HOUSE BILL No. 4425


     March 18, 1999, Introduced by Rep. Jacobs and referred to the Committee on Constitutional Law and Ethics.


        A bill to amend 1972 PA 382, entitled

   "Traxler-McCauley-Law-Bowman bingo act,"

   (MCL 432.101 to 432.120) by adding section 5a.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 5A.  (1) A SENIOR CITIZEN GROUP MAY CONDUCT BINGO WITH-

 2    OUT A LICENSE IF ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET:

 3         (A) THE BINGO IS CONDUCTED SOLELY FOR THE AMUSEMENT AND REC-

 4    REATION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR CITIZEN GROUP AND IS NOT

 5    USED FOR FUNDRAISING.

 6         (B) ONLY MEMBERS, GUESTS OF MEMBERS, AND EMPLOYEES OF THE

 7    SENIOR CITIZEN GROUP MAY PARTICIPATE IN THE BINGO.

 8         (C) PLAYERS ARE CHARGED NOT MORE THAN 25 CENTS FOR A BINGO

 9    CARD.

10         (D) THE AGGREGATE RETAIL VALUE OF ALL PRIZES AND MERCHANDISE

11    AWARDED IN A SINGLE DAY IS NOT MORE THAN $100.00.


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 1         (E) ALL REVENUE FROM THE BINGO IS USED FOR PRIZES AND

 2    REASONABLE EXPENSES INCURRED IN OPERATING THE BINGO.

 3         (F) NO PERSON IS COMPENSATED FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE CON-

 4    DUCT OF THE BINGO.

 5         (2) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "SENIOR CITIZEN GROUP" MEANS A

 6    GROUP, CLUB, OR HOME THAT CONSISTS OF MEMBERS, EACH OF WHOM IS

 7    NOT LESS THAN 60 YEARS OF AGE.










































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