Senate Bill sb0258

    Florida Senate - 2004                                   SB 258

    By Senator Fasano





    11-253-04

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to bingo games; amending s.

  3         849.0931, F.S.; authorizing the use of

  4         electronics or other technology in lieu of

  5         vocal verification for bingo games; providing

  6         an effective date.

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  8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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10         Section 1.  Paragraph (g) of subsection (12) of section

11  849.0931, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

12         849.0931  Bingo authorized; conditions for conduct;

13  permitted uses of proceeds; limitations.--

14         (12)  Each bingo game shall be conducted in accordance

15  with the following rules:

16         (g)  Numbers on the winning cards or sheets shall be

17  announced and verified in the presence of another player.  Any

18  player shall be entitled at the time the winner is determined

19  to call for a verification of numbers drawn. The verification

20  shall be in the presence of the member designated to be in

21  charge of the occasion or, if such person is also the caller,

22  in the presence of an officer of the licensee. Verification

23  may also be provided through the use of electronic or other

24  commercially available technology in lieu of vocal

25  verification.

26         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2004.

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29                          SENATE SUMMARY

30    Authorizes the use of electronic or other commercially
      available technology in lieu of vocal verification for
31    bingo games.

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