District of Columbia Administrative Code

1108 GEOLOCATION 1108.1 Players consent to the Office or Office’s contractors transmitting, collecting, maintaining, processing and using their location data to provide and improve location-based services. Players may withdraw this consent at any time by turning off the location …

1109 PURCHASE AND PRIZE RESTRICTIONS 1109.1 Individuals must be at least 18 years of age or older to register for iLottery or to purchase a play of an iLottery game. 1109.2 A registered iLottery player must be located within the geographical boundaries of the District of Columbia…

1110 PRIZES 1110.1 Prizes may be awarded by check, draft, electronically or by other means as authorized by the Executive Director. Prizes may be paid using the registered iLottery player’s iLottery Account, at the Office’s prize center or by other means as authorized by the Exec…

1111 PRIZE CLAIMS 1111.1 The Office will generate applicable tax forms for reportable gambling and lottery winnings as required by District, State and Federal laws and regulations. 1111.2 The Office may use iLottery Account information provided by a registered iLottery player and…

1112 WITHDRAWALS FROM AN iLOTTERY ACCOUNT 1112.1 A registered iLottery player may withdraw funds from its registered iLottery player’s iLottery Account. 1112.2 The Executive Director may require a minimum balance in the registered iLottery player’s iLottery Account prior to autho…

1113 TERMINATION OF A GAME 1113.1 The Executive Director may terminate an iLottery game at any time and with or without notice. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 68 DCR 2691 (March 12, 2021). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Lottery and Charitable Games 30 DCMR § 11…

1114 iLOTTERY PROMOTIONAL PRIZES 1114.1 The Executive Director may authorize iLottery promotions and issue the terms and conditions pertaining to iLottery promotions. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 68 DCR 2691 (March 12, 2021). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Lo…

1115 AGENT PROMOTION PROGRAMS 1115.1 Agent incentive and marketing promotion programs may be implemented at the discretion of the Executive Director. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 68 DCR 2691 (March 12, 2021). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Lottery and Charita…

1116 SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES 1116.1 The Office may offer subscription services for lottery products as authorized by the Executive Director. 1116.2 The subscription services will be governed by the iLottery terms and conditions issued by the Office. 1116.3 Details of subscription s…

1117 RELEASE OF INFORMATION ABOUT PLAYERS AND WINNERS 1117.1 Pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 2-536(6), a prizewinner’s name, city, county and state of residence, winnings, and all associated game, play and prize information are records, or a portion of records, required to be ma…

1118 RESPONSIBLE GAMING PROGRAM 1118.1 The Office’s iLottery program and activities shall be subject to § 2022 of this title. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 68 DCR 2691 (March 12, 2021). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Lottery and Charitable Games 30 DCMR § 1118…

1119 HEARINGS 1119.1 A registered iLottery player may request a hearing contesting the denial of a prize claim or the disposition of an iLottery Account. 1119.2 A request for a hearing shall be filed with the Executive Director within fifteen (15) business days after the receipt …

1199 DEFINITIONS 1199.1 The following definitions shall apply to this chapter: “Agent” means any licensee of the Office authorized to sell lottery tickets. An Agent may also be referred to as a “lottery retailer.” “Bonus Money” means Credit issued to a registered iLottery player …

1200 ELIGIBILITY FOR BINGO, RAFFLE, AND MONTE CARLO NIGHT PARTY LICENSES 1200.1 In accordance with D.C. Official Code § 3-1323, no person, firm, partnership, association, organization, or corporation shall sponsor, conduct or hold a bingo game, raffle or Monte Carlo night party i…

1201 SENIOR CITIZEN GROUPS 1201.1 Senior citizen groups shall be eligible for a license to conduct bingo games, raffles and Monte Carlo night parties if they are comprised entirely of members who are sixty (60) years of age or older, or fifty-five (55) years of age or older if ha…

1202 APPLICATION FOR ORIGINAL, RENEWAL, AND AMENDED BINGO, RAFFLE AND MONTE CARLO NIGHT PARTY LICENSES 1202.1 Each applicant for a license to conduct bingo, raffles or Monte Carlo night parties shall file an application on a form provided by the Board. 1202.2 Each application sha…

1203 CO-SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS 1203.1 Any organization which meets the requirements set forth in this chapter for a license may apply to co-sponsor a bingo operation, a raffle or a Monte Carlo night party. 1203.2 Co-sponsors shall conduct bingo operations, raffles and Monte Car…

