Current through September 2, 2024
Section 52.01.03.313 - PLAY USING ELECTRONIC BINGO MACHINES01.No Player-Owned Devices. Use of player-owned electronic bingo devices is prohibited. See Section 67-7719(2), Idaho Code.02.Provision of Devices. Only the bingo game operator can provide electronic bingo devices. The operator may charge for the use of an electronic bingo device. If there is a charge for use of an electronic bingo device, the fee must be separately stated on the cash register and the bingo player's receipt and be included in the gross revenues. See Section 67-7719(3) and (11), Idaho Code.03.Use of Devices On Premises. A player using an electronic bingo device must be on the premises during play to be eligible to play bingo or to win a prize. See Section 67-7719(3), Idaho Code.04.Available Devices. Electronic bingo devices must be made available on a first-come, first-served basis, and no device can be reserved for any player, except a device may be reserved for players with a disability (within the meaning of the Americans with Disabilities Act) if the disability would restrict or impair the player's ability to mark bingo cards. A bingo game operator may provide and reserve electronic bingo devices exclusively for persons with disabilities and forbid their use by all other persons. See Section 67-7719(5), Idaho Code.05.One Device Per Player. It is prohibited for any player to use more than one (1) electronic bingo device at a time. See Section 67-7719(6), Idaho Code. No electronic bingo device can be used to monitor hard bingo or shutter cards. See Section 67-7719(7), Idaho Code.06.Reserve Devices. Every bingo game operator using electronic bingo devices must keep at least one (1) electronic bingo device in reserve as a backup in case a device in use malfunctions. See Section 67-7719(4), Idaho Code. A reserve device is not considered an available device under Subsection 302.04 of this rule. If a reserve device is put in use to replace a malfunctioning electronic bingo device, and if there are no more unused electronic bingo devices available to serve as a reserve device, the operator is not required to take an electronic bingo device from a player that is then using the device in order to maintain a reserve device, and the operator may continue to offer bingo games without a reserve device throughout the remainder of the session, unless one (1) or more electronic bingo devices are turned in before the session ends, in which case a device that was turned in will then become the reserve device.07.Loading Electronic Bingo Devices. A bingo operator using an electronic bingo device is prohibited from downloading electronic bingo cards into an electronic bingo device before payment by the player. The player must be on the bingo operator's premises when the device is downloaded with electronic bingo cards. The device can only be downloaded with electronic bingo cards during the session. See Section 67-7719(10), Idaho Code. Players are prohibited from choosing or rejecting individual electronic bingo cards loaded into an electronic bingo device. See Section 67-7719(8), Idaho Code.08.Additional Paper Cards. When a player who has purchased fifty-four (54) bingo cards per game is using an electronic bingo device to monitor up to fifty-four (54) cards, a bingo operator may allow the player to purchase additional disposable paper bingo cards to play using a manual daubing or marking method. See Section 67-7719(9), Idaho Code.09.Other Requirements. The Director or the Director of Lottery Security, or his designee may by letter or other written communication prescribe appropriate procedures for play and determination of winners and other matters generally covered by Sections 307 through 309 of these rules for paper bingo cards whenever it is necessary to do so in conjunction with the use or playing characteristics or other attributes of a given hardware or software. These letters are public records within the meaning of Title 74, Chapter 1, Idaho Code.Idaho Admin. Code r. 52.01.03.313