Title
AN ACT CONCERNING BENEFIT PRIZES for the purpose of increasing the value of bingo prizes that volunteer fire corporations can offer; prescribing certain limitations on benefit prizes; and generally relating to benefit prizes.
Background
Bingo operations may include the award of cash prizes or merchandise in an amount or value greater than $1,000 per prize and the prizes shall not exceed a total amount or value of $8,000 per day of operation. The proposed legislation will allow an exception for volunteer fire corporations and they may conduct bingo operatiions with the award of cash prizes or merchandise in an amount or value not to exceed $5,000 per prize. The award of cash prizes or merchandise is not to exceed a total amount or value of $40,000 per day of operation. The bill also limits prizes for licensed or permitted actvities to not include firearms or weapons.
THIS COUNCIL BILL WAS NOT ENACTED