Sec. 692.302. - Conduct of bingo.

Each bingo game shall be conducted under the following conditions of play: (a) An operator may not conduct bingo during any calendar week any more often than is permitted by F.S. § 849.093(4). (b) Prizes, including jackpot and all other awards, shall not exceed the limits established by F.S. § 849.093(5) and (6). (c) No service or thing of value shall be given, offered or distributed by an operator to encourage or entice participation in the play of any bingo game, except that the furnishing by an operator of non-alcoholic beverages and edibles to players to be consumed on the premises without cost shall not be construed as encouragement or enticement. (d) On two days of play in November and two days of play in December in each year an operator may accept items of food in lieu of money for the purchase of bingo cards for the sole purpose of providing baskets of food for the needy. For these special days, the operator shall keep adequate records of all items taken in and their disposition. Notice in writing shall be given to the Sheriff at least two weeks in advance of the day scheduled for a special day, and the Sheriff may, to prevent confusion and to provide an orderly series of special days of play under this subsection, assign and allot days among operators. (e) All winners shall be determined and all prizes shall be awarded within the same calendar day as that upon which the game is conducted. If the operator is an authorized organization, the requirements of F.S. § 849.093(3), relative to exhaustion of the entire net proceeds of the bingo game, shall apply and, if the operator is required by the provisions of that Section to conduct bingo games without any charge to the players until the exhaustion of the entire net proceeds, a sign or placard to that effect shall be conspicuously displayed on the premises from the time that the first bingo game without charge commences until the last bingo game without charge is completed. No prize shall be awarded unless the player shows his signed bingo card to the operator, who shall indicate thereon the amount, character and value of the prize awarded, and all the bingo cards shall be surrendered at the end of play for that day to the operator. The operator shall retain the surrendered bingo cards for a period of 90 days, or longer if required by the Sheriff. (f) No person under the age of 18 years shall: (1) Participate or be permitted to participate in any bingo game. (2) Be present or permitted to be present in that part of the premises where a bingo game is being conducted. (g) No bingo card shall be removed from the premises where the bingo game is being conducted for any reason whatsoever while a bingo game is in progress. (h) No alcoholic beverages shall be permitted, consumed or allowed to be consumed in that part of any premises where a bingo game is being conducted. (i) No other game of chance or skill whatsoever shall be offered, played, conducted or participated in by any person on the premises where a bingo game is in progress or is to be played or conducted. (j) The game of bingo shall not be conducted or played under any other name, designation, title, label, term or pseudonym. (k) Each person operating or assisting in the operation of a bingo game shall wear a legible tag bearing his name and the name of the operator. The representative of the operator shall be present on the premises at all times when a bingo game is in progress, except when excused for extraordinary reasons as provided in the rules promulgated by the Sheriff. The representative shall not conduct bingo for any other operator or lessor, or any other person, whether or not licensed under this Chapter. (l) During the course of a bingo game, the operator shall post in a conspicuous place, in letters and numbers no less than three inches high, the following information: (1) The names of all persons operating or assisting in the conduct of the bingo game, including also the name of the representative, and the name of the operator. (2) The total gross receipts collected at each bingo game or series of bingo games. (3) The total value of all prizes, whether in money or other thing of value, to be awarded at each bingo game or series of bingo games. (4) The net receipts collected but not awarded as prizes. The information required by subsections (l)(2), (3) and (4) of this Section shall be posted after each bingo game or series of bingo games is completed and separate entries for each game or series of bingo games shall be indicated. All figures shall remain posted until the last bingo game is played for that day. (Ord. 78-1324-661, § 1; Ord. 82-86-25, § 5; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1) Note— Former § 405.302.