RULES AND REGULATIONS

 

1.  NO SHARING!  EACH PLAYER MUST PURCHASE CARDS SEPARATELY.  WE DO NOT PERMIT SHARING.  ALL SPECIALS AND DISCOUNTS ARE PER PLAYER.  YOU MUST BE PLAYING ALL BOOKS OR SHEETS THAT YOUR REGISTER SLIP SHOWS OR YOU WILL NOT BE PAID IN THE EVENT THAT YOU BINGO … NO EXCEPTIONS!!

 

2.  SMOKING IS NOT PERMITTED IN THE HALL OR LOBBY AT ANY TIME!  We will provide adequate breaks to permit our smoking friends the opportunity to step outside.

 

3.  Cell phones may not be used in the hall at any time while a bingo session is in play!  Pagers must be turned off or set to vibrate only! 

 

4.  You must be at least 14 years old to play Bingo at Burke VFRD.  Anyone between 14 and 18 years old must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.  You must be at least 18 years old to purchase, or open, Instant Bingo or Seal Card tickets. NO ONE UNDER 14 IS PERMITTED IN THE HALL WHILE THE SESSION IS IN PROGRESS.

 

5.  The number boards are for your convenience only and are not in any way official.  Only the caller’s table is considered official.  It is available for inspection at any time.

 

6.  Burke VFRD reserves the right to refuse admission to anyone for any reason and also reserves the right to remove anyone from the premises, without refund, for disruptive, destructive, or discourteous behavior.

 

7.  Any dispute will be resolved at the time of the dispute by the Bingo Supervisor on Duty and his/her decision will be final.  No dispute about any game will be addressed after the caller has closed the game.

 


Game Rules

 

All Bingo Games

 

Ø     You must have the last number called in order for your bingo to be valid.  It is the player’s responsibility to insure that the caller hears his/her bingo and stops play.  The bingo machine is noisy, so please be loud.  In the event the caller does not hear your bingo and calls the next number, we WILL NOT honor your bingo from the previous call. 

 

Ø     Payouts for multiple bingos in a single game will be determined by dividing the total payout for that game by the number of valid bingos and rounding to the next lower quarter dollar.  For example, if the total payout is $100 and there are three valid bingos, each winner will receive $33.25. 

 

Winner-Take-All

 

Ø     The payout for this game equals the gross receipts for all sales of Winner-Take-All sheets for the evening, to a maximum of $1,000.00. 

 

Birthday Prize

 

Ø     Each time you visit BVFRD Bingo during your birthday month, you may draw from our special Birthday Pull Tabs to determine your free prize.  The prize list is posted at the Paper Table.  You must present a valid, government-issued, picture ID at the Paper Table to prove your eligibility.  You must be a playing customer to be eligible for Birthday Prizes. 

 

Raffle

 

Ø     Details for each grand prize drawing are available for inspection.  The winner of the Grand Prize need not be present at the drawing to win. 

 

Ø     Special drawings from the raffle ticket container will be held weekly.  The prizes for those drawings will be announced at the time of the drawings.  Weekly winners must be present to win; they will remain eligible for the Grand Prize drawing. 

 

 

 

Treasure Chest

 

Ø     Our Treasure Chest is a progressive jackpot.  The value of the jackpot consists of the total value of all Treasure Chest tickets sold for the current jackpot, not to exceed $10,000. 

 

Ø     The first bingo number called at the beginning of the Regular Session will be the Treasure Chest number for the night.  Each time that number is drawn during each game in that evening’s Regular Session, a ticket stub from that evening’s Treasure Chest ticket sales will be drawn and announced. 

 

Ø     At the intermission (or at the conclusion of the Regular Session), the holders of the announced tickets may draw from our bag of poker chips, in the order that their tickets were announced.  The bag will contain a number of specially marked chips, each indicating one of several prizes.  If a player draws the winning Treasure Chest Jackpot chip, the player will be paid the current value of the Treasure Chest (less applicable taxes).  If a player does not draw a prize-winning chip or draws more than one chip (even if it includes a winning chip), the draw is considered to be a non-winning draw.  A consolation prize will be awarded for a non-winning draw.  Once the Treasure Chest Jackpot is won, no further drawings for Treasure Chest prizes will be allowed that night and the next Treasure Chest will begin during the next Bingo Regular Session. 

 

Ø     If ticket sales for a Treasure Chest jackpot exceed $10,000 before that jackpot is won, those excess sales over $10,000 will be applied to the next Treasure Chest jackpot.