Wisconsin Statutes 563.14 – Department determinations
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Upon receipt of an application for a license to conduct bingo, the department shall investigate the qualifications of the applicant and the merits of the application and before issuing a license shall determine that:
Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 563.14
- Bingo: as used in this chapter shall not mean any game using free cards and donated prizes, if any, for which no payment of consideration is made by participants. See Wisconsin Statutes 563.03
- Department: means the department of administration. See Wisconsin Statutes 563.03
- Gross receipts: means total receipts received from the conduct of bingo including, but not limited to, receipts from the sale, rental or use of regular bingo cards, extra regular cards, special bingo cards and bingo supplies. See Wisconsin Statutes 563.03
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
(1) The applicant is eligible to be licensed to conduct bingo under s. 563.11.
(2) The supervising member and member responsible for the proper utilization of gross receipts are active members of the applicant organization who, subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322 and 111.335, have never been convicted of a felony or, if convicted, have received a pardon or have been released from parole, extended supervision or probation for at least 5 years.
(3) The proposed bingo occasions will be conducted in accordance with this chapter and the rules promulgated under it.
(6) The profits from all bingo games conducted by the applicant organization are proposed to be used as provided under s. 563.51 (8).