Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 45 - Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission
Chapter 50 - Charity Games
Subchapter 7 - Operations of Charity Games
Section 45:50-7-1 - Conduct of a bingo game or U-Pik-Em bingo game

Universal Citation: OK Admin Code 45:50-7-1

Current through Vol. 41, No. 13, March 15, 2024

(a) The following requirements and restrictions apply to the conduct of bingo games and U-Pik-Em games:

(1) A licensed organization shall post the organization license containing the licensee's name, location of the game, license number and licensee's business address;

(2) The licensed organization shall post any house rules governing the game;

(3) With the exception of concealed face games, bingo faces shall be sold prior to the start of a game;

(4) Bingo faces shall not be reserved for any player(s), except "braille" cards intended for use by blind players;

(5) No two bingo faces shall be sold for use in the same game if they have the same center or card number.

(6) The use of electronic facsimiles of bingo faces is prohibited.

(7) Before selecting and calling the first number in a game, the bingo caller shall announce or display the pattern or arrangement of squares to be covered to win the game.

(8) After selecting each number, the bingo caller shall:
(A) Clearly announce the number;

(B) Display the ball or other device used as a designator in a manner allowing the players to see the number; and,

(C) Place the designator in a receptacle so as to prevent it from being placed back in the selection pool;

(9) Squares shall be covered by daubing with indelible ink.

(10) To play the bingo game or U-Pik-Em bingo game or have a claim against the prizes offered, players shall be present at the location where the game is conducted;

(11) No member or employee shall be a player in the same bingo or U-Pik-Em bingo game which he or she is conducting.

(12) Members and employees who wish to play when they are not conducting a game shall pay to play in the same manner and at the same cost as any other player;

(13) No member or employee shall conduct charity games while impaired by the consumption of alcohol or drugs.

(14) Winning faces may be given to the winning player;

(15) Simultaneous or continuous games are prohibited; and,

(16) A face shall be used for only one game.

(b) The following procedures shall be used to determine a winner of a bingo game:

(1) A winner is determined when the required pattern of squares is covered by a player on a card.

(2) It is the player's responsibility to notify the game operator or caller that he has a winning bingo combination. House rules shall govern whether a winning combination of a bingo player who fails to stop the game before the next number is called will be honored.

(3) When a player declares a winning face, the following steps shall be followed for winner verification:
(A) The game shall be stopped immediately. If the next number has already been selected, it should be secured to ensure that if the declared "bingo" is invalid, the game continues.

(B) The game is verified by one of the following:
(i) A working member or employee takes the winning card from the player, holds it in front of a neutral player and calls back the winning combination;

(ii) The caller verifies first that the serial number and card color is in play and then verifies the number combination in a verification book; or

(iii) The caller verifies by the use of the verifier on the bingo number machine.

(C) If the winner disputes the verification, the winner may request a second verification. The game cannot resume until the verification is completed.

(D) The neutral player shall not be compensated in money or free faces for his part in verification.

(4) If more than one winner is declared in a given bingo game, the organization shall:
(A) Divide cash prizes equally among the verified winners for winners at the same level, or proportionately, if at different levels; or

(B) If the prize is something other than cash and cannot be divided among winners, award substitute prizes of equal proportionate value.

(5) Once winner verification has been completed, the caller shall announce the prize paid to the previous game's winner(s).

Added at 10 Ok Reg 4713, eff 9-17-93 (emergency); Added at 11 Ok Reg 4415, eff 8-11-94

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