A. Conduct Of Bingo:
1. A bingo manager, as appointed by a licensed organization, may not serve as such manager unless the person possesses a valid gambling manager's license issued by the gambling control board, state of Minnesota. (1996 Code)
2. Each licensed organization shall appoint a bingo manager to supervise bingo occasions conducted by it. The bingo manager must be a member of the licensed organization, with dues paid for the current membership period, and must have been a member of the organization for at least two (2) years. The bingo manager shall give a fidelity bond in the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) in favor of the organization conditioned on the faithful performance of his or her duties. Terms of the bond shall provide that notice shall be given in writing to the city council not less than thirty (30) days prior to its cancellation. Each bingo occasion shall be conducted under the direct supervision of the bingo manager, who shall be responsible for the conduct of the bingo occasion in compliance with all applicable laws and ordinances. No person shall act as bingo manager for more than one organization.
3. One or more checkers shall be engaged for each bingo occasion. The checkers shall be active members of the licensed organization or spouses of active members of the licensed organization. The checker or checkers shall record the number of cards purchased and played in each game prior to the completion of each game and record the prizes awarded to the recorded cards. Each checker shall certify all figures which he or she has recorded as accurate and correct to the best of his or her knowledge, on forms prescribed by the city administrator.
4. Additional persons may be engaged for other duties in connection with bingo occasions as needed, but no person shall assist in the conduct of a bingo occasion who is not an active member of the licensed organization, or the spouse of an active member of the licensed organization.
5. No person shall receive more than twenty dollars ($20.00) as compensation for any duties in connection with any one bingo occasion.
6. No more than one hundred four (104) bingo occasions each year or two (2) bingo occasions each week shall be conducted by any licensed organization, except that the City Council may authorize up to two (2) additional bingo occasions (per week) to be conducted by a licensed organization, upon a finding by the City Council that such additional bingo occasions will not defeat the purposes of this Chapter.
7. A bingo occasion must continue for at least one and one-half (11/2) hours, but not more than four (4) hours. (Ord. 165, 12-8-1980; 1996 Code)
B. Bingo On Leased Premises:
1. Any person, corporation or eligible organization, which leases any premises that it owns to two (2) or more eligible organizations for purposes including the conduct of bingo occasions, shall not allow more than four (4) bingo occasions to be conducted on the premises in any week.
2. Any eligible organization which leases any premises to one or more other eligible organizations for purposes including the conduct of bingo occasions shall use the proceeds of the rental, less reasonable sums for maintenance, furnishings and other necessary expenses, only for the uses for which bingo profits may be used, as set out in subsection 3-3-3D. Not less than once each year the lessor organization shall report to the City Council the disposition of all receipts which it has received during the reporting period from the rental of its facilities to other organizations for purposes including the conduct of bingo occasions.
3. No eligible organization shall conduct bingo on any leased premises without a written lease for a term of at least equal to the remainder of the term of the bingo license of the lessee organization. Lease payments shall be at a fixed monthly rate, or rate per bingo occasion, not subject to change during the term of the lease. No such lease shall provide that rental payments be based on a percentage of receipts or profits from bingo occasions.
C. Prizes:
1. Prizes for a single bingo game shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00) except prizes for a game of the type commonly known as the "cover-all" game. "Cover-all" prizes may exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00); provided, that the aggregate value of prizes for a bingo occasion shall not exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00). The aggregate value of prizes for a bingo occasion shall not exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) except in that case of a bingo occasion during which a "cover-all" game is played for a maximum prize of more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) but not less than five hundred dollars ($500.00), the aggregate value of prizes for the bingo occasion shall not exceed three thousand dollars ($3,000.00). Merchandise prizes shall be valued at fair market retail value.
2. Each bingo winner shall be determined and every prize shall be awarded and delivered the same day on which the bingo occasion is conducted. (Ord. 165, 12-8-1980)