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Bingo games may not last over 5 hours unless it is held at a fair.


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14-309.8. Limit on sessions.

The number of sessions of bingo conducted or sponsored by an exempt organization shall be limited to two sessions per week and such sessions must not exceed a period of five hours each per session. No two sessions of bingo shall be held within a 48-hour period of time. No more than two sessions of bingo shall be operated or conducted in any one building, hall or structure during any one calendar week and if two sessions are held, they must be held by the same exempt organization. This section shall not apply to bingo games conducted at a fair or other exhibition conducted pursuant to Article 45 of Chapter 106 of the General Statutes.

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2 Responses to “Bingo games may not last over 5 hours unless it is held at a fair.”

Comment from Jewel
Time August 3, 2011 at 9:10 pm

Well… No much for North Carolina making the Guiness book for world’s longest continuous Bingo Game… Sorry NC

J.

Comment from chocolate-thunder
Time September 18, 2011 at 8:51 pm

so who’s gonna be the one tell the elderly they can’t play bingo as long as they want?

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