Okla. Admin. Code § 45:50-1-2

Current through Vol. 42, No. 4, November 1, 2024
Section 45:50-1-2 - Definitions

In addition to the definitions found in the Oklahoma Charity Games Act, the following words and terms, when used in this Chapter shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Act" means the Oklahoma Charity Games Act, Section 401 et seq., of Title 3A, of the Oklahoma Statutes.

"Auxiliary" means a unit or society which is affiliated with, and organized in accordance with, the bylaws and regulations of the parent organization.

"Bingo equipment" means all paraphernalia used to conduct a bingo game including selection equipment, number display boards, and bingo faces. This definition does not include audio or video equipment which plays no part in the conduct of the game other than communicating the progress of the game or items used to mark numbers on the cards.

"Card number" or "center number" means the number printed in the center space or elsewhere on the bingo face that identifies the unique pattern of numbers printed on that card.

"Concealed bingo face sheet" means a non-reusable bingo face constructed to conceal the bingo face.

"Conduct of a charity game" means the selling of bingo faces, U-Pik-Em game sets and breakopen tickets, the calling of numbers, the verification of winners and the payment or delivery of winnings.

"Conforming face" means a bingo face with the word "Oklahoma" and a facsimile outline of the map of Oklahoma printed thereon.

"Continuous or simultaneous game" means using a bingo face to play more than one game either at the same time or in sequence.

"Designator" means an item such as a ping pong ball, used to select numbers and letters in a bingo game.

"Flare" means the information sheet provided by the manufacturer that sets forth the rules of a particular game of breakopen tickets and that is associated with a specific deal of breakopen tickets. The "flare" shall contain the following information:

(A) Name of the game;

(B) Manufacturer name or manufacturer logo;

(C) Form number;

(D) Ticket count;

(E) Prize structure, which shall include the number of winning breakopen tickets by denomination, with their respective winning symbols, numbers or both;

(F) Cost per play; and

(G) Deal serial number.

"Member" shall mean those persons defined as members in the organization's constitution, organizational document or by-laws. Member shall include an auxiliary unit or society member.

"Packet" means a combination of bingo sheets that are sold as a unit.

"Prizes" means cash or merchandise awarded to game winners.

"Selection equipment" means a device that may be operated manually or automatically and is used to randomly select bingo designators from a receptacle.

"Serial number" means the unique minimum five (5) digit number printed by the manufacturer on each bingo sheet in a set.

"Series" means the number of unique bingo faces contained in a set. A 1-9000 series, for example, has 9,000 unique faces with center or card numbers ranging from 1-9000.

"Set" means the bingo faces contained within each series.

"Sheet" means a disposable piece of paper containing one or more bingo faces.

"Verification" means the final determination of a winner by use of a verification device.

"Verification device" means a book compiled by the manufacturer of bingo faces which lists the unique pattern of numbers on each face by center number or an electronic verifier on bingo selection equipment which is used to verify the authenticity of a winning face.

Okla. Admin. Code § 45:50-1-2

Added at 10 Ok Reg 4713, eff 9-17-93 (emergency); Added at 11 Ok Reg 4415, eff 8-11-94