N.H. Admin. Code § Lot 7005.02

Current through Register No. 36, September 5, 2024

Section Lot 7005.02 - Bingo Paper Construction Standards

(a) Cards, and sheets used in the conduct of bingo games shall be designed to be disposable and comply with the following manufacture standards:

(1) The paper used should be of sufficient weight and quality to:

a. Allow for legible numbers and prevent ink from spreading or bleeding through, thereby obscuring other numbers on other bingo cards or sheets, and

b. Maintain the original condition and not deteriorate when properly stored and normally handled and protected from environmental elements;

(2) The manufacturer's name, logo or identifying mark shall appear on each card or sheet;

(3) Permutation numbers shall be displayed in the center square, at the bottom right corner of each card, or in both places;

(4) Numbers printed on the card must be randomly assigned;

(5) Each set of bingo cards or sheets shall bear the same serial number, except that a collation or packet that is made up of a number of sets need not bear the same serial number;

(6) Bingo cards and sheets assembled in packets shall be glued, not stapled, in such a way that the papers can be separated without the cards being defaced or similarly damaged;

(7) All cards and sheets shall contain a serial number;

(8) The exterior of each carton of bingo paper shall include a listing, a bar code or a combination of bar-coding and labeling that provides all of the following information:

a. Type of product;

b. Quantity of cards, sheets, or packets;

c. Series and serial numbers;

d. Quantity of cases;

e. Cut and color of paper; and

f. Product code or identifier;

(9) The information specified in (8) above shall also be provided on a packing slip inside each box;

(10) To assist in the audit of the bingo product, each carton of cards, sheets, or packets shall:

a. Include an audit tracking system that will enable the charitable organization to control paper by means other than "series" or "perm" number; and

b. Be divided at established intervals; and

(11) A valid verification system, such as a verification book, master control book, or an electronic data base, or version thereof, shall be provided and certified by the manufacturer as a true and accurate illustration of the pattern of numbers on every card in each permutation to be used to verify the authenticity of a winning card.

(b) The following construction standards shall apply to concealed-face bingo paper:

(1) A sequential audit number shall be printed on the outside of each card or sheet of concealed-face bingo paper;

(2) To ensure randomness, concealed-face bingo paper shall be shuffled prior to printing the sequential audit number upon the outside of the card;

(3) Concealed-face bingo paper shall be constructed to prevent bingo numbers from being viewed or determined from the outside of the card; and

(4) The sealing or gluing of the concealed-face bingo paper shall not cause any card to be defaced upon opening.

(c) All bingo cards and sheets approved by the commission and in use prior to the effective date of this rule, which have not been subsequently changed or modified, shall be exempt from the requirement in (a)-(b) above, and may remain in use.

(d) A charitable organization may offer special cards that do not meet the requirements of this section when:

(1) The use of the special cards, such as braille card, will allow an individual with a disability to participate in the event;

(2) The organization has adopted house rules that specifically address the availability, use, and sale of such cards that ensure that the integrity of the game is being preserved; and

(3) Controls are in place to ensure the use of such cards does not negatively affect the integrity of the game.

N.H. Admin. Code § Lot 7005.02

Derived from Volume XL Number 28, Filed July 9, 2020, Proposed by #13067, Effective 6/26/2020, Expires 6/27/2030 (See Revision Notes #1, #2, and #3 at chapter heading for Lot 7000).