Selling Bingo Paper or Hard Cards - Requirements and Restrictions

Sales	Bingo paper or hard cards must be: sold at the organization’s permitted premises; sold during or immediately preceding the occasion for which they are being sold; paid for prior to the start of a specific game, with the exception of sealed bingo paper used for a breakopen bingo game. Bingo paper or hard cards are valid only during the bingo occasion for which they were purchased. Bingo paper or hard cards may not be reserved or held for any player.
Cash only; no checks or credit	Only cash, traveler’s checks, money orders, and cashier’s checks may be accepted for the purchase of bingo paper or hard cards. Checks, credit cards, or debit cards may not be accepted. Credit may not be extended to a player.
Game eligibility restrictions	Organizations may require players to have played previous games during an occasion to be eligible to play games that offer larger prizes. This is sometimes done in bar bingo to prevent patrons from playing the final "jackpot" game without having played any of the occasion's previous games. For example, an organization could require players to have played the five preceding regular-bingo games to participate in the cover-all game. If so, be sure to include the eligibility restrictions in the bingo program or the posted house rules.

Sales

Bingo paper or hard cards must be:

sold at the organization’s permitted premises;
sold during or immediately preceding the occasion for which they are being sold;
paid for prior to the start of a specific game, with the exception of sealed bingo paper used for a breakopen bingo game.

Bingo paper or hard cards are valid only during the bingo occasion for which they were purchased.

Bingo paper or hard cards may not be reserved or held for any player.

Cash only; no checks or credit

Only cash, traveler’s checks, money orders, and cashier’s checks may be accepted for the purchase of bingo paper or hard cards.
Checks, credit cards, or debit cards may not be accepted.
Credit may not be extended to a player.

Game eligibility restrictions

Organizations may require players to have played previous games during an occasion to be eligible to play games that offer larger prizes. This is sometimes done in bar bingo to prevent patrons from playing the final "jackpot" game without having played any of the occasion's previous games. For example, an organization could require players to have played the five preceding regular-bingo games to participate in the cover-all game. If so, be sure to include the eligibility restrictions in the bingo program or the posted house rules.

Sales After First Game in a Bingo Occasion Has Begun

If bingo paper is sold after the first game in a bingo occasion has begun, deface those games in the packet or package that have been played, or are in play, prior to the sale of the bingo paper.