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SUBCHAPTER I
GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS
Purpose.
Definitions.
SUBCHAPTER II
DUTIES AND POWERS
General duties of the department.
Departmental duties; powers; prohibitions.
Bingo and raffle security.
Cancellation of license; reinstatement.
Rules governing commingling of receipts prohibited.
SUBCHAPTER III
LICENSING
License to conduct bingo.
Bingo license application.
Affidavits and fees.
Bingo license application; community−based residential facilities, senior
citizen community centers and adult family homes.
Department determinations.
Issuance of license to conduct bingo.
Amendment of license to conduct bingo.
Denial of application; hearing.
Suspension or revocation.
Supplier’s license.
Supplier’s license application.
Issuance of supplier’s license.
Supplier to notify department of changes.
Maintenance of supplier’s books and records.
Persons not eligible for supplier’s license.
Suspension or restriction of a supplier’s license for delinquent child support payments.
Supplier’s license and delinquent taxes or unemployment insurance contributions.
Supplier prohibitions.
SUBCHAPTER IV
CONDUCT OF BINGO
Restrictions on the conduct of bingo.

SUBCHAPTER I
GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS
563.02 Purpose. The legislature declares that:
(1) All phases of the conduct of bingo, except bingo games
using free cards and donated prizes for which no payment of consideration is made by participants, should be closely controlled by
appropriate laws and rules, which should be uniformly enforced
throughout this state.
(1m) All phases of the conduct of raffles should be closely
controlled by appropriate laws, which should be uniformly
enforced throughout this state.
(2) The conduct of bingo, raffles and all attendant activities,
except bingo games using free cards and donated prizes for which
no payment of consideration is made by participants, should be so
regulated as to discourage commercialization of bingo and raffles
in all forms and to ensure the maximum use of the profits of bingo
exclusively for proper and legitimate expenditures.
(3) It is a matter of statewide concern to foster and support
proper and legitimate expenditures and to prevent commercialized gambling, participation by criminal and other undesirable
elements and diversion of funds from usage for proper and legitimate expenses.
History: 1973 c. 156; 1975 c. 99; 1977 c. 426; 1987 a. 21; 1989 a. 147; 1991 a.
269 s. 779r; Stats. 1991 s. 563.02; 2015 a. 6.
The state may not enforce bingo laws on Indian reservations. Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin v. State of Wisconsin, 518 F. Supp. 712 (1981).

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Limited period bingo.
Special bingo games.
Progressive jackpot bingo.
Local ordinances.
SUBCHAPTER V
REPORTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Report of bingo operations.
Reports improperly filed.
Bingo account.
Bookkeeping and accounts.
Proper and legitimate expenditures; reimbursement and waiver.
Financial report to membership.
Expenditure of bingo funds after cessation of bingo.
Exemptions; community−based residential facilities, senior citizen community centers and adult family homes.
SUBCHAPTER VI
ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES
Duties of the department of justice.
Inspection for enforcement.
Penalties.
SUBCHAPTER VII
GROSS RECEIPTS TAX
Gross receipts tax.
SUBCHAPTER VIII
RAFFLES
Qualified organizations.
Requirements of raffles.
Limit.
License.
Liability.
The conduct of raffles under a Class A license.
The conduct of raffles under a Class B license.
Profits.
Denial of application; hearing.
Records.
Annual financial reports; renewals.
Penalties.

(1) “Adult family home” has the meaning given in s. 50.01 (1).
(1m) “Bingo” means a game of chance in which players pay
a consideration in order to participate, in which 75 numbered
objects are available for selection, and those objects actually
selected are selected on a random basis, and in which each player
participates by means of cards sold, rented or used only at the time
and place of the game, each card containing 5 rows of 5 spaces
each, each space printed with a number from 1 to 75, except the
central space, which is marked “FREE”. Winners are determined
and prizes awarded on the basis of possessing a bingo card on
which some combination of numbers are printed and conform to
the numbered objects selected at random based on a predetermined winning arrangement. “Bingo” as used in this chapter shall
not mean any game using free cards and donated prizes, if any, for
which no payment of consideration is made by participants.
(2) “Bingo occasion” means a single gathering or session at
which a series of successive bingo games is played.
(3) “Bingo supplies and equipment” means all cards, boards,
sheets, markers, pads or other supplies, devices or equipment
designed for use in the play of bingo.
(4e) “Calendar” means a tabular register of days covering not
less than one nor more than 12 calendar months that entitles the
purchaser to one entry in each drawing in a calendar raffle.
(4m) “Calendar raffle” means a raffle for which a drawing is
held and a prize awarded on each date specified in a calendar as
a date upon which a prize will be awarded.
(4s) “Community−based residential facility” has the meaning
given in s. 50.01 (1g).
(5) “Department” means the department of administration.

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(5m) “Division of gaming” means the division of gaming in
the department.
(5r) “Drawing” means any of the following methods for determining a winner of a game of chance:
(a) Random selection of a ticket portion or calendar portion
from a container housing portions of all tickets or calendars purchased for the selection.
(b) A plastic or rubber duck race.
(6) “Extra regular card” means a nondisposable card which
affords additional opportunities to play in a regular bingo game to
be played at a bingo occasion.
(6m) “Gambling place” has the meaning designated in s.
945.01 (4) (a).
(7) “Gross receipts” means total receipts received from the
conduct of bingo including, but not limited to, receipts from the
sale, rental or use of regular bingo cards, extra regular cards, special bingo cards and bingo supplies.
(9) “Licensed organization” means an organization licensed
under this chapter to conduct bingo.
(10) “Limited period bingo” means the conduct of bingo for
a period of not more than 4 out of 5 consecutive days in any one
year at a festival, bazaar, picnic, carnival or similar special function conducted by a licensed organization.
(10m) “Multiple−container raffle” means a raffle to which all
of the following apply:
(a) One or more drawings are held and one or more prizes are
awarded on the same date and at the same location.
(b) A drawing for each prize or group of prizes is made from
a container specific to each prize or group of prizes.
(c) The ticket purchaser places his or her ticket in the container
of his or her choice.
(11) “Premises” means any room, hall, enclosure, tent, or outdoor area in which bingo is being played.
(12) “Profit” means the gross receipts collected from one or
more bingo occasions, less reasonable sums necessarily and actually expended for bingo supplies and equipment, prizes, utilities,
license fees and taxes.
(12c) “Progressive jackpot bingo” means a series of bingo
games in which the prize is carried over to the succeeding game
if no player wins a game within a specified number of calls.
(12e) “Proper and legitimate expenditure” means an expenditure made by an organization for any of the following:
(a) Any purpose for which the organization is organized.
(b) The advancement, improvement or benefit of the organization, if the amount of the expenditure does not exceed the fair market value of the advancement, improvement or benefit.
(12r) “Raffle” means a game of chance for which tickets or
calendars are sold and one or more drawings for prizes are held,
but does not include a savings promotion program under s.
186.114, 214.595, 215.137, or 221.0329 or a program sponsored
by a federally chartered financial institution, or in which a federally chartered financial institution participates, that meets all
requirements for a savings promotion program under s. 186.114,
214.595, 215.137, or 221.0329.
(13) “Regular bingo card” means a nondisposable card issued
to a person upon payment of the admission fee which affords a
person the opportunity to participate in all regular games played
at a bingo occasion.
(14) “Regular bingo game” means a bingo game in which a
person, upon payment of an admission, is issued a regular bingo
card and may purchase or rent extra regular cards.
(14t) “Senior citizen community center” means a public place
in which recreational or social activities are made available primarily to individuals who are 55 years of age or older.
(14w) “Single−container raffle” means a raffle for which one
or more drawings from a single container are held and one or more
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(15) “Special bingo card” means a disposable, specially
marked bingo card which affords a person the opportunity to participate in a special bingo game to be played at a bingo occasion.
(16) “Special bingo game” means any bingo game which is
not a regular bingo game and which is played with special bingo
cards.
(17) “Ticket” means an instrument that entitles the purchaser
to one entry in a raffle other than a calendar raffle.
History: 1973 c. 156; 1975 c. 99; 1977 c. 426; 1979 c. 32, 34; 1983 a. 222; 1989
a. 147; 1991 a. 269 ss. 779s to 779w; Stats. 1991 s. 563.03; 1997 a. 27; 2005 a. 247;
2009 a. 28; 2011 a. 32; 2013 a. 273; 2015 a. 6; 2017 a. 72.

