961 CMR, § 3.07

Current through Register 1538, January 3, 2025

Section 3.07 - Senior Citizens Beano

(1)Definitions

Amusement and Recreation means the activity of supplying entertainment and/or diversion in a light, playful or pleasant manner.

Beano Game means a game played on a card or cards, sometimes called Bingo or some other name, in connection with which a card or cards are issued to a player upon payment of a specified admission charge and whereby prizes are offered to be won by chance.

Beano Occasion means a single session within the same calendar day during which a series of Beano Games are played.

Commission means the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission.

Director means the Director of the Commission.

Identification Number means a number assigned by the Commission pursuant to M.G.L., c. 10, § 38 permitting the conduct of a Beano Occasion.

Organization means an association where members are at least sixty years of age who have organized together for social, cultural and/or recreational purposes, and, without limiting the generality hereof, are commonly referred to as senior citizens or golden age clubs; and which has applied for and received an Identification Number from the Commission.

(2)Conduct of Games

(a) A Beano Occasion may be conducted between the hours of 9:00 o'clock a.m. and 10:00 o'clock p.m. on any day during the week.

(b) No license shall be required for an Organization to operate or conduct a Beano Occasion under 961 CMR 3.07.

(c) No person other than an active member of the Organization or a handicapped person as defined in M.G.L. c. 151B, § 1 may participate in the conduct of a Beano Game. No person shall be paid for conducting or assisting in the conduct of a Beano Game.

(d) No person other than a member of the Organization shall participate as a player in any Beano Game.

(e) The Organization may charge a person a fee to participate at each Occasion provided that the charge does not exceed the maximum amount permitted under the Beano Law. Payment of the designated charge shall entitle a player to a card permitting him/her to participate in all Beano Games played on each Occasion.

(f) Beano Games shall be operated and conducted for the Amusement and Recreation of the members of the Organization. All funds received for the opportunity to participate in Beano Games shall be used for prizes and reasonable expenses incurred in the operation of the Occasion, it being the intent of these rules that no profit shall accrue to the Organization.

(g) No Organization shall conduct a Beano Occasion unless it has received an Identification Number from the Commission. Any Organization wishing to conduct a Beano Game shall file an application on an approved form with the Commission. The Commission shall, upon receipt of an application, determine whether the Organization meets the statutory requirements and if it so determines issue an Identification Number to the Organization.

(h) Prizes for each single Beano Game shall not exceed the maximum amount permitted under the Beano Law for this type of Organization .

(3)Miscellaneous Provisions

(a) No alcoholic beverages shall be served at any Occasion.

(b) Each Organization shall keep records for each Occasion of the number of players present, the amount of money paid by players to participate, and the amount of money paid out in prizes and such records shall be available to the Commission or its Representative for inspection at any reasonable and mutually agreeable time.

(c) In the event the Commission denies a request for an Identification Number or revokes a previously issued Identification Number, the applicant may appeal in writing to the Director. The determination of the Director shall be final.

961 CMR, § 3.07