Section 45-37-150.09
Bingo games - Management and operation.
(a) A person other than a bona fide member of the permitholder may not participate in the management of bingo. Persons other than bona fide members of the permitholder may participate in the operation of bingo as provided by rule of the sheriff.
(b) A person may not receive any commission, salary, pay, profit, or wage for participating in the management or operation of bingo except as provided by rule of the sheriff.
(c) Bingo may not be conducted with any equipment which is not owned, being purchased, or being rented at a reasonable rate by the permitholder.
(d) Prizes given by any organization for the playing of bingo games shall not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) in cash or gifts of equivalent value during any bingo session or seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) in cash or gifts of equivalent value during any calendar week.
(e) A permitholder may not advertise bingo except to the extent and in the manner authorized by rule of the sheriff. If the sheriff allows a permitholder to advertise bingo, the permitholder shall indicate in the advertisement the purposes for which the net proceeds will be used by the permitholder.
(f) A permitholder shall display its bingo license conspicuously at the location where the bingo game is conducted.
(g) A permitholder shall conduct bingo games only at the single location specified in the permitholder’s application.
(h) A permitholder shall not conduct more than one bingo session during any one calendar day and no more than two bingo sessions during any one calendar week and no session shall exceed five hours.
(Act 80-609, p. 1027, §10; Act 94-393, p. 650, §1; Act 99-415, p. 737, §1.)