    H. 4990

Introduced by Rep. Cooper

S. Printed 5/15/02--S.    [SEC 5/16/02 7:53 PM]

Read the first time April 18, 2002.

            

THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

    To whom was referred a Bill (H. 4990) to amend Section 12-21-3920, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to definitions for Bingo, so as to revise the definition for "promoter" and "session", etc., respectfully

REPORT:

    That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass with amendment:

    Amend the bill, as and if amended, in Section 12-21-3920, as contained in SECTION 1, page 3, by striking Section 12-21-3920(6) and inserting:

    / (6)        'Session' means a consecutive series of games which must occur only between one o'clock p.m. and one o'clock a.m. the hours of 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. No more than one session, limited to twelve hours, may occur during the permitted twelve-hour fourteen-hour period. Regardless of the starting time within the permitted period, the session may not extend beyond 2:00 a.m. These limitations do not apply to games operated by state or county fairs. /

    Amend further, as and if amended, page 4, by striking SECTION 4 in its entirety.

    Amend further, as and if amended, Section 12-21-4020, as contained in SECTION 9, page 6, by striking Section 12-21-4020(2) and inserting:

    / (2)    CLASS B:    An organization operating a bingo game offering prizes, which do not exceed eight thousand dollars a session, shall obtain a Class B bingo license at a cost of one thousand dollars. The holder of a Class B license may not conduct more than three five bingo sessions a week. /

    Amend further, as and if amended, by striking SECTION 12-21-4190(A), as contained in SECTION 15, page 9, and inserting:

    / (A)    The department shall charge and retain sixteen and one-half cents for each dollar of face value for each bingo card sold for AA, B, D, and E licenses. The department shall charge and retain five cents for each dollar of face value for each bingo card sold to a F license. There shall be no charge for a C license. There is a charge of nine and one-half cents for each dollar of face value for each bingo card sold to a G license. For any holder of a Class G license that is charged nine and one-half cents for each bingo card sold, a distribution of a portion of the tax paid must be made back to the organization in the same manner as provided in Section 12-21-4190(B). /

    Amend further, as and if amended, by adding an antepenultimate and penultimate sections appropriately numbered to read:

    / SECTION    __.    Article 24, Chapter 21, Title 12 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

    "Section 12-21-4005.    The use of an electronic or mechanical device designed for a bingo game authorized pursuant to this chapter must be limited to a bingo promoter and the promoter's employees or any other person authorized by law to conduct bingo only in order to facilitate bingo play, and such a machine must not dispense as a prize coins or currency. The operation of the bingo games excludes machines and lottery games, including video poker lottery games, prohibited by SectionS 12-21-2710, 16-19-40, and 16-19-50.

    Section 12-21-4300.    If any section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this article is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such holding shall not affect the constitutionality or validity of the remaining portions of this article, the General Assembly hereby declaring that it would have passed this article, and each and every section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, clause, phrase, and word thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more other sections, subsections, paragraphs, subparagraphs, sentences, clauses, phrases, or words hereof may be declared to be unconstitutional, invalid, or otherwise ineffective." /

    Renumber sections to conform.