1204 BINGO, RAFFLE AND MONTE CARLO NIGHT PARTY LICENSES AND FEES 1204.1 The Board shall issue the following four (4) classes of regular bingo licenses: (a) A Class A regular bingo license shall be required to conduct a bingo operation for five hundred (500) or more players. The a…

1205 BONDING 1205.1 At the time application for a bingo or raffle license is made, the Agency shall require each applicant to provide financial security in the form of certified funds, a bond, or other form of security as prescribed by the Executive Director. 1205.2 In accordance…

1206 ELIGIBILITY FOR SUPPLIERS' LICENSE 1206.1 No person, firm, partnership, association, organization, or corporation shall sell, rent, lease or distribute gaming supplies or equipment for bingo games, raffles and Monte Carlo night parties to any licensed organization without a …

1207 APPLICATION FOR ORIGINAL, RENEWAL OR AMENDED SUPPLIERS'LICENSES 1207.1 Each applicant for an original, renewal or amended license shall file an application on a form provided by the Board. 1207.2 In accordance with D.C. Official Code § 3-1326, the following information shall…

1208 SUPPLIER'S LICENSE 1208.1 The Board shall issue one class of supplier's license for the following: (a) The sale, rental or distribution of bingo supplies and equipment; (b) The sale, rental, or distribution of Monte Carlo night party supplies and equipment; and (c) The provi…

1209 PROHIBITED SUPPLIERS' ACTIVITIES 1209.1 Suppliers shall be prohibited from engaging in activities relating to the sale of bingo equipment in accordance with D.C. Official Code § 3-1329. 1209.2 During the term of the license, suppliers of Monte Carlo night party equipment sha…

1210 DENIAL, REVOCATION, OR SUSPENSION OF BINGO, RAFFLE, AND MONTE CARLO NIGHT PARTY LICENSES AND SUPPLIERS' LICENSES 1210.1 The Board may deny any application for a license, or suspend for up to sixty (60) days, or revoke the license of any licensed organization or licensed supp…

1211 EMERGENCY SUSPENSION OF BINGO, RAFFLE AND MONTE CARLO NIGHT PARTY AND SUPPLIERS' LICENSES 1211.1 If a licensed organization or licensed supplier violates any of the provisions of Chapters 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, or 17 and the Director finds that the public health, safety or welf…

1300 LIST REQUIRED TO BE MAINTAINED 1300.1 Each licensed organization shall maintain and keep a current list of membership available for inspection at all reasonable times. 1300.2 Upon request of the Board, a licensed organization shall file lists of its current members, officers…

1301 MEMBER-IN-CHARGE 1301.1 Each licensed organization shall designate a member-in-charge who shall be a bona fide active member of the licensed organization and shall be primarily responsible for each bingo operation, raffle or Monte Carlo night party. 1301.2 A member-in-charge…

1302 MEMBER RESPONSIBLE FOR GROSS RECEIPTS 1302.1 Each licensed organization shall designate a member of the licensed organization who shall be in charge of and primarily responsible for the proper use and disposition of all gross receipts. 1302.2 The member responsible for gross…

1400 PREMISES 1400.1 The premises where any game of bingo is conducted or where it is intended to be conducted or where any bingo equipment is used or intended to be used shall be open at reasonable times to inspection by the Board. 1400.2 A licensed organization shall lease a pr…

1401 BINGO WORKERS AND CONSULTANTS 1401.1 Each licensed organization shall conspicuously post on the premises where bingo is conducted and keep available to the Board and law enforcement agencies a list of persons authorized to participate as bingo workers under the supervision o…

1402 CHARGES 1402.1 A licensed organization operating under a Class A, a Class B, or a Class C bingo license shall not charge more than four dollars ($4) for admission to a bingo operation which shall include at least one (1) regular bingo card. 1402.2 A licensed organization ope…

1403 BINGO EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES 1403.1 A licensed organization shall purchase or receive bingo supplies and equipment specifically designed or adapted for use in the bingo operation only from a licensed supplier or another licensed organization, if the licensed organization sel…

1404 BINGO CARDS 1404.1 In addition to the requirements listed in D.C. Official Code § 3-1330, bingo cards shall meet the following requirements: (a) The twenty-five (25) playing spaces on a regular bingo card or an extra regular bingo card shall be contained within an area not l…

