# Title 99 — State Gaming Commission

## Article 99-01.3 — Games of Chance

## Chapter 99-01.3-15 — Distributors

Organization That Conducts Games on Tribal Land
### § 99-01.3-15-01. License.

A person may not sell, lease, solicit business, or provide gaming equipment to a licensed
organization, distributor, or organization that has a permit without a license, except as provided by
subsection 1 of section 99-01.3-02-04. A license is not transferable. The annual licensing period is April
first through March thirty-first. An application must include information prescribed by the attorney
general. A license must be displayed at the business office.
History: Effective May 1, 1998; amended effective July 1, 2002; July 1, 2010.
General Authority: NDCC 53-06.1-01.1
Law Implemented: NDCC 53-06.1-01.1, 53-06.1-14
### § 99-01.3-15-02. Restrictions and requirements.

1. A licensed organization, organization that has a permit, or licensed manufacturer may not be a
distributor. A person who is an officer, manager, gaming manager, or member of a governing
board of a licensed organization or organization that has a permit may not be an officer,
director, shareholder, proprietor, independent contractor, consultant, or employee of a
distributor, nor have a financial interest in that distributor. A person having a financial interest
in a distributor may not be a lessor of a site to an organization that is an active customer of
that distributor. A change in ownership of a distributor must be immediately reported to the
attorney general.
2. A distributor shall have an office in North Dakota where records must be kept.
3. A distributor may not offer or provide anything of value to any licensed organization or gaming
location site, lessor, agent, or representative as an incentive or inducement to locate, keep, or
maintain any gaming equipment, which includes electronic gaming systems or devices, at the
gaming site.
4. A distributor mat not include any discount or incentive to any licensed organization or gaming
location site, lessor, agent, or representative for any nongaming item, such as amusement
devices, electronics, advertisements or recognitions, or have any influence in the lessors'
charitable gaming organization.
5. An officer, director, shareholder, agent, or employee of a distributor may not:
a. Play a game of pull tabs, including electronic pull tabs, club special, tip board, prize
board, seal board, sports-pool board, punchboard, or electronic quick shot bingo at any
site;

b. Conduct games of pull tabs, prize boards, pull tab and prize board dispensing devices,
electronic pull tabs, club specials, seal boards, raffle boards, tip boards, sports-pool
boards, or punchboards at an organization's site;
c. Interfere with or attempt to influence a lessor's relationship with an organization involving
a lease agreement, interfere with or attempt to influence an organization's management,
employment practices, policy, gaming operation, disbursement of net proceeds, or
procure a site for an organization. A distributor may notify an organization of an available
site; or
d. Provide bookkeeping services, including summarizing or auditing games for an
organization.
6. A distributor may not have an expressed or implied agreement with another distributor to
restrict the sales of either of them to a specific geographic area or organization.
7. A distributor may not sell or provide a drop box unless it is a double-locking removable metal
container and has:
a. One lock that secures a drop box to the underside of a table, and one or two separate
locks that secure the contents placed into the drop box. The key to each of the locks
must be different; and
b. A slot opening through which currency and forms can be inserted into a drop box. The
slot of a drop box may not exceed three and one-half inches in length and one-half inch
in width. Inside a drop box there must be a spring-loaded mechanism that automatically
closes and locks the slot opening when the drop box is removed from a table.
8. For a twenty-one table, a distributor may only sell or provide a playing surface that is green
and does not contain imprinted graphics, excluding the tip betting spaces, unless authorized
by the attorney general. A table playing surface must display no more than seven separate
betting spaces and the following or equivalent statements:
and
or
If a site allows the dealer to take a hit card when the dealer has a soft seventeen:
and
9. A distributor may not sell or provide twenty-one and paddlewheel (betting and casino) chips to
an organization if those chips are identical in physical characteristic to chips previously sold or
provided by that distributor to a different organization.
10. A distributor may not give a gift, trip, prize, or other gratuity valued singly or in the aggregate in
excess of one hundred dollars per employee per calendar year related to a licensed
organization or organization that has a permit. A distributor may not loan money (excluding
credit) to a licensed organization or organization that has a permit, or to an employee of such
an organization.
11. An employee shall read and acknowledge in writing, within thirty days of employment and the
effective date of new gaming laws or rules, that the person has read and understands the
provisions of the gaming law and rules which relate to the person's job duties. The distributor
shall designate the provisions to be read. The acknowledgment must be dated, reference the
provisions, and be part of the person's personnel file.

