Senate Bill 1192 Summary

• Clarifies state policy to strictly control and administer bingo games and raffles to protect the public from fraud while ensuring charitable groups realize profits from these games.

• Limits charitable and nonprofit organizations to 12 raffles per year, with an exemption for public or private schools and higher education institutions in Idaho.

• Increases the maximum allowable administrative expenses for bingo operations from 15% to 18% of gross revenues, and allows organizations to request exemptions from disbursement percentages.

• Requires raffles exceeding $10,000 in prize value to use consecutively numbered tickets with no duplicates, maintain separate bank accounts, and retain records for five years.

• Establishes civil penalties up to $10,000 per violation for bingo and raffle violations, grants the state lottery discretion to suspend or revoke licenses, and adds recordkeeping requirements for licensed vendors.