1405 METHOD OF PLAY 1405.1 At each bingo operation, the licensed organization shall supply each player a sheet which lists the following: (a) The number of games to be played as well as the kind and type of each game to be played; (b) Any house rules; (c) The amount of prizes to …

1406 VERIFICATION OF WINNER 1406.1 In the immediate presence of at least one other player, an authorized checker shall audibly call to the players present the numbers appearing on the winning card or cards prior to the time a winner is determined and at the same time, verify with…

1407 PAYMENT OF WINNERS 1407.1 Bingo prizes, charity game prizes, and any cash door prizes shall be paid by funds provided by a cashier from a separate bank used only for that purpose, except that the foregoing shall not apply to multihall bingo prizes permitted by § 1408.6. 1407…

1408 BINGO PRIZES 1408.1 A licensed organization operating under a Class A, a Class B, or a Class C regular bingo license shall not award any prize in excess of two thousand dollars ($2,000) in any single bingo game or ten thousand dollars ($10,000) in any single bingo operation,…

1409 CHARITY GAME TICKETS 1409.1 The tab lottery game known as charity game or Nevada chips shall be permitted during all Class A, Class B, and Class C bingo and raffle operations. 1409.2 Licensed organizations shall purchase charity game tickets from the Board; except if the cha…

1410 RECORDKEEPING 1410.1 Each licensed organization shall keep complete and accurate records within the District of Columbia of all gross receipts and disbursements from any bingo operation. 1410.2 All deductions from gross receipts from a bingo operation shall be documented wit…

1411 DISBURSEMENT OF BINGO RECEIPTS 1411.1 All gross receipts from each bingo operation, less the amount awarded as cash prizes, shall be deposited in a separate bingo bank account by the end of the next business day following the date of each bingo operation; Provided, that for …

1412 EXPENSES 1412.1 No expense, including compensation, shall be incurred or amounts paid in connection with a bingo operation by a licensed organization, except those reasonably expended and directly related to the operation. 1412.2 A licensed organization may reimburse each wo…

1413 FINANCIAL REPORT 1413.1 A licensed organization shall complete and file a financial report on a form provided by the Board within ten (10) days of a regular bingo operation and within thirty (30) days of a limited-period bingo operation. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at…

1414 MULTIHALL BINGO LICENSE 1414.1 Subject to the provisions of Chapter 12, the Board may issue a special multihall bingo game license to any organization holding a Class A, Class B or Class C regular bingo license or a Class A, Class B or Class C limited period bingo license. 1…

1500 PREMISES 1500.1 The premises where any raffle draw is conducted or where it is intended to be conducted shall be open at reasonable times for inspection by the Board. 1500.2 A licensed organization shall lease a premise for any raffle draw only by means of a fixed rental pay…

1501 RAFFLE WORKERS 1501.1 Raffle workers shall be eighteen (18) years of age or older. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 29 DCR 5015 (November 12, 1982); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 3788 (May 20, 1988). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Lotter…

1502 RAFFLE TICKET REQUIREMENTS 1502.1 Tickets printed for raffles shall include the following: (a) Name of the licensed organization listed on the license; (b) Date, time, place, and exact address of the drawing; (c) Prizes to be awarded; (d) Aggregate value of the prizes; (e) C…

1503 RAFFLE DRAW 1503.1 The licensed organization shall guarantee each ticket a fair and equal chance at the draw. 1503.2 A licensed organization shall guarantee to ticket holders access to the area of the raffle draw. 1503.3 The raffle draw and preparation for the raffle draw of…

1504 RAFFLE PRIZES 1504.1 Cash prizes shall be limited to an aggregate of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for any licensed organization in any twelve (12) month period. 1504.2 All personal or real property to be offered as prizes shall be owned by the licensed organization at th…

1505 RECORDKEEPING 1505.1 Each licensed organization shall keep within the District accurate records of all gross receipts and disbursement for each raffle, including amount of money received, number of tickets sold, and the disbursements required to award prizes. 1505.2 All dedu…

1506 DISBURSEMENT OF RAFFLE RECEIPTS 1506.1 A licensed organization shall keep gross receipts in a separate raffle bank account. 1506.2 All gross receipts from each raffle shall be deposited in a separate raffle bank account by the end of each business week during which any raffl…