12. If information on a license application becomes inaccurate or outdated in any material way,
including changes to the employee listing, the distributor shall provide the attorney general, in
writing, items of change within fourteen days following the change.
13. A distributor may not share an office or warehouse facility with an organization.
14. A distributor shall file a copy of each sales invoice and record of voided gaming stamps with
the attorney general by the fifth business day following the month of the transaction.
15. A distributor may not buy or be provided gaming equipment from an affiliated company unless
the company is a wholly owned subsidiary of the distributor. An affiliated company shall have
originally bought the equipment directly from a licensed manufacturer.
16. A distributor may not buy or be provided gaming equipment from an out-of-state distributor
unless the out-of-state distributor has the manufacturer ship the equipment directly to the
licensed distributor and the manufacturer is licensed.
17. A distributor may not knowingly possess, display, sell, or provide an organization a deal of pull
tabs, club special, tip board, prize board, or punchboard that:
a. Does not conform to the quality standards of sections 99-01.3-16-04 and 99-01.3-16-05;
b. Has a manufacturer's or distributor's seal broken on the manufacturer's container or has
been prohibited by the attorney general from sale or play within North Dakota; or
c. Contains pull tabs or punches that have winner protection features although they are not
winning pull tabs or punches.
18. A distributor may not temporarily store any game that has a state gaming stamp affixed to its
flare which has been sold. A sale occurs when a distributor issues a sales invoice. If a
distributor sells or provides gaming equipment to another distributor, the distributor shall ship
the equipment directly to the other distributor's address.
19. A distributor shall direct a manufacturer to ship gaming equipment directly to the distributor
and the distributor shall have it unloaded at its warehouse. However, if a distributor buys
equipment from a manufacturer for sale to another distributor or buys a flashboard, blower, jar
bar, paddlewheel, or twenty-one, poker, or paddlewheel table for sale to an organization, the
distributor may direct the manufacturer to ship the equipment directly to the other distributor or
organization, including the organization's site.
20. A distributor may not separate a paper bingo card when there are two or more faces on a
sheet.
21. A distributor may not:
a. Sell or provide a dispensing device, fifty-fifty raffle system, site system with bingo card-
marking devices, electronic quick shot bingo site operating system with card-marking
devices, electronic pull tab device with operating system, and related equipment to an
organization unless a model of the device or system has first been approved by the
attorney general;
b. Modify an approved dispensing device model, electronic currency validator, fifty-fifty raffle
system, site system with bingo card-marking devices, electronic quick shot bingo site
operating system with card-marking devices, or an electronic pull tab device with
operating system unless authorized by the attorney general; or

