HOUSE BILL NO. 5862

June 17, 2020, Introduced by Reps. Leutheuser and Cole and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.

"Traxler-McCauley-Law-Bowman bingo act,"

by amending sections 3 and 5d (MCL 432.103 and 432.105d), section 3 as amended by 2019 PA 159 and section 5d as added by 1999 PA 108.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 3. As used in this act:

(a) "Large bingo" means a series of bingo occasions that occur on a regular basis during which the total value of all prizes awarded for bingo games at a single occasion does not exceed $3,500.00 and the total value of all prizes awarded for 1 bingo game does not exceed $1,100.00, except that a prize awarded through a Michigan progressive jackpot bingo game is not subject to these limitations.

(b) "Large raffle" means an event where at which the total value of all prizes awarded through raffle drawings exceeds $500.00 per occasion.

(d) "Location" means, except as otherwise provided in section 5d, a building, enclosure, part of a building or enclosure, or a distinct portion of real property that is used for the purpose of conducting an event. Location includes all components or buildings that compose 1 architectural entity or that serve a unified functional purpose.

(e) "Manufacturer" means a person licensed under section 11c who manufactures numeral game tickets for sale to suppliers for use in an event.

(f) "Member" means an individual who qualified for membership in a qualified organization under its bylaws, articles of incorporation, charter, rules, or other written statement.

(g) "Michigan national guard" and "military" mean those terms as defined in section 105 of the Michigan military act, 1967 PA 150, MCL 32.505.

(h) "Michigan progressive jackpot" means a bingo game conducted in conjunction with a licensed large bingo occasion in which the value of the prize is carried forward to the next bingo occasion if no player wins in a predetermined number of allowable calls. Michigan progressive jackpot may include bingo games conducted by more than 1 licensee that are linked together for the purpose of a common jackpot prize and consolation prize as prescribed by the commissioner.

(i) "Millionaire party" means an event at which wagers are placed on games of chance customarily associated with a gambling casino through the use of imitation money or chips that have a nominal value equal to or greater than the value of the currency for which they can be exchanged.

(j) "Numeral game" means the random resale of a series of numeral game tickets.

(k) "Numeral game ticket" means a paper strip on which preprinted numerals are covered by folding the strip and banding the folded strip with a separate piece of paper, so that on breaking the paper that bands the folding strip the purchaser discovers whether the ticket is a winning ticket.

(l) "Occasion" means a single day for which a license to conduct games is issued under this act.

Sec. 5d. (1) A qualified organization may apply for an unlimited number of small and large raffle licenses.

(2) Only 1 small raffle license may be issued for a location each day.

(3) All drawing locations shall must be the same if a small raffle license is issued for more than 1 date.

(4) A qualified organization is excused from the requirements of obtaining a license under this act if the qualified organization is sponsoring a single gathering and conducts a raffle before which there is no presale of tickets and the total aggregate retail value of the prize or prizes to be awarded that day is $100.00 or less.

(5) Notwithstanding anything in this act to the contrary, the bureau shall allow a qualified organization that held a license to conduct a raffle under this act in 2018 or 2019, or both, to conduct a small or large raffle via the internet. An internet raffle platform is considered to be the location where an event under this subsection is conducted. The bureau shall promulgate rules to implement this subsection. This subsection does not apply after June 30, 2023. As used in this subsection, "internet raffle platform" means an integrated system of hardware, software, applications, including mobile applications, and servers through which a qualified organization may conduct a small or large raffle via the internet under this subsection.