Regulaciones sobre el Bingo en el Estado de Washington

Explicación Simple

El Bingo en Washington es un juego donde puedes ganar premios al marcar números en una tarjeta. Solo se puede jugar en el lugar donde la organización que lo organiza tiene su oficina principal, y solo miembros de esa organización pueden ayudar a manejar el juego.

Es como si solo pudieras vender galletas en casa de tu abuela y ella fuera la única que puede ayudarte a hornearlas, para que así el dinero que ganen solo vaya a su bolsillo y no a otros.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que un grupo de amigos, llamado 'Amigos por el Bien', organiza un Bingo en su comunidad. Solo ellos pueden manejar el juego y deben hacerlo en el lugar donde tienen su oficina. Si un jugador gana, el premio va directamente a la organización para ayudar a una causa benéfica.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

RCW 9.46.0205. - "Bingo "Bingo," as used in this chapter, means a game conducted only in the county within which the organization is principally located in which prizes are awarded on the basis of designated numbers or symbols on a card conforming to numbers or symbols selected at random and in which no cards are sold except at the time and place of said game, when said game is conducted by a bona fide charitable or nonprofit organization, or if an agricultural fair authorized under chapters 15.76 and 36.37 RCW, which does not conduct bingo on more than twelve consecutive days in any calendar year, and except in the case of any agricultural fair as authorized under chapters 15.76 and 36.37 RCW, no person other than a bona fide member or an employee of said organization takes any part in the management or operation of said game, and no person who takes any part in the management or operation of said game takes any part in the management or operation of any game conducted by any other organization or any other branch of the same organization, unless approved by the commission, and no part of the proceeds thereof inure to the benefit of any person other than the organization conducting said game. For the purposes of this section, the organization shall be deemed to be principally located in the county within which it has its primary business office. If the organization has no business office, the organization shall be deemed to be located in the county of principal residence of its chief executive officer: PROVIDED, That any organization which is conducting any licensed and established bingo game in any locale as of January 1, 1981, shall be exempt from the requirement that such game be conducted in the county in which the organization is principally located.