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TITLE 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION
PART 9 - TEXAS LOTTERY COMMISSION
CHAPTER 402 - CHARITABLE BINGO OPERATIONS DIVISION
SUBCHAPTER B - CONDUCT OF BINGO
SECTION/RULE §402.201 - Prohibited Bingo Occasion
Chapter Review Date 10/30/2024

(a) No licensee shall sell bingo cards for a bingo occasion or commence or continue a bingo occasion unless an active member that has been designated pursuant to the Occupations Code, §2001.411, is physically present at the bingo premises and is actively supervising and directing the sale of bingo cards and the bingo occasion. Any sale of bingo cards, game of bingo, or bingo occasion conducted in violation of this provision is a violation of the Bingo Enabling Act.(b) If a complaint regarding illegal bingo is substantiated, the Commission will issue a cease and desist letter and copy local law enforcement if the location is known.

Source Note: The provisions of this §402.201 adopted to be effective March 21, 2005, 30 TexReg 1630; amended to be effective March 9, 2010, 35 TexReg 1996; amended to be effective February 27, 2025, 50 TexReg 986.

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