HB-4265, As Passed House, July 18, 2007

SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 4265

     A bill to amend 1972 PA 382, entitled

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

by amending section 5c (MCL 432.105c), as amended by 2006 PA 427.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 5c. (1) The value of a prize or consolation prize awarded

during a Michigan progressive jackpot bingo game is not subject to

the prize limitations of section 3a(3).

     (2) The prize awarded to the winner of a Michigan progressive

jackpot bingo game may be a predetermined amount that shall not

exceed $500.00, or 50% of the card sales on the first bingo

occasion, or an amount prescribed by the commissioner.

     (3) If a Michigan progressive jackpot prize is not won in the

predetermined number of allowable calls, the game shall be played

to its conclusion for a predetermined consolation prize that shall

not exceed $100.00.

     (4) If a Michigan progressive jackpot prize is not won in the

predetermined number of allowable calls, the entire prize amount

shall be carried forward to the next scheduled bingo occasion.

     (5) When a Michigan progressive jackpot prize has been carried

forward from a previous bingo occasion, the new prize amount shall

include the entire amount carried forward, plus not less than 40%

and not more than 50%, as prescribed by the commissioner, of the

card sales for the Michigan progressive jackpot bingo game for the

current bingo occasion.

     (6) No arrangement of numbers other than a coverall pattern

shall be required or allowed to win a Michigan progressive jackpot

bingo game.

     (7) A Michigan progressive jackpot bingo game shall be played

only on bingo cards that are approved by the commissioner.

     (8) All cards for the Michigan progressive jackpot bingo game

shall be sold by the licensee at a uniform price with no discount

for the purchase of more than 1 card.

     (9) Whenever a Michigan progressive jackpot bingo game is

conducted, the licensee shall post a notice that contains, and

shall announce, the following information:

     (a) The maximum number of allowable calls in which the player

must complete a coverall pattern in order to win a Michigan

progressive jackpot prize on that occasion.

     (b) The prize amount offered to the winner of the Michigan

progressive jackpot game and the consolation prize for that bingo

occasion.

     (c) The date the next bingo occasion will occur in that

particular progression if the jackpot is not awarded.

     (10) A Michigan progressive jackpot bingo game shall be

conducted in the following manner:

     (a) On the first bingo occasion a player shall not be required

to obtain bingo in less than the number of allowable calls as

prescribed by the commissioner to win the jackpot prize.

     (b) The number of allowable calls required to win the jackpot

shall be increased by 1 number on each successive bingo occasion

for that licensee in a particular progression.

     (c) Once a Michigan progressive jackpot bingo game has been

started, the progressive jackpot prize shall be offered at each

successive bingo occasion for that licensee until the jackpot prize

has been won.

     (d) A Michigan progressive jackpot progression shall only be

terminated or interrupted by 1 of the following:

     (i) Determining a winner of the Michigan progressive jackpot

prize.

     (ii) Expiration, suspension, revocation, or surrender of the

license to conduct bingo.

     (iii) A previously announced scheduled interruption, such as a

legal holiday or other temporary closing.

     (iv) A valid emergency condition under which the licensee is

unable to conduct the game.

     (11) Only 1 Michigan progressive jackpot bingo game shall be

in progress at 1 time per bingo occasion, except that 2 Michigan

progressive jackpot bingo games may be in progress at 1 time at a

bingo occasion if 1 of the games is linked together with bingo

games conducted by 1 or more other licensees for the purpose of a

common jackpot prize and consolation prize as prescribed by the

commissioner.

     (12) Prizes for a Michigan progressive jackpot bingo game

shall be awarded as follows:

     (a) The Michigan progressive jackpot prize shall be awarded to

the player or players who complete the coverall pattern within the

predesignated number of allowable calls.

     (b) A consolation prize shall be awarded on each bingo

occasion at which a Michigan progressive jackpot game is played,

except on the bingo occasion that the jackpot prize is won.

     (c) The consolation prize shall be awarded to the player or

players who complete a coverall pattern on each bingo occasion,

regardless of the number of calls in excess of the predesignated

number of allowable calls required to win the Michigan progressive

jackpot bingo game.

     (13) The jackpot prize shall be awarded by a check written

from the licensee's financial account or in the manner prescribed

by the commissioner.

     (14) Except as otherwise provided in this section, all other

provisions of this act or rules promulgated under this act apply to

the conduct of a Michigan progressive jackpot game.

     (15) If an organization's bingo license will expire or is

suspended, revoked, or surrendered before the last bingo occasion

of a particular progression, the jackpot prize shall be awarded and

the winner determined on the last authorized bingo occasion

regardless of the number of calls required to determine the winner.