SUBCHAPTER II
DUTIES AND POWERS
563.04 General duties of the department. The department shall:
(2) Conduct hearings on the suspension or revocation of a
license for violation of this chapter or any applicable rules promulgated under it.
(3) Promulgate rules under ch. 227 relating to the issuance,
renewal, amendment, suspension, and revocation of bingo
licenses and the conduct of bingo under this chapter.
(4) Approve and establish a standard set of bingo cards comprising a consecutively numbered series and prescribe by rule the
manner in which such cards are to be reproduced and distributed
to a licensed organization.
(5) Prescribe appropriate forms necessary to carry out this
chapter.
(6) Issue, renew and amend licenses:
(a) To organizations to conduct bingo.
(b) To a member designated by the organization who is responsible for the gross receipts.
(7) Issue and renew licenses to suppliers of bingo supplies and
equipment.
(8) Have power to temporarily suspend any license.
(10) Refer for investigation potential or actual violations of
this chapter and rules promulgated under it to the district attorney
of the county in which a bingo occasion will be or was held.
(13) Establish the style, content and format of all licenses
issued under this chapter.
History: 1973 c. 156; 1979 c. 34 ss. 1000, 2100 (45) (a); 1989 a. 31, 147; 1991
a. 39; 1991 a. 269 ss. 780d to 781p; Stats. 1991 s. 563.04; 1995 a. 27 s. 9123 (6pp);
1997 a. 27; 2001 a. 16; 2015 a. 6.
Cross−reference: See also chs. Game 3, 41, 42, 43, and 44, Wis. adm. code.

563.05 Departmental duties; powers; prohibitions.
(2) The department may promulgate rules requiring holders of
licenses issued under subch. III to post a notice in a conspicuous
place where a bingo occasion is being conducted describing the
procedures for filing a complaint against the holder.
(3) The department may promulgate rules specifying the number of business days within which the department must review and
make a determination on an application for a license that is issued
under subch. III.
(4) The department may promulgate rules relating to bingo
that establish procedures to be used by the department for receiving, filing, and investigating complaints, for commencing disciplinary proceedings, and for conducting hearings.
(4m) Notwithstanding s. 227.11, the department may not promulgate or enforce any rule that interprets the provisions under
subch. VIII or any other provisions under this chapter that relate
to raffles.
(5) No employee in the division of gaming who performs any
duty related to bingo or raffles or the secretary, deputy secretary,
or assistant deputy secretary of administration and no member of
such a person’s immediate family, as defined in s. 19.42 (7), may,
while that person is employed or serves in such a capacity or for
2 years following the termination of his or her employment with

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the department after having served in such a capacity, do any of
the following:
(a) Have any direct or indirect interest in any person who is
licensed or required to be licensed under this chapter.
(b) Accept or agree to accept money or any thing of value from
any person who is licensed or required to be licensed under this
chapter.
History: 1991 a. 269 ss. 782ad, 782ah, 1110b, 1110d; Stats. 1991 s. 563.05; 1995
a. 27 ss. 6976, 9123 (6pp); 1997 a. 27; 1999 a. 5; 2011 a. 32; 2013 a. 20, 273; 2015
a. 6.

563.051 Bingo and raffle security. The department may do
any of the following:
(1) Provide all of the security services for the bingo and raffle
operations under this chapter.
(2) Monitor the regulatory compliance of bingo and raffle
operations under this chapter.
(3) Audit the bingo and raffle operations under this chapter.
(4) Investigate suspected violations of this chapter.
(5) Report suspected gaming−related criminal activity to the
division of criminal investigation in the department of justice for
investigation by that division.
(6) If the division of criminal investigation in the department
of justice chooses not to investigate a report under sub. (5), coordinate an investigation of the suspected criminal activity with local
law enforcement officials and district attorneys.
History: 1997 a. 27.

563.055 Cancellation of license; reinstatement. (1) If
the holder of a license issued under this chapter pays a fee required
under s. 563.13 (4), 563.22 (2) or 563.92 (2) by check and the
check is not paid by the bank upon which the check is drawn, the
department may cancel the license on or after the 60th day after
the department receives the notice from the bank, subject to sub.
(2).
(2) At least 20 days before canceling a license, the department
shall mail a notice to the holder that informs the holder that the
check was not paid by the bank and that the holder’s license may
be canceled on the date determined under sub. (1) unless the
holder does all of the following before that date:
(a) Pays the fee for which the unpaid check was issued.
(b) Pays the charge for an unpaid draft established under s.
20.905 (2).
(3) Nothing in sub. (1) or (2) prohibits the department from
extending the date for cancellation to allow the holder additional
time to comply with sub. (2) (a) and (b).
(4) A cancellation of a license under this section completely
terminates the license and all rights, privileges and authority previously conferred by the license.
(5) The department may reinstate a license that has been canceled under this section only if the previous holder complies with
sub. (2) (a) and (b) and pays a $30 reinstatement fee.
(6) All moneys received under this section shall be credited to
the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (jm).
History: 1989 a. 31; 1991 a. 269 s. 782ap; Stats. 1991 s. 563.055; 1995 a. 27 ss.
6976c, 9123 (6pp); 1997 a. 27; 1999 a. 5; 2017 a. 59.

563.10 Rules governing commingling of receipts prohibited. The department may not promulgate any rule relating
to the commingling of bingo and raffle receipts.
History: 1979 c. 41; 1985 a. 182 ss. 55 (4), 57; 1991 a. 269 s. 782at; Stats. 1991
s. 563.10; 1995 a. 27 s. 9123 (6pp); 1997 a. 27; 2015 a. 6.

