I. ""Bingo'' means any game, by whatever name called, in which a prize is offered to the person first covering squares in a predetermined design on a card marked into squares for that purpose. II. ""Bona fide guest'' means any person who has paid the fee established by a private campground for utilization of a designated space for purposes of recreational camping, and invited guests and members of the family of such person. ""Bona fide guest'' shall not include the owner, operator or employees of the private campground, or the families of such persons, or persons invited to the private campground by the owner, operator or employees of the private campground for the purpose of participating in bingo games. III. ""Bona fide member'' means a person who has held full and regular membership in the charitable organization for a period of not less than 60 days immediately prior to the bingo games in which such person intends to participate. To qualify as a ""full and regular'' member of a charitable organization, a person shall: (a) Satisfy all criteria for membership in the charitable organization. (b) Pay all lawful fees or dues required by the charitable organization. (c) Not have become a member solely for the purpose of operating bingo games. IV. ""Carnival'' means an event sponsored by a charitable organization at which various rides and amusements are offered and the profits of which are to be used to further the charitable purposes of the charitable organization. V. ""Charitable organization'' means any bona fide religious, charitable, civic, veterans or fraternal organization which shall have been registered with the secretary of state for at least 2 years and in existence and organized under the laws of this state for at least 2 years in a town or city in this state, and which possesses a tax exempt status under Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), 501(c)(7), 501(c)(8), 501(c)(10), or 501(c)(19) or is covered under a group ruling issued by the Internal Revenue Service under authority of those sections. To be eligible for licensure under this chapter, a charitable organization shall do all of the following: (a) Document that it is exempt from federal income tax. (b) Establish that the religious, civic, fraternal, veterans, or charitable purposes for which it was organized, other than charitable gambling, are furthered through activities conducted in the town or city in which the charitable organization is organized. (c) Register with the secretary of state and, if required under RSA 7:19-32-a, with the director of charitable trusts. (d) Maintain a current list of bona fide members. (e) Document that the organization has tax exempt status under Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), 501(c)(7), 501(c)(8), 501(c)(10), or 501(c)(19) or is covered under a group ruling issued by the Internal Revenue service under authority of those sections. A charitable organization shall not include auxiliary units, committees or other entities organized under the auspices of a charitable organization eligible for licensure under this chapter, when such auxiliary unit, committee, or other entity is organized for the primary purpose of conducting bingo games. V-a. ""Commercial hall'' means any hall owned or leased by an individual, corporation, realty trust, partnership, association, or any other person who rents or leases the hall to a charitable organization for the operation of bingo games, excluding halls owned by any charitable organization or governmental subdivision as specified in RSA 287-E:5, VI. VI. ""Commission'' means the state racing and charitable gaming commission. VII. ""Hotel'' means ""hotel'' as defined in RSA 78-A:3, III. VIII. ""Private campground'' means privately owned property, open to the public upon payment of a fee, which has been divided into 10 or more defined spaces upon which tents may be erected or recreational vehicles may be parked for the purposes of recreational camping. ""Private campground'' shall not include manufactured housing parks as defined in RSA 205-A:1 or recreational camps as defined in RSA 149:20.
Source. 1983, 417:1, eff. July 1, 1983. 1998, 59:1, eff. May 12, 1998. 2001, 206:1, eff. July 11, 2001. 2004, 97:8, eff. July 10, 2004; 257:10, eff. Jan. 1, 2005. 2007, 280:4, eff. Sept. 1, 2007. 2008, 25:1, eff. July 11, 2008.
I. ""Bingo'' means any game, by whatever name called, in which a prize is offered to the person first covering squares in a predetermined design on a card marked into squares for that purpose. II. ""Bona fide guest'' means any person who has paid the fee established by a private campground for utilization of a designated space for purposes of recreational camping, and invited guests and members of the family of such person. ""Bona fide guest'' shall not include the owner, operator or employees of the private campground, or the families of such persons, or persons invited to the private campground by the owner, operator or employees of the private campground for the purpose of participating in bingo games. III. ""Bona fide member'' means a person who has held full and regular membership in the charitable organization for a period of not less than 60 days immediately prior to the bingo games in which such person intends to participate. To qualify as a ""full and regular'' member of a charitable organization, a person shall: (a) Satisfy all criteria for membership in the charitable organization. (b) Pay all lawful fees or dues required by the charitable organization. (c) Not have become a member solely for the purpose of operating bingo games. IV. ""Carnival'' means an event sponsored by a charitable organization at which various rides and amusements are offered and the profits of which are to be used to further the charitable purposes of the charitable organization. V. ""Charitable organization'' means any bona fide religious, charitable, civic, veterans or fraternal organization which shall have been registered with the secretary of state for at least 2 years and in existence and organized under the laws of this state for at least 2 years in a town or city in this state, and which possesses a tax exempt status under Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), 501(c)(7), 501(c)(8), 501(c)(10), or 501(c)(19) or is covered under a group ruling issued by the Internal Revenue Service under authority of those sections. To be eligible for licensure under this chapter, a charitable organization shall do all of the following: (a) Document that it is exempt from federal income tax. (b) Establish that the religious, civic, fraternal, veterans, or charitable purposes for which it was organized, other than charitable gambling, are furthered through activities conducted in the town or city in which the charitable organization is organized. (c) Register with the secretary of state and, if required under RSA 7:19-32-a, with the director of charitable trusts. (d) Maintain a current list of bona fide members. (e) Document that the organization has tax exempt status under Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), 501(c)(7), 501(c)(8), 501(c)(10), or 501(c)(19) or is covered under a group ruling issued by the Internal Revenue service under authority of those sections. A charitable organization shall not include auxiliary units, committees or other entities organized under the auspices of a charitable organization eligible for licensure under this chapter, when such auxiliary unit, committee, or other entity is organized for the primary purpose of conducting bingo games. V-a. ""Commercial hall'' means any hall owned or leased by an individual, corporation, realty trust, partnership, association, or any other person who rents or leases the hall to a charitable organization for the operation of bingo games, excluding halls owned by any charitable organization or governmental subdivision as specified in RSA 287-E:5, VI. VI. ""Commission'' means the state racing and charitable gaming commission. VII. ""Hotel'' means ""hotel'' as defined in RSA 78-A:3, III. VIII. ""Private campground'' means privately owned property, open to the public upon payment of a fee, which has been divided into 10 or more defined spaces upon which tents may be erected or recreational vehicles may be parked for the purposes of recreational camping. ""Private campground'' shall not include manufactured housing parks as defined in RSA 205-A:1 or recreational camps as defined in RSA 149:20.
