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Wisconsin Statutes Gaming (Ch. 561 to 599) § 563.61. Report of bingo operations

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) Each licensed organization shall file with the department, on a form prescribed by the department, a semiannual report of bingo operations for each 6-month period beginning on the date on which the organization's license is issued. The report is due on the 60th day after the last day of the reporting period. The report shall be accompanied by the payment of the gross receipts tax due. The licensed organization shall retain a copy of the report for its permanent records. The report shall include:

(a) The name and address of each supervising member and the member responsible for the proper utilization of gross receipts.

(b) The date, hour and address of each bingo occasion held during the reporting period.

(c) The number of games played at each bingo occasion held during the reporting period.

(d) An itemized statement of the gross receipts from each bingo occasion held during the reporting period, including gross receipts from sales of regular bingo cards, extra regular cards, special game cards and sale of supplies.

(e) An itemized statement of expenditures for each bingo occasion held during the reporting period, including amounts paid for prizes, bingo supplies and equipment, license fees and other expenses.

(em) An itemized statement of expenditures, if any, made during the reporting period by the licensed organization for the advancement, improvement or benefit of the licensed organization.

(f) A statement showing the balance in the licensed organization's bingo account and all deposits into and adjustments in the bingo account that were made during the reporting period.

(g) The name of the depository and the title and number of the account.

(2) The report shall be signed by the member responsible for the proper utilization of gross receipts for the bingo occasion.

(3) If no bingo games are held on a date when a license authorizes them to be held, a report to that effect shall be filed with the department.

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