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.
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