Mich. Admin. Code R. 432.21301 - Definitions
Rule 301.
(1) The
following terms used in the act are defined as follows for the purposes of this
part:
(a) "Bingo card " or "card " means a hard
bingo card , disposable bingo card , or any other bingo card approved in writing
by the bureau .
(b) "Call " means the
announcement of the number or symbol on the ball drawn from the bingo
receptacle or selected using a random number generator .
(2) As used in this part:
(a) "Ball " means a ball used in the game of
bingo similar to a ping pong ball and typically numbered 1 through 75. An image
of a ball is the equivalent of a ball if a random number generator is
used.
(b) "Bingo receptacle " means
a container that is either hand operated or mechanically operated, such as a
cage, holder, or blower, and that holds the balls used in bingo
games.
(c) "Carnival style bingo "
means a special bingo occasion in which the players are continuously entering
and leaving the bingo occasion and paying for their bingo cards at various
times throughout the bingo occasion .
(d) "Disposable bingo card " means a bingo
card with a serial number that is used 1 time and thrown away. All requirements
in these rules that govern disposable bingo cards pertain to any quantity or
form in which the cards may be sold; for example, single cards, sheets, books,
packets, or pads.
(e) "Last number
or symbol called " means the last number or symbol drawn from the bingo
receptacle or selected using a random number generator , displayed to not less
than 2 players, and completely called. Last number or symbol called does not
include a ball called in error after a player has made his or her bingo known
to a worker or caller.
(f) "Hard
bingo card " means a bingo card that is designed for repeated use.
(g) "Master board " means a board that has
holes typically numbered 1 through 75 and is used in playing bingo. As the
balls are drawn from the bingo receptacle , they are placed on, or in, the board
with the number or symbol of the ball matching the number or symbol on the
board . If a random number generator is used, an electronic equivalent shall be
used to represent a master board .
(h) "Random number generator " means a bureau
approved computer program used to generate a series of numbers or symbols with
no specific pattern that has been certified by an independent gaming laboratory
and that is provided by a licensed supplier or as approved in writing by the
bureau .
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