1. (a) Except as provided in subsections (c) through (e), an operator or a worker may not directly or indirectly participate, other than in a capacity as an operator or a worker, in an allowable activity that the operator or worker is conducting.

2. (b) A patron at a casino game night may deal the cards in a card game if:

   1. (1) the card game in which the patron deals the cards is a qualified card game;
   2. (2) the patron deals the cards in the manner required in the ordinary course of the qualified card game; and

   3. (3) the qualified card game is played under the supervision of the qualified organization conducting the casino game night in accordance with section 12 of this chapter (in the case of a game of Texas hold'em poker or Omaha poker) and any rules adopted by the commission.

      A patron who deals the cards in a qualified card game conducted under this subsection is not considered a worker or an operator for purposes of this article.

3. (c) A worker at a festival event may participate as a player in any gaming activity offered at the festival event except as follows:

   1. (1) A worker may not participate in any game during the time in which the worker is conducting or helping to conduct the game.
   2. (2) A worker who conducts or helps to conduct a pull tab, punchboard, or tip board event during a festival event may not participate as a player in a pull tab, punchboard, or tip board event conducted on the same calendar day.

4. (d) A worker at a bingo event:

   1. (1) whose duties are limited to:

      1. (A) selling bingo supplies;
      2. (B) selling tickets for a raffle conducted at the bingo event; or
      3. (C) the duties described in both clauses (A) and (B);
   2. (2) who has completed all of the worker's duties before the start of the first bingo game of the bingo event; and

   3. (3) who is not engaged as a worker at any other time during the bingo event;

      may participate as a player in any gaming activity offered at the bingo event following the completion of the worker's duties at the bingo event.

5. (e) A worker at a raffle conducted by a qualified organization may purchase a raffle ticket for a particular drawing at the raffle, subject to the following restrictions:

   1. (1) The worker may not purchase a raffle ticket from himself or herself.
   2. (2) The worker may not participate in the drawing of a winner.

As added by P.L.58-2019, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.188-2019, SEC.5; P.L.145-2021, SEC.7.