TITLE 67

STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS

CHAPTER 77

BINGO AND RAFFLES

67-7707.  Bingo by charitable or nonprofit organizations. (1) It is lawful for a charitable or nonprofit organization to conduct bingo sessions or games in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and the rules of the state lottery commission. Any charitable or nonprofit organization, any member of a charitable or nonprofit organization, or any person that conducts a bingo session or game in violation of any provision of this chapter or the rules of the state lottery commission may be assessed a civil penalty not in excess of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per violation. Additionally, any person knowingly conducting a bingo session or game in violation of the provisions of this chapter or the rules of the state lottery commission may be charged under the gambling laws contained in chapter 38, title 18, Idaho Code. Violations will be prosecuted by the county prosecuting attorney.

(2)  No person under the age of eighteen (18) years may play bingo in games where a cash prize is offered or where the prize exceeds twenty-five dollars ($25.00) in value for merchandise.

History:

[(67-7707) 67-7703, added 1993, ch. 391, sec. 2, p. 1450; am. 1994, ch. 281, sec. 2, p. 876; am. and redesig. 1995, ch. 350, sec. 6, p. 1155; am. 1996, ch. 382, sec. 4, p. 1297; am. 2000, ch. 340, sec. 6, p. 1139; am. 2013, ch. 251, sec. 5, p. 614.]