Iowa Code 99B.23 – Bingo — licensing exception
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A person shall be authorized to conduct a bingo occasion without a license as otherwise required by this chapter if all of the following requirements are met:
1. Participants in the bingo occasion are not charged to enter the premises where bingo is conducted.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 99B.23
- Bingo: means a game, whether known as bingo or any other name, in which each participant uses one or more cards each of which is marked off into spaces arranged in horizontal and vertical rows of spaces, with each space being designated by number, letter, symbol, or picture, or combination of numbers, letters, symbols, or pictures. See Iowa Code 99B.1
- Bingo occasion: means a single gathering or session at which a series of bingo games is played. See Iowa Code 99B.1
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
2. Participants in the bingo occasion are not charged to play.
3. Any prize awarded at the bingo occasion shall be donated.
4. The bingo occasion is conducted as an activity and not for fundraising purposes.