1. (a) A charitable organization shall adopt and follow house rules that do not violate RSA 287-E or this chapter, and address a minimum of the following:

   1. (1) What constitutes a bingo and whether or not the last number called need be involved;
   2. (2) The responsibility of the bingo player to make it known to the game officials that the player has a bingo;
   3. (3) Reserved seating policies;
   4. (4) The start and end time for purchasing bingo cards;
   5. (5) Availability, use, and sale of special cards for the blind or handicapped;
   6. (6) Card exchange, if allowed;
   7. (7) If the charity uses a mixing machine, whether or not the mixing machine will be shut off before a bingo has been verified;
   8. (8) Whether or not regular card purchase is necessary to play the winner-take-all game;
   9. (9) What constitutes an official ball, such as requiring that both the letter and number be announced by the caller before a ball is considered official, even if the ball has been shown on the video monitor;
   10. (10) Smoking/non-smoking policy which shall comply with RSA 155:66 through RSA 155:70;
   11. (11) Use of a card-minding device that allows a player to play several cards at the same time;
   12. (12) The manner in which consolation prizes will be awarded, if applicable;
   13. (13) The effective date of the house rules;
   14. (14) The criteria for awarding coupons;
   15. (15) The name of a member of the charitable organization to be contacted by a player with comments, concerns, or questions;
   16. (16) That the bingo game will be conducted in accordance with RSA 287-E and this chapter; and
   17. (17) If applicable, criteria relative to the availability, use, and sale of special cards for use by individuals with disabilities.
2. (b) The charitable organization shall maintain copies of all house rules that were in effect within the prior 2 years, and make such documents available to the commission upon request.
3. (c) Prior to the start of the first game of a bingo event, the charitable organization shall ensure that a public announcement is made letting players know where copies of the house rules are located and how copies can be obtained.

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