SUBCHAPTER III
LICENSING
563.11 License to conduct bingo. (1) Any bona fide religious, charitable, service, fraternal or veterans organization or any

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organization, other than the state or any political subdivision of
the state, to which contributions are deductible for federal income
tax purposes or state income or franchise tax purposes, may apply
to the department for a license to conduct bingo. In this subsection, “service organization” includes all of the following:
(b) A community−based residential facility.
(c) A senior citizen community center.
(d) An adult family home.
(2) (a) Prior to applying for a license, an organization listed
under sub. (1) shall:
1. Be incorporated in this state as a nonprofit corporation or
organized in this state as a religious or nonprofit organization.
2. Have at least 15 members in good standing.
3. Conduct activities within this state in addition to the conduct of bingo.
5. Operate without profit to its members, and no part of the
net earnings of such organization shall inure to the benefit of any
private shareholder or individual.
6. Have been in existence for 3 years immediately preceding
its application for a license, and shall have had during that 3−year
period a membership actively engaged in making proper and legitimate expenditures.
7. Have received and used and shall continue to receive and
use, for proper and legitimate expenditures, funds derived from
sources other than from the conduct of bingo.
(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to any organization listed
under sub. (1) (b) to (d).
History: 1973 c. 156; 1989 a. 147; 1991 a. 39; 1991 a. 269 ss. 782bd, 782bh; Stats.
1991 s. 563.11; 2005 a. 22.
Loss of tax exempt status for income tax purposes does not necessarily imply that
an organization is no longer nonprofit. 67 Atty. Gen. 255.

563.12 Bingo license application. Each applicant for a
license to conduct bingo shall file with the department an application on a form prescribed by the department. Except as provided
in s. 563.135, the application shall include:
(1) The name and address of the applicant.
(2) Sufficient facts relating to the incorporation or organization of the applicant to enable the department to determine if the
applicant is eligible for a license under this subchapter.
(3) The name and address of each officer of the applicant organization.
(4) The place and date of each bingo occasion proposed to be
conducted during the effective period of the license.
(5) The name and address of the owner of the premises in
which bingo will be conducted and the approximate capacity of
the premises.
(7) The name, date of birth and address of each supervising
member for each bingo occasion who shall be an active member
of the applicant organization and one or more of whom shall be
present and in immediate charge of and responsible for the conduct of bingo games at each bingo occasion.
(8) The name of any licensed organization cosponsoring any
bingo occasion.
(9) The name, address, date of birth and years of membership
of an active member of the applicant organization who shall be
responsible for the proper utilization of the gross receipts derived
from the conduct of bingo.
(11) Other information which the department considers necessary to administer this chapter.
History: 1973 c. 156; 1977 c. 418; 1981 c. 380; 1989 a. 147; 1991 a. 269 s. 782cd;
Stats. 1991 s. 563.12; 1995 a. 27 s. 9123 (6pp); 1997 a. 27, 252.

563.13 Affidavits and fees. Except as provided in s.
563.135, an application for a license to conduct bingo shall be
accompanied by:
(2) A sworn statement by the member designated as responsible for the proper utilization of gross receipts that no commission

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or other fee, salary, profits, compensation, reward or recompense
will be paid to any person or organization and that all profits will
be spent as provided under s. 563.51 (8).
(4) A $10 license fee for each bingo occasion proposed to be
conducted and $5 for an annual license for each designated member responsible for the proper utilization of gross receipts. All
moneys received under this subsection shall be credited to the
appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (jm).
History: 1973 c. 156; 1975 c. 99; 1979 c. 34; 1987 a. 21; 1989 a. 147; 1991 a. 269
s. 782ch; Stats. 1991 s. 563.13; 1995 a. 27 s. 9123 (6pp); 1995 a. 417; 1999 a. 5.

563.135 Bingo license application; community−based
residential facilities, senior citizen community centers
and adult family homes. (1) An application for a license to
conduct bingo for an organization listed under s. 563.11 (1) (b) to
(d) shall be accompanied by a $5 license fee and a sworn statement
by the owner or operator of the organization that all of the following rules shall apply to bingo conducted by the organization:
(a) Only residents, guests of residents, and employees of the
community−based residential facility or adult family home, or
members, patrons, guests of members, and patrons and employees
of the senior citizen community center, may play bingo.
(b) Bingo may be played only as a recreational or social activity.
(c) No admission fee may be charged to play bingo.
(d) The total fee charged to a player for all bingo cards used
by the player at a bingo occasion will not exceed $2 and the aggregate value of prizes awarded at the bingo occasion will equal the
total amount of fees that are collected from all of the players at the
bingo occasion.
(e) Progressive jackpot bingo may not be played.
(2m) All moneys received under sub. (1) shall be credited to
the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (jm).
History: 1989 a. 147; 1991 a. 269 s. 782cp; Stats. 1991 s. 563.135; 1999 a. 5; 2005
a. 247.

563.14 Department determinations. Upon receipt of an
application for a license to conduct bingo, the department shall
investigate the qualifications of the applicant and the merits of the
application and before issuing a license shall determine that:
(1) The applicant is eligible to be licensed to conduct bingo
under s. 563.11.
(2) The supervising member and member responsible for the
proper utilization of gross receipts are active members of the
applicant organization who, subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322 and
111.335, have never been convicted of a felony or, if convicted,
have received a pardon or have been released from parole,
extended supervision or probation for at least 5 years.
(3) The proposed bingo occasions will be conducted in
accordance with this chapter and the rules promulgated under it.
(6) The profits from all bingo games conducted by the applicant organization are proposed to be used as provided under s.
563.51 (8).
History: 1973 c. 156; 1975 c. 99; 1979 c. 34 s. 2100 (45) (a); 1981 c. 122, 380;
1981 c. 391 s. 211; 1987 a. 21; 1989 a. 147; 1991 a. 269 s. 782ct; Stats. 1991 s. 563.14;
1995 a. 27 s. 9123 (6pp); 1997 a. 27, 283.

563.15 Issuance of license to conduct bingo. (1) After
making the determinations under s. 563.14, the department shall
either notify the applicant organization in writing why a license is
not being issued or issue a license to such applicant organization
authorizing it to conduct bingo at the times and places set forth in
the license. Except as provided in sub. (1m), a license issued
under this subsection shall be effective for one year from the first
day of the month of the first occasion listed on the license and may
be renewed annually, except that an applicant organization may
request that the license expire on the first day of any month within
the one−year licensure period.
(1m) A license issued under sub. (1) to an organization listed
under s. 563.11 (1) (b) to (d) shall remain in effect unless it is can-

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celed, suspended or revoked by the department or withdrawn by
the organization.
(3) Each license, and all amendments thereto, shall be conspicuously displayed at the place where a bingo occasion is conducted and at all times during the conduct thereof so as to be easily
readable by any patron of the bingo occasion.
History: 1973 c. 156; 1975 c. 99; 1979 c. 34 s. 2100 (45) (a); 1981 c. 162, 209,
391; 1989 a. 147; 1991 a. 39; 1991 a. 269 ss. 782dd to 782dp; Stats. 1991 s. 563.15;
1995 a. 27 s. 9123 (6pp); 1997 a. 27.

563.16 Amendment of license to conduct bingo. Upon
application by a licensed organization, a license may be amended,
if the subject matter of the amendment properly and lawfully
could have been included in the original license. An application
for an amendment to a license shall be filed and processed in the
same manner as an original application. An application for the
amendment of a license shall be accompanied by a $3 fee. If any
application for amendment seeks approval of additional bingo
occasions or designates a new member responsible for the proper
utilization of gross receipts, the appropriate fee under s. 563.13 (4)
also shall be paid. If the department approves an application for
an amendment to a license, a copy of the amendment shall be sent
to the applicant who shall attach it to the original license. All moneys received under this section shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (jm).
History: 1973 c. 156; 1979 c. 34; 1989 a. 147; 1991 a. 269 s. 782dt; Stats. 1991
s. 563.16; 1995 a. 27 s. 9123 (6pp); 1997 a. 27; 1999 a. 5.

