C.R.S. Section 24-21-618
Conduct of bingo games


(1)

In the playing of bingo, only persons who are physically present on the premises where the game is actually conducted may participate as players in the game.

(2)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

A person shall not act as a caller or assistant to the caller in the conduct of any game of bingo unless the person has been a member in good standing of the bingo-raffle licensee conducting the game or one of its licensed auxiliaries for at least three months immediately prior to the date of the game, is of good moral character, and never has been convicted of a misdemeanor involving gambling or any felony.

(b)

An owner, co-owner, or lessee of premises or, if a corporation is the owner of the premises, any officer, director, or stockholder owning more than ten percent of the outstanding stock must not be a person responsible for or assisting in the holding, operating, or conducting of any game of bingo.

(3)

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(a)

The equipment used in the playing of bingo and the method of play must be such that each card has an equal opportunity to win. The objects or balls to be drawn must be essentially the same as to size, shape, weight, balance, and all other characteristics that may influence their selection. All objects or balls must be present in the receptacle before each game begins. All numbers announced must be plainly and clearly audible to all the players present. Where more than one room is used for any one game, the receptacle and the caller must be present in the room where the greatest number of players are present, and all numbers announced must be plainly audible to the players in the aforesaid room and also audible to the players in the other rooms.

(b)

The receptacle and the caller must be visible to all the players at all times except where more than one room is used for any one game, in which case subsection (3)(a) of this section applies.

(c)

The particular arrangement of numbers required to be covered in order to win the game and the amount of the prize must be clearly and audibly described and announced to the players immediately before each game begins.

(d)

An operator shall not reserve or allow to be reserved any bingo cards for use by players except braille cards or other cards for use by legally blind players. A person who is legally blind may use his or her personal braille cards when a licensed organization does not provide such cards. A licensed organization may inspect and reject any personal braille card. A person who is legally blind or an individual with a disability may use a braille card or hard card in place of a purchased disposable paper bingo card.

(e)

Any player may call for a verification of all numbers drawn at the time a winner is determined and for a verification of the objects or balls remaining in the receptacle and not yet drawn. The verification shall be made in the immediate presence of the member designated to be in charge of the occasion, but if that member is also the caller, then in the immediate presence of any officer of the licensee.

(4)

When any merchandise prize is awarded in a game of bingo, its value is its current retail price. A merchandise prize is not redeemable or convertible into cash directly or indirectly.

(5)

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(a)

Notwithstanding the limitations stated in section 24-21-617 (5), during a bingo occasion a bingo-raffle licensee may also start a single game of progressive bingo, in an amount established by rule by the licensing authority, in which the game is won when a previously designated arrangement of numbers or spaces on the card or sheet is covered within a previously designated number of objects or balls drawn. If the game is not won within the drawing of the previously designated number of objects or balls, the game must be replayed either during each subsequent occasion the licensee conducts at the same location or during each subsequent occasion that falls on the same day of the week at the same location, using the previously designated arrangement of numbers or spaces.

(b)

A bingo-raffle licensee may award a consolation prize for a game of progressive bingo. The bingo-raffle licensee determines the amount of the consolation prize. Notice of the amount must be conspicuously displayed before the beginning of the bingo-raffle occasion, and the amount is included as part of the aggregate amount of all prizes offered or given in games played on a single occasion, as set forth in subsection (5)(a) of this section. If a consolation prize is offered and the progressive prize is not won, the game continues until the previously designated arrangement of numbers or spaces on the card or sheet is covered, regardless of the number of balls drawn, in order to determine the winner of the consolation prize. If a consolation prize is not offered, the progressive game ends when the last of the previously designated number of balls is drawn and must be replayed in accordance with subsection (5)(a) of this section. If a consolation prize is offered and the progressive prize is won, the licensee may opt to award the consolation prize during that occasion. If the consolation prize is awarded, the licensee must include the total amount of the consolation prize in the total amount of any subsequent games offered in the session, not to exceed the maximum allowed for the occasion.

(c)

A bingo-raffle licensee may fund a secondary jackpot from ten percent of the gross proceeds collected from the sale of progressive cards or sheets at the occasion where the game is offered. Notwithstanding the limitation stated in subsection (5)(a) of this section, the amount in the secondary jackpot may be used to start a single game of progressive bingo after a previous progressive jackpot is won.

(d)

The licensing authority may establish by rule the maximum jackpot that may be awarded in a progressive bingo game; except that the maximum jackpot must be at least fifteen thousand dollars.

(e)

The licensing authority may establish by rule the maximum number of progressive bingo games, not less than one, that may be conducted during an occasion. In order to ensure that all prizes offered are timely awarded, the licensing authority may limit by rule the number of occasions in which a progressive bingo game may be conducted before a prize must be awarded; except that the maximum number of occasions must be at least thirty.

(6)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

Equipment, prizes, and supplies for games of bingo must not be purchased or sold at prices in excess of the usual price thereof. A licensee shall not sell or offer for sale any game of chance, or supplies for a game of chance, that is not authorized by this part 6 or by rules adopted by the licensing authority pursuant to this part 6.