    Amend title to conform

HUGH K. LEATHERMAN, SR. for Committee.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 12-21-3920, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS FOR BINGO, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION FOR "PROMOTER" AND "SESSION" AND ADD DEFINITIONS FOR "ELECTRONIC DABBER", "ELECTRONIC DABBER BINGO TICKET", AND "SITE SYSTEM"; TO AMEND SECTIONS 12-21-3950 AND 12-21-3970, RELATING TO THE BINGO PROMOTER'S LICENSE, SO AS TO INCREASE FROM THIRTY TO FORTY-FIVE DAYS THE TIME THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE HAS TO APPROVE OR REJECT AN APPLICATION FOR A PROMOTER'S LICENSE AND ALLOW A PROMOTER TO HAVE FIFTEEN RATHER THAN FIVE OF THESE LICENSES; TO AMEND SECTION 12-21-3990, RELATING TO THE MANNER OF PLAYING BINGO, SO AS TO PROHIBIT PAYING LESS THAN FACE VALUE FOR CARDS AND PROVIDE FOR THE USE OF CARDS WITH AN ELECTRONIC DABBER; TO AMEND SECTION 12-21-4000, RELATING TO BINGO PROCEDURES, SO AS TO ALLOW THE LIMIT ON BINGO GROSS PROCEEDS TO BE A QUARTERLY AVERAGE AND PROVIDE THAT THE PENALTIES APPLY FOR VIOLATION OF THE GROSS PROCEEDS LIMIT ONLY IF THE EXCESS PROCEEDS TAX IS UNPAID AND TO PROHIBIT THE ADVERTISING OF "FREE BINGO"; TO AMEND SECTION 12-21-4020, RELATING TO THE VARIOUS CLASSES OF THE BINGO LICENSE, SO AS TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT THAT MAY BE OFFERED FROM EIGHT TO TWELVE THOUSAND DOLLARS A SESSION AND TO INCREASE FROM THREE TO SIX GAMES A WEEK THE GAMES THAT MAY BE CONDUCTED BY A CLASS B LICENSEE AND PROVIDE A PROCEDURE FOR A CLASS C LICENSEE TO APPLY FOR A CLASS G LICENSE WHEN IT EXCEEDS ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS IN GROSS PROCEEDS, AND ESTABLISH A CLASS G LICENSE FOR AN ORGANIZATION OFFERING PRIZES OF TWENTY DOLLARS OR LESS A GAME AND WHOSE GROSS RECEIPTS EXCEED ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS A CALENDAR QUARTER; TO AMEND SECTION 12-21-4080, RELATING TO BINGO PROCEEDS, SO AS TO DELETE THE REFERENCE TO ENTRANCE FEES IN AMOUNTS DEDUCTED FROM GROSS PROCEEDS AND PROVIDE THAT IF PROMOTER IS AUTHORIZED TO MAKE THE SESSION DEPOSIT, ESTABLISH A PROCEDURE TO INSURE THE DEPOSIT IS MADE IN A TIMELY MANNER; TO AMEND SECTION 12-21-4090, RELATING TO BINGO BANK ACCOUNTS, SO AS TO ALLOW THE DEPOSIT OF LOAN PROCEEDS TO COVER A DEFICIT; TO AMEND SECTION 12-21-4120, RELATING TO THE RIGHT TO A CONFERENCE FOLLOWING A VIOLATION, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE ADVISING RULINGS ON ACTS CONSTITUTING VIOLATIONS AND PROVIDE THAT AN ORGANIZATION OR ORGANIZER FOUND IN VIOLATION IS ENTITLED TO A CONFERENCE UPON REQUEST; TO AMEND SECTION 12-21-4150, RELATING TO THE CRIME OF POSING AS A BINGO PLAYER, SO AS TO INCLUDE A PERSON WHO USES COUNTERFEIT ELECTRONIC DABBER BINGO TICKETS; TO AMEND SECTION 12-21-4190, RELATING TO BINGO CARD CHARGES BY THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR CHARGES TO CLASS G LICENSE HOLDERS; TO AMEND SECTION 12-21-4210, RELATING TO THE SALE OR TRANSFER OF BINGO CARDS, SO AS TO ALLOW THE RETURN OF PAPERS FOR CREDIT AGAINST AN OUTSTANDING VOUCHER; TO AMEND SECTION 12-21-4270, RELATING TO THE APPLICATION TO OBTAIN BINGO CARDS, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE PAYMENT BY CHECK AND CASH AND PROVIDE THAT FOLLOWING A RETURNED CHECK, THE ORGANIZATION OR PROMOTER MUST MAKE PAYMENT USING CERTIFIED FUNDS; AND BY ADDING SECTION 12-21-4005 SO AS TO ESTABLISH SPECIFICATIONS FOR A SITE SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC BINGO DABBER.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Section 12-21-3920(4) and (6) of the 1976 Code are amended to read:

    "(4)    'Promoter' means an individual, corporation, partnership, or organization licensed as a professional solicitor by the Secretary of State who is hired by a nonprofit organization to manage, operate, or conduct the licensee's bingo game. The person hired under written contract is considered the promoter.

    (6) 'Session' means a consecutive series of games which must occur only between one o'clock p.m. and one o'clock a.m the hours of 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. No more than one session may occur during the permitted twelve-hour period. These limitations do not apply to games operated by state or county fairs."

SECTION    2.    Section 12-21-3920 is amended by adding at the end:

    "(20)    'Electronic dabber' means a hand-held electronic device that allows a player to store, display, and mark a bingo card face. All systems and electronic dabbers must be tested and approved by an independent testing facility to be determined by the department.

    (21)    'Electronic dabber bingo ticket' means a perforated two-part ticket bearing a sequential serial ticket number bearing the South Carolina State Seal, denomination, and the department's license number. The ticket must have designated blanks for entry of the date sold and electronic dabber unit supplied. Electronic dabber bingo tickets must be printed and sold only by distributors of bingo paper licensed by the department.

