P.R. Laws tit. 15, § 151
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It is hereby prohibited to play the game of lotto or lottery known as “bingo,” for money, checks, credit or chips representing value. The preceding notwithstanding, the game of lotto or lottery known as “bingo,” is hereby authorized for charitable or educational ends, in nonprofit churches or lodges that have been established in Puerto Rico for not less than ten (10) years prior to the approval of this act, and in bona fide charitable organizations, through the acquisition of the licenses and the payment of the license fees as provided below, and said game shall be held in the actual premises of said institutions.
History —May 8, 1950, No. 242, p. 626, § 1; Apr. 15, 1988, No. 13, p. 65, § 1; Sept. 15, 2004, No. 319, § 1.