563.17 Denial of application; hearing. If the department
denies a license to conduct bingo, within 30 days after receiving
written notification of such denial, an applicant may demand in
writing a hearing before the department upon the applicant’s qualifications and the merit of the application. At the hearing, the burden of proof shall be on the applicant to establish his or her eligibility for a license. If, after the hearing, the department enters an
order denying the application, the order shall set forth in detail the
reasons for the denial. Upon entry of such an order or upon the
expiration of the 30−day period during which a hearing may be
demanded, the applicant’s license fee shall be refunded less reasonable administrative costs. If the department approves the
application, the department shall issue the license within 14 days
after approval.
History: 1973 c. 156; 1979 c. 34; 1989 a. 147; 1991 a. 269 s. 782ed; Stats. 1991
s. 563.17; 1995 a. 27 s. 9123 (6pp); 1997 a. 27.

563.18 Suspension or revocation. (1) Proceedings to
suspend or revoke a supplier’s license or a license to conduct
bingo shall be initiated by the department pursuant to the rules
promulgated under s. 563.05 (4).
(3) The department’s decision under this section is subject to
judicial review under ch. 227.
(4) When a license under this subchapter is suspended or
revoked by the department, the licensee shall immediately surrender the license to the department. A licensee whose license has
been revoked may reapply for a license one year after the effective
date of the revocation. If a license has been suspended under sub.
(3), the department shall reinstate the license at the end of the
period of suspension.
(5) A violation of any applicable law of this state or rule promulgated thereunder shall constitute grounds for suspension or
revocation.
History: 1973 c. 156; 1975 c. 198; 1979 c. 34 s. 2100 (45) (a); 1989 a. 147; 1991
a. 269 s. 782eh; Stats. 1991 s. 563.18; 1995 a. 27 s. 9123 (6pp); 1997 a. 27.
Board may not revoke license of an organization because of its membership policies regarding race. 67 Atty. Gen. 255.

563.21 Supplier’s license. Any person intending to sell or
distribute bingo supplies or equipment to a licensed organization
shall apply to the department for a supplier’s license.
History: 1973 c. 156; 1989 a. 147; 1991 a. 269 s. 782ep; Stats. 1991 s. 563.21;
1995 a. 27 s. 9123 (6pp); 1997 a. 27.

563.22 Supplier’s license application. (1) An application for a supplier’s license shall be filed with the department on

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a form prescribed by the department. The application shall
include:
(a) The name and address of the applicant.
(b) A designation of the type of business organization of the
applicant and the date and place of its original establishment.
(c) The name and address of each officer, director, shareholder,
partner, member or other person with an ownership interest in the
applicant business.
(d) A statement showing the gross receipts realized in the preceding year on the sale or distribution of bingo supplies and equipment to licensed organizations.
(e) The name and address of any supplier of bingo supplies and
equipment to the applicant.
(f) The number of years the applicant has been in the business
of supplying bingo supplies and equipment.
(g) If the applicant business is organized outside of this state,
the name and address of a resident agent who is authorized to be
served legal documents and receive notices, orders and directives
of the department.
(2) (a) Each application for an initial supplier’s license or for
a renewal thereof shall be accompanied by a fee of $25.
(b) When the supplier’s license expires, the supplier shall pay
a supplementary fee based on the supplier’s gross sales of bingo
supplies and equipment to licensed organizations during the preceding year. The supplementary fee shall be determined in
accordance with the following schedule:
Amount of Gross Sales
Fee
Less than $5,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10
Between $5,000 and $19,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50
Between $20,000 and $49,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200
Between $50,000 and $100,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $500
More than $100,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,000
(c) All moneys received under this subsection shall be credited
to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (jm).
History: 1973 c. 156; 1979 c. 34; 1989 a. 147; 1991 a. 269 s. 782et; Stats. 1991
s. 563.22; 1993 a. 112; 1995 a. 27 s. 9123 (6pp); 1997 a. 27; 1999 a. 5.

563.24 Issuance of supplier’s license. Upon receiving an
application for a supplier’s license, the department may require
the applicant, or if the applicant is a corporation, limited liability
company or partnership, its officers, directors, stockholders and
members, to appear and testify under oath on the contents of the
application. If the department determines that the supplier’s
license applicant possesses the requisite qualifications, a license
shall be issued to the bingo supplier. A license issued under this
section shall be effective for one year from the first day of the
month of its issuance, and may be renewed annually. If the application is not approved, the department shall notify the applicant
in writing of such action. Within 10 days after receipt of such notification, the applicant may demand a hearing before the department. At the hearing, the burden of proof shall be on the applicant
to establish his or her qualifications and the merit of the application. The fee, less reasonable administrative costs, shall be
refunded to the applicant upon entry of an order denying an application after hearing, or upon expiration of the period during which
a hearing may be demanded.
History: 1973 c. 156; 1979 c. 34; 1991 a. 269 s. 782fd; Stats. 1991 s. 563.24; 1993
a. 112; 1995 a. 27 s. 9123 (6pp); 1997 a. 27.

563.25 Supplier to notify department of changes. During the pendency of an application for a supplier’s license, the
applicant shall immediately notify the department in writing of
any change in the facts set forth in the application, including any
change in any item in the application, in the organization, structure
or mode of operation of the supplier’s business and in the identity
of persons named or required to be named in the application or the
nature or extent of their interests. Within 10 days after any such
change which occurs after the issuance of the license, the change
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ment of such change shall constitute sufficient cause for denial of
a pending license application or for suspension or revocation of
a license which has been granted.
History: 1973 c. 156; 1989 a. 147; 1991 a. 269 s. 782fh; Stats. 1991 s. 563.25;
1995 a. 27 s. 9123 (6pp); 1997 a. 27.

563.26 Maintenance of supplier’s books and records.
Each licensed supplier shall maintain his or her books and records
in such manner as to enable the department to determine the gross
sales of bingo supplies and equipment to licensed organizations.
Invoices for the sale of bingo supplies and equipment shall include
the name and license number of the organization to which the supplies were sold, the date and amount of the sale and an enumeration of the items sold. Each licensed supplier and formerly
licensed supplier shall maintain his or her books and records for
not less than 4 years and shall make them available at reasonable
times for examination by the department or its authorized representatives.
History: 1973 c. 156; 1979 c. 34; 1983 a. 222; 1991 a. 269 s. 782fp; Stats. 1991
s. 563.26; 1995 a. 27 s. 9123 (6pp); 1997 a. 27.

563.27 Persons not eligible for supplier’s license. The
following persons shall not be eligible for a supplier’s license:
(1) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322 and 111.335, a person convicted of a felony who has not received a pardon or has not been
released from parole, extended supervision or probation for at
least 5 years.
(2) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322 and 111.335, a person who
is or has been a professional gambler or gambling promoter or to
whom s. 139.34 (1) (c) is applicable.
(3) A public officer or employee.
(4) A business in which a person disqualified under sub. (1),
(2) or (3) is employed or active or in which a person is married or
related in the first degree of kinship to such person who has an
interest of more than 10 percent in the business.
History: 1973 c. 156; 1981 c. 380; 1981 c. 391 s. 211; 1991 a. 269 s. 782ft; Stats.
1991 s. 563.27; 1997 a. 283.
One who sells or rents illegal gambling devices is a promoter under sub. (2). This
section is constitutional. Wisconsin Bingo Supply & Equipment Co. v. Bingo Control
Board, 88 Wis. 2d 293, 276 N.W.2d 716 (1979).