    (22)    'Site system' means a computer accounting system commonly referred to as a point of sale system used in conjunction with electronic dabbers. This computer software is used at a site by an organization that allows an electronic dabber bingo ticket purchased from a license distributor to be downloaded to electronic dabbers, accounts for gross proceeds, and provides accounting information on all activity for one year from the end of the quarter in which the activity occurred. All systems and electronic dabbers must be tested and approved by an independent testing facility to be determined by the department."

SECTION    3.    Section 12-21-3950(B) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

    "(B)    Upon application for a license, the department has thirty forty-five days to approve or reject the application based on the requirements of this article."

SECTION    4.    Section 12-21-3970 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

    "Section 12-21-3970.    For each licensed nonprofit organization the promoter manages, operates, or conducts bingo, the promoter must purchase a promoter's license as provided in Section 12-21-3950 before operating or conducting bingo. No A promoter is not permitted more than five fifteen licenses. This license must be prominently displayed at the location where bingo is conducted."

SECTION    5.    Section 12-21-3990(A)(1), (2), and (4) of the 1976 Code are amended to read:

    "(1)    Bingo is played by more than one player and a caller who is associated with the house. Each player must pay no more than face value for each card to be played during the course of a game and may purchase the card for a specified number of games. All cards sold for a game must sell for face value and cards may not be given to players as prizes or for free. After the player has purchased a card or cards for a specified number of games, the house cannot require or accept an additional payment or consideration by the player in order to complete the specified number of games.

    (2)    Before each game begins, the caller shall announce to the players the configuration or configurations that will win the game. A configuration consists of a number of grids covered in the manner announced by the caller. Any method of playing the games is allowed if the method is announced before each game game's beginning including, but not limited to, wild card games. In addition, at the conclusion of each game, the prize, specifically stating the dollar amount or value of merchandise awarded to the winner or winners for the game completed, must be announced before the next game begins.

    (4)    The caller shall draw and announce numbers from the cage one at a time. If a player has a card with the called number on it, he may use a marker or electronic dabber to cover the square which contains the number. After the number is announced, it must be indicated on the master-board by the caller."

SECTION    6.    Section 12-21-4000(8) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

    "(8)    The prize must be awarded to the first person who successfully achieves the winning configuration of covered squares. All winning configurations must be verified using an electronic verifying system and must be displayed on the monitor for all players to see."

SECTION    7.    Section 12-21-4000(12)(b) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

    "(b)    A bingo operation may take in only two times more in gross proceeds than the prize for that session averaged on a quarterly basis. Amounts in excess of this limit are subject to a tax, in addition to any other bingo license taxes and fees equal to the amount of the excess. Each session that the gross proceeds are greater than twice the prize amounts paid constitutes a separate offense if the tax is unpaid. These excess proceeds tax must be remitted to the department on the organization's quarterly bingo report and distributed as provided in Section 12-21-4190. Failure to remit this excess proceeds tax to the department shall result in immediate suspension of both the promoter's license and the organization's license. The department, after a conference with the promoter and organization, may permanently revoke the license of the promoter or the nonprofit organization, or both. If permanently revoked, the promoter, nonprofit organization, or any partner or member of the organization may no longer manage, conduct, or assist in any manner with a bingo operation in this State."

SECTION    8.    Section 12-21-4000 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding at the end:

    "(15)    The house may hold promotions of special events during a session offering players prizes other than from the play of bingo not to exceed one hundred dollars in cash or merchandise for each session. This amount is not to be paid out of the bingo account and is not included in total payouts for a session. There is no additional charge to players to participate in a special promotion. The promotion must not be a form of gambling or a game of chance."

SECTION    9.    Section 12-21-4020(2) and (3) of the 1976 Code are amended to read:

    "(2)    CLASS B:    An organization operating a bingo game offering prizes, which do not exceed eight twelve thousand dollars a session, shall obtain a Class B bingo license at a cost of one thousand dollars. The holder of a Class B license may not conduct more than three six bingo sessions a week.

    (3)    CLASS C:    An organization operating a bingo game and offering prizes of twenty dollars or less a game during a single session shall obtain a Class C bingo license at no cost. However, the organization may offer a prize in cash or merchandise of no more than one hundred fifty dollars for six jackpot games a session. The department, in its discretion, may allow certain Class C licenses to use hard bingo cards in lieu instead of the paper cards required by this article. An organization operating a Class C bingo game must not exceed gross proceeds of one hundred thousand dollars a calendar quarter. If the gross bingo proceeds for any calendar quarter exceed one hundred thousand dollars, the organization is required to notify the department within ten days by making application for a Class G license.

    Once the organization exceeds the limit of one hundred thousand dollars, the organization is subject to tax on the dollar face value of each card at the rate of nine and one-half percent. At the time that a Class G license is issued by the department, an audit of the organization must be conducted to determine any tax owed during the interim operating period from the time the limits were exceeded until the time the Class G license was issued by the department.

