Sand City Municipal Code Ch. 5.08 Bingo

Bingo games shall be allowed in the incorporated area of the City pursuant to the terms of this chapter.

(Ord. 76-82 §1)

As used in this chapter, "bingo" means a game of chance in which prizes are awarded on the basis of designated numbers or symbols on a card which conform to numbers or symbols selected at random.

(Ord. 76-82 §12)

Bingo games shall be only for the benefit of organizations exempted from the payment of the bank and corporation tax by Sections 23701a, 23701b, 23701d, 23701e, 23701f, 23701g and 23701(l) of the Revenue and Taxation Code and by mobilehome park associations and senior citizens organizations; and provided the receipts of such games are used only for charitable purposes.

(Ord. 76-82 §2; Ord. 86-7 Art. 3 §5.1)

No person shall receive a profit, wage or salary from any bingo game authorized by Section 19 of Article IV of the State Constitution and the ordinance codified in this chapter. Security personnel employed by the organization conducting the bingo game may be paid from the revenues of bingo games as provided in subdivisions (j) and (k) of Section 326.5 of the Penal Code.

(Ord. 76-82 §3; Ord. 86-7 Art. 3 §5.2; Ord. 17-04 §13)

No minor shall be allowed to participate in any bingo game.

(Ord. 76-82 §4)

A nonprofit, charitable organization shall conduct a bingo game only on property owned or leased by it, and which property is used by such organization for an office or for performance of the purpose for which the organization is organized.

(Ord. 76-82 §5)

All bingo games shall be open to the public, not just to the members of the nonprofit charitable organization.

(Ord. 76-82 §6)

A bingo game shall be operated and staffed only by members of the nonprofit charitable organization which organized it. Such members shall not receive a profit, wage or salary from any bingo game. Only the organization authorized to conduct a bingo game shall operate such game, or participate in the promotion, supervision or any other phase of such game.

(Ord. 76-82 §7)

No individual, corporation, partnership or other legal entity except the organization authorized by license to conduct a bingo game shall hold a financial interest in the conduct of such bingo game.

(Ord. 76-82 §8)

All profits derived from a bingo game shall be kept in a special fund or account and shall not be commingled with any other fund or account.

(Ord. 76-82 §9)

No person shall be allowed to participate in a bingo game unless the person is physically present at the time and place in which the bingo game is being conducted.

(Ord. 76-82 §10)

The total value of prizes awarded during the conduct of any bingo games shall not exceed $250 in cash or kind, or both, for each separate game which is held.

(Ord. 76-82 §11)

No bingo game shall be conducted except pursuant to a license issued by the City Clerk. Applications for such license shall be made upon forms supplied by the City Clerk, and shall be filed with the clerk accompanied by a license fee of $100. The license, if issued, shall be for a period of 12 months. If the City Council finds that the applicant does not qualify under the terms of this chapter, or that the conducting of bingo games at the particular location stated in the application will violate some other ordinance of the City, the Council shall deny said application.

(Ord. 76-82 §13)

The license to operate any bingo game conducted or operated contrary to the terms and provisions of this chapter and/or any participation therein contrary to the provisions of this chapter, shall be revoked and any further operation shall be, and the same is declared to be unlawful and a public nuisance and the district attorney of the County shall, upon order of the City Council immediately commence an action or proceeding for the abatement and enjoinment thereof in the manner provided by law.

(Ord. 76-82 §16)

The remedies provided for in this chapter shall be cumulative and not exclusive.

(Ord. 76-82 §17)

It is a misdemeanor for any person to violate the provisions of Section 5.08.040 and upon conviction thereof is punishable by a fine not to exceed $10,000.

(Ord. 76-82 §14)