Gambling Equipment
All off the following items are legally defined as gambling equipment and may only be purchased from a licensed distributor.
ELECTRONIC GAMES- electronic pull-tab devices
- electronic linked bingo devices
- software used to operate electronic pull-tab and electronic linked bingo games
- paper pull-tabs and jar tickets
- paper pull-tab dispensing devices
- tipboards
- tipboard tickets
- sports tipboards
- paddletickets
- paddleticket cards
- paddlewheels
- paddlewheel tables
- bingo hard cards
- bingo paper sheets and packets
- sealed bingo paper sheets
- bingo number selection devices (includes bingo boards)
- electronic bingo devices used in conjunction with paper bingo sheets
Registration of Permanent Gambling Equipment
Licensed distributors must register permanent gambling equipment with the Gambling Control Board using a state registration stamp.
Permanent gambling equipment is defined as:
- paddlewheels
- paddlewheel tables
- bingo number selection devices
- electronic bingo devices
- electronic pull-tab devices
- paper pull-tab dispensing devices (machines)
- programmable electronic devices that have no effect on the outcome of a game and are used to provide a visual or auditory enhancement of a game
The distributor places the registration stamp on permanent gambling equipment, except for electronic pull-tab devices, electronic linked bingo devices, bingo devices, and programmable electronic devices.
Permanent gambling equipment without a registration stamp is considered contraband.
Cross-Check System
- When a game is sold to an organization, the distributor will register that game with the Department of Revenue.
- When a game is closed and reported on the Schedule B2, the Department of Revenue will record the game as played in its cross-check system.
- The Department of Revenue can run a report listing all games purchased by an organization that have not been reported as played.