D.C. Charitable Gaming: Prohibited Acts

CHAPTER 17, PROHIBITED ACTS

Title 30 District of Columbia Municipal Regulations

17-1 CHAPTER 17 PROHIBITED ACTS

1700 GAMES PROHIBITED
1700.1 No game prohibited by law shall be allowed at any bingo operation, raffle draw or Monte Carlo night party.

1700.2 In the Federal enclave, in adjacent public buildings and land controlled by the Shipstead-Luce Act as amended by 53 Stat. 1144, in the Old Georgetown district or on property owned by or under the control of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority the following activities shall be prohibited to the extent prohibited by law:

(a) Bingo operations and sale of charitable games tickets;

(b) The sale of raffle tickets, or raffle drawings; and

(c) Monte Carlo night parties.

AUTHORITY: Unless otherwise noted, the authority for this chapter is §4 of the Law to Legalize Lotteries, Daily Numbers Games, and Bingo and Raffles for Charitable Purposes in the District of Columbia, D.C. Law 3-172, D.C. Code §2-2501 et seq. (1994 Repl. Vol.).
SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 3788, 3822 (May 20, 1988).

1701 ADVERTISING
1701.1 There shall be no advertisement of a bingo operation, raffles, or Monte Carlo Night parties in the Federal enclave, in the Old Georgetown district, or on real or personal property owned by or under the control of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) to the extent prohibited by law.

1701.2 Bingo operations, raffles, and Monte Carlo Night parties shall be advertised in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

1701.3 No advertisement for bingo operations, raffles or Monte Carlo Night shall contain the following:

(a) Unwarranted, exaggerated, doubtful, or superlative claims

(b) Misleading or ambiguous statements;

(c) Infringement of another advertiser's rights, whether by plagiarism, copyright or trademark infringement, or otherwise;

(d) Disparagement of competitors or competitors' goods and services;

(e) Statements or announcements which are slanderous obscene, profane, vulgar, repulsive, or offensive, either in theme or in treatment; and

(f) Contests prohibited by law.

1701.4 The Board shall have the right to require the licensed organization to delete or modify any advertisement which, in its opinion, does not conform to the foregoing regulations or the public interest.
SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 3788, 3823 (May 20, 1988).

1702 PERSONS UNDER AGE EIGHTEEN
1702.1 No person shall knowingly permit any person under the age of eighteen (18) years to participate as a player in a bingo game to purchase raffle tickets or participate in Monte Carlo Night parties in accordance with D.C. Code §2-2534 (1994 Repl. Vol.).
SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 3788, 3823 (May 20, 1988).

1703 AIDING OR ABETTING UNAUTHORIZED BINGO, RAFFLES OR MONTE CARLO NIGHT
1703.1 No person shall aid or abet in conducting bingo, raffles, or Monte Carlo night parties except in accordance with D.C. Code §2-2532 (1994 Repl. Vol.).
SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 3788, 3823 (May 20, 1988).

1704 FINES
1704.1 Pursuant to D.C. Code §2-2524 (1994 Repl. Vol.), the Board may levy a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for any violation of the rules governing the conduct of bingo, raffles or Monte Carlo night parties.
SOURCE : Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 3788, 3823 (May 20, 1988).