New Mexico Administrative Code

A. Every permittee shall wear a valid staff permit badge that is easily visible at all times when engaged in the conduct of games of chance. B. Refusal or failure to wear the staff permit badge as required in this rule shall be grounds for disciplinary action. C. If a permittee's…

A. No employee may accept any type of gift, percentage of winnings, money or a thing of value from any player or any person associated with a player in exchange for influencing the outcome of a game of chance. B. No bingo employee shall play any game of chance during the same bin…

A. Licensees shall implement and maintain security measures that shall ensure safe and honest operation of the bingo establishment. B. The licensee shall identify paid security personnel, if any, by badge or uniform while games of chance are being conducted. These personnel shall…

A. A licensee shall establish house rules applicable to the conduct of games of chance as long as the rules do not conflict with the act or this title. Before any licensee enacts, adopts or modifies any house rules, the rules shall be submitted to the board for approval. B. A cop…

The board may prescribe all forms called for or required by the act or this chapter, and all filings with the board shall be accompanied by such affidavits, documents, and other supporting data as the board requires.

A. A copy of the Bingo & Raffle Act and Title 15, Chapter 4 of the NMAC in their entirety shall be present during the conduct of all games of chance and made available to any patron upon request. B. The licensee shall post a notice in a minimum 24 point non-cursive font in two or…

This rule applies to all persons subject to regulations promulgated under the New Mexico Bingo and Raffle Act by the New Mexico gaming control board.

A. Licensees shall clearly display the name of the organization holding a bingo game in an area adjacent to the caller. The name shall be in letters at least six inches high. B. The name displayed shall be the name of the organization licensed to conduct the bingo game followed b…

A. An agent of the board may enter a licensee's premises without advance notice. During bingo occasions, a space shall be left behind players and between tables to allow the agent to walk down each row of tables and inspect bingo cards in play. B. An agent may perform all or any …

A. The licensee shall clearly and audibly disclose full information before each game concerning the number of prizes to be awarded, whether the prizes are awarded in cash, check, or merchandise, and the cash value and the method by which such prizes may be awarded, including the …

The value of a door prize shall not exceed $1,000

Free and discounted games of chance may be awarded to players when: A. house rules describe how these games of chance are awarded; B. no employee or members of employee's household are permitted to participate; C. method of award is equitable and non-discriminatory; D. the follow…

A. A permittee who is not employed by at least one licensee shall surrender their staff permit badge to the board within 10 days. B. Licensee shall notify the board, in writing, of a permittee termination within three days. C. A staff permit expires if the permittee is not employ…

A. The licensee shall contact the board in writing prior to the cessation of one or more bingo occasions or cessation of pull-tab dispenser operations. In the event there is an emergency and prior notice cannot be given, the licensee shall advise the board no later than the next …

A. The licensees shall notify the taxation and revenue department of cessation of bingo and raffle activities in writing. B. The licensee seeking to cease operations shall submit a form prescribed by the board to include the licensee's name, license number and the names of all pe…

Authority for this rule derives from the New Mexico Bingo and Raffle Act Section 60-2F-3 NMSA 1978. Subsections G and H of Section 60-2F-6 NMSA 1978 authorize the board to adopt rules to hold, conduct and operate all games of chance held in the state except those exempt under the…

Permanent.

February 23, 2021, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

This rule establishes requirements for operating procedures of bingo operator licensees.

See 15.4.17 NMAC for applicable definitions.

A. It is the responsibility of every licensee to be informed of the content of the act, rules promulgated under the act, and all amendments to either, and any board prescribed training, if applicable. Lack of knowledge of the act, rules, or amendments thereto shall not be an excu…

A. All licensed premises shall be operated in a manner consistent with the act, and the rules promulgated there under. B. All licensees shall conduct all games of chance in a manner that does not pose a threat to the public health, safety and welfare of the citizens of New Mexico…

New Mexico Gaming Control Board.