    To qualify to play on hard cards, a bingo game conducted by a Class C license must meet the following criteria:

        (a)    be operated solely by volunteers;

        (b)    the person managing, conducting, or operating the bingo game may must not be paid or otherwise be compensated and must be a designated member of the organization;

        (c)    remuneration, (including wages or other compensation), may must not be made to any individual or corporation;

        (d)    all equipment used to operate a game of bingo, including chairs, tables, and other equipment, must be owned by the charity;

        (e)    the organization must may lease the building directly from the owner of the building or own the building in which the game of bingo is played. The organization may not lease or sublease the building from a person who is not the owner;

        (f)    the only expenses allowed to be paid from the proceeds of the game are utility bills, prizes, purchases of cards, payments for the lease of a building, purchases of equipment required to operate a game of bingo, and the charitable purposes of the organization;

        (g)    one hundred percent of the net proceeds from the operation of the game must be used for charitable purposes."

SECTION    10.    Section 12-21-4020 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding at the end:

    "(7)    CLASS G:    An organization operating a bingo game and offering prizes of twenty dollars or less a game during a single session and whose gross receipts exceed one hundred thousand dollars a calendar quarter shall obtain a Class G license at a cost of three hundred dollars. However, the organization may offer a prize in cash or merchandise of not more than one hundred fifty dollars for ten jackpot games a session."

SECTION    11.    Section 12-21-4080(A) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

    "(A)    Upon completion of the session, the promoter or the organization member representative shall deliver to the representative member of the organization deposit the gross proceeds from the session less the amount paid out as prizes and collected as entrance fees into the bingo checking account. If the promoter is authorized by the organization to make the session deposit, the promoter shall deliver to the organization representative evidence that the deposit was made in a timely manner. This evidence must be furnished no later than the next business day following the day of the bingo session on which the proceeds were obtained."

SECTION    12.    Section 12-21-4090(C) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

    "(C)    An organization receiving an annual license to conduct bingo shall establish and maintain one regular checking account designated the 'bingo account' and also may maintain an interest-bearing savings account designated the 'bingo savings account'. All funds derived from the conduct of bingo, less the amount awarded as cash prizes, must be deposited in the bingo account. No Other funds may not be deposited in the bingo account, unless there is a deficit, and then both the organization and promoter shall deposit a loan equal to fifty percent of the deficit. Each loan deposited into the bingo checking account must be accounted for on the quarterly financial reports filed with the department. Detailed information substantiating these loans must be maintained by the organization. Deposits must be made no later than the next business day following the day of the bingo occasion on which the receipts were obtained. All accounts must be maintained in a financial institution in this State."

SECTION    13.    Section 12-21-4120 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

    "Section 12-21-4120.    A person who is found in violation of the provisions of this article and assessed additional taxes, penalties, fines, or interest is entitled to a conference upon request. Any organization or promoter seeking clarification on the play of or operation of a bingo game shall submit to the department's bingo regulatory section a written request seeking a determination as to whether or not a certain or specific action constitutes a violation. A conference may be requested upon the receipt of the clarification request. Any organization or promoter found in violation of the provisions of this article and assessed additional taxes, penalties, fines, or interest is entitled to a conference upon request."

SECTION    14.    Section 12-21-4150 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

    "Section 12-21-4150.    A person who poses as a bingo player, or a person who conspires to have a person pose as a bingo player with the intent to defraud regular customers of the game, or a person who is using unauthorized bingo supplies, or a person using counterfeit electronic dabber bingo tickets is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than five years or fined not more than five thousand dollars, or both."

SECTION    15.    Section 12-21-4190(A) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

    "(A)    The department shall charge and retain sixteen and one-half cents for each dollar of face value for each bingo card sold for AA, B, D, and E licenses. The department shall charge and retain five cents for each dollar of face value for each bingo card sold to an F license. There shall be no charge for a C license. There is a charge of nine and one-half cents for each dollar of face value for each bingo card sold to a G license. For any holder of a Class G license that is charged nine and one-half cents for each dollar of face value for each bingo card sold, a distribution in the amount of four and twenty-nine hundredths percent of total face value of bingo cards purchased must be distributed back to the sponsoring organization for which the bingo cards were purchased."

