Bingo Equipment Defined

PURPOSE: This rule clarifies the definition of bingo equipment pursuant to section 313.005(4), RSMo. (1) In addition to the items listed in section 313.005(4), RSMo the following items are considered paraphernalia used in the conduct of a bingo or pull-tab game or event: (A) Bingo selection equipment which includes but is not limited to bingo blowers, hoppers, squirrel cages, manual or electronic display boards, electronic bingo card monitoring devices, and any equipment designated by the commission as bingo selection equipment; and (B) Pull-tabs and pull-tab dispensers. (2) Equipment used in the conduct of bingo shall be maintained in good and proper working condition. Equipment shall be operated in a manner so that each player is given an equal opportunity of winning. The object or balls to be drawn shall be essentially the same as to size, shape, weight, and balance so that they are equally agitated and circulated within the receptacle and have an equal probability of being dispensed, selected, or drawn. AUTHORITY: section 313.005, RSMo Supp. 2013, and section 313.065, RSMo 2000.* Original rule filed Nov. 10, 1998, effective June 30, 1999. Amended: Filed Dec. 1, 2004, effective June 30, 2005. Amended: Filed June 25, 2015, effective Feb. 29, 2016. *Original authority: 313.005, RSMo 1981, amended 1982, 1984, 1986, 1993, 1994, 2010 and 313.065, RSMo 1981, amended 1993, 1995.