Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated RegulationsRules for the conduct of permitted games
Rules for the conduct of bingo
Children under
12 years of age are not permitted to play bingo.
Spotters for the
session are not permitted to play bingo at that session.
3 . Call backs, who can take part in
An unsuccessful player
may only take part in the call back of a game once in each session.
(1) Every bingo card
must have 15 numbers printed on it.
(2) All cards used in
any one game must bear the same serial number, and that number must be
announced to players immediately before the commencement of each game.
(1) A split game,
involving a specified pattern or range of numbers, may be played during a game
of bingo.
(2) Where a split game
is to be played during a game of bingo the permit holder must cause the type
of split game or games that are to be played to be announced before the
commencement of the game.
(3) Where no split
game is to be played during a game of bingo, the permit holder will cause this
to be announced before the commencement of the game.
(4) Interim prizes
will be awarded to players winning split games in accordance with
rule 5A(2)(a).
[Clause 5 inserted in Gazette
15 Feb 1994 p. 553.]
5A . Prizes, who is eligible for
(1) For the purposes
of this rule a number is properly called when the person calling the number
has announced both the number displayed to him or her and any colloquial
expression for that number (e.g. for number 22 — “2
little ducks, 22”).
(2) A prize for a
winning split or a full house will not be awarded to a player
unless —
(a) in
the case of a player calling a winning split, the last number properly called
forms part of the winning split; and
(b) in
the case of a player calling a full house, the last number properly called is
on the player’s card.
[Clause 5A inserted in Gazette
15 Feb 1994 p. 553.]
(1) A game of bingo
concludes when a player is awarded a prize for obtaining a full house.
(2) Where —
(a) a
split game is being played during a game of bingo; and
(b) a
player obtains a full house before any player obtains a winning split,
the player obtaining
the full house will receive any unclaimed prize in respect of the split game
in addition to the prize awarded for the full house.
[Clause 5B inserted in Gazette
15 Feb 1994 p. 553.]
Except where the
gaming permit authorises it —
(a) the
price of a card —
(i)
where the card is a separate “flyer” card,
shall not exceed 50 cents; or
(ii)
shall not exceed 30 cents;
and
(b)
there shall be no more than 2 games using “flyer” cards per
session; and
(c)
there may be one game in which both a standard prize and a prize contingent on
the number of calls made prior to a winning card being announced ( snowball
prize) may be offered, and the “snowball” prize shall —
(i)
if not won, be offered in the next session without
increasing in value; and
(ii)
be included in the calculation of the value of the total
prizes paid for each session at which it is offered;
and
(i)
may accumulate; and
(ii)
may form part of a jackpot based on accumulated prize
money,
but the total value of
the accumulated prize or jackpot shall not exceed $3 000.
[Clause 6 inserted in Gazette
6 Apr 1990 p. 1769; amended in Gazette 16 May 1997
p. 2394; 22 Aug 2006 p. 3468.]
7 . Prizes, announcement of etc.
(1) The permit holder
will cause the value of the prizes for each game to be announced before the
commencement of the game.
(2) If the prizes for
a game consist of, or include, something else having a value other than money
( prize goods ), the aggregate value of the prize goods for the game shall not
exceed $1 000.
(3) A player who is
awarded prize goods will be offered money to the value of the prize goods as
an alternative prize in place of the prize goods and may choose to receive
either the prize goods or the money.
[Clause 7 amended in Gazette
16 May 1997 p. 2394.]
8 . Prize shared if more than one winner
(1) Where there is
more than one winning card the prize money will be shared equally among all
the winners.
(2) Where —
(a)
there is more than one winning card in relation to a prize that consists of,
or includes, something else having a value other than money ( prize goods );
and
(b) it
is not possible or practicable to share the prize goods equally among all the
winners,
money to the value of
the prize goods will be shared equally among all the winners in place of the
prize goods.
[Clause 8 amended in Gazette
16 May 1997 p. 2394.]
9 . Prizes paid as soon as practicable
Prizes awarded for
each game of bingo will be paid as soon as practicable after the conclusion of
that game.
