Title XXIV, Games, Amusements, and Athletic Exhibitions

Any campground or hotel may conduct special bingo games for children under the conditions specified in RSA 287-E:12, except: I. No games shall be conducted prior to 11:00 a.m. and all games shall be finished by 8:30 p.m. on any day. II. There shall be no charge for play. III. Gam…

I. The commission may approve a host hall for shared carry-over coverall bingo if: (a) The host hall holds a valid bingo license under RSA 287-E:6. (b) At least 30 days before the proposed game date, the host hall submits a plan to the commission including: (1) The distributor or…

I. The commission, pursuant to rules adopted under RSA 287-E:18, may impose an administrative order or fine, which shall be scaled to reflect the scope and severity of the violation for each offense, upon any person who violates any provision of this chapter or rules adopted purs…

The lottery commission or, when applicable, the hearings officer, may issue subpoenas for witnesses and for documents relative to investigations or adjudicatory hearings held by the commission.

Any person aggrieved by a decision of the commission to deny or revoke a bingo license may apply to the commission for a rehearing within 15 business days of the decision. Rehearings and appeals shall be governed by RSA 541.

The lottery commission shall administer and enforce this subdivision relating to the sale of lucky 7 tickets.

In this subdivision: I. "Bag tickets" means a type of lucky 7 tickets of paper composition which are joined together and which bear a certain combination of numbers and symbols to indicate whether or not a prize is to be given. Tickets of this type are sometimes referred to as "s…

No person shall sell lucky 7 tickets without a current and valid lucky 7 license issued under this chapter.

The commission shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to: I. The application procedure for lucky 7 licenses. II. Information to be required on lucky 7 license applications. III. The sale of lucky 7 tickets. IV. The licensing of manufacturers and distributors of lucky …

I. The lucky 7 license fee shall be $10 per month or any part of a month for up to 12 consecutive months per application. II. Applications for renewal shall be received by the commission 15 days prior to expiration, unless such requirement is waived by the commission for good cau…

The lottery commission shall administer and enforce this subdivision relating to bingo.

The commission may issue a lucky 7 license to a charitable organization for the sale of lucky 7 or similar tickets under the following conditions: I. The license shall specify where the tickets may be offered for sale, provided that the license shall not authorize a charitable or…

I. Only bona fide members of a charitable organization licensed under this subdivision shall sell lucky 7 tickets, except that salaried employees, as defined in rules adopted by the commission, of a licensed veterans or fraternal organization may sell lucky 7 tickets only on the …

I. A licensed distributor shall pay a fee of $15 per 3,500 tickets or any portion thereof contained in each deal of pull tab tickets. The commission shall not authorize deal sizes over 14,000 tickets. II. A licensed distributor shall pay a fee of $6 per deal of bag tickets. III. …

The commission shall license distributors and manufacturers to supply lucky 7 tickets sold in this state. Every lucky 7 ticket sold in this state shall be purchased from a licensed distributor and manufactured by a licensed manufacturer. A license shall be issued to a distributor…

Licensees shall pay for purchased tickets no later than 30 calendar days after delivery. Unless a waiver is given by the commission for good cause shown, no charitable organization may purchase tickets from a different distributor when that charitable organization has failed to c…

I. A charitable organization shall submit a complete financial report for each license issued under RSA 287-E:20 to the commission within 105 days from the date of issue and every 90 days thereafter, or within 15 days after the expiration date of the license, whichever occurs fir…

The commission shall suspend or revoke the license of any licensee and/or impose an administrative fine upon the licensee upon a finding that the licensee has violated any provision of this subdivision. Any licensee whose license is revoked shall not be eligible for licensure for…

I. The lottery commission, pursuant to rules adopted under RSA 287-E:18, may impose an administrative order and fine, which shall be scaled to reflect the scope and severity of the violation for each offense, upon any person who violates any provision of this chapter or rules ado…

Any person aggrieved by a decision of the commission to deny or revoke a lucky 7 license may apply to the commission for a rehearing within 15 business days of the decision. Rehearings and appeals shall be governed by RSA 541.

The lottery commission or, when applicable, the hearings officer, may issue subpoenas for witnesses and for documents relative to investigations or adjudicatory hearings held by the commission.

I. (a) Any city or town desiring to adopt the provisions of RSA 287-E may do so by presenting the following question to the voters: "Shall we adopt the provisions of RSA 287-E relative to the conduct of games of bingo and the sale of lucky 7 tickets?" (b) The ballot containing th…

Any city or town currently conducting bingo or lucky 7 shall be allowed to continue such activities until and unless rescinded pursuant to RSA 287-E:27, IV.

The provisions of RSA 647 relative to gambling offenses shall not apply to bingo games or to the sale of lucky 7 tickets if such bingo games and lucky 7 ticket sales are conducted in strict compliance with the provisions of this chapter.

I. In addition to any other penalties provided for by law, any person who violates RSA 287-E shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person. II. Each day on which a bingo game is played or a ticket is sold in violation of RSA 287-E…

The commission shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to: I. The application procedure for bingo licenses. II. Information to be required on license applications. II-a. The application procedure for distributor and manufacturer licenses under RSA 287-E:8-a. III. [Repe…

I. Except as otherwise provided in RSA 287-E:10-13, the bingo license application fee shall be $25 per day. II. Such fee shall be submitted to the commission at the time the application for a bingo license is filed and, shall be refunded if the application is denied. II-a. The li…

I. Applications shall be submitted to the commission by an officer, director, or duly authorized official of the charitable organization. Proof of authority to submit the application on behalf of the charitable organization may be required. II. Applications shall be made only on …

I. Bingo licenses shall only be issued to charitable organizations which meet the requirements of RSA 287-E:5 and paragraph II of this section. II. Except as provided in RSA 287-E:10-13, bingo licenses may be issued to a charitable organization to conduct bingo games only under t…

Except as otherwise provided in RSA 287-E:10-13: I. (a) Only bona fide members of charitable organizations shall operate bingo games; except that, if all bona fide members of a charitable organization are under 18 years of age, adult officers or directors of the charitable organi…

Except for bingo games licensed under RSA 287-E:10-13 and for prizes awarded under RSA 287-E:7, XV, the licensee shall pay a tax of 7 percent of the total amount collected from participants in any game conducted in accordance with RSA 287-E:7, XIII.

The commission shall license distributors and manufacturers of bingo paper supplies, electronic bingo player systems, and lucky 7 vending machines sold, leased, or rented in this state. A distributor with a current New Hampshire license for distribution of lucky 7 tickets shall b…

I. A charitable organization which has been licensed to conduct bingo games shall submit a complete financial report to the commission for each license issued under RSA 287-E:6 within 15 days after the expiration of each license; provided, however, a complete monthly financial re…