Source. 1983, 417:1, eff. July 1, 1983. 1998, 59:1, eff. May 12, 1998. 2001, 206:1, eff. July 11, 2001. 2004, 97:8, eff. July 10, 2004; 257:10, eff. Jan. 1, 2005. 2007, 280:4, eff. Sept. 1, 2007. 2008, 25:1, eff. July 11, 2008.
I. ""Bingo'' means any game, by whatever name called, in which a prize is offered to the person first covering squares in a predetermined design on a card marked into squares for that purpose. II. ""Bona fide guest'' means any person who has paid the fee established by a private campground for utilization of a designated space for purposes of recreational camping, and invited guests and members of the family of such person. ""Bona fide guest'' shall not include the owner, operator or employees of the private campground, or the families of such persons, or persons invited to the private campground by the owner, operator or employees of the private campground for the purpose of participating in bingo games. III. ""Bona fide member'' means a person who has held full and regular membership in the charitable organization for a period of not less than 60 days immediately prior to the bingo games in which such person intends to participate. To qualify as a ""full and regular'' member of a charitable organization, a person shall: (a) Satisfy all criteria for membership in the charitable organization. (b) Pay all lawful fees or dues required by the charitable organization. (c) Not have become a member solely for the purpose of operating bingo games. IV. ""Carnival'' means an event sponsored by a charitable organization at which various rides and amusements are offered and the profits of which are to be used to further the charitable purposes of the charitable organization. V. ""Charitable organization'' means any bona fide religious, charitable, civic, veterans or fraternal organization which shall have been registered with the secretary of state for at least 2 years and in existence and organized under the laws of this state for at least 2 years in a town or city in this state, and which possesses a tax exempt status under Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), 501(c)(7), 501(c)(8), 501(c)(10), or 501(c)(19) or is covered under a group ruling issued by the Internal Revenue Service under authority of those sections. To be eligible for licensure under this chapter, a charitable organization shall do all of the following: (a) Document that it is exempt from federal income tax. (b) Establish that the religious, civic, fraternal, veterans, or charitable purposes for which it was organized, other than charitable gambling, are furthered through activities conducted in the town or city in which the charitable organization is organized. (c) Register with the secretary of state and, if required under RSA 7:19-32-a, with the director of charitable trusts. (d) Maintain a current list of bona fide members. (e) Document that the organization has tax exempt status under Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), 501(c)(7), 501(c)(8), 501(c)(10), or 501(c)(19) or is covered under a group ruling issued by the Internal Revenue service under authority of those sections. A charitable organization shall not include auxiliary units, committees or other entities organized under the auspices of a charitable organization eligible for licensure under this chapter, when such auxiliary unit, committee, or other entity is organized for the primary purpose of conducting bingo games. V-a. ""Commercial hall'' means any hall owned or leased by an individual, corporation, realty trust, partnership, association, or any other person who rents or leases the hall to a charitable organization for the operation of bingo games, excluding halls owned by any charitable organization or governmental subdivision as specified in RSA 287-E:5, VI. VI. ""Commission'' means the state racing and charitable gaming commission. VII. ""Hotel'' means ""hotel'' as defined in RSA 78-A:3, III. VIII. ""Private campground'' means privately owned property, open to the public upon payment of a fee, which has been divided into 10 or more defined spaces upon which tents may be erected or recreational vehicles may be parked for the purposes of recreational camping. ""Private campground'' shall not include manufactured housing parks as defined in RSA 205-A:1 or recreational camps as defined in RSA 149:20.
Source. 1983, 417:1, eff. July 1, 1983. 1998, 59:1, eff. May 12, 1998. 2001, 206:1, eff. July 11, 2001. 2004, 97:8, eff. July 10, 2004; 257:10, eff. Jan. 1, 2005. 2007, 280:4, eff. Sept. 1, 2007. 2008, 25:1, eff. July 11, 2008.