(b)

Cards and sheets that are designed or intended for use with electronic devices used as aids in the game of bingo shall not be purchased or sold at prices in excess of the usual price of cards and sheets that are not designed or intended for use with electronic devices used as aids in the game of bingo. Charges imposed by any manufacturer, supplier, agent thereof, or bingo-raffle licensee for cards and sheets that are designed or intended for use with electronic devices used as aids in the game of bingo shall be stated and imposed separately from any charges imposed by the manufacturer, supplier, agent thereof, or bingo-raffle licensee for the purchase, lease, or use of electronic devices used as aids in the game of bingo. Manufacturers, suppliers, and their agents shall not include costs attributable to the manufacture or distribution of electronic devices used as aids in the game of bingo in charges imposed for the purchase or lease of equipment, including cards and sheets.

(7)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

If a card or sheet is played with the aid of an electronic device, a winning bingo may be determined and verified either by reference to the card or sheet or by reference to the electronic device. Nothing in this part 6 authorizes the playing of bingo solely by means of an electronic device.

(b)

A bingo-raffle licensee shall adequately mark, destroy, or dispose of cards or sheets played with the aid of an electronic device in order to prevent the reuse of those cards or sheets.

(c)

The licensing authority may establish by rule the maximum number of bingo cards that a bingo player who plays using the aid of an electronic device is permitted to use with the aid of such a device per game; except that the maximum number must be at least one hundred.

(d)

A bingo-raffle licensee is not required to use or offer the use of electronic devices used as aids in the game of bingo during a bingo session.

(8)

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(a)

With the application for a letter ruling pursuant to section 24-21-605 (1)(d) for the approval of a new type of electronic device used in the aid of bingo, the manufacturer of the device must provide the following to the licensing authority:

(I)

A prototype of the new type of electronic device used in the aid of bingo with a prototype bingo aid computer system and a user’s manual used for such electronic device; and

(II)

A certification by the manufacturer that the new type of electronic device used in the aid of bingo and all such electronic devices used in the state meet the following standards:

(A)

The electronic device provides a means for the input of numbers announced by a bingo caller;

(B)

The electronic device compares the numbers entered to the numbers contained on bingo cards previously stored in the electronic database of the electronic device;

(C)

The electronic device identifies winning bingo patterns; and

(D)

The electronic device signals when a winning bingo pattern is achieved.

(b)

The licensing authority shall return the prototype electronic device used in the aid of bingo, the prototype bingo aid computer system, and the user’s manual submitted pursuant to subsection (8)(a)(I) of this section no later than forty-five days after receiving the items.

(c)

When a complaint regarding an electronic device used in the aid of bingo that is in use in the state of Colorado has been filed with the licensing authority, the manufacturer of the device shall provide to the licensing authority a sample of the device and bingo aid computer system to assist the investigation by the licensing authority. The licensing authority shall return the electronic device and bingo aid computer system no later than forty-five days after receiving them unless they are needed longer to complete the investigation.

(d)

Any electronic device used in the aid of bingo, bingo aid computer system, or user’s manual for such a device that is in the custody of the licensing authority pursuant to this section is not a public record.

(9)

A bingo aid computer system used by a bingo-raffle licensee for bingo sessions must meet the following standards:

(a)

The system must contain a record of all transactions occurring during a bingo-raffle session. The record must be retained in memory until the transactions have been totaled, printed, and cleared by the bingo-raffle licensee, regardless of whether the power supply has been interrupted.

(b)

The system must be able to compute and total all transactions processed by the system during a bingo-raffle session and to print all information required by the licensing authority, in the form prescribed by the licensing authority.

(c)

The system must maintain and control the time, date of sale, and transaction number, keeping the information secure enough that only a manufacturer’s qualified personnel can change or reset the information. The manufacturer’s qualified personnel shall retain a detailed record for each service call that involves a change of the time, date of sale, or transaction number.

(10)

If an electronic device used as an aid in the game of bingo complies with subsections (8)(a)(II)(A) to (8)(a)(II)(D) of this section, and if the bingo aid computer system for the electronic device substantially complies with the requirements of subsection (9) of this section, the licensing authority shall approve the electronic device and computer system for use by a letter ruling pursuant to section 24-21-605 (1)(d).

