§ 131.15 RECORDS AND REPORTING.

   Organizations conducting lawful gambling shall file with the office of the City Clerk one copy of all records and reports required to be filed with the Board, pursuant to M.S. Ch. 349, as it may be amended from time to time, and rules adopted pursuant thereto, as they may be amended from time to time. The records and reports shall be filed on or before the day they are required to be filed with the Board. Organizations licensed by the Board shall file a report with the city proving compliance with the trade area spending requirements imposed by § 131.14. The report shall be provided in a manner prescribed by the city and shall be submitted annually.

(Prior Code, § 3-12-15)

§ 131.16 HOURS OF OPERATION.

   Lawful gambling shall not be conducted between 2:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. on any day of the week and shall be consistent with hours of operation at the business where gambling is being conducted.

(Prior Code, § 3-12-16) Penalty, see § 131.99

BINGO GAMES

§ 131.30 PURPOSE.

   The purpose of this subchapter is to closely regulate and control the conduct of the game of bingo and to prohibit commercialization of bingo.

(Prior Code, § 3-8-1)

§ 131.31 DEFINITIONS.

   For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.

   ACTIVE MEMBER. A member of the organization requesting a license whose dues are paid for the current membership period and who has been a member for at least six months.

   BINGO. A game where each player has a card or board for which a consideration has been paid containing five horizontal rows of spaces with each row except the central one containing five figures. The central row has four figures with the word “free” marked in the center space thereof. A player wins a game of BINGO by completing any pre-announced combination of spaces or, in the absence of a pre-announcement of a combination of spaces, any combination of five spaces in a row, either vertical, horizontal, or diagonal.

   BINGO OCCASION. A single gathering or session at which a series of one or more successive bingo games is played.

   ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATION. Any fraternal, religious, veteran’s, or other nonprofit organization which has been in existence for at least three years and has at least 30 active members.

   PROFIT. The gross receipts collected from one or more bingo occasions less reasonable sums necessarily and actually expended for bingo supplies and equipment, prizes, rent, and utilities used during the bingo occasions, bingo license fees, and compensation to persons lawfully hired to conduct or assist in conducting a bingo occasion.

(Prior Code, § 3-8-2)

§ 131.32 LICENSE REQUIRED.

   (A)   No bingo occasion shall be conducted except by an eligible organization which has secured a license for that purpose as provided in this subchapter. An organization which is otherwise eligible for a license need not secure a license when bingo games are conducted fewer than five times in a year.

   (B)   (1)   A license shall be valid for 12 calendar months from the date of issuance.

      (2)   The annual license fee shall be adopted by the City Council.

      (3)   No bingo license issued may be transferred to any other person or organization. No bingo license shall be transferred to any location other than the location specified in the license without prior approval by the City Council.

(Prior Code, § 3-8-3) (Ord. 19, passed 9-13-1976; Ord. 107, passed 11-23-1981)