R 432.21323
R 432.21323 Bingo game closing.
Cite as Mich. Admin. Code R 432.21323
Rule 323. (1) Each bingo game shall be closed in accordance with the following
procedure:
(a) The game shall only be closed after the winning combination has been
verified.
(b) The caller shall announce 3 times, in a manner audible to all players, "Are there
any other bingos?"
(c) After the third announcement and a pause sufficient to permit additional
winners to identify themselves, the caller shall then announce audibly, "This game is
closed." In multiple-part games the announcement shall be, "This part of the game is
closed."
(2) If there is not a valid bingo, then the caller shall state, "There is no valid bingo."
The game shall resume with the caller repeating the last number called before calling
any more numbers.
(3) After all calls of bingo have been verified and the game closed, the caller shall
announce the number of winners in each category, the amount of money or prize each
winner has won, and the total amount of money or prizes awarded for that game.
(4) A licensee closing a game in accordance with the procedure in this rule has no
obligation to pay a prize to a winner who claims a bingo after the game is closed.