2019 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 12 - Taxation
Chapter 21 - Stamp And Business License Tax
Section 12-21-4007. Site system and electronic dabber specifications.

(A) A site system and an electronic dabber must meet the following specifications:

(1) A site system must:

(a) record a nonresetable electronic consecutive six digit receipt number for each transaction;

(b) issue a player a receipt for each transaction containing the:

(i) name of a site or organization;

(ii) date and time of transaction;

(iii) number of electronic bingo card images downloaded or activated;

(iv) selling price of a card or package, gross proceeds, and receipt number; and

(v) serial number of device issued to a player;

(c) print a summary report for each session containing:

(i) the date and time of the report;

(ii) the name of site;

(iii) the date of the session;

(iv) the sequential session number;

(v) the number of transactions;

(vi) the number of voided transactions;

(vii) the number of electronic bingo card images downloaded or activated;

(viii) the number of devices used;

(ix) the total gross proceeds; and

(x) any other information required by the department.

(2) An electronic dabber:

(a) must be a portable hand-held unit and must not be wired directly to a site system;

(b) must be used in conjunction with a bingo ticket purchased from the house which entitles the player to mark his cards electronically rather than using paper cards and marking them manually;

(c) must have no more than one hundred eighty faces to be played on each game when used in a class "B" game and no more than three hundred faces to be played on each game when used in a class "AA" game;

(d) must require a player to manually enter each bingo number called;

(e) must display a player's best card or a winning card and alert only that player through an audio or video method, or both, that the player has a winning card;

(f) must erase automatically all stored cards at the end of the last game of a session or when the device is turned off;

(g) must be downloaded or activated with new cards at the beginning of each session;

(h) must be used only for one unit for each player, at any time during the bingo session. A player may purchase additional cards to be marked manually, but not for use with an electronic dabber;

(i) must not be a video lottery machine, video gaming machine, or other device prohibited by Section 12-21-2710;

(j) must not be used or be capable of being used to play a game other than bingo as authorized by this article; and

(k) must not be used or be capable of being used in an activity prohibited by Section 16-19-40 or 16-19-50.

(B) The department's representatives may examine and inspect any site system and related equipment, electronic dabber and related equipment, or other machine or device used in the conduct of bingo by the promoter, nonprofit organization, or player. The examination and inspection must include immediate access to the electronic dabber and unlimited inspection of all parts, equipment, and associated systems.

(C) A player may exchange a defective electronic dabber for another provided a disinterested player verifies that the electronic dabber is not functioning.

(D) The bingo ticket as defined in Section 12-21-3920(3) must be perforated and allows both the player and the house to retain a copy. The ticket must be sold at face value. Only the number of faces printed on the bingo ticket may be downloaded or activated into the electronic dabber, no more or less, and at no time may bingo cards be sold for use with an electronic dabber and bingo ticket in matching face value or for any other purpose. The bingo tickets must be purchased on a bingo voucher only through a distributor licensed in this State. The bingo ticket must be torn in two along the perforation required in this subsection and the player must be given one part of the ticket and the house must retain the other part of the ticket for its books and records.

(E) After completion of each session the organization shall generate an activity report containing the number of electronic dabbers used in the session along with the house receipts for each bingo ticket sold. This report must be printed and maintained with the daily reports of the bingo session held.

HISTORY: 2004 Act No. 172, Section 1, eff August 2, 2003.