Ariz. Admin. Code § 15-7-202

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 49, December 6, 2024

Section R15-7-202 - Special Bonus Game

A. A Class B or C licensee may hold only one special bonus game on the same respective day of each calendar week. A licensee shall continue a special bonus game throughout the calendar quarter in which the special bonus game begins or until the total prize amount awarded for the game reaches $12,000.00 in the aggregate per quarter. The licensee shall not carry over any unused portion of the $12,000.00 limit into any other quarter. A licensee may conduct no more than five different special bonus games per quarter.

B. A licensee wishing to conduct a special bonus game shall submit the application provided by the Department and receive written approval before initiating the special bonus game. A manager of the licensee shall attest to the accuracy of the application by signing the application. Each special bonus game application shall include the following:

1. The licensee's name, address, and license number;

2. The day of the week the special bonus game will be played;

3. A description of the manner in which the special bonus game will be conducted and the total amount of prize money to be offered each quarter;

4. The pattern that will be required to win the bingo game;

5. The number of calls within which the pattern must be accomplished to win the prize, if applicable;

6. The dollar value of each designated prize;

7. The type of card to be used; and

8. The cost per card to the player.

C. The Department shall approve only a special bonus game application that is complete and that describes a special bonus game that complies with A.R.S. Title 5, Chapter 4, and this Chapter. The Department shall return the application to the licensee with either an approval or an explanation for the disapproval within 14 days of the receipt of the application. The licensee may amend the application and resubmit it for the Department's approval.

D. A licensee may cancel a special bonus game by sending written notice to the Department before the beginning of a quarter. The licensee shall submit a special bonus game application before changing any aspect of the special bonus game as described in the application under subsection (B). A change of a special bonus game may take effect only on the first day of a quarter. The approval to hold special bonus games shall be conspicuously displayed at the place where the games of bingo are to be conducted at all times during any game.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R15-7-202

Adopted effective April 25, 1986 (Supp. 86-2). Amended effective December 22, 1989 (Supp. 89-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 9 A.A.R. 4186, effective November 8, 2003 (Supp. 03-3).