SECTION    16.    Section 12-21-4210 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

    "Section 12-21-4210.    Bingo cards may not be sold or transferred between licensed organizations, between distributors, or between manufacturers. All unused bingo cards may be returned to the department for refund and destruction. For any Class C paper in inventory at the time that the organization applies for a Class G license and begins to pay tax, a department agent shall inventory any untaxed paper and conduct an examination of books and records from the point of time that the game exceeded one hundred thousand dollars and an assessment must be issued on the dollar face value of each card and the tax must be paid within fifteen days from the date of the assessment. The department is required to refund only the amount retained by the department previously based on the face value of each card and does not include the manufacturer's price or transportation charges to the consignee at destination and such additional charges. If an organization operating a bingo game ceases operation within fifteen days from the purchase of the last voucher and the voucher remains outstanding, the department shall accept the returned paper and credit the value of returned paper against the outstanding voucher. The organization then shall pay the balance of the voucher less the value of returned paper."

SECTION    17.    Section 12-21-4270 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

    "Section 12-21-4270.    Each licensed nonprofit organization or promoter, in the name of a licensed organization, may obtain bingo cards approved by the department by making application and remitting sixteen and one-half percent of the total face value of the cards to be purchased. Payment to the State for the issuance of bingo cards must be made by check, certified check, any electronic method, or cash within fifteen days of receipt of the application. If payment is made by check and the check is returned by the bank for any reason, the organization or promoter then is required to make payment to the department by certified funds for the remainder of the time that the bingo session is in operation. Upon receipt of the application, the department shall notify a licensed distributor, who has purchased bingo cards from a licensed manufacturer that the licensed distributor may release the face value of the bingo cards requested to the licensed organization or promoter. However, no additional bingo cards must be released until payment is received for the prior application of bingo cards. The department is required to set forth procedures to ensure that there is a crosscheck between manufacturers, distributors, and licensed nonprofit organizations or promoters. A quarterly return is required by each manufacturer, distributor, and licensed nonprofit organization or promoter on or before the last day of the month following the close of the calendar quarter, outlining those items the department determines necessary to verify the sale and distribution of bingo cards. The sale of bingo cards and entrance fees provided by Section 12-21-4030 are not subject to the admissions tax provided by Section 12-21-2420."

SECTION    18.    The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

    "Section 12-21-4005.    (A)    A site system and an electronic bingo dabber must meet the following specifications:

        (1)    A site system must:

            (a)    record a nonresetable electronic consecutive six digit receipt number for each transaction;

            (b)    issue a player a receipt for each transaction containing:

                (i)     name of a site or organization;

                (ii)    date and time of the transaction;

                (iii)    number of electronic bingo card images downloaded;

                (iv)    selling price of a card or package, gross proceeds, and receipt number; and

                (v)    serial number of device issued to a player;

            (c)    print a summary report for each session containing:

                (i)     date and time of the report;

                (ii)    name of site;

                (iii)    date of the session;

                (iv)    sequential session number;

                (v)    number of transactions;

                (vi)    number of voided transactions;

                (vii)     number of electronic bingo card images downloaded;

                (viii)    number of devices used;

                (ix)        total gross proceeds; and

                (x)        any other information required by the department.

        (2)    An electronic dabber:

            (a)    must be a portable hand-held unit and may not be wired directly to a site system;

            (b)    may not have more than one hundred forty-four faces to be played each game when used in a Class B game and not more than two hundred eighty-eight faces to be played each game when used in a Class AA game;

            (c)    must require a player to manually enter each bingo number called by using an input function key;

            (d)    shall display a player's best card or a winning card and alert only that player through an audio or video method, or both, of that result;

            (e)    must automatically erase all stored cards at the end of the last game of a session or when the device is turned off; and

            (f)    must be downloaded with new cards at the beginning of each session.

    (B)    The department's representative may examine and inspect a site system, electronic bingo dabber, and related equipment. The examination and inspection must include immediate access to the electronic dabber and unlimited inspection of all parts, equipment, and associated systems.

    (C)    A player may exchange a defective electronic dabber for another provided a disinterested player verifies that the electronic dabber is not functioning. A disinterested player also shall verify that no numbers called for the game in progress have been keyed into the replacement electronic dabber before the exchange.

    (D)    Before a player uses an electronic dabber, he must purchase an electronic dabber bingo ticket from the house which entitles the player to mark his cards electronically rather than using paper cards and marking them manually.

    (E)    The electronic dabber ticket as defined in Section 12-21-3920(22) is perforated and allows both the player and the house to retain a copy. The ticket must be sold at face value. The cards must be purchased on a bingo voucher only from a distributor licensed in this State.

    (F)    After completion of each session, the organization shall generate an activity report containing the number of electronic dabbers used in the session along with the house receipts for each electronic dabber bingo tickets sold. This report must be printed and maintained with the daily reports of the bingo session held."

SECTION    19.    Upon approval by the Governor, this act takes effect October 1, 2002.

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