1. (a) Equipment used in the conduct of bingo shall be maintained in good and proper working condition, and operated in a manner such that each player is given an equal opportunity of winning.

2. (b) The charitable organization shall:

   1. (1) Only use bingo equipment that is free of any defects and functioning in proper working order;
   2. (2) Furnish or operate bingo equipment in such a manner that each player is given an equal opportunity to win; and
   3. (3) Test the equipment prior to conducting a bingo event to ensure it is working properly.
3. (c) Bingo ball machines and other selection devices, flashboards, and other display devices, and other bingo equipment used in the selection and display of game numbers shall be designed to produce randomness.

4. (d) When bingo balls are utilized, the charitable organization shall ensure that the following are true:

   1. (1) Any characteristics that control the selection of the balls, such as size, shape, weight, and balance, are the same for all balls within a given set;
   2. (2) All the balls within a given set are present, clean, and free of defects and otherwise in operating condition before being utilized;
   3. (3) Each set of balls in play is distinguishable from all other sets of balls in play;
   4. (4) The balls are locked in a safe storage place when not in used; and
   5. (5) Access to bingo operating equipment, including bingo balls and ball blowers, is restricted to authorized persons only.

5. (e) All mechanical ball blowers, which use air flow for mixing and randomly selecting balls, shall be constructed:

   1. (1) To allow game participants to view the mixing action of the balls; and
   2. (2) To prohibit any interruption of the mixing action of the balls in an effort to alter the selection of the balls, except when the device is shut off.

Source. #13067, eff 6-26-20; ss by #14138, eff 11-27-24, EXPIRES: 11-27-34)