Title 30 District of Columbia Municipal Regulations
99-1
9900 DEFINITIONS
9900.1 When used in this title, the following terms and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed:
Act – Law to Legalize Lottery Daily Numbers Games, and Bingo and Raffles For Charitable Purposes In The District of Columbia (D.C. Law 3-172, as amended.) D.C. Official Code §§ 3-1301 et seq. and 22-1701 et seq. (50 DCR 10656)
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Agent - any licensee of the Agency authorized to sell lottery tickets including, without limitation, terminal operators or other persons employed by an agent to sell lottery tickets. (45 DCR 1445)
Agency - the independent agency of the government of the District of Columbia which operates under the authority and direction of the D.C. Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board and under the direct administrative and management supervision of the Executive Director appointed in accordance with D.C. Code §2-2503 (1994 Repl. Vol.).
Bet - shall have the common meaning ascribed to it and shall be synonymous with wager.
Bet Slip - synonymous with “selection slip.” (45 DCR 1445)
Bingo Games - the form of gambling established pursuant to the Act which have the characteristics
prescribed in the Act and the Agency’s rules.
Bingo Operation - a single gathering or session at which a series of successive bingo games is played.
Bingo Supplies and Equipment - all cards, boards, sheets, marker, pads or other supplies, devices, or equipment designed for use in the play of bingo.
Board - the District of Columbia Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board appointed under D.C. Code §2-2501 (1994 Repl. Vol.).
Caller - the person drawing and audibly calling the bingo numbers to the players.
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Director - the Executive Director of the Agency or his or her designee. (48 DCR 878)
District - the territorial area known as the District of Columbia or the municipal government of the District of Columbia, as the context may require.
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Executive Director - the Executive Director of the Agency or his or her designee. (48 DCR 878)
Extra Regular Card - a nondisposable card which affords additional opportunities to play in a regular bingo game to be played at a bingo operation.
Federal Enclave - the National Capitol Service Area as defined by Title VII, §739 (a) of the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act (Approved, Dec. 24, 1973, 87 Stat. 774, Pub. L. 93-198).
Fee - an amount paid to the Agency for a license, bond or other administrative costs by any person conducting gaming pursuant to the Act.
Floor - the area used by bingo players during a bingo event.
Game Board - sometimes referred to as “grid,” the area of the selection slip that contains all the possible numbers which may be played. Each grid is identified by a letter, for example, A, B, C, D or E. Game boards may also appear on tickets.
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Gross Receipts - the total receipts from any charitable gaming event.
Handle - the gross receipts from the sale of all bingo cards including regular, extra regular, special and Title 30 District of Columbia Municipal Regulations 99-3 multihall bingo cards.
Instant Game - a game in which tickets have a concealed prize structure printed on the ticket, and winners
are determined when the player removes a covering material on the ticket which conceals the prize structure
to determine winning tickets.
Instant Tickets - sometimes referred to as a scratch tickets, are tickets for an instant game.
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License - a permit issued by the Board authorizing a person to sell lottery tickets as an agent or to conduct charitable gaming in the District.
Licensed Organization - any person, firm, partnership, association, organization, corporation, or other entity authorized by the Act and this title to conduct charitable gaming.
Licensed Supplier - a supplier of charitable gaming equipment licensed by the Board.
Limited Period Bingo - the operation of bingo for a period of not more than seven (7) consecutive days at a festival, bazaar, picnic, carnival, or similar special functions.
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Multihall Bingo Game - a lawful bingo game played simultaneously at two (2) or more premises within or outside the District, in which a portion of the bingo sales revenue of the participating bingo operations are combined to form a combined prize fund, where the bingo players at each participating bingo operation have a chance to win one (1) or more prizes paid out of the combined prize fund, and the bingo numbers drawing is held at a single location and is clearly audible or visible to the players at each participating bingo premises.
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Net Proceeds - the gross receipts collected from any charitable gaming event, less reasonable sums necessarily and actually expended for supplies and equipment, prizes, license fees, and expenses ordinarily incidental to the conduct of charitable gaming.
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Person - any individual, association, partnership, corporation, club, trust, estate, society, company, joint stock company, receiver, trustee, assignee, referee, or any person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, whether appointed by a court or otherwise, and any combination of individuals.
Pool - sum of wagers collected and from which prizes are allocated.
Premises - any area in which a charitable gaming event or lottery is being conducted.
Pull Tab Lottery Game - a lottery game that offers pre-printed tickets on which one (1) or more tabs may be opened to reveal immediately whether or not the player has won. (44 DCR 229)
Pull Tab Ticket - a lottery ticket in a pull tab lottery game. Pull tab tickets does not mean “charity game tickets” governed by §1409 of this title. (44 DCR 229)
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Raffle - a lottery, other than that operated by the District, that is conducted pursuant to the Act, in which a prize is won by at least one of numerous persons buying tickets. The winning ticket or tickets are to be chosen by a random draw.
Raffle Ticket - a coupon sold by the licensed organization offering a chance in a raffle drawing.
Regular Bingo Card - a nondisposable card issued to a person upon payment of the admission fee which Title 30 District of Columbia Municipal Regulations 99-5 gives a person the opportunity to participate in all regular games played at a bingo operation.
Regular Bingo Game - a bingo game in which a person, upon payment of an admission, is issued a regular bingo card and may purchase or rent extra regular cards.
Selection Slip - a card or slip used to assist a player in placing a wager.
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Shipstead-Luce Boundaries - the boundaries outlined in D.C. Code §5-410 (1994 Repl. Vol.).
Special Bingo card - any bingo game which is not a regular bingo game and which is played with special bingo cards.
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SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 39 DCR 7439, 7465 (October 2, 1992); as amended by Final Rulemaking published by 46 DCR 604
(January 22, 1999); as amended by Final Rulemaking published by 45 DCR 1438, 1445 (March 13, 1998).
