N.M. Admin. Code § 15.4.7.8 - BINGO GAME CONTROLS

The bingo manager shall establish the following controls at all bingo games:

A. disposable bingo cards shall be used in all bingo games and adhere to the following specifications:

(1) each set of disposable cards used shall have a serial number and the identification number assigned by the manufacturer; and

(2) each disposable card/packet sold shall have a specific retail value, which has been reported to the board or its agents, and clearly posted;

B. the bingo caller shall be furnished, prior to starting each game the manufacturer's identification number and the serial numbers of all cards offered for sale for that particular game and shall announce to the players the range of numbers of the cards that are valid for that game; upon a player having completed a bingo winning combination and the player declaring "bingo," the caller shall require a bingo employee on the floor to verify the bingo winning combination and to read off the manufacturer's identification number and serial number of each winning card; payment shall not be made unless both numbers were among those offered for sale for that game; and

C. one or more licensed individuals shall be assigned the duty of making prize payouts. Payouts shall not be paid from gross receipts collected during an occasion.

Notes

N.M. Admin. Code § 15.4.7.8

15.4.7.8 NMAC - Rp, 15.4.2.8 NMAC, 4/15/2013, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXII, Issue 04, February 23, 2021, eff. 2/23/2021