Section 316-35-205 - BINGO CHAIRPERSON AND ALTERNATE BINGO CHAIRPERSON; RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES205.01 Each licensed organization must designate one bona fide and active member of the organization to be its bingo chairperson. The licensed organization may also designate up to three additional members, as defined in Regulation 35-200.15, to serve as alternate bingo chairpersons.205.01A A bingo chairperson or alternate bingo chairperson may also be licensed as the organization's utilization of funds member; however, a bingo chairperson or alternate bingo chairperson may not be licensed as a gaming manager for any licensed organization.205.01B A Class I bingo licensee must have at least one bingo chairperson or alternate bingo chairperson present for the duration of each bingo occasion, including limited period bingo occasions, which the licensed organization conducts.205.01C The presence of a bingo chairperson or alternate bingo chairperson at a Class II bingo occasion is optional. A Class II bingo licensee is required to have a gaming manager present for the duration of each bingo occasion. A Class II bingo licensee's bingo chairperson or alternate bingo chairperson may substitute for its gaming manager only in an emergency situation.205.01D In the case of a co-sponsored bingo occasion, each co-sponsoring licensed organization must have at least one bingo chairperson, alternate bingo chairperson, or gaming manager present for the duration of each bingo occasion.205.02 The bingo chairperson or, in his or her absence, the alternate bingo chairperson, has the following responsibilities and duties: 205.02A Acting as the Department's primary contact for the licensed organization's bingo activities;205.02B Ensuring, in cooperation with the licensed organization's utilization of funds member, that the organization's bingo license application information filed with the Department is kept current;205.02C Requesting, in cooperation with the licensed organization's gaming manager (when applicable), Departmental approval for changes to the days, times, or premises where the licensed organization conducts bingo, notifying the Department as required in Regulation 35-209.05 of any changes or additions to the licensed organization's bingo card pricing structure, and requesting approval for the rescheduling of a bingo occasion which was canceled due to an act of God;205.02D Supervising and directing individuals working at the licensed organization's bingo occasions;205.02E Ensuring that no one under 18 years of age participates in bingo or a lottery by the sale of pickle cards conducted at the bingo occasion and, except in the case of a limited period bingo occasion, ensuring that no alcoholic beverages are served in the area of the premises in which bingo is conducted; 205.02E(1) Ensuring, in the case of a restricted limited period bingo occasion where individuals under 18 years of age are permitted to play bingo, that such individuals do not sell, purchase, or play pickle cards, and that no alcoholic beverages are served; 205.02F Ensuring that all gaming activities conducted at the licensed organization's bingo occasion are conducted in accordance with the Nebraska Bingo Act, Nebraska Pickle Card Lottery Act, Nebraska Lottery and Raffle Act, or Nebraska Small Lottery and Raffle Act, and any rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to those Acts; 205.02G Resolving any gaming related disputes which may occur at the bingo occasion;205.02G Resolving any gaming related disputes which may occur at the bingo occasion;205.02H Ensuring that the licensed organization awards at least 50 percent of its bingo gross receipts in prizes on a quarterly basis;205.02I Ensuring that no prize awarded exceeds $1,000 in value for any single regular or limited period bingo game or $25 in value for any single restricted limited period bingo game;205.02J Ensuring that the total value of prizes awarded for bingo at the occasion does not exceed $4,000;205.02K Ensuring that the total fair market value of promotional prizes awarded does not exceed $100 for a regular bingo occasion or $250 for a limited period bingo occasion;205.02L Ensuring that complete and accurate records of all gaming activities conducted at the bingo occasion are kept, including the date of each bingo occasion, whether it is a regular, limited period, or restricted limited period bingo occasion, the gross receipts, the bingo prizes paid, the fair market value of promotional prizes awarded, the number of players at each occasion, and, if the licensed organization will be using pickle card proceeds to pay bingo related expenses, the gross pickle card sales at each bingo occasion;205.02M Ensuring that prizes awarded in cash of $500 or more are properly receipted;205.02N Ensuring that all revenues received from the conduct of gaming activities at the bingo occasion are turned over to the licensed organization's utilization of funds member or deposited directly into the appropriate bank account of the licensed organization;205.02O Ensuring that the licensed organization conspicuously posts, at each bingo occasion, its bingo license, the percentage of its bingo gross receipts paid out in prizes for the last preceding quarter, and, when applicable, its gaming manager's license and limited period bingo authorizations; and205.02P Ordering pickle card units from a licensed distributor on behalf of the licensed organization to be sold at its bingo occasions if the licensed organization is also licensed to conduct a lottery by the sale of pickle cards.205.03 If a Class II bingo licensee requires both the presence of a gaming manager and a bingo chairperson, the gaming manager is the ultimate authority on gaming related issues at the bingo occasion; however, the bingo chairperson may assist the gaming manager and act as the licensed organization's representative at the bingo game when the gaming manager is not a member of the licensed organization.205.04 An individual designated as a bingo chairperson or alternate bingo chairperson may not have a substantial interest, as defined in Regulation 35-200.20, in any individual or business licensed as a manufacturer, distributor, or commercial lessor.316 Neb. Admin. Code, 35, § 205
Sections 9-202, 9-204.02, 9-207.01, 9-209, 9-209.01, 9-214.01, 9-225.01, 9-226, 9-232.01, 9-232.02, 9-232.03, 9-241.06, 9-241.08, 9-241.09, 9-241.10, 9-255.02, 9-255.03, 9-255.06, 9-255.07, 9-255.09, 9-331, and 9-342, R.R.S. 2007. November 6, 2010