16 Tex. Admin. Code § 402.300 - Pull-Tab Bingo Definitions

Definitions. The following words and terms, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(1) Bingo Ball Draw--A pulling of a bingo ball(s) to determine the winner of an event ticket by either the number or color on the ball(s).
(2) Deal--A separate and specific game of pull-tab bingo tickets of the same serial number and form number.
(3) Face--The side of a pull-tab bingo ticket, which displays the artwork of a specific game.
(4) Flare--A poster or placard that must display:
(A) a form number of a specific pull-tab bingo game;
(B) the name of the pull-tab bingo game;
(C) the total card count of the pull-tab bingo game;
(D) the cost per pull-tab bingo ticket;
(E) the number of prizes to be awarded and the corresponding prize amounts of the pull-tab bingo game; and
(F) the name of the manufacturer or trademark.
(5) Form Number--The unique identification number assigned by the manufacturer to a specific pull-tab bingo game. A form number may be numeric, alpha, or a combination of numeric and alpha characters.
(6) High Tier--The two highest paying prize amounts as designated on the pull-tab bingo ticket and on the game's flare.
(7) Last Sale--The purchaser of the last pull-tab bingo ticket(s) sold in a deal with this feature is awarded a prize or a registration for the opportunity to win a prize.
(8) Merchandise--Any non-cash item(s), including bingo equipment, provided to a licensed authorized organization that is used as a prize.
(9) Pay-Out--The total sum of all possible prize amounts in a pull-tab bingo game.
(10) Payout Schedule--A printed schedule prepared by the manufacturer that displays:
(A) the name of the pull-tab bingo game;
(B) the form number of the pull-tab bingo game;
(C) the total card count of the pull-tab bingo game;
(D) the cost per pull-tab bingo ticket;
(E) the number of prizes to be awarded and the corresponding prize amount or jackpot for each category of the pull-tab bingo game;
(F) the number of winners for each category of prize;
(G) the profit of the pull-tab bingo game;
(H) the percentage of payout or the percentage of profit of the pull-tab bingo game; and
(I) the payout(s) of the pull-tab bingo game.
(11) Payout Structure--The printed information that appears on a pull-tab bingo ticket that shows the winnable prize amounts, the winning patterns required to win a prize, and the number of winners for each category of prize.
(12) Prize--An award of collectible items, merchandise, cash, bonus pull-tabs, and additional pull-tab bingo tickets, individually or in any combination.
(13) Prize Amount--The value of cash and/or merchandise which is awarded as a prize, as valued under § 402.200(f) of this chapter. A collectable item is considered merchandise for determining allowable prize amounts.
(14) Serial Number--The unique identification number assigned by the manufacturer identifying a specific deal of pull-tab bingo tickets. A serial number may be numeric, alpha, or a combination of numeric and alpha characters.
(15) Subset--A part of a deal that is played as a game to itself or combined with more subsets and played as a game. Each subset may be designed to have:
(A) a designated payout; or
(B) a series of designated payouts. Subsets must be of the same form and serial number to have a combined designated payout or a series of designated payouts.
(16) Symbol--A graphic representation of an object other than a numeric or alpha character.
(17) Video Confirmation--A graphic and dynamic representation of the outcome of a bingo event ticket that will have no effect on the result of the winning or losing event ticket.
(18) Wheels--Devices that determine event ticket winner(s) by a spin of a wheel.
(19) Consecutive bingo occasions within one day--More than one bingo occasion conducted by an organization or organizations in the same unit within a 24-hour period without any intervening occasions conducted by another organization or organization from a different unit, commencing at the start of the first occasion.

Notes

16 Tex. Admin. Code § 402.300
The provisions of this §402.300 adopted to be effective March 21, 2005, 30 TexReg 1630; amended to be effective July 17, 2007, 32 TexReg 4388; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 31, July 29, 2016, TexReg 5520, eff. 8/1/2016; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 27, July 6, 2018, TexReg 4552, eff. 7/12/2018; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 52, December 27, 2019, TexReg 8297, eff. 1/2/2020; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 45, Number 42, October 16, 2020, TexReg 7417, eff. 10/22/2020; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 50, Number 08, February 21, 2025, TexReg 0992, eff. 2/27/2025

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