For purposes of this chapter the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
BINGO GAME. A game of chance in which prizes are awarded on the basis of designated numbers or symbols that are marked or covered by the player on a tangible card in the player's possession and that conform to numbers or symbols, selected at random and announced by a live caller. For purposes of this chapter, BINGO GAMES shall include remote caller bingo games.
BINGO LICENSE. The annual license required by the city to operate a bingo game, and issued per this chapter.
CARD-MINDING DEVICE. A device approved, supplied and functioning per state law that:
(1) Is capable of storing in the memory of the device bingo faces of tangible cards purchased by a player,
(2) Provides a means for bingo players to input manually each individual number or symbol announced by a live caller,
(3) Compares the numbers or symbols entered by the player to the bingo faces previously stored in the memory of the device, and
(4) Identifies winning bingo patterns that exist on the stored bingo faces.
LICENSE OFFICIAL. The City Manager or his/her designee.
REMOTE CALLER BINGO GAME. A bingo game in which the numbers or symbols on randomly drawn plastic balls are announced by a natural person present at the site at which the live bingo game is conducted, and an organization conducting the bingo game uses audio and video technology to link any of its in-state facilities for the purpose of transmitting the remote calling of a live bingo game from a single location to multiple locations owned, leased, or rented by that organization, or in co-sponsorship in a manner consistent with state law. The audio or video technology used to link the facilities, and the process for drawing each ball shall be consistent with state law.
(Ord. 1595, passed 5-18-11)