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Honorable Lloyd Criss - Page 2 (J14-844)
chance other than bingo may not be conducted or allowed ,
during an occasion when bingo is played." Section 11(p)
provides in part: "A licensed authorized organization may
not include in an advertisement or promotion the amount of
a prize or series of prizes offered at a bingo occasion."
Section 18 provides:
A game of bingo may not be conducted
under any license issued under this Act more
often than three days per calendar week, not
to exceed four hours per 24-hour period.
Only one bingo occasion per day may be
conducted under each license issued under
this Act. No more than two organizations
may conduct a game of bingo in one place on
one day. If two organizations conduct games
of bingo in one place on one day, these
occasions must be announced separately, and
an intermission of at least 30 minutes must
occur between the games. A game conducted
under a temporary license may not be
conducted in violation of this section.
The provisions in article 179d that use the phrase
"bingo occasion" indicate that a "bingo occasion" is a
gathering for the purpose of playing bingo games and that
the time of a bingo "occasion" includes times before,
during, between, and after the actual bingo games. See
general Harrison v. Arrow Metal Products Corporation,
174 N.W. 2d 875, 885 (Mich. Ct. App. 1969) ("occasion" of
a libel refers to time, place, and people). Our
interpretation of the phrase "bingo occasion" is
consistent with the Comptroller's definition of "bingo
occasion" as a "single gathering or session at which a
series of successive bingo games are played." 34 T.A.C.
3.544. We conclude, therefore, the time covered by the
phrase "bingo occasion" in article 1794, V.T.C.S.,
includes the time during which people are gathered for the
purpose of playing bingo, including times before, during,
between, and after bingo games.
Your second question is whether the prohibition on
door prizes applies during the thirty-minute intermission
required by section 18:p. 4082
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Texas. Attorney-General's Office. Texas Attorney General Opinion: JM-844, text, January 14, 1988; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth273282/m1/2/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.