The finance director may authorize
nonprofit, charitable organizations to conduct bingo games for a year
upon the payment of an annual license fee of $25.00, or for a day,
upon the payment of a daily license fee of five dollars, subject to
the conditions set forth in this chapter. Such license may be suspended
or revoked by the finance director upon the violation of any provision
of this chapter.
(Ord. 1963 §
1, 1986)
Notwithstanding any other provision
of this chapter to the contrary, the game of bingo shall include cards
having numbers or symbols which are concealed and preprinted in a
manner providing for distribution of prizes; provided, however, that
pull-tab bingo shall be permitted only under the following conditions:
A. The name and address of the manufacturer
of pull-tab games to be played by the licensed organization shall
be submitted to the chief of police for approval.
B. A sample of each type of preprinted pull-tab
card shall be submitted to the chief of police for approval.
C. All authorized pull tabs shall bear the
legend “For sale or use only in a Bingo Game authorized under
California law and pursuant to local ordinance.”
D. The licensed organization shall maintain
records of the purchase and sale of pull tabs in a manner prescribed
by the police department.
E. All pull-tab cards, used or unused, shall
be subject to inspection.
F. Each prize shall be paid in the same manner
as bingo prizes.
G. No pull tabs shall be sold or played outside
of the “Bingo playing areas.”
H. Pull tabs may be sold only during each
authorized bingo game of play.
I. No pull tabs shall be sold from any type
of mechanical or electronic device.
J. The winning or losing cards shall not be
known prior to the game by any person participating in the playing
or operation of the bingo game.
(Ord. 1963 §
1, 1986)
Notwithstanding the limitation contained in subsection (B)(2) of Section
10.62.020, a special license may be issued to an organization, which otherwise qualifies under the provisions of this chapter, to conduct games up to a total of four days each week, upon the following conditions:
A. The cards for the bingo games shall not
be sold for consideration that exceeds one cent per card;
B. The aggregate prizes awarded shall not
exceed the total of all of the consideration received at the beginning
of each game; and
C. All of the consideration received shall
be returned as a prize or prizes at the end of each game.
(Ord. 1963 §
1, 1986)