563.28 Suspension or restriction of a supplier’s
license for delinquent child support payments. (1) If
required in a memorandum of understanding entered into under s.
49.857, the department shall suspend or restrict the supplier’s
license of any person who is delinquent in making court−ordered
payments of child or family support, maintenance, birth expenses,
medical expenses or other expenses related to the support of a
child or former spouse or who has failed to comply, after appropriate notice, with a subpoena or warrant issued by the department
of children and families or a county child support agency under s.
59.53 (5) and relating to paternity or child support proceedings.
(2) The department shall disclose the social security number
of any applicant for a supplier’s license to the department of children and families for the purpose of administering s. 49.22.
History: 1997 a. 191; 2007 a. 20.

563.285 Supplier’s license and delinquent taxes or
unemployment insurance contributions. (1) The department shall deny an application for the issuance or renewal of a
license, or revoke a license already issued, if the department of
revenue certifies under s. 73.0301 that the applicant or licensee is
liable for delinquent taxes. An applicant for whom a license is not
issued or renewed, or a licensee whose license is revoked, under
this section for delinquent taxes is entitled to a notice under s.
73.0301 (2) (b) 1. b. and a hearing under s. 73.0301 (5) (a) but is
not entitled to any other notice or hearing under this section.
(1m) The department shall deny an application for the
issuance or renewal of a license, or revoke a license already
issued, if the department of workforce development certifies
under s. 108.227 that the applicant or licensee is liable for delinquent unemployment insurance contributions. An applicant for
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license is revoked, under this section for delinquent unemployment insurance contributions is entitled to a notice under s.
108.227 (2) (b) 1. b. and a hearing under s. 108.227 (5) (a) but is
not entitled to any other notice or hearing under this section.
(2) (a) If a licensee or an applicant for any license is an individual, the department shall disclose his or her social security
number to the department of revenue for the purpose of requesting
certifications under s. 73.0301 and to the department of workforce
development for the purpose of requesting certifications under s.
108.227.
(b) If a licensee or an applicant for any license is not an individual, the department shall disclose the person’s federal employer
identification number to the department of revenue for the purpose of requesting certifications under s. 73.0301 and to the
department of workforce development for the purpose of requesting certifications under s. 108.227.
History: 1997 a. 237; 2013 a. 36.

563.29 Supplier prohibitions. (1) No person shall sell or
distribute bingo supplies or equipment to any licensed organization without first having obtained a supplier’s license, but an organization which is or has been during the preceding 12 months,
licensed to conduct bingo in this state may sell bingo supplies and
equipment actually used by it in the conduct of bingo to another
licensed organization.
(2) No person shall willfully make any materially false statement in an application for a supplier’s license.
(3) No licensed supplier shall sell or distribute to a licensed
organization any card unless it is identified in the standard set of
bingo cards prescribed by the department.
(5) No person directly or indirectly connected with the manufacture, sale or distribution of bingo supplies or equipment, and no
agent, servant or employee of such person, shall conduct, advise
or assist in the conduct of bingo; render any service to anyone conducting or assisting in the conduct of bingo; or prepare any form
required of a licensed organization pertaining to bingo.
(6) No licensed supplier, or the authorized agent, salesperson
or representative of a licensed supplier, may, during the term of the
license, sell or distribute bingo supplies or equipment to any person or organization other than a licensed supplier, licensed organization or organization using free cards and donated prizes, if
any, for which no payment of consideration is made by participants.
(7) No licensed supplier, or the authorized agent, salesperson
or representative of a licensed supplier, shall be present to transact
business during the conduct of bingo.
History: 1973 c. 156; 1979 c. 34; 1983 a. 171; 1989 a. 147; 1991 a. 269 s. 782gd;
Stats. 1991 s. 563.29; 1995 a. 27 s. 9123 (6pp); 1997 a. 27.

SUBCHAPTER IV
CONDUCT OF BINGO
Cross−reference: See also ch. Game 42, Wis. adm. code.

563.51 Restrictions on the conduct of bingo. (1) WHO
CONDUCTS. Only a person licensed under s. 563.15 shall conduct
bingo.
(2t) PROHIBITED PLACES. Bingo may not be conducted at a
place owned, operated or controlled by a person who has been
convicted of having operated a gambling place within the past 5
years.
(4) SUFFICIENT SPACE TO PLAY. Purchase of a bingo card shall
entitle each player to a place with sufficient room in which to play.
(7) EQUIPMENT; SUPPLIES. (a) A licensed organization shall
purchase or receive bingo supplies and equipment specifically
designed or adapted for use in the conduct of bingo only from a
licensed supplier or another licensed organization.
(b) Any equipment used in the conduct of bingo shall be owned
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licensed organization without payment of any compensation
therefor by the licensed organization.
(c) The equipment and supplies used in the conduct of bingo
shall be maintained in good repair and sound condition.
(8) PROFITS USED FOR PROPER AND LEGITIMATE EXPENDITURES.
The profits from any bingo game shall be used exclusively for
proper and legitimate expenditures of the licensed organization.
(9) LIMITATION ON VALUE OF PRIZES. (a) Except as provided in
paragraphs (b) and (c), no prize in a single bingo game shall
exceed $500 and the aggregate value of prizes at any bingo occasion may not exceed $2,500.
(b) The aggregate value of prizes at a bingo occasion may
exceed $2,500 by the amount resulting from the awarding of minimum prizes under sub. (27).
(c) The limits under par. (a) do not apply to progressive jackpot
bingo.
(10) PROHIBITED PRIZES. (a) No licensed organization shall
award any prize consisting of alcoholic or fermented malt beverages or an interest in real estate or securities.
(b) No bonus or additional prizes shall be awarded on the basis
of either a specific arrangement of the numbers or the type of card
required to win a game. Except as provided for progressive jackpot bingo under s. 563.54, no prize shall be determined on the
basis of a specified number of calls.
(11) MERCHANDISE PRIZES. If any merchandise prize is
awarded in a bingo game, its value shall be its current retail price.
The current retail price of merchandise prizes donated to a
licensed organization shall not be reported as an expenditure in its
financial statement of bingo operations. No merchandise prize
shall be redeemable or convertible into cash directly or indirectly
by the licensed organization.
(12) MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF BINGO. No person shall
receive remuneration for participating in the management or operation of any bingo game.
(13) AGE LIMITATIONS. (a) A minor may not play a bingo game
conducted by a licensed organization unless an adult who is a relative of the minor by blood, marriage, or adoption, or the minor’s
guardian, is present in the building or on the premises while the
minor plays the game.
(b) A minor may not conduct or assist in the conduct of bingo.
(14) ONLY PROPER AND LEGITIMATE EXPENDITURES PERMITTED.
No expenditures other than proper and legitimate expenditures
may be made in connection with the conduct of bingo by a
licensed organization.
(15) REGULAR BINGO GAME FEE. A fee of not more than $1 may
be charged for admission to premises at which a regular bingo
game is conducted. The fee entitles the person to participate, without additional charge, in all regular bingo games played at such
bingo occasion, except that a fee of not more than $1 may be
charged for each extra regular card.
(16) WINNERS AND PRIZES; SAME DAY. Except as provided for
progressive jackpot bingo under s. 563.54, each bingo winner
shall be determined and every prize shall be awarded and delivered on the same day on which the bingo occasion is conducted.
(18) SALE OF SUPPLIES, MERCHANDISE AND REFRESHMENTS. In
addition to the sale of bingo supplies by the licensed organization
or the sale of food or refreshments, merchandise may be sold on
the premises where bingo is conducted when authorized by the
licensed organization.
(19) BINGO CARDS; PRINTING. Bingo cards shall be printed
only on one side.
(20) SEPARATE COUNT OF BINGO CARDS. The licensed organization shall keep an accurate, separate count of the number of regular bingo cards, extra regular cards and special bingo cards which
are sold, rented or used. Such information shall be available for
inspection at the close of the bingo occasion.
(21) PRICE OF BINGO CARDS. Regular bingo cards, extra regular cards and special bingo cards shall each be assigned a specific