c. Rent a dispensing device to an organization unless the rent is for a fixed dollar rate per
month or other duration. For a site system with bingo card-marking devices, a distributor
may rent a site system with devices to an organization for a fixed dollar rate per month or
other duration, or for a percentage or fixed dollar amount of rental income derived from
players who use the devices. For an electronic quick shot bingo site operating system
with card-marking devices, a distributor may rent a site operating system with devices to
an organization for a fixed dollar rate per month or other duration, or a fixed rate per
bingo card sold. For a fifty-fifty raffle system, a distributor may rent a system to an
organization for a fixed dollar rate per month or other duration, or a fixed rate per ticket
sold. For electronic pull tab devices with operating system, a distributor may rent devices
with operating system to an organization for a fixed dollar rate per month or other
duration, or a fixed rate per electronic pull tab ticket sold. Rent may not be based on
gross proceeds, adjusted gross proceeds, or net income earned from bingo, raffles, or
pull tabs. If a distributor rents a site system with bingo card-marking devices, electronic
quick shot bingo site operating system with card-marking devices, fifty-fifty raffle system,
or electronic pull tab devices with operating system to an organization, the distributor
may have a manufacturer, on behalf of the distributor, issue an invoice to an
organization; however, the organization shall remit all rent payments directly to the
distributor.
22. A distributor may arrange for an organization to acquire a dispensing device through a
financing lease purchase agreement with a finance or lease company. Although an
organization is deemed to own a device, a finance or lease company may have a security
interest or ownership right in the device until the organization satisfies the lease.
23. If a distributor is an agent for another distributor in marketing a dispensing device, the agent is
not required to complete a sales invoice. A distributor is an agent if it receives a commission
and does not finance or take temporary possession or title to the device.
24. A distributor that sells or provides a new or used dispensing device to an organization or
distributor, other than as an agent, or merely transacts a transfer of a device, for or without a
fee, between two organizations, shall do the following unless that distributor contracts with
another distributor to comply with this rule on its behalf:
a. Maintain an adequate inventory of electronic and mechanical parts in North Dakota,
provide maintenance service, and provide technical assistance and training in the service
and repair of a device;
b. Make available, upon request, electrical and mechanical parts to all other licensed
distributors at the usual price for such parts; and
c. Notify the attorney general of any recurring electronic or mechanical malfunction of a
device model.
25. A distributor that resells, transacts a transfer, rents, or provides a used dispensing device to
an organization shall change or arrange to have changed all the keyed locks on the device.
26. A distributor shall initially set up a dispensing device, fifty-fifty raffle system, site system with
bingo card-marking devices, electronic quick shot bingo site operating system with card-
marking devices, electronic pull-tab devices with operating system, and related equipment at a
site and before activation of the device or system, conduct and document one training session
on the operation and service of each for employees of an organization that acquires a device
or system for the first time. The training must be documented, which includes detailing what
was covered in the training and a listing of the individuals of the organization who participated
in the training. The documentation must be dated and attested to by each organization
employee, the distributor representative, and for electronic pull-tab devices with operating

system, by the manufacturer representative according to subsection 5 of section
### § 99-01.3-16-09.6. A copy of this documentation must be retained by the organization and

distributor. A distributor shall provide an operations manual to an organization operating a
dispensing device, electronic pull-tab devices with operating system, fifty-fifty raffle system,
site system with bingo card-marking devices, electronic quick shot bingo site operating system
with card-marking devices, and related equipment.
27. If a modification or software upgrade is required for gaming equipment, a distributor must
modify, upgrade, or replace the software or gaming equipment within the time frame
established by the attorney general. Gaming equipment provided by a distributor that remains
in operation without the required modification, upgrade, or replacement is considered
unapproved by the attorney general.
28. A service technician may not access a dispensing device or electronic pull-tab device unless
accompanied by an organization employee.
29. A distributor may not possess, in inventory, a processing chip encoded with proprietary
software that was duplicated by the distributor for a dispensing device or electronic pull tab
device usable in North Dakota.
30. A distributor may not sell or provide new video surveillance equipment or install video
surveillance equipment for an organization unless the distributor is an approved vendor of the
equipment or is approved by the attorney general.
31. If a distributor receives an administrative or criminal complaint or a citation from another state,
it shall notify the attorney general in writing within thirty days of the date of the complaint or
citation.
32. An electronic quick shot bingo site operating system with card-marking devices, fifty-fifty raffle
system, site system with bingo card-marking devices, electronic pull-tab devices with
operating system, and related equipment may only be sold or provided to an organization with
a state gaming license.
33. A distributor shall report a malfunction of a fifty-fifty raffle system, site system with bingo card-
marking devices, electronic quick shot bingo site operating system with card-marking devices,
or electronic pull-tab devices with operating system, which affects the security or integrity of
the system or the outcome of a game to the attorney general within the next business day of
the date of occurrence.
34. Within five business days after installation, upgrading, converting, transfer, or removal of an
electronic pull-tab device and operating system, a distributor shall submit an electronic pull-tab
certification notice on a prescribed form to the attorney general.
35. All electronic pull-tab devices must be keyed in the following manner:
a. The logic compartment must be keyed with a lock that is different from all other locks.
The logic compartment key is to be in the possession of the distributor. The organization
may not have possession of this key. This key may not open any other area of any
device. The logic compartment key can be universal for a manufacturer.
b. Each stacker drop box must have a separate key per site and be keyed differently than
any other area of the device. This key is to only be in the possession of the organization.
The distributor may not have access to this key.

c. The belly key or keys must be keyed separately from the logic compartment area and
stacker drop box. This key may be universal to the organization. Only the organization
may possess this key. A distributor may not have access to this key.
History: Effective May 1, 1998; amended effective July 1, 2000; July 1, 2002; July 1, 2004; October 1,
2006; July 1, 2010; July 1, 2012; April 1, 2016; July 1, 2018; January 1, 2023.
General Authority: NDCC 53-06.1-01.1
Law Implemented: NDCC 53-06.1-01.1, 53-06.1-14
### § 99-01.3-15-03. Inventory records and reconciliation.

