HOUSE BILL No. 4956 October 5, 1999, Introduced by Reps. Switalski, Basham, Dennis, Gieleghem, Schauer, Garza, DeHart, O'Neill, Jacobs, Woodward, Callahan, Lockwood, Bogardus and Hardman and referred to the Committee on Gaming and Casino Oversight. A bill to amend 1972 PA 382, entitled "Traxler-McCauley-Law-Bowman bingo act," by amending sections 9 and 10 (MCL 432.109 and 432.110), as amended by 1999 PA 108. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 Sec. 9. The entire net proceeds of an event shall be 2 devoted exclusively to the lawful purposes of the licensee. A 3 licensee shall not incur or pay an item of expense in connection 4 with the holding, operating, or conducting of an event except the 5 following expenses in reasonable amounts: 6 (a) The purchase or rental of equipment necessary for con- 7 ducting an event and payment of services reasonably necessary for 8 the repair of equipment. 9 (b) Cash prizes or the purchase of prizes of merchandise. 03782'99 TLG 2 1 (c) Rental of the location at which the event is conducted. 2 (d) Janitorial services. 3 (e) The fee required for issuance or reissuance of a license 4 to conduct the event. 5 (F) WORKERS' SERVICES. 6 (G)(f)Other reasonable expenses incurred by the licens- 7 ee, not inconsistent with this act, as permitted by rule of the 8 commissioner. 9 Sec. 10. (1) Only a member of the qualified organization 10 shall participate in the management of an event. 11 (2) A person shall not receive any commission, salary, pay, 12 profit, or wage for participating in the management or operation 13 of bingo, a millionaire party, or a charity game except as pro- 14 vided by rule promulgated under this act. HOWEVER, NOTWITHSTAND- 15 ING A RULE OF THE COMMISSIONER, A LICENSED ORGANIZATION MAY PAY A 16 WORKER NOT MORE THAN $20.00 FOR EACH OCCASION. 17 (3) Except by special permission of the commissioner, a 18 licensee shall conduct bingo or a millionaire party only with 19 equipment that it owns, uses under a bureau-approved rental con- 20 tract, or is purchasing or renting at a reasonable rate from a 21 supplier. 22 (4) A licensee shall not advertise bingo except to the 23 extent and in the manner permitted by rule promulgated under this 24 act. If the commissioner permits a licensee to advertise bingo, 25 the licensee shall indicate in the advertisement the purposes for 26 which the net proceeds will be used by the licensee. 03782'99 3 1 (5) The holder of a millionaire party license shall not 2 advertise the event, except to the extent and in the manner 3 permitted by rule promulgated under this act. If the commis- 4 sioner permits a licensee to advertise the event, the licensee 5 shall indicate in the advertising the purposes for which the net 6 proceeds will be used by the licensee, and shall give notice of 7 the $500.00 personal limitation on winnings required by 8 section 10a(e). 03782'99 Final page. TLG