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Chapter 1
The Agency Should Increase Its Financial Monitoring of Bingo Halls to
Help Ensure Compliance With All Laws and Regulations
The Texas Lottery Commission (Agency) should increase its financial
monitoring of bingo halls to help ensure that they comply with all applicable
laws and regulations. The Agency conducts game inspections and compliance
audits and reviews at bingo halls. According to the Agency, in 2009 it
conducted 337 game inspections. However, in 2009 it conducted 11
compliance audits and reviews, all of which, according to the Agency, were
prompted by a complaint.
The Agency conducted game inspections at 68 percent of bingo halls in 2009.
The Agency asserts that its goal is to conduct an annual game inspection at
each bingo hall in the state. According to the Agency, in 2009 it conducted
337 game inspections at 323 (68 percent) of the 473 bingo halls in the state.
The Agency asserted that the remaining 150 bingo halls would be the first
bingo halls at which it planned to conduct game inspections in 2010.
Game inspections determine whether bingo halls maintain records and
information required by the Bingo Enabling Act and the Texas Administrative
Code. Examples of what game inspections verify at a bingo hall include
whether the bingo hall:
Displays a current bingo license.
- Has an authorized operator present during bingo games.
Makes a current copy of the Bingo Enabling Act and Bingo Hall rules
available to any person.
Ensures that employees do not play bingo while they are on duty.
The Agency should increase the number of compliance audits and reviews at
bingo halls.
The Agency's compliance audits and reviews, which are more detailed than
game inspections, determine whether a bingo hall:
Has records and accounts that accurately reflect its financial operations.
Maintains effective accounting and internal controls.
- Receives funds for authorized purposes.
An Audit Report on
The Charitable Bingo Operations Division at the Texas Lottery Commission
SAO Report No. 11-002
September 2010
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