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price, and the price shall remain the same during a bingo occasion.
At any time during a bingo occasion, a regular or extra regular card
may be changed at no additional cost. Cards shall be sold or rented
only on the premises at which bingo is being conducted. A price
list shall be posted where the bingo cards are distributed, setting
forth the price of each type of card. Only the posted price may be
charged. The regular bingo cards and the extra regular cards shall
be readily distinguishable from each other.
(22) METHOD OF PLAY. (a) The method of play in any bingo
game and the utilization of bingo equipment and supplies shall be
such that each player is afforded an equal opportunity to win.
(b) The objects to be drawn shall be essentially the same in
size, color, shape, weight, balance and all other characteristics, so
that at all times during the conduct of bingo, each object possesses
the capacity for equal agitation with any other object within the
receptacle.
(c) All 75 objects shall be present in the receptacle at the beginning of each bingo game.
(d) The announcement of all numbers drawn shall be clearly
audible to the players present.
(e) When more than one room is used for any one bingo game,
the receptacle and the caller and any assistant shall be in the room
where the greatest number of players are present; and all numbers
shall be announced in a manner clearly audible to the players in
each room.
(f) Once removed, no object shall be returned to the receptacle
until after the conclusion of the game.
(g) Immediately following the calling of each number in a
bingo game, the caller shall turn that portion of the object which
shows the number and letter to the players.
(23) NUMBER ARRANGEMENT ANNOUNCED; PRIZES ANNOUNCED
AND POSTED. (a) Except as provided in par. (b), the particular
arrangement of numbers required to be covered in order to win and
the amount of the prize for each game shall be clearly described
and audibly announced to the players immediately before each
game. Except as provided in par. (b), the amount of the prize for
each bingo game also shall be posted where the bingo cards are
distributed.
(b) If the amount of the prize in a progressive jackpot bingo
game under s. 563.54 is determined, at least in part, on the basis
of card sales, the method for determining the amount of the prize
must be clearly described, audibly announced, and posted as provided under par. (a), but the amount of the prize need not be
announced or posted.
(24) VERIFICATION OF WINNER. (a) The numbers appearing on
the winning card at the time a winner is determined shall be verified in the immediate presence of at least one disinterested player.
(b) At the time a winner is determined, any player may call for
a verification of all numbers and of the objects remaining in the
receptacle and not yet drawn. This verification shall be made in
the immediate presence of the supervising member and at least
one disinterested player.
(26) LIMIT ON HOURS OF BINGO. No bingo game may commence before 7 a.m. or after 12 midnight, except as provided in
s. 563.55.
(27) MORE THAN ONE WINNER. When more than one player is
found to be the winner on the call of the same number in the same
bingo game, a cash prize shall be divided equally among the winners. The licensed organization may elect to round off the prize
to any amount between the next lower dollar and the next higher
dollar. Any licensed organization may elect to set a minimum
prize of not exceeding $10 for each winner. When equal division
of a merchandise prize is not possible, identical substitute prizes
whose aggregate retail value is approximately equal to that of the
designated prize may be awarded or a cash prize equal to the retail
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(28) PROHIBITED FROM PLAYING. No licensed organization
shall permit any person who is conducting or assisting in the conduct of bingo on a bingo occasion to participate as a player on that
occasion.
(29) BINGO CALLER. No person may act as a caller in the conduct of any game of bingo unless the person:
(a) Has been a member in good standing of the licensed organization, the auxiliary of the licensed organization or the parent
organization or a member of the local unit of the religious organization which the licensed organization is a member of for at least
one year immediately preceding the date of the game or is the
spouse of such a member.
(b) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322 and 111.335, has never been
convicted of a felony or, if convicted, has been pardoned or
released from probation, extended supervision or parole for at
least 5 years.
History: 1973 c. 156; 1975 c. 99; 1977 c. 418; 1979 c. 34, 172; 1981 c. 122, 209,
380; 1981 c. 391 s. 211; 1983 a. 35, 222; 1985 a. 128; 1987 a. 21; 1989 a. 31, 147;
1991 a. 269 s. 782gp; Stats. 1991 s. 563.51; 1997 a. 283; 2005 a. 247; 2009 a. 328.
Cross−reference: See also chs. Game 41 and 42, Wis. adm. code.
A televised bingo program involving viewer participation violates this section and
exposes the sponsoring organization and participating television station to prosecution under ss. 163.54 (now 563.73), 945.02 (3) and 945.03 (4) (now 945.03 (1m) (d)).
65 Atty. Gen. 80.
The state’s interest in preventing organized crime infiltration of a tribal bingo
enterprise does not justify state regulation in light of the compelling federal and tribal
interest supporting it. California v. Cabazon Band of Indians, 480 U.S. 202 (1987).

563.52 Limited period bingo.
(1) In this section,
“licensee” means a person licensed to conduct limited period
bingo.
(4) No admission fee shall be charged to play limited period
bingo.
(5) A fee of not more than $1 per game may be charged for a
single card to participate in limited period bingo.
(6) All other provisions in this chapter relating to regular
bingo games shall apply to limited period bingo except as otherwise provided.
History: 1973 c. 156; 1975 c. 99; 1989 a. 147; 1991 a. 269 s. 782hd; Stats. 1991
s. 563.52; 2005 a. 247.

563.53 Special bingo games. In addition to provisions in
this chapter relating to regular bingo games, the following provisions shall apply to special bingo games:
(1) All special bingo cards shall be in a form approved by the
department.
(2) Each special bingo card shall be used for one game only
and shall be indelibly marked by the player while in use so as to
render it void and unusable thereafter.
(3) A fee of not more than $1 may be charged for each special
bingo card.
History: 1973 c. 156; 1975 c. 99; 1991 a. 269 s. 782hh; Stats. 1991 s. 563.53; 1995
a. 27 s. 9123 (6pp); 1997 a. 27; 2005 a. 247.

