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Paper and "Hard Card" Bingo

Common Terms

Common terms include bingo face, bingo packet, bingo package, bingo occasion, checker, continuation game, progressive game, ons, ups, etc.

Items Used

Items used in bingo include bingo number selection device, bingo balls, bingo paper or hard cards, bingo program, prize receipt form, and etc.

Bingo Program

Before starting a bingo operation, a bingo program must be developed. Use the bingo program checklist to help develop your bingo program.

Bingo Prizes

Prizes limits, alternative prize levels, types of prizes allowed, merchandise prizes, certificate for merchandise or services, and prize ownership.

Who May and May Not Participate

Common questions and answers regarding who may and may not participate in paper bingo.

Conducting Bingo

Step-by-step process for conducting a bingo occasion from admission sales through closing the occasion.

Conduct of Bar Bingo

Bar bingo is a bingo occasion conducted at a permitted premises in an area where on-sale intoxicating liquor or 3.2% malt beverages are sold, and where another form of lawful gambling is also conducted.

Break-Open Bingo

Break-open bingo is a form of bingo in which an organization calls and posts a predetermined quantity of bingo numbers. The game is then stopped while sales continue and is resumed later during the occasion.

Non-Linked Bingo Devices

This section refers to electronic bingo devices that are not used in conjunction with electronic linked bingo games. Electronic linked bingo device requirements are included in the Electronic Linked Bingo section.

Bingo Paper: Records and Reports

Bingo paper records and reports for case paper, bingo packets, bingo paper packages, admission sales, occasion records, monthly summaries, etc.

Bingo Hard Cards: Records and Reports

The unique forms and record-keeping requirements for an organization that conducts bingo using bingo hard cards.

Questions & Answers

Frequently asked questions and answers regarding the conduct of bingo.

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