A. No licensee shall permit the display or operation of any pull-tabs which may have in any manner been marked, defaced, tampered with or otherwise placed in a condition, or operated in a manner which may deceive the public. B. Electronic and video pull-tab machines are prohibite…

A. The board may disallow the use of bingo, raffle or pull-tab equipment when in the interest of the public. B. If the board or its agents discover any problem with a pull-tab dispenser that affects the security or integrity of the game, the board may direct the manufacturer, dis…

The bingo manager shall report to the enforcement division each instance that a pull-tab dispenser with or without video display of the paper pull-tab gaming piece, in play malfunctions and each instance when play is disrupted or ceases operation regardless of the reason or lengt…

This rule applies to all persons subject to regulations promulgated under the New Mexico Bingo and Raffle Act by the New Mexico gaming control board.

Authority for this rule derives from the New Mexico Bingo and Raffle Act Section 60-2F-3 NMSA 1978. Subsection H of Section 60-2F-6 NMSA 1978 authorizes the board to adopt rules to implement the New Mexico Bingo and Raffle Act and to ensure that games of chance conducted in New M…

Permanent.

February 23, 2021, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

This rule establishes standards for the evaluation, testing, approval, modification, maintenance, and disposition of bingo, raffle and pull-tab equipment.

See 15.4.1.7 NMAC for applicable definitions.

A. Authorized equipment and cards, including all bingo related items used in the conduct of bingo, shall be maintained in good repair and sound working condition. The board or its agents may order that any equipment, cards or related items immediately be repaired or replaced, if …

A. Raffle ticket requirements:(1) all tickets sold in any raffle shall have the state license number, the word "raffle" and the date, time, and place of drawing printed on each ticket; (2) all tickets shall be consecutively numbered; (3) all major cash or merchandise prizes consp…

New Mexico Gaming Control Board

A. Sale and use of bingo cards:(1) bingo cards shall not be sold on credit or purchased with credit cards; (2) a debit card issued by a banking institution or credit union may be used as a means of payment; (3) each licensee that accepts payment by debit card must maintain record…

A. The caller shall: (1) announce whether last ball called is or is not required; (2) remove and hold only one ball at a time from the blower; (3) call all letters and numbers clearly twice to all players present during the occasion; (4) immediately following the calling of each …

A written record shall be compiled and retained by the licensee for a period of 60 days of all bingo numbers, in the order the numbers are called, when the bingo game payoff is $600 or more.

This rule applies to all persons subject to regulations promulgated under the New Mexico Bingo and Raffle Act by the New Mexico gaming control board

Authority for this rule derives from the New Mexico Bingo and Raffle Act Section 60-2F-3 NMSA 1978. Subsection H of Section 60-2F-6 NMSA 1978 authorizes the board to adopt rules to implement the New Mexico Bingo and Raffle Act and to ensure that games of chance conducted in New M…

Permanent.

February 23, 2021, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

This rule establishes the conduct of bingo authorized by the New Mexico Bingo and Raffle Act.

See 15.4.1.7 NMAC for applicable definitions.

The bingo manager shall establish the following controls at all bingo games: A. disposable bingo cards shall be used in all bingo games and adhere to the following specifications:(1) each set of disposable cards used shall have a serial number and the identification number assign…

A. The bingo manager, or in the absence of the bingo manager, an alternate bingo manager, shall be present on the premises continuously during the games and for a period of at least 30 minutes after the last game. B. Licensees shall purchase pre-numbered paper cards from a licens…

New Mexico Gaming Control Board.

A. If a split is other than fifty-fifty, the winner's share shall be the first value of the expression. B. All tickets sales and the drawing of the winner(s) shall occur at the same location on the same day. C. There shall be a period of sufficient duration between the last ticke…

Licensee shall meet all the conditions described in 15.4.8.9 NMAC and the following requirements: A. shall notify the board on a form prescribed by the board 10 days prior to any public notice; and B. shall report to board on a form prescribed by the board within three days of dr…

A. Prizes shall be tendered in accordance with the specifications on the raffle ticket. B. In the event that the winner does not accept a prize and:(1) is present at the drawing a second drawing shall be made; or (2) is not required to be and is not present at the drawing:(a) the…