Bingo Card

PURPOSE: This rule provides a definition of bingo card and its lawful use. (1) A bingo card is an individual game face marked off into twenty-five (25) squares arranged on five (5) horizontal rows of five (5) squares each with each square being designated by a number, letter, or a combination of numbers and letters, except that the center square on the card shall be designated with the word “free.” (2) No two (2) bingo cards shall be identical, however, one (1) or more bingo cards may be contained on a bingo sheet. (3) The price for a single bingo card may not exceed one dollar ($1). (4) The use of any bingo card for any purpose that is not defined within Chapter 313, RSMo, is prohibited. (5) During an occasion, a licensee may allow a sight-impaired player to use a Braille bingo card(s) that is owned by the player or purchased from the licensee for use during that occasion. An equal amount of paper bingo cards must be destroyed in accordance with 11 CSR 45-30.175. (6) A bingo licensee shall obtain approval from the commission prior to purchasing any Braille bingo cards. (7) Except when prior approval is obtained from the commission to purchase Braille bingo cards directly from a nonlicensed source, a licensee shall purchase all Braille bingo cards from a Missouri licensed supplier. (8) A bingo licensee seeking prior approval from the commission to purchase Braille bingo cards from a nonlicensed source shall submit a written request to the commission that contains the name of the source, a sample of the actual Braille bingo card(s) to be purchased, and the purchase price for the Braille bingo card(s). (9) A licensed Missouri supplier may purchase Braille bingo GAMING COMMISSION cards from a nonlicensed source only after receiving prior approval from the commission. (10) A licensed Missouri supplier seeking prior approval from the commission to purchase Braille bingo cards from a nonlicensed source shall submit a written request to the commission that contains the name of the source, a sample of the actual Braille bingo card(s) to be purchased, and the purchase price for the Braille bingo card(s). (11) The price for the use of a single Braille bingo card per occasion shall be the same price as all other bingo cards during that occasion. (12) The use of any Braille bingo card for any purpose that is not defined within Chapter 313, RSMo, is prohibited. AUTHORITY: section 313.065, RSMo 2000.* Original rule filed Dec. 1, 2004, effective June 30, 2005. Amended: Filed Jan. 27, 2006, effective Sept. 30, 2006. Amended: Filed July 28, 2010, effective Jan. 30, 2011. *Original authority: 313.065, RSMo 1981, amended 1993, 1995.