Frequently Asked Questions

"Bingo" means a game of chance in which prizes are awarded on the basis of designated numbers or symbols that are marked or covered by the player on a tangible card in the player's possession and that conform to numbers or symbols, selected at random and announced by a live caller.

RPMC 9.66.010

Yes, the Director of Public Safety may suspend a previously issued bingo permit for any of the following causes:

• The permit holder is determined to be ineligible to hold the permit
• The permit application contains one or more false, misleading or fraudulent statements
• Bingo games authorized by the permit have been conducted in violation of a condition or requirement of the permit, or this chapter, or Penal Code Section 326.5
• There has been one or more violations of federal, state, or city law committed at the location of the bingo games in conjunction or associated with the operation of the bingo games o the bingo games and the accompanying activities have become detrimental to the health, safety or welfare of the residents of the city.

RPMC 9.66.150

The total value of the prize shall not exceed five hundred dollars in cash or kind, or both, for each separate game which is held.

RPMC 9.66.170

No, all bingo games shall be open to the public, not just the members of the permit holder organization. The permit holder shall not reserve seats or space for any person. 

RPMC 9.66.230

Notwithstanding that bingo games are open to the public, attendance at any bingo game shall be limited to:

• The occupancy capacity of the room in which such game is conducted, as determined by the appropriate fire department and the building department of the city in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Persons who are eighteen years of age or older
• Persons who are not obviously intoxicated
• Persons physically present at the time and place in which the bingo game is being conducted