A. No charitable organization shall conduct a bingo game without a currently valid, unrevoked, unsuspended license as provided for by this chapter.
B. No person shall promote, supervise, operate, conduct or staff any bingo game, or participate in such activity, unless he is a member of a charitable organization which is lawfully licensed to do so and which has designated him to do so and he is designated in its license to do so.
C. An organization licensed pursuant to this chapter shall not conduct or permit to be conducted a bingo game unless said license is posted in a conspicuous place during the conduct of any bingo game. The licensee shall produce and exhibit the same, when applying for renewal thereof, and whenever requested to do so by any peace officer or officer authorized to issue, or inspect licenses.
D. Definition of Bingo. As used in this chapter "bingo" means a game of chance in which prizes are awarded on the basis of designated numbers or symbols on a card which conform to numbers or symbols selected at random.
E. Maximum Amount of Prize. The total value of prizes awarded during the conduct of any bingo games shall not exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) in cash or kind, or both, for each separate game which is held.
F. Hours. No bingo games shall be conducted between the hours of two a.m. and nine a.m.
G. Profits to be Kept in Separate Fund or Account. All profits derived from a bingo game shall be kept in a special fund or account and shall not be commingled with any other fund or account. The licensee shall keep full and accurate record of the income and expenses received and disbursed in connection with its operation, conduct, promotion, supervisions and any other phase of bingo games which are authorized by this chapter. The city, by and through its authorized officers, shall have the right to examine and audit such record at any reasonable time, and licensees shall fully cooperate with the city by making such record available.
H. Bingo Games Open to Public. All bingo games shall be open to the public, not just to the members of the licensee organization.
I. Bingo Games Conducted Only on Licensee's Property. A licensee shall conduct a bingo game only on property owned or leased by it, and which property is used by such organization for an office or for performance of the purposes for which the organization is organized. The license issued under this chapter shall authorize the holder thereof to conduct bingo games only on such property, the address of which is stated in the application.
J. Minors Not to Participate. No person under the age of eighteen (18) years of age shall be allowed to participate in the bingo game. (Prior code § 5078)