(A) Before conducting a game of bingo, a nonprofit organization shall file with the department a written application in a form prescribed by the department, executed and notarized which must include:

(1) the name, address, and telephone number of the applicant and sufficient facts relating to its incorporation and organization to enable the department to determine whether it is an authorized organization;

Terms Used In South Carolina Code 12-21-3940

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Department: means the South Carolina Department of Revenue. See South Carolina Code 12-21-3920
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • game: means a specific game of chance, commonly known as bingo, in which prizes are awarded on the basis of designated numbers or symbols on a card conforming to numbers and symbols selected at random. See South Carolina Code 12-21-3920
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Nonprofit organization: means an entity which is organized and operated exclusively for charitable, religious, or fraternal purposes and which is exempt from federal income taxes pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), 501(c)(7), 501(c)(8), 501(c)(10), or 501(c)(19). See South Carolina Code 12-21-3920
  • person: includes any individual, trust, estate, partnership, receiver, association, company, limited liability company, corporation, or other entity or group; and

    (2) "individual" means a human being. See South Carolina Code 12-2-20
  • Promoter: means an individual, corporation, partnership, or organization licensed as a professional solicitor by the Secretary of State who is hired by a nonprofit organization to manage, operate, or conduct the licensee's bingo game. See South Carolina Code 12-21-3920

(2) a copy of the organization’s corporate charter and the Internal Revenue Service’s statement exempting the applicant from federal income taxes;

(3) the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the organization’s officers;

(4) the place and time the applicant intends to conduct bingo under the license for which it applied;

(5) the specific purpose to which the bingo net proceeds are to be devoted;

(6) the designation of a "promoter" as defined by this article;

(7) a copy of any contract or lease between a promoter and the nonprofit organization;

(8) the name, address, telephone number, birth date, and Social Security number of each person who will work at the proposed bingo games and receive compensation for the work, the nature of the work to be performed, and a statement as to whether or not the person has been convicted within the last twenty years of a state or federal felony, gambling offense, criminal fraud, or a crime that has a sentence of two or more years;

(9) other information considered necessary by the department.

(B) Upon application for a license, the department has forty-five days to approve or reject the application based on the requirements of this article.

(C) The nonprofit organization does not need to apply for renewal of the license as long as there are no changes in the operation or location of the game. Changes in information supplied on the original application must be forwarded to the department, in writing, within thirty days of the change. In the case of a change in the place and time, notice must be given thirty days before the change.

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