MARVIN MANDEL, Governor

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(j) A prize in cash, merchandise, or services for
any one game of bingo conducted and operated under the
provisions of this section [shall] MAY not exceed in
value the amount of [$15,00] $15, except that "jackpot"
prizes may be offered in a maximum amount of [$250.00]
$250. If the organization or municipal corporation
conducts and operates a game of bingo on premises which
are rented or leased by it, the rental or leasing
agreement must first be approved by the bingo board
before a license may be issued. Nothing in this section
[shall] MAY be construed to permit the conduct and
operation of a game of bingo on Sunday. No person under
18 years of age [shall] MAY be permitted to engage or
participate in any game of bingo operated and conducted
under the provisions of this section. The charge for
admission to any premises in order to engage or
participate in a game of bingo [shall] MAY not exceed the
sum of [$1.00] $1. Games of bingo [shall] MAY not be
conducted on more than [seventy—five] 125 days in any
year by any licensee hereunder. No games [shall] MAY be
conducted in any room or area where alcoholic beverages
are sold or served during the progress of the game. No
license [shall] MAY be issued to any applicant qualified
under the provisions of this section to conduct games of
bingo outside the election district in which its main
office, headquarters, or usual meeting place is situated.
No game [shall] MAY be advertised as to its location, the
time when it is to be or has been conducted, or the
prizes awarded or to be awarded, by means of radio,
television or sound systems, or by means of billboards,
posters or handbills (except as specified hereinbelow in
this subsection) or any other means addressed to the
general public except that one sign not exceeding
[twelve] 12 square feet in area may be displayed on or
adjacent to the premises where the game will be
conducted. Also, notice that a game is to be held may
be posted on a bulletin board or included on a poster
inside the premises of a hotel, motel, restaurant or
store that is located in the election district in which
the game is to be conducted, if done in accordance with
general rules and regulations promulgated under
subsection (e).

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1975.

Approved April 22, 1975.

CHAPTER 438