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45 <br />Gamblina 517.02 <br />509(a)(1), (2) or (3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is either a govern- <br />mental unit or an organization that is tax exempt under subsection 501(a) <br />and described in subsection 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and <br />provided that the scheme of chance is not conducted during, or within <br />ten hours of, a bingo game conducted for amusement purposes only <br />pursuant to Section 517.09; <br />(2) Games of chance, if all of the following apply: <br />A. The games of chance are not craps for money, roulette for money <br />or slot machines; <br />B. The games of chance are conducted by a charitable organization <br />that is, and has received from the Internal Revenue Service a <br />determination letter that is currently in effect, stating that the <br />organization is, exempt from Federal income taxation under subsection <br />501(a) and described in subsection 501(c)(3) of-the Internal Revenue <br />Code; C. The games of chance are conducted at festivals of the organization <br />that are conducted either for a period of four consecutive days <br />or less and not more than twice a year or for a period of five <br />consecutive days not more than once a year, and are conducted on <br />premises owned by the charitable organization for a period of no <br />less than one year immediately preceding the conducting of the <br />games of chance, on premises leased from a governmental unit, or <br />on premises that are leased from a veteran's or fraternal organization <br />and that have been owned by the lessor veteran's or fraternal <br />organization for a period of no less than one year immediately <br />preceding the conducting of the games of chance; <br />A charitable organization shall not lease premises from a <br />veteran's or fraternal organization, or lease from a governmental <br />unit premises located in a county with a population exceeding <br />500,000, to conduct a festival described in subsection (d)(2)C. hereof <br />if the veteran's or fraternal organization or governmental unit has <br />already leased the premises twice during the preceding year to <br />charitable organizations for that purpose. If a charitable organization <br />leases premises from a veteran's or fraternal organization to <br />conduct a festival described in subsection (d)(2)C, hereof, the <br />charitable organization shall not pay a rental rate for the premises <br />per day of the fesitval that exceeds the rental rate per bingo <br />session that a charitable organization may pay under Section <br />517.06(a)(3) when it leases premises from another charitable <br />organization to conduct bingo games. <br />D. All of the money or assets received from the games of chanCe after <br />deduction only of prizes paid out during the conduct of the games of <br />chance are used by, or given, donated or otherwise transferred to, <br />any organization that is described in subsection 509(a)(1), (2) or (3) of <br />the Internal Revenue Code and is either a governmental unit or an <br />organization that is tax exempt under subsection 501(a) and described <br />in subsection 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; <br />E. The games of chance are not conducted during, or within ten hours of, <br />a bingo game conducted for amusement purposes only pursuant to <br />Section 517.09. <br />No person shall receive any commission, wage, salary, reward, tip, <br />donations, gratuity or other form of compensation, directly or indirectly, <br />for operating of assisting in the operation of any scheme or game of <br />chance. <br />1994 Replacennent