1. A distributor shall maintain a quantity-based perpetual inventory system for deals of pull tabs,
club specials, tip boards, prize boards, and punchboards that are bought or received from any
source. A system must account for the sale or disposition of each item. The system must
separately account for the quantity of items acquired, sold, and remaining in inventory by:
a. Name of manufacturer or other source, and purchase invoice number and date;
b. Name of game and manufacturer's game form number, excluding deals of jar tickets; and
c. Distributor's sales invoice number and date.
2. A distributor shall maintain a quantity-based perpetual inventory system for paper bingo cards
that are bought or received from any source. A system must account for the sale and
disposition of each card. The system must separately account for the quantity of cards
acquired, sold, and remaining in inventory by:
a. Name of manufacturer or source, and supplier's sales invoice number and date;
b. Type of card or booklet;
c. Primary color of card;
d. Size of the series;
e. Quantity received; and
f. Distributor's sales invoice number and date.
3. A distributor shall semiannually reconcile its inventory of deals of pull tabs, paper bingo cards,
club specials, prize boards, tip boards, and punchboards that are recorded as being in
inventory to these items that are actually in inventory. A person shall count these items in
inventory, compare this count to the inventory records, and resolve any difference. The count
must be done by a person who is not primarily responsible for safeguarding the physical
inventory. A reconciliation must be documented, including the name and title of the person
who does the reconciliation, date performed, result, corrective action taken, and initials of that
person.
History: Effective May 1, 1998; amended effective July 1, 2002; July 1, 2010; July 1, 2012.
General Authority: NDCC 53-06.1-01.1
Law Implemented: NDCC 53-06.1-01.1
### § 99-01.3-15-04. Purchase and sales restrictions.

Repealed effective July 1, 2000.

### § 99-01.3-15-05. Restrictions and requirements - Dispensing devices.

Repealed effective July 1, 2000.
### § 99-01.3-15-06. Distribution of gaming equipment.

1. A manufacturer's game serial number must be on a paddlewheel ticket described by
subsection 1 of section 99-01.3-11-01, all pull tabs, including pull tabs used with prize boards,
club specials, and tip boards and punches in a punchboard. No game serial number may be
special ordered. A game serial number must be preprinted on a paddlewheel ticket card. If a
game serial number is not preprinted on a seal board, raffle board, prize board, sports-pool
board, or calcutta board, a distributor shall assign and electronically or mechanically imprint it
on the board. No serial number may be repeated within three years.
2. For a deal of pull tabs and jar ticket game, a distributor may open a manufacturer's cellophane
shrink wrap to access a flare. A distributor shall affix a state gaming stamp on the front of the
original flare, or a legible copy of the flare, of a deal of pull tabs, club special, tip board, series
of paddlewheel ticket cards, and on a punchboard, sports-pool board, seal board, raffle board,
prize board, and calcutta board that is sold or provided to a customer. A gaming stamp must
be affixed in North Dakota. A distributor shall legibly write a manufacturer's game serial
number in ink on the stamp. If the written number is incorrect, the number cannot be changed
or erased and the stamp must be voided. For a series of paddlewheel ticket cards, the game
serial number written must be the lowest numbered paddlewheel ticket card. Then, a
distributor shall replace, if applicable, a flare inside the cellophane shrink wrap and seal the
opening. This rule does not apply to gaming equipment provided directly to an Indian tribe,
United States military, out-of-state purchaser, or another licensed distributor.
3. If a manufacturer's security seal on a container is inadvertently broken but the integrity of a
deal remains intact, a distributor may reseal the deal with an adhesive security seal identifying
the distributor. The seal must be applied to all accessible sides of a container and ensure that
a deal is secure. A distributor shall indicate on a sales invoice that the deal was resealed by
the distributor and the reason.
4. For electronic pull tab deals, a distributor electronically shall assign a state-issued electronic
gaming stamp number to each electronic pull tab deal issued to a licensed organization. This
placement must occur prior to the deal being downloaded to the organization's site server. The
organization and attorney general must be notified of the assigned electronic gaming stamp
number, game serial number, game name, site received at, and date and time the deal was
received at the site at least monthly or on demand. Electronic gaming stamps must be issued
in consecutive order.
5. A distributor shall provide a flare with a deal of pull tabs or jar tickets and series of
paddlewheel ticket cards. The master flare for a game involving deals of jar tickets that contain
winning tickets of the same prize value printed in differently colored numbers or symbols must
have the flare's numbers and symbols printed in matching colors. A flare, including a master
flare, must indicate the name of the game, manufacturer's form number, cost per play, and
value and number of winning prizes. The front of a flare for a deal of jar tickets must indicate
the number of jar tickets in the deal. The number of prizes may be designated by a number or
by a quantity of symbols that represent the number of winning prizes and winning number or
symbol. A symbol must be pictured on a flare, not described. A flare, including a master flare,
may not display combinations of winning pull tabs, unless the phrase "prizes above are
combinations of single prizes listed below" or a similar phrase is used and additional
statements such as "may contain multiple winners", may be used in conjunction with this
phrase. A last sale prize must be printed on a flare or be indicated by a permanently affixed
sticker. The flare or sticker must contain the last sale feature, prize value, and distributor's

