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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
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)
(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)
Every application for a bingo license shall be made to the City Clerk on a form supplied by the city and containing such information as the Clerk or the City Council may require. No person shall make a false statement in an application. Copies of each application shall be referred to the city’s Police Chief, Fire Chief, and Building Inspector for their recommendations.
(Prior Code, § 3-8-4)
The City Council may suspend for a period not exceeding 60 days or revoke any bingo license for violation of any provision of M.S. Ch. 349, as it may be amended from time to time, or this subchapter. The holder of the license shall be granted a hearing upon at least ten days’ notice before revocation or suspension is ordered. The notice shall state the time and place of the hearing and the nature of the charges against the licensee.
(Prior Code, § 3-8-5)
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