10 . Player who makes incorrect call allowed to
continue play
A player who
incorrectly calls a winning split or a full house in a game is allowed to
continue to play in that game.
[Clause 10 inserted in Gazette
15 Feb 1994 p. 554.]
A call by a player
indicating a winning split or full house in a game will be accepted if it is
made by the player at any time prior to the conclusion of the calling back of
the numbers for that split game or game (as the case may be).
[Clause 11 inserted in Gazette
15 Feb 1994 p. 554.]
12 . Calls must be acknowledged
A call by a player
indicating a winning split or full house is not a valid call unless the call
is acknowledged by the person calling the numbers or by a spotter.
[Clause 12 inserted in Gazette
15 Feb 1994 p. 554.]
Division 1 — Rules for the conduct of a standard lottery
Chances
shall —
(a) not
exceed the total number authorised by the permit; and
(b) be
numbered consecutively, whether issued in the form of tickets or allocated in
the form of lucky numbers or otherwise.
[Clause 1 inserted in Gazette
11 May 1993 p. 2399.]
(1) Each chance in the
form of a ticket shall have printed on it —
(a) the
number; and
(b) the
price; and
(c) the
name and address of the permit holder; and
(d) the
name of the body on behalf of which, or the purposes for which, the lottery is
conducted; and
(e) the
number of the permit; and
(f) the
amount, or the nature and retail value, of each prize; and
(g) the
closing date, and the date of drawing if that differs from the closing date;
and
(h) the
manner in which notification of winners is to take place.
(2) Where the chance
is not in the form of a ticket, the information required under subrule (1)
shall be printed on the document used by the purchaser of the chance to make
that purchase.
(3) The manner of
notifying winners to be printed on tickets under subrule (1)(h) must
be —
(a) the
printing of the results in a publication, the name and date of issue of which
are printed on the ticket; or
(b) the
printing of the results in a publication, the name and date of issue of which
are printed on the ticket, and the making available of the results by means of
a telephone “information line”, or other approved form of
electronic media, details of access to which are printed on the ticket.
[Clause 2 amended in Gazette
11 May 1993 p. 2399; 23 Feb 1996 p. 675;
28 Jun 1996 p. 3100; 27 Oct 2000 p. 6030.]
2A . Chance holders, identification of
To identify the holder
of a chance —
(a)
where a ticket is issued, each ticket butt must record —
(i)
the surname of the person intended to collect the prize;
and
(ii)
the postal or residential address of that person;
or
(b) if
the chance is allocated otherwise than by the issue of a ticket, the
information referred to in paragraph (a)(i) and (ii) may be recorded in a
register and manner approved by the Commission.
[Clause 2A inserted in Gazette
11 May 1993 p. 2399.]
After the drawing of a
standard lottery, the permit holder must cause the results of the draw,
including —
(a) the
number of each prize winning chance; and
(b) the
name and address of the permit holder; and
(c) the
manner in which prizes may be claimed,
to be published or
made available in accordance with the manner of notifying winners printed on
the tickets or other documents for the lottery under rule 2.
[Clause 3 inserted in Gazette
28 Jun 1996 p. 3100.]
4 . Order in which prizes are to be drawn
When a standard
lottery is drawn, prizes shall be awarded as follows —
(a) the
first chance drawn shall win the first prize; and
(b) the
second chance drawn shall win the second prize; and
(c) the
third chance drawn shall win the third prize; and
(d) if
more than 3 prizes are drawn, prizes shall continue to be ranked according to
the order of drawing.
[Clause 4 inserted in Gazette
11 May 1993 p. 2399.]
Division 2 — Rules for the conduct of a continuing
lottery
1 . Information on each ticket
Each ticket shall have
printed on it —
(a) a
serial number; and
(b) the
price; and
(c) if
the tickets are sold by means of a vending machine which is not located in a
club, the name of the permit holder or the name of the premises where the
machine is.
Tickets shall be sold
only at premises or locations specified in the permit.
[Part 3 deleted in Gazette 4 Aug 1992 p. 3831.]