Tex.
Occ. Code Section 2001.105
License Issuance or Renewal
(a)
The commission shall issue a temporary or regular license or renew a regular license to conduct bingo if the commission determines that:(1)
the member or members of the applicant designated in the application to conduct bingo are active members of the applicant;(2)
the bingo is to be conducted in accordance with this chapter;(3)
the proceeds of the bingo are to be disposed in accordance with this chapter;(4)
the applicant has made and can demonstrate significant progress toward the accomplishment of the purposes of the organization during the 24 months preceding the date of application for a license or regular license renewal;(5)
all persons who will conduct, promote, or administer the proposed bingo are active members of the applicant organization and all other persons who will assist in conducting, promoting, or administering the proposed bingo games are persons authorized to do so by Section 2001.411 (Persons Operating or Conducting Bingo); and(6)
no person under whose name bingo will be conducted and no person working at the proposed bingo has been convicted of a gambling offense or criminal fraud.(b)
The commission may not issue a license to an authorized organization to conduct bingo if an officer or member of the board of directors of the organization has been convicted of criminal fraud or a gambling or gambling-related offense.(c)
A regular license to conduct bingo issued under this subchapter expires on the second anniversary of the date of issuance unless the commission revokes or suspends the license before that date.
Source:
Section 2001.105 — License Issuance or Renewal, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.2001.htm#2001.105 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
