Texas Administrative Code
Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION
Part 9 - TEXAS LOTTERY COMMISSION
Chapter 402 - CHARITABLE BINGO OPERATIONS DIVISION
Subchapter C - BINGO GAMES AND EQUIPMENT
Section 402.308 - Bingo Card/Paper Manufacturing Requirements
Universal Citation: 16 TX Admin Code § 402.308
Current through Reg. 50, No. 26; June 27, 2025
Manufacturing Requirements.
(1) Bingo card/paper must comply with the following construction standards.
(A) The
disposable paper used shall be of sufficient weight and quality to allow for
clearly readable numbers and to prevent ink from spreading or bleeding through
an UPS pad thereby obscuring other numbers or bingo card/paper;
(B) series numbers may be displayed in the
center square of the bingo card/paper;
(C) numbers printed on the bingo card/paper
shall be randomly assigned; and
(D)
a manufacturer shall not repeat a serial number on or in the same product line,
series, and color of bingo card/paper within one year of the last printing of
that serial number.
(2) UPS pad must comply with the following construction standards.
(A) Bingo card/paper in UPS pads must only be
glued and not stapled; and
(B) the
disposable bingo card/paper assembled into UPS pads shall not be separated,
with the exception of the multi-part disposable bingo card/paper, nor shall
single sheets already manufactured be cut for sale for special bingo
games.
(3) Inspection. The Commission, its authorized representative or designee may examine and inspect any individual bingo card/paper or series of bingo card/paper and may pull all remaining bingo card/paper in the inventory if the Commission, its authorized representative or designee determines that the bingo card/paper is defective or has not been approved.
(4) Packaging.
(A) Bingo card/paper shall be sealed in
shrink wrap and be designed so that if the shrink wrapped bingo card/paper,
package, or case was opened or tampered with, it would be easily
noticed.
(B) Barcodes may be
included on each bingo card/paper, package, or case provided the barcode
contains information required in subparagraph (C).
(C) A label shall be placed on, or be visible
from, the exterior of each package or case of bingo card/paper listing the
following information:
(i) Type of
product;
(ii) Series number of the
UPS pads and/or sheet(s);
(iii)
Serial numbers of the top sheet of the UPS pads and/or sheet(s);
(iv) Number of package or cases;
and
(v) Cut and color of
paper.
(D) A packing slip
shall be included with the package or case listing the following information:
(i) Type of product;
(ii) Number of UPS pads or sheets;
(iii) Series number of the UPS pads and/or
sheet(s);
(iv) Serial numbers of
the top sheet of the UPS pads and/or sheet(s);
(v) Number of package or cases; and
(vi) Cut and color of
paper.
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