name or license number. A distributor may not alter a flare except to add a last sale feature to
a manufacturer's flare for a deal of pull tabs. A distributor may make a flare for a deal of jar
tickets. This information must be mechanically or electronically printed on a flare.
6. A distributor may not sell or provide a multiple line or multiple square sports-pool board to a
customer unless a special opaque tape covers the numbers on the board. If a tape is
disturbed, any recovering of the numbers must be detectable. A tape must prevent the
concealed numbers from being viewed from the outside when using a high-intensity lamp.
7. For a deal of jar tickets, club special, tip board, and prize board, a distributor shall provide a
game information sheet containing gaming stamp number, cost per play, ideal gross proceeds,
ideal prizes, including any last sale prize, if known, ideal adjusted gross proceeds, and the
quantity, face value, and total face value of coins on a prize board or, in place of a separate
sheet, the information may be printed on the front or back of the deal's flare.
8. A distributor shall print these phrases on a sports-pool board:
a. Professional sports pool;
b. Cost per play $__________(maximum cost per play is $25.00);
c. Date of sports event __________;
d. Ideal prizes $__________; and
e. Method of prize payout __________.
9. A distributor shall include this information on the flare of a series of paddlewheel ticket cards:
a. Game serial numbers of the lowest and highest numbered paddlewheel ticket cards;
b. Quantity of cards;
c. Type of paddlewheel ticket (for example, 40 x 3 x 120), if applicable; and
d. The printed phrase "cost per ticket $_________".
10. A distributor shall print the phrases "merchandise prize __________" and "retail price
$__________" on a flare and for each seal for a game that has a merchandise prize.
11. A distributor shall sell a calcutta board on which is printed a matrix of horizontal lines and
vertical columns sufficient to accommodate the information required by subsections 7, 10, and
12 of section 99-01.3-10-01. A distributor shall print "calcutta" at the top of a board and print
the phrases "sporting event __________", "method of prize payout ___________", and "date
of sports event __________" on the board.
12. A distributor shall print the phrases "cost per play $__________", "merchandise prize
__________" (if applicable), and "retail price $__________" on a seal board.
13. A distributor shall print the phrases "cost per square $________", "date of raffle___________",
and "prize________" on a raffle board.
14. A distributor shall print "cost per play $__________", and for each merchandise seal prize the
phrases "merchandise prize __________" and "retail price $__________" on a prize board.
15. If a distributor is notified by an organization that the game serial number of a deal of pull tabs,
club special, tip board, seal board, raffle board, punchboard, series of paddlewheel ticket
cards, calcutta board, prize board, or sports-pool board is different from the number written on

