2025 Texas Statutes
Occupations Code
Title 13 - Sports, Amusements, and Entertainment
Subtitle A - Gaming
Chapter 2001 - Bingo
Subchapter J. Bingo Accounts and Use of Proceeds
Section 2001.459. Expenses Paid From Bingo Account
Sec. 2001.459. EXPENSES PAID FROM BINGO ACCOUNT. (a) The following items of expense incurred or paid in connection with the conduct of bingo must be paid from an organization's bingo account:
(1) advertising, including the cost of printing bingo gift certificates;
(2) security during a bingo occasion;
(3) the purchase or repair of bingo supplies and equipment;
(4) prizes, other than authorized cash prizes;
(5) stated rental expenses;
(6) bookkeeping, legal, or accounting services;
(7) fees for callers, cashiers, and ushers; and
(8) janitorial services.
(b) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1132 (S.B. 643), Sec. 17(3), eff. September 1, 2023.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1114, Sec. 23, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 636 (H.B. 1474), Sec. 36, eff. October 1, 2009.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 860 (H.B. 2578), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1132 (S.B. 643), Sec. 17(3), eff. September 1, 2023.