Rules of the Game
Fri., Aug. 2, 2002
Bingo Enabling Act section 2001.551, titled "Unlawful Bingo; Offense," details three exceptions to rules guiding bingo conductors:
Games conducted in private homes are legal if played by fewer than 15 people
Games can be played on behalf of an "organization of individuals 60 years or over," including residents of a nursing or retirement home or a Veterans Administration hospital, when it's "solely for the purpose of amusement and recreation of its members, residents or patients ... [and] where the prizes awarded ... are of nominal value"
The media-sponsored exception permits games played for "promotional or advertising purposes"
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