a state gaming stamp, the distributor shall follow procedures prescribed by the attorney
general.
16. If a distributor is notified by a manufacturer or attorney general of a ban or recall of defective
pull tabs or punchboards, the distributor shall comply with subsection 2 of section
99-01.3-16-07.
History: Effective May 1, 1998; amended effective July 1, 2000; July 1, 2002; July 1, 2004; October 1,
2006; July 1, 2010; July 1, 2012; April 1, 2016; July 1, 2018.
General Authority: NDCC 53-06.1-01.1
Law Implemented: NDCC 53-06.1.-01.1, 53-06.1-14
### § 99-01.3-15-07. Sales to an Indian tribe, United States military, out-of-state purchaser, or

organization that conducts games on tribal land.
A distributor may not sell gaming equipment to any individual. Gaming equipment sold or provided
to an Indian tribe, United States military, out-of-state purchaser, organization that is not licensed that
conducts games on tribal land, or a person authorized by the attorney general must be shipped directly
to the buyer or the distributor shall verify that the buyer represents that customer. This verification must
include:
1. If a person represents an Indian tribe, United States military, or has been authorized by the
attorney general, the person's name, address, and, if applicable, title or rank;
2. If a person represents an organization that conducts games on tribal land, the person's name
and address; and
3. A driver's license number and state of registration recorded from a person's pictured driver's
license or the person's full name and address recorded from two other forms of pictured
identification.
History: Effective May 1, 1998; amended effective July 1, 2000.
General Authority: NDCC 53-06.1-01.1
Law Implemented: NDCC 53-06.1-01.1
### § 99-01.3-15-08. Promotional and sample bingo cards and pull tabs.

A distributor may not sell or provide promotional paper bingo cards, jar tickets, or pull tabs to an
organization or any person unless the face of each paper bingo card, the outside of a jar ticket, or the
game information side of each pull tab or bingo card contains the phrase "promotional use only",
"happy hour", "no purchase necessary", or similar phrase. A distributor may not sell or provide sample
paper bingo cards, jar tickets, or pull tabs to an organization or any person unless the word "void" is on
the face of each paper bingo card and jar ticket and on the game information side of each pull tab or
bingo card. A distributor may sell other nongaming promotional items to any person.
History: Effective May 1, 1998; amended effective July 1, 2000; July 1, 2004; July 1, 2010.
General Authority: NDCC 53-06.1-01.1
Law Implemented: NDCC 53-06.1-01.1
### § 99-01.3-15-09. State gaming stamp and return of gaming equipment.

1. A distributor shall maintain gaming stamps at its North Dakota office. A distributor may not
provide a stamp to another distributor. If a distributor voids or does not use a stamp, it shall
return the stamp to, or for electronic gaming stamps, notify the attorney general. There is no
credit for a voided or unused stamp. If a distributor discontinues business, it shall return all
voided and unused stamps to the attorney general within fourteen days after discontinuance
of business.

2. If an organization returns an unplayed deal, game, or series containing a state gaming stamp,
a distributor shall void the stamp and complete a form prescribed by the attorney general. A
distributor may not take back an unplayed deal or game containing a stamp from an
organization unless the distributor originally sold it or is authorized by the attorney general. If a
distributor resells or reissues a deal, game, or series, the distributor shall affix a new stamp on
the flare.
3. Distributors shall maintain records accounting for all state gaming stamps. A distributor shall
complete an annual reconciliation of state gaming stamps. Any unaccounted for state gaming
stamps must be reported to the attorney general.
History: Effective May 1, 1998; amended effective July 1, 2000; July 1, 2018.
General Authority: NDCC 53-06.1-01.1
Law Implemented: NDCC 53-06.1-01.1, 53-06.1-14
### § 99-01.3-15-10. Recordkeeping.

