HB 2109 Summary

• Increases gross receipts thresholds for bingo license classifications: Class A from $15,600 to $75,000 per year, Class B from $300,000 to $500,000 per year, and Class C for operations exceeding $500,000 per year.

• Modifies cash prize payment thresholds from $150 to $1,100, requiring checks for prizes at or above the new threshold amount.

• Updates financial reporting requirements to reference "$300" (instead of "three hundred dollars") and adjusts language for electronic filing procedures for reporting periods beginning after December 31, 2019.

• Removes prohibition on conducting lotteries or raffles within twelve hours before or after bingo games within 1,000 feet of premises.

• Clarifies compensation limits for bingo operators at federal minimum wage plus twenty percent and specifies that technological aids for bingo may be used as electronic substitutes for bingo cards with accommodations for players with disabilities.