As used in this article, the following words shall have the following meanings:
(1) BINGO. For purposes of bingo games operated within the boundaries of Morgan County, the term game of bingo or bingo shall mean: A game of chance that is played by groups of people seated in a duly authorized and permitted location. Balls bearing a combination of one of five letters (B-I-N-G-O) and a number between 1 and 75 are randomly drawn, usually from a wheel, and announced by a caller. The game is played on flat pieces of cardboard or disposable paper containing 25 squares arranged in five vertical columns and five horizontal rows (i.e., a 5×59 square matrix). The letters B-I-N-G-O are printed above the five vertical columns, with one letter appearing above each column; the center space on the square matrix may be marked “Free,” and one of the 75 numbers with which the game typically is played is preprinted in each of the remaining 24 squares. The distribution of the 75 numbers commonly corresponds to the following arrangement on the preprinted card: 1 to 15 in the B column; 16 to 30 in the I column; 31 to 45 in the N column; 46 to 60 in the G column; and 61 to 75 in the O column. As balls are randomly drawn and the marked letter/number combination announced by the caller, each player covers (with a poker chip, “daub” of paint, or some other marking device) any square on his or her bingo card that corresponds to the announced letter/number combination. Players compete against each other to be the first to achieve a specified winning pattern (typically, five contiguous squares covered vertically, horizontally, or diagonally) announced by the caller before the beginning of each game, and a winner is required to call out the word “Bingo!” to alert other players and the caller to a possible win. Bingo cards are not cleared and a new game begun until it has been confirmed that each space covered on the putative winner’s card was, in fact, randomly drawn and announced by the caller during the course of that game. This definition may not be construed to include the operation of the game of bingo by the use of any electronic or electrical equipment or device, computer, or related equipment, telecommunication or data transmission, storage, or receiving equipment.
Terms Used In Alabama Code 45-52-150
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
- following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
- person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