Source: Section 24-21-618 — Conduct of bingo games, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-24.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

24‑21‑101
Office at seat of government - duties - bond
24‑21‑103
Countersign commissions - record
24‑21‑104
Fees of secretary of state
24‑21‑104.5
General fund appropriation - cash fund appropriation - elections - legislative intent
24‑21‑104.7
Acceptance of gifts and grants
24‑21‑105
Deputy - responsibility
24‑21‑106
May employ clerical assistance
24‑21‑107
Publications
24‑21‑108
Hearings
24‑21‑109
Documents in court proceedings - designation of person to attend court proceedings
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Applications for licenses - authority to suspend licenses - rules
24‑21‑111
Electronic filing - authority - electronic access - passwords - rules
24‑21‑111.5
Electronic filing system - improvements - integration with other systems
24‑21‑112
Electronic verification program - notice - definitions
24‑21‑113
Secretary of state business software licensing - business computer systems maintenance and enhancement cash fund
24‑21‑114
Secretary of state collection of business information
24‑21‑115
Durable medical equipment supplier license - definition - rules
24‑21‑116
Business intelligence center program - creation - public data - contests - legislative declaration - definitions - repeal
24‑21‑117
Encryption and data integrity techniques - research and development
24‑21‑301
Definitions
24‑21‑302
Redaction of tax identification number from secured transaction records - liability - rules
24‑21‑401
Definitions
24‑21‑402
Electronic recording technology board - creation - enterprise status
24‑21‑403
Core goals - powers and duties - rules
24‑21‑404
Electronic recording technology fund - electronic filing - grants
24‑21‑405
Authority to issue bonds
24‑21‑406
Reporting - annual - five-year report
24‑21‑407
Repeal of part
24‑21‑501
Short title
24‑21‑502
Definitions
24‑21‑503
Applicability
24‑21‑504
Authority to perform notarial act
24‑21‑505
Requirements for certain notarial acts
24‑21‑506
Personal appearance required - definition
24‑21‑507
Identification of individual
24‑21‑508
Authority to refuse to perform notarial act
24‑21‑509
Signature if individual unable to sign
24‑21‑510
Notarial act in this state
24‑21‑511
Notarial act in another state
24‑21‑512
Notarial act under authority of federally recognized Indian tribe
24‑21‑513
Notarial act under federal authority
24‑21‑514
Foreign notarial act
24‑21‑514.5
Audio-video communication - definitions
24‑21‑514.7
Interpreters - use in facilitation of notarial acts - limitations
24‑21‑515
Certificate of notarial act
24‑21‑516
Short form certificates
24‑21‑517
Official stamp
24‑21‑518
Stamping device
24‑21‑519
Journal
24‑21‑520
Notification regarding performance of notarial act on electronic record - selection of technology
24‑21‑521
Commission as notary public - qualifications - no immunity or benefit
24‑21‑522
Examination of notary public
24‑21‑523
Grounds to deny, refuse to renew, revoke, suspend, or condition commission of notary public
24‑21‑524
Database of notaries public
24‑21‑525
Prohibited acts
24‑21‑526
Validity of notarial acts
24‑21‑527
Rules - definitions
24‑21‑528
Disposition of fees
24‑21‑529
Notary’s fees
24‑21‑530
Change of name or address
24‑21‑531
Official misconduct by a notary public - liability of notary or surety
24‑21‑532
Willful impersonation
24‑21‑533
Wrongful possession of journal or seal
24‑21‑534
Certification restrictions
24‑21‑535
Notary public commission in effect
24‑21‑536
Saving clause
24‑21‑537
Uniformity of application and construction
24‑21‑538
Relation to “Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act”
24‑21‑539
Effective date
24‑21‑540
Repeal of part
24‑21‑601
Short title
24‑21‑602
Definitions
24‑21‑603
Fraud and deception prohibited
24‑21‑604
Legislative declaration - consideration for tickets - conditions - rules
24‑21‑605
Licensing and enforcement authority - powers - rules - duties - license suspension or revocation proceedings - definitions
24‑21‑606
Fees - department of state cash fund
24‑21‑607
Bingo-raffle license - fee
24‑21‑608
Landlord licensees - stipulations
24‑21‑609
Application for bingo-raffle license
24‑21‑610
Games managers - certification
24‑21‑611
Application for landlord license - fee
24‑21‑612
Application for manufacturer license
24‑21‑613
Application for supplier license
24‑21‑614
Application for manufacturer’s agent license or supplier’s agent license
24‑21‑615
Persons permitted to conduct games of chance - form of bingo-raffle licenses - display
24‑21‑616
Form of landlord license - display - fee
24‑21‑617
General conduct games of chance - premises - equipment - expenses - rules
24‑21‑618
Conduct of bingo games
24‑21‑619
Conduct of pull tabs - license revocation - rules - definitions
24‑21‑620
Conduct of raffles - rules
24‑21‑621
Persons permitted to manufacture and distribute games of chance equipment - reporting requirements
24‑21‑622
Bingo-raffle licensee’s statement of receipts - expenses - fee - definitions
24‑21‑623
Examination of books and records - rules
24‑21‑624
Forfeiture of license - ineligibility to apply for license
24‑21‑625
Volunteer services - legislative declaration - immunity
24‑21‑626
Unfair trade practices
24‑21‑627
Common members - bingo-raffle licensees - definition
24‑21‑628
Enforcement
24‑21‑629
Penalties for violation
24‑21‑630
Colorado bingo-raffle advisory board - creation
24‑21‑631
Board - duties
24‑21‑632
Repeal of part - review of functions
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