563.54 Progressive jackpot bingo. (1) A player wins
progressive jackpot bingo by covering all the numbers on his or
her bingo card within a specified number of calls. The number of
calls for the first game shall be at least 48. The number of calls
shall increase by one in each succeeding game until a player wins
the progressive jackpot bingo prize.
(2) (a) The starting prize for progressive jackpot bingo shall
be any of the following:
1. Fifty percent of the card sales for the first progressive jackpot bingo game.
2. An amount specified before the start of play, not to exceed
$500.
(b) The prize for each succeeding game of progressive jackpot
bingo shall be 50 percent of the card sales for the game plus the
prize amount from the preceding game.
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shall continue until a player covers all of the numbers on his or her
card and that player shall be awarded a consolation prize of not
less than $100. The consolation prize may not be paid from the
50 percent of card sales used to fund the progressive jackpot bingo
prize.
(4) No card for a game of progressive jackpot bingo may be
sold after the game has begun.
(5) Once started, progressive jackpot bingo shall be played at
each succeeding bingo occasion until a player wins a game of progressive jackpot bingo, except that progressive jackpot bingo may
be played only once per day.
(6) Progressive jackpot bingo may be played only on special
bingo cards.
History: 2005 a. 247.

563.55 Local ordinances. Any political subdivision of this
state may enact an ordinance that extends the hours during which
bingo may be played under s. 563.51 (26).
History: 1973 c. 156; 1989 a. 147; 1991 a. 269 s. 782hp; Stats. 1991 s. 563.55.

SUBCHAPTER V
REPORTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
563.61 Report of bingo operations. (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
each 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.
History: 1973 c. 156; 1975 c. 99; 1977 c. 418; 1983 a. 222; 1987 a. 21; 1989 a.
147; 1991 a. 269 s. 782id; Stats. 1991 s. 563.61; 1995 a. 27 s. 9123 (6pp); 1997 a. 27.

563.62 Reports improperly filed. (1) The department may
refuse to renew a license of an organization found to be delinquent
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(2) If a licensed organization fails to file a financial statement
of bingo operations within 5 days after notification by the department of the delinquency, the department may suspend the license,
pending the filing of the financial statement.
(3) If the financial statement filed by a licensed organization
is not fully, accurately and truthfully completed, the department
may refuse to renew a license or may suspend a license until such
time as a statement in proper form has been filed.
History: 1973 c. 156; 1977 c. 418; 1979 c. 34 s. 2100 (45) (a); 1991 a. 269 ss.
782ih; Stats. 1991 s. 563.62; 1995 a. 27 s. 9123 (6pp); 1997 a. 27.

563.63 Bingo account. (1) Each licensed organization shall
maintain one account which shall be designated as the “bingo
account” and which shall be a regular or interest−bearing checking, share draft or negotiable order of withdrawal account from
which canceled checks, share drafts or negotiable orders of withdrawal, or microfilm copies of any of them, may be obtained. All
gross receipts derived from the conduct of bingo shall be deposited into the bingo account. No other receipts may be deposited
in a bingo account. Deposits shall be made within 5 days following the date of a bingo occasion. All accounts shall be maintained
in a financial institution located in this state.
(2) (a) All withdrawals from the bingo account shall be by
checks or other drafts having preprinted consecutive numbers,
signed by the duly authorized person and made payable to a specific person. Except as permitted in par. (b), no such check or
other draft shall be issued payable to “cash” or to “bearer”.
(b) If more than one player is declared to be the winner on the
call of the same number in the same bingo game and an equal division of the cash prize is $10 or less for each winner, a check for
the game total prize may be issued to “Cash—Game #—” and the
winners paid with cash from that check.
(3) Checks or other drafts drawn on the bingo account shall be
for one or more of the following purposes:
(a) The payment of necessary and reasonable expenses
incurred in connection with the conduct of bingo, including
prizes, bingo supplies and equipment, utilities, license fees and
taxes.
(b) Proper and legitimate expenditures.
(5) Gross receipts derived from the conduct of bingo shall not
be commingled with any other funds of the licensed organization.
Except as permitted by sub. (3) (b), no part of such receipts shall
be transferred to any other account maintained by the licensed
organization.
History: 1973 c. 156; 1975 c. 99; 1983 a. 222; 1985 a. 171; 1987 a. 21; 1989 a.
147; 1991 a. 269 s. 782ip; Stats. 1991 s. 563.63.
Cross−reference: See also ch. Game 43, Wis. adm. code.

563.64 Bookkeeping and accounts. (1) Each licensed
organization shall maintain a single entry or double entry bookkeeping system for the purpose of recording all receipts and
expenditures in connection with the conduct of bingo and the disbursement of profits derived therefrom. Such bookkeeping system shall consist of a columnar book maintained on a calendar or
fiscal year basis.
(2) The columnar book, deposit books, canceled checks,
records of share drafts, check books, records of share accounts,
records of negotiable orders of withdrawal, deposit slips, bank
statements and copies of financial statements of bingo operations
and all other books and accounts shall be maintained for not less
than 4 years and shall be available at reasonable times for examination by the department or its authorized representative. The
department may require the licensed organization to obtain microfilm copies of share drafts to the extent necessary for examination
purposes. All documents supporting the entries made in the books
of accounts shall be kept by the licensed organization for a period
of not less than 4 years. Such documents shall include, but are not
limited to, bank statements, canceled checks, records of share
drafts, deposit slips and invoices for all expenditures.
History: 1973 c. 156; 1985 a. 171; 1989 a. 147; 1991 a. 269 s. 782it; Stats. 1991
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563.65 Proper and legitimate expenditures; reimbursement and waiver. If a financial audit of a licensed organization shows that an expenditure of bingo funds was not a proper
and legitimate expenditure and the department requests that the
licensed organization reimburse the appropriate bingo account in
an amount equal to the amount so expended, the licensed organization may appeal the request to the department. The department may waive or reduce the amount of any such reimbursement
if the licensed organization presents evidence satisfactory to the
department that the licensed organization acted in good faith and
by mistake or inadvertently in so expending the funds.
History: 1983 a. 222; 1989 a. 147; 1991 a. 269 s. 782jd; Stats. 1991 s. 563.65;
1995 a. 27 s. 9123 (6pp); 1997 a. 27.

563.66 Financial report to membership. (1) At least
once a year, each licensed organization shall report the following
information in writing to its membership regarding the bingo
occasions which it has conducted:
(a) The number of bingo occasions conducted.
(b) The gross receipts.
(c) The amount of prizes paid.
(d) The net profit or loss.
(e) The disposition of profits.
(f) Any interest earned on profits deposited in interest−bearing
accounts.
(g) A summary of expenses incurred.
(2) The information reported under sub. (1) shall be incorporated into the minutes or records of each licensed organization. If
a licensed organization is an auxiliary or affiliate of a parent organization, a copy of the written report shall be filed with the executive officer of the parent organization and incorporated into its
minutes.
History: 1973 c. 156; 1989 a. 147; 1991 a. 269 s. 782jh; Stats. 1991 s. 563.66.

563.68 Expenditure of bingo funds after cessation of
bingo. A licensed organization which has ceased to conduct
bingo for any reason and has unexpended bingo funds shall disburse such funds in any of the following ways:
(1) As provided under s. 563.51 (8) within one year after the
cessation of the conduct of bingo.
(2) In accordance with a plan of expenditure approved in
advance by the department.
History: 1973 c. 156; 1987 a. 21; 1989 a. 147; 1991 a. 269 s. 782jk; Stats. 1991
s. 563.68; 1995 a. 27 s. 9123 (6pp); 1997 a. 27.

563.69 Exemptions; community−based residential
facilities, senior citizen community centers and adult
family homes. This subchapter does not apply to an organization listed under s. 563.11 (1) (b) to (d).
History: 1989 a. 147; 1991 a. 269 s. 782jp; Stats. 1991 s. 563.69.

