Chapter Game 41

Chapter Game 41

BINGO CARDS

Game 41.01   Standard set of bingo cards.

Game 41.02   Area of playing surface on bingo cards.

Game 41.03   License number of supplier.

Game 41.04   Name of licensed organization.

Game 41.06   Extra regular cards.

Game 41.07   Groupings of bingo cards; fees for groupings.

Game 41.08   Markers.

Game 41.09   Prohibited advertising matter.

Game 41.10   Exception.

Game 41.11   Sale of bingo cards to non-licensed organizations.

Game 41.12   Identification of special bingo paper.

Ch. Game 41 Note Note: Bgo 1.01 to 1.09 were adopted as emergency rules, effective July 1, 1974. Chapter Bgo 1 was renumbered chapter WGC 41 under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 1., Stats., Register, March, 1995, No. 471.

Ch. Game 41 Note Note: Chapter WGC 41 was renumbered chapter Game 41 under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 1., Stats., and corrections made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 6. and 7., Stats., Register November 2003 No. 575.

Game 41.01 Game 41.01 Standard set of bingo cards. A standard set of bingo cards consists of at least 3,000 cards numbered in sequence. Each card in a set differs from all others with respect to the distribution of playing numbers. Any number of cards may be supplied to a licensed organization and sold or rented to players at any bingo occasion, provided that all cards so supplied or sold or rented are drawn from a standard set of bingo cards.

Game 41.01 History History: Cr. Register, December, 1974, No. 228, eff. 1-1-75.

Game 41.02 Game 41.02 Area of playing surface on bingo cards. The 25 playing spaces on a regular bingo card and an extra regular card shall be contained within an area not less than 4 inches square. The 25 playing spaces on a special bingo card shall be contained within an area not less than 3 inches square.

Game 41.02 History History: Cr. Register, December, 1974, No. 228, eff. 1-1-75.

Game 41.03 Game 41.03 License number of supplier. Before any bingo card becomes the property of a licensed organization, the supplier or manufacturer shall print on the playing side of the bingo card the license number assigned to the supplier of the card by the department.

Game 41.03 Note Note: The treatment of this section by the amendment published in May, 2005 first applies to the sale of bingo cards by a licensed bingo supplier on January 1, 2006.

Game 41.03 History History: Cr. Register, December, 1974, No. 228, eff. 1-1-75; am. Register, June, 1983, No. 330, eff. 7-1-83; am. Register, July, 1991, No. 427, eff. 8-1-91; corrections made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 6. and 7., Stats., Register, March, 1995, No. 471; CR 04-073: am. Register May 2005 No. 593, eff. 6-1-05.

Game 41.04 Game 41.04 Name of licensed organization. On each regular bingo card and extra regular card, and on each grouping of regular cards permitted under s. Game 41.07, there shall be printed or otherwise permanently marked the name of the licensed organization which owns the card or grouping of cards.

Game 41.04 History History: Cr. Register, December, 1974, No. 228, eff. 1-1-75; am. Register, June, 1983, No. 330, eff. 7-1-83; correction made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register, March, 1995, No. 471.

Game 41.06 Game 41.06 Extra regular cards. At any bingo occasion except limited period bingo, any player buying or renting an extra regular card is entitled to use such card in all regular games conducted after he buys or rents the card.

Game 41.06 History History: Cr. Register, December, 1974, No. 228, eff. 1-1-75.

Game 41.07 Game 41.07 Groupings of bingo cards; fees for groupings. Any number of bingo cards in a standard set of bingo cards may be printed as a group on a single sheet, or may be manufactured in the form of a pad, and may be so supplied to a licensed organization and so sold or rented to players, provided that:

Game 41.07(1) (1) No person is obliged to pay more than $1 for admission to any bingo occasion;

Game 41.07(2) (2) Each person admitted to a bingo occasion, other than limited period bingo, is furnished with a regular bingo card enabling him to play in all regular bingo games conducted at such bingo occasion;

Game 41.07(3) (3) The fee charged for a grouping of extra regular cards on a single sheet does not exceed $1 multiplied by the number of cards so grouped, at a bingo occasion other than limited period bingo, or 50¢ multiplied by the number of cards so grouped during limited period bingo;

Game 41.07(4) (4) The fee charged for a grouping of special bingo cards on a single sheet or in the form of a pad does not exceed 25¢ multiplied by the number of cards so grouped.

Game 41.07 History History: Cr. Register, December, 1974, No. 228, eff. 1-1-75.

Game 41.08 Game 41.08 Markers. The shape of a marker used on a regular or extra regular bingo card shall be a marker’s 3 dimensional quality which depends on the relative position of all points composing its outline, surface, or physical or spatial form.

Game 41.08 History History: Cr. Register, December, 1974, No. 228, eff. 1-1-75.

Game 41.09 Game 41.09 Prohibited advertising matter. No advertising matter shall be printed or otherwise marked on any bingo card or grouping of bingo cards, except the name, mark or symbol of its manufacturer or printer, the license number of its licensed supplier, and the name of the licensed organization which owns it.

Game 41.09 History History: Cr. Register, December, 1974, No. 228, eff. 1-1-75; am. Register, July, 1991, No. 427, eff. 8-1-91.

Game 41.10 Game 41.10 Exception. Braille bingo cards, purchased from a licensed supplier, may be sold to players for use as regular, extra regular and special bingo cards. When used as a special card, a braille card need not be indelibly marked and may be reused. Braille cards need not be printed in a standard set prescribed in s. Game 41.01. All other requirements apply to Braille bingo cards.

Game 41.10 History History: Cr. Register, June, 1983, No. 330, eff. 7-1-83; correction made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register, March, 1995, No. 471.

Game 41.11 Game 41.11 Sale of bingo cards to non-licensed organizations. All bingo cards sold to any organization using free cards and donated prizes, if any, for which no payment of consideration is made by participants shall be clearly marked on the face of each card, “Not for use at licensed bingo occasion.”

Game 41.11 History History: Cr. Register, December, 1984, No. 348, eff. 1-1-85.

Game 41.12 Game 41.12 Identification of special bingo paper. The color of the paper used in each special game at any bingo occasion shall be different from the color of the paper used in any other special game at the same bingo occasion, so that no 2 special bingo games at any occasion are played on the same color paper.

Game 41.12 History History: Cr. Register, July, 1991, No. 427, eff. 8-1-91.