A distributor shall maintain complete, accurate, and legible accounting records in North Dakota.
The records must be retained for three years and include, by month:
1. Purchase invoices for gaming equipment.
2. Sales of gaming and nongaming equipment, supplies, and services sold or provided on a
distributor's invoice. A sales invoice must be prepared on a form approved by the attorney
general and include:
a. License number of the distributor;
b. Business name and address of the buyer and business name and address where the
gaming equipment or supplies were shipped to or where the service was performed;
c. License or permit number of the buyer, if applicable;
d. Invoice number and date;
e. Date shipped or date of service;
f. Indication for a credit memo;
g. Quantity, price, and description of each item of gaming equipment, supplies, and
services. This includes the name of game and indication of the item as a deal of pull
tabs, electronic deal of pull tabs, club special, prize board, tip board, seal board, raffle
board, punchboard, sports-pool board, calcutta board, or series of paddlewheel ticket
cards. For a deal of pull tabs (excluding jar tickets), it must include a manufacturer's form
number. For a series of paddlewheel ticket cards, it must include the number of
paddlewheel ticket cards and number of tickets on each card. For a prize board, it must
include separate costs, including sales tax, for a merchandise prize (if any), coins, and
board and pull tabs. For paper bingo cards, it must include the primary color of single
cards or primary color of the top card of collated booklets, type (number of faces on a
sheet) of collated booklets or single cards, number of cards in a collated booklet, and
serial number and size of series. For dispensing devices, it must include name of the
device and its model and serial number. For a site system with bingo card-marking
devices and electronic quick shot bingo site operating system with card-marking devices,
it must include the quantity of devices and name, model and serial number, and version
of the system and devices. For a fifty-fifty raffle system, it must include name of the
system and its model and serial number. For electronic pull-tab devices with operating
system, it must include the quantity, name, model, and serial numbers of the devices and

version of the operating system. For service work performed, it must include the nature of
the work and identify the system or device the work was performed on;
h. Gaming stamp number;
i. Ideal gross proceeds, ideal adjusted gross proceeds, price of a merchandise prize, and
value of a last sale prize;
j. An indication that a deal was resealed and the reason, if applicable; and
k. For electronic pull-tab devices with operating systems for which a fixed rate per
electronic pull-tab ticket sold is charged, the sales invoice must include a separate line
item amount for each site and specific set of games that the fixed rates are being billed
for. Charges for each specific set of games for a site must be easily identifiable on the
sales invoice and must include the site name, manufacturer, and the date range for which
the charges apply.
3. A sales invoice must be:
a. Prenumbered consecutively with a preprinted number of at least four characters;
b. Prepared in three parts and issued as follows:
(1) One part to the customer;
(2) One part retained in an invoice file by customer name; and
(3) One part to the attorney general. Every invoice, including voids, must be numerically
accounted for; and
c. A credit memo for a returned item must be prepared and issued like a sales invoice. A
credit memo must represent only a returned item.
4. A sales journal must include the invoice date, number, total amount, and name of customer.
5. A cash receipts journal must include cash sales, cash received from all sources, name of
customer, date a payment is received, and amount.
6. A cash payments journal must include checks issued, cash payments, date of check or
payment, check number, name of payee, and type of expense.
7. Record of voided gaming stamps on a form prescribed by the attorney general.
8. Inventory records and reconciliation of inventories.
9. A repair report for each service call on a dispensing device.
10. Documentation of a training session conducted according to subsection 24 of section
99-01.3-15-02.
11. A manufacturer's invoice that references a rental fee charged an organization for a site system
with bingo card-marking devices, an electronic quick shot bingo site operating system with
card-marking devices, fifty-fifty raffle system, and electronic pull-tab devices with operating
system.
12. A monthly report detailing, for each different variation of electronic pull-tab game, the total
number of times a deal for the game was downloaded to an organization site server for play.
The report must include for each deal, manufacturer, game name, state gaming stamp

number, game serial number, number of pull tabs, cost per play, ideal gross proceeds, ideal
prizes, and pay out percentage.
13. Perpetual inventory records of bingo card-marking devices used with site systems and of card-
marking devices used with electronic quick shot bingo site operating systems, which must
include the organization name, site, model of device, serial number of device, and dates
issued to and returned from a site.
14. Perpetual inventory records of fifty-fifty raffle systems which must include the organization
name, site, control programs installed, and number of sales units.
15. Perpetual inventory records of electronic pull-tab devices with operating systems, which must
include the organization name, site, control programs installed, and number of electronic pull-
tab devices at the site. For each electronic pull-tab device, the inventory records must include
manufacturer, unique serial number, model number, and date of manufacture. This information
must be retained for three years.
History: Effective May 1, 1998; amended effective July 1, 2000; July 1, 2002; July 1, 2004; July 1,
2010; July 1, 2012; April 1, 2016; July 1, 2018; January 1, 2023.
General Authority: NDCC 53-06.1-01.1
Law Implemented: NDCC 53-06.1-01.1
