Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) Braille Cards. Braille cards are bingo
equipment as defined by Occupations Code, §
2001.002(5)
and must be approved by the Commission. Players may not use their own personal
braille cards.
(b) Loteria. The
symbols or pictures may be identified with Spanish subtitles and each of the 54
cards contains a separate and distinct symbol or picture. The 54 individual
cards may be shuffled by the caller and then randomly drawn and announced to
the players. The player uses a loteria card, which contains a minimum of
sixteen squares and each square has one of the 54 symbols or pictures. There
are no duplicate symbols or pictures on the loteria card. Loteria cards are
bingo equipment as defined by Occupations Code, §
2001.002(5)
and must be approved by the Commission.
(c) Style of Play and Minimum Standards of
Play. Prizes awarded on any style of play must be in accordance with
Occupations Code, §
2001.420.
(1) Player pick ems. A game of bingo where a
player selects his/her own numbers on a multi-part duplicated disposable bingo
card/paper. One copy is retained by the player and used as a bingo card/paper
while the other copy is provided to the organization for verification
purposes.
(2) Progressive bingo. A
game of bingo that either the established prize amount or number of bingo balls
and/or objects may be increased from one session to the next scheduled session.
If no player completes the required pattern within the specified number of
bingo balls or objects drawn, the established prize amount may be increased but
shall not exceed the prize amount authorized by the Bingo Enabling
Act.
(3) Warm-up or early bird. A
bingo game conducted at the beginning of a bingo occasion during the authorized
organization's license times, in which prizes are awarded based upon a
percentage of the sum of money received from the sale of the warm-up/early bird
bingo card/paper.
(4) Shaded/Images
bingo. Bingo card/paper that incorporates images where one or more squares on a
bingo card/paper face are shaded. Each shaded image conforms to a pattern that
must be achieved to win a bingo game or each shaded square may be used as a
free space or a pattern for a bingo game.
(5) Bingo bonus number(s). A bingo game that
has additional identified number(s) in excess of the 24 numbers that appear on
the bingo card/paper face that, when called, could result in an additional
prize awarded. The first player who matches the numbers shown on the bonus
number(s) line within the specified number(s) called wins the additional
prize.
(6) Multi level or multi
tier. Bingo card/paper that has one or more additional lines of number(s) aside
from the normal five lines that when played could result in an additional
prize. Therefore, a multi level or multi tiered game could be played on this
bingo card/paper that provides more opportunities to win.
(7) Multi color bingo. A bingo game played on
a bingo card/paper with a different color for each bingo card/paper face.
Prizes are awarded based on the color on which the bingo card/paper face that
had the bingo.
(8) Pre-called. A
game of bingo where the numbers for the game have been pre-called and
identified prior to the start of the game.
(9) Double number. A bingo game played on a
bingo card/paper that has two numbers per square. A player has two chances to
daub each square.
(10) Break-open
bingo. A type of bingo game played on sealed disposable bingo card/paper, where
the bingo card/paper face is concealed, that may be folded, and where the bingo
game has been pre-called. The bingo game may be pre-called prior to the
authorized organization's license time.
(11) Regular bingo. A bingo game played on
the standard card face of five rows by five columns with 24 pre-printed numbers
between 1 and 75, symbols, or blank squares and a free space square where the
winner is determined by a predetermined pattern.
(d) Promotional Bingo. This rule shall not
apply to bingo card/paper furnished for use in a promotional bingo game
conducted in accordance the Occupations Code, §
2001.551. The
card/paper may not contain the Commission seal.
(e) Exempt Organization. This rule shall not
apply to bingo card/paper furnished for use by an organization receiving an
exemption from bingo licensing in accordance with the Occupations Code,
§§
2001.551(b)(3)(A) and
(B). The bingo card/paper may not contain the
Commission seal.
(f) House Rules. A
licensed authorized organization playing a style of bingo other than regular
bingo must develop house rules on how the game is played. The house rules must
be made available to the public.
(g) Card-Minding Devices. This rule shall be
applicable only to bingo card/paper made of paper, cardboard or similar
material approved by the Commission and shall not be applicable to the
manufacture or use of card-minding devices addressed in §§
402.321 -
402.328 of this chapter, with the
exception of style of play as defined by this rule and approved by the
Commission.
