Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(1)
Definitions
Amusement and Recreation means the
activity of supplying entertainment and/or diversion in a light, playful or
pleasant manner.
Beano Game means a game played on a
card or cards, sometimes called Bingo or some other name, in connection with
which a card or cards are issued to a player upon payment of a specified
admission charge and whereby prizes are offered to be won by chance.
Beano Occasion means a single session
within the same calendar day during which a series of Beano Games are
played.
Commission means the Massachusetts
State Lottery Commission.
Director means the Director of the
Commission.
Identification Number means a number
assigned by the Commission pursuant to M.G.L., c. 10, § 38 permitting the
conduct of a Beano Occasion.
Organization means an association
where members are at least sixty years of age who have organized together for
social, cultural and/or recreational purposes, and, without limiting the
generality hereof, are commonly referred to as senior citizens or golden age
clubs; and which has applied for and received an Identification Number from the
Commission.
(2)
Conduct of Games
(a)
A Beano Occasion may be conducted between the hours of 9:00 o'clock a.m. and
10:00 o'clock p.m. on any day during the week.
(b) No license shall be required for an
Organization to operate or conduct a Beano Occasion under 961 CMR
3.07.
(c) No person other than an
active member of the Organization or a handicapped person as defined in M.G.L.
c. 151B, § 1 may participate in the conduct of a Beano Game. No person
shall be paid for conducting or assisting in the conduct of a Beano
Game.
(d) No person other than a
member of the Organization shall participate as a player in any Beano
Game.
(e) The Organization may
charge a person a fee to participate at each Occasion provided that the charge
does not exceed the maximum amount permitted under the Beano Law. Payment of
the designated charge shall entitle a player to a card permitting him/her to
participate in all Beano Games played on each Occasion.
(f) Beano Games shall be operated and
conducted for the Amusement and Recreation of the members of the Organization.
All funds received for the opportunity to participate in Beano Games shall be
used for prizes and reasonable expenses incurred in the operation of the
Occasion, it being the intent of these rules that no profit shall accrue to the
Organization.
(g) No Organization
shall conduct a Beano Occasion unless it has received an Identification Number
from the Commission. Any Organization wishing to conduct a Beano Game shall
file an application on an approved form with the Commission. The Commission
shall, upon receipt of an application, determine whether the Organization meets
the statutory requirements and if it so determines issue an Identification
Number to the Organization.
(h)
Prizes for each single Beano Game shall not exceed the maximum amount permitted
under the Beano Law for this type of Organization .
(3)
Miscellaneous
Provisions
(a) No alcoholic
beverages shall be served at any Occasion.
(b) Each Organization shall keep records for
each Occasion of the number of players present, the amount of money paid by
players to participate, and the amount of money paid out in prizes and such
records shall be available to the Commission or its Representative for
inspection at any reasonable and mutually agreeable time.
(c) In the event the Commission denies a
request for an Identification Number or revokes a previously issued
Identification Number, the applicant may appeal in writing to the Director. The
determination of the Director shall be final.
