Glossary

A nonprofit board, association, corporation, or other organization domiciled in Louisiana and qualified with the United States Internal Revenue Service for an exemption from federal income tax.

Note: Applicant must attend training prior to approval of license.

Any person or entity, other than a bona fide nonprofit organization licensed under this chapter, who leases any building, structure, or premises to organizations.

Any person or entity who sells, offers for sale, or otherwise furnishes supplies or equipment for use in the conduct of any authorized game of chance.

A machine designed for playing bingo that uses an electronic random-number generator to select numbers instead of drawing numbers from a receptacle.

Any person or business entity who manufactures electronic video bingo machines for sale in this state.

Any person or entity who manufactures for sale, offers for sale, or otherwise furnishes gaming supplies or equipment for use in the conduct of any game of chance.

A bona fide nonprofit organization licensed by the Office to conduct games of chance which leases any building or structure used for charitable gaming to other organizations licensed by the Office.

Single or banded tickets or cards with concealed numbers or symbols where one or more tickets or cards are designated in advance as winners.

Note: Fee included in organizational license fee.

A type of lottery in which several persons pay, in shares, the value of something put up as a stake, and then determine by chance which person becomes the sole possessor of it.

Note: Fee included in organizational license fee.

A license to conduct one bingo session where the total prize amount does not exceed $25,000 in cash or things of equal value.

A Special Session is limited to six consecutive hours. No organization shall be issued more than two special licenses per year.

A current officer approved by the Office must complete and sign the Special Bingo License form.

Note: This form must be submitted to the Office for approval, with the correct fee paid by check from the Charitable Gaming Account, no later than 72 hours before the session.

The Organization Official Information Sheet must be completed and submitted within ten days of the change in officer(s).

A current officer approved by the Office must sign the form authorizing the change.

List at least one official as Member-in-Charge and as many alternate Members-in-Charge as necessary to assure that at least one Member-in-Charge is present at all games.

The officer(s) must complete the required explanation section and answer whether they have been arrested. If yes is marked, attach an explanation.

To add or inactivate a member, an official may submit the request in writing by mail, fax, or on a diskette.

The request must include the organization's license number, the complete home address of the member including ZIP code, the member's Social Security number, and full date of birth.

There is no charge for changes in members.

Email is not a secure environment, so never send confidential information through email.

Any addition, deletion, or other change to an organization's charitable gaming license.

The Office will issue a new license after each change, and the new license must be displayed in the hall where games are played.

Any addition, deletion, or other change to an organization's charitable gaming license.

The Office will issue a new license after each change, and the new license must be displayed in the hall where games are played.

A current officer approved by the Office must complete and sign the location schedule change form.

This form must be submitted to the Office no later than 72 hours before the change.

If the organization is taking a session from another organization, the session requested must be deleted from the other organization's license and added to the organization requesting approval for the added session.

Both organizations must submit a location schedule change form for the Office to approve the session change.

The Office will issue a new license after each change, and the new license must be displayed in the hall where games are played.

An organization is ceasing to play bingo and wishes to cancel its license.

If an organization is withdrawing from gaming, the request must be submitted to the Office in writing and signed by a current officer.

The withdrawal request must specify the last date a gaming session was held, include an inventory of supplies on hand, surrender the original license, make sure all fees are current, and file a final quarterly report with the Office.