Arizona Arizona Revised Statutes

§ 5-401 — Definitions

ARS § 5-401Title 5. Amusements and Sports · Ch. 4. GAMES OF BINGO · Art. 1. General Provisions

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5-401. Definitions In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Adjusted gross receipts" means the receipts remaining after deducting the monies paid for prizes from gross receipts. 2. "Applicant" means a person, a group of persons or an organization that submits an application to the licensing authority for a license required under this chapter. 3. "Assistant" means a person who is not a manager, supervisor or proceeds coordinator, who assists in conducting bingo games and who is designated as an assistant in the application for a license. 4. "Auxiliary" means a formally organized body formed for the purpose of assisting a qualified organization in accomplishing its primary purposes and recognized by a licensee in writing to the licensing authority as the licensee for the purposes of this chapter. 5. "Charitable organization" means any organization including not more than one auxiliary of the organization, not for pecuniary profit, which is operated for charitable purposes within this state and which has been so engaged for two years prior to making application for a license under this article. 6. "Chartered branch or lodge or chapter of a national or state organization" means any branch or lodge or chapter of a national or state qualified organization. 7. "Equipment" means the receptacle and numbered objects drawn from it, the master board upon which such objects are placed as drawn, the cards or sheets bearing numbers or other designations to be covered and the objects used to cover them, the board or signs, however operated, used to announce or display the numbers or designations as they are drawn, the public address system, and all other articles essential to the operation, conduct and playing of bingo. 8. "Fraternal organization" means any organization within this state, except college and high school fraternities, not for pecuniary profit, which is a branch or lodge or chapter of a national or state organization and exists for the common business, brotherhood or other interests of its members and which national or state organization has so existed for two years in Arizona prior to making application for a license under this article. Fraternal organization shall also include not more than one auxiliary of such organization. 9. "Gross receipts" means the total of the following:

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