1. (1) All prize payments must be made payable to a specific person. No payments may be made to “cash.”
2. (2) All prizes to be awarded during a bingo game or session must be identified in writing and announced prior to the beginning of any game or a session of games.
3. (3) If the prize amounts are determined by attendance or at the end of a game, such as in a special or progressive jackpot bingo game, the game program shall list the attendance required for the prize amount or disclose that prizes shall be determined at the end of a game and the method for determining the prize amount. In such cases, the organization shall announce the prize amount at the end of the game.
4. (4) The maximum prize amount that may be awarded in each individual regular bingo game, progressive jackpot bingo game or special bingo game is $1,000, whether such prize is awarded in cash and/or cash equivalent goods or services.

Authority: T.C.A. § 3-17-115(c). Administrative History: Emergency rules filed August 5, 2021; effective through February 1, 2022. Emergency rules expired effective February 2, 2022, and the rules reverted to their previous statuses. New rules filed December 27, 2021; effective March 27, 2022.