HB 671 -- Bingo

Sponsor:  Lair

This bill changes the laws regarding bingo.  In its main
provisions, the bill:

(1)  Allows organizations with abbreviated licenses to conduct
bingo games up to 15 times annually;

(2)  Requires all organizations licensed to conduct bingo games
to pay a $50 annual license fee;

(3)  Authorizes the Missouri Gaming Commission to establish the
daily prize amount for nonprogressive bingo games;

(4)  Removes the provision allowing licensees to require players
to purchase more than a standard pack of bingo cards in order to
participate in a bingo game;

(5)  Allows licensees to conduct bingo games twice a week instead
of once a week;

(6)  Increases the amount which may be used for advertising from
2% to 10% of the total amount expended from bingo receipts;

(7)  Removes the advertising provision which prohibits licensees
from referencing aggregate values of bingo prizes;

(8)  Prohibits bingo games from operating between the hours of 1
a.m. and 7 a.m.  Currently, no games can be conducted between
midnight and 10 a.m.;

(9)  Allows licensees to own or lease commission-approved
pull-tab vending machines from a licensed supplier and prohibits
organizations from sharing machines;

(10)  Requires all licensees to make quarterly reports to the
commission;

(11)  Changes the record retention requirement from three to two
years;

(12)  Increases the one-time application fee for a manufacturer's
license to an amount not to exceed $5,000 and the renewal fee to
an amount not to exceed $1,000; and

(13)  Requires the applicant for a supplier or manufacturer
license to be responsible for all investigative costs incurred by
the commission.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated November 17, 2009 at 9:25 am