Michigan Laws 432.132 – Definitions; B to L; application of definitions in article 1
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 432.132
- Event: means , in article 1, an occasion of bingo games, a raffle, a charity game, or a numeral game conducted under a license issued under article 1, and in article 2, an occasion of a millionaire party conducted under a license issued under article 2. See Michigan Laws 432.102
- Licensee: means a person, including a qualified organization, licensed under this act. See Michigan Laws 432.103
- Location: means a building, enclosure, part of a building or enclosure, or a distinct portion of real property that is used for the purpose of conducting an event. See Michigan Laws 432.103
- Member: means an individual who qualified for membership in a qualified organization under its bylaws, articles of incorporation, charter, rules, or other written statement. See Michigan Laws 432.103
- Millionaire party: means an event at which wagers are placed on games of chance customarily associated with a gambling casino through the use of imitation money or chips that have a nominal value equal to or greater than the value of the currency for which they can be exchanged. See Michigan Laws 432.103
- Person: means an individual, firm, association, corporation, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 432.103a
- Qualified organization: means , subject to subdivision (e), either of the following:
(i) A bona fide religious, educational, service, senior citizens, fraternal, or veterans' organization that operates without profit to its members and that either has been in existence continuously as an organization for a period of 5 years or is exempt from taxation under section 501(c) of the internal revenue code of 1986, 26 USC 501(c). See Michigan Laws 432.103a
(1) As used in this article:
(a) “Bona fide member” means a member who participates in the qualified organization to further its lawful purposes and the spouse of such a member.
(b) “Dealer” means an individual who does any of the following in a millionaire party game:
(i) Performs the act of dealing.
(ii) Assists in supervising the dealers.
(iii) Provides technical advice to the millionaire party chairperson.
(c) “Demarcated area” means the physical area in which licensed millionaire party gaming will be conducted, the boundaries of which are marked with rope or tape or separated in an access-controlled area of the location.
(d) “Lawful purpose” means a purpose that would qualify an organization to be exempt from taxation under subsection 501(c) of the internal revenue code of 1986, 26 USC 501.
(e) “Lessor” means a person who rents a location to a millionaire party licensee for the purpose of conducting an event.
(f) “Location owner” means the person that owns a location or an employee or agent of the person.
(2) The definitions in sections 2, 3, and 3a and the rules promulgated under this act apply to this article, unless a term defined in 1 of those sections is defined differently in this article.