SUBCHAPTER VI
ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES
563.71 Duties of the department of justice. (1) INVESTIGATORY PROCEEDING. (a) Whenever the attorney general files with
a circuit or supplemental court commissioner a statement that the
attorney general believes that a violation of this chapter has
occurred, the commissioner shall issue a subpoena for any person
requested or named by the attorney general. Mileage and witness
fees need not be paid in advance, but only verified claims for mileage and fees which are approved by the attorney general shall be
paid out of the state treasury and charged to the appropriation
under s. 20.455 (1) (d) and shall be the same rates as those paid
witnesses in circuit court.
(b) Testimony from persons subpoenaed under par. (a) shall be
taken by a stenographic reporter and transcribed and read to or by
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represented stipulate upon the record that the reading of the transcript of such testimony to or by the witness and his or her signature thereto are waived and that the transcript may be used with
like force and effect as if read and subscribed by the witness. The
attendance of the witness for the purpose of reading and subscribing to the transcript may be compelled in the same manner that his
or her attendance to be examined may be compelled.
(c) The supplemental court commissioner shall be entitled to
the fees under s. 814.68 (1). All such fees and all other costs and
expenses incident to such inquiry shall be paid out of the appropriation under s. 20.455 (1) (d).
(2) VIOLATIONS A PUBLIC NUISANCE. A violation of this chapter
constitutes a public nuisance under ch. 823, irrespective of any
criminal prosecution which may be or is commenced based on the
same acts.
(3) APPLICATION. This section does not apply to subch. VIII.
History: 1973 c. 156; Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 753 (1975); 1977 c. 29 s.
1656 (27); 1977 c. 187 s. 135; 1977 c. 273; 1977 c. 323 s. 16; 1977 c. 426; 1979 c.
34; 1981 c. 317 s. 2202; 1991 a. 269 s. 782kd; Stats. 1991 s. 563.71; 2001 a. 61.

563.72 Inspection for enforcement. Any peace officer or
district attorney, within their respective jurisdictions, or an authorized employee of the department, may, at all reasonable hours,
enter the premises where a bingo occasion is being conducted and
examine the books, papers and records of the licensed organization to determine if all proper taxes or fees imposed have been
paid. Any refusal to permit such examination of the premises by
the licensed organization, its agent or an employee or the person
in charge of the premises to which the bingo license relates, constitutes sufficient grounds for the suspension or revocation of a
license, and is punishable under s. 563.73 (2). In addition, such
refusal constitutes sufficient grounds for any peace officer or other
persons authorized under this section within their respective jurisdictions or authority to employ whatever reasonable action is necessary to conduct inspections permitted by this section.
History: 1973 c. 156; 1979 c. 34 s. 2100 (45) (a); 1989 a. 147; 1991 a. 269 s.
782kh; Stats. 1991 s. 563.72; 1995 a. 27 s. 9123 (6pp); 1997 a. 27.

563.73 Penalties. (1) Whoever violates s. 563.51 (1), (8) to
(10), (12), (15) or (26) may be fined not more than $10,000 or
imprisoned not more than 9 months or both.
(2) Whoever violates any other provision of this chapter may
be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than 90
days or both.
(3) The department of justice or the district attorney of the
county where the violation occurs may commence an action in the
name of the state to recover a civil forfeiture to the state of not
more than $10,000 for the violation of any provision of this chapter.
(4) The department of justice, the department or the district
attorney of a county of an actual or potential violation, after
informing the department of justice, may commence an action in
the circuit court in the name of the state to restrain any violation
of any provision of this chapter. The court may, prior to entry of
final judgment, make such an order or judgment as necessary to
restore to any person any pecuniary loss suffered because of the
acts or practices involved in the violation, provided proof thereof
is submitted to the court. The department of justice may subpoena
persons, require the production of books and other documents and
request the department to exercise its authority to aid in the investigation of alleged violations of this section.
(5) This section does not apply to subch. VIII.
History: 1973 c. 156; 1977 c. 426; 1989 a. 147 s. 45; Stats. 1989 s. 163.73; 1991
a. 269 s. 782kp; Stats. 1991 s. 563.73; 1995 a. 27 s. 9123 (6pp); 1997 a. 27.

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SUBCHAPTER VII
GROSS RECEIPTS TAX

563.80 Gross receipts tax. (1) An occupational tax is
imposed on those gross receipts of any licensed organization
which are derived from the conduct of bingo, in the following
amounts:
(a) One percent of the first $30,000 in gross receipts received
by a licensed organization during a year.
(b) Two percent of the gross receipts received by a licensed
organization during a year that exceed $30,000.
(2m) All moneys received under sub. (1) shall be credited to
the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (jm).
History: 1973 c. 156; 1991 a. 269 s. 782Ld; Stats. 1991 s. 563.80; 1997 a. 237;
1999 a. 5.

SUBCHAPTER VIII
RAFFLES
Cross−reference: See also ch. Game 44, Wis. adm. code.

563.907 Qualified organizations. (1) Any local religious,
charitable, service, fraternal or veterans organization or any organization to which contributions are deductible for federal income
tax purposes or state income or franchise tax purposes, which has
been in existence for one year immediately preceding its application for a license or which is chartered by a state or national organization which has been in existence for at least 3 years, may conduct a raffle upon receiving a license for the raffle from the
department. No other person may conduct a raffle in this state.
(2) Local organizations that may conduct raffles include only
those organizations whose activities are limited to this state, to a
specific geographical area within this state, or to a specific geographical area that is partly within this state and partly within
another state.
(3) Service organizations that may conduct raffles include all
of the following:
(a) A labor organization, as defined in s. 5.02 (8m), whose
jurisdiction is limited to a specific geographical area within the
state.
(b) A political party, as defined in s. 5.02 (13), except a state
political party registered under subch. III of ch. 11 under whose
name candidates appear on a ballot at any election.
History: 1977 c. 426; 1991 a. 39, 1991 a. 269 s. 782Lp; Stats. 1991 s. 563.90; 1995
a. 27 s. 9123 (6pp); 1997 a. 27; 2013 a. 273 s. 7; Stats. 2013 s. 563.907; 2015 a. 6,
ss. 24 to 26; 2015 a. 117.
The “local” requirement applies to all applicants, including tax−exempt organizations. Knights of Columbus v. Bingo Control Board, 151 Wis. 2d 404, 444 N.W.2d
447 (Ct. App. 1989).
Certain political organizations and subdivisions of the state may qualify for a raffle
license. 67 Atty. Gen. 323.
Raffle laws discussed. 75 Atty. Gen. 273 (1986).
Eligibility requirements for licensure discussed. 76 Atty. Gen. 115.

563.908 Requirements of raffles. A raffle may not be conducted in this state unless any winner in the raffle is determined
by a drawing with all tickets or calendars having an equal opportunity to win.
History: 2013 a. 273; 2015 a. 6.

563.91 Limit. No qualified organization under s. 563.907 may
conduct more than 365 raffles or more than one calendar raffle
during a year. A raffle for which one or more drawings are held
on one day at one location is one raffle for purposes of this section.
History: 1977 c. 426; 1983 a. 222; 1989 a. 147; 1991 a. 269 s. 782md; Stats. 1991
s. 563.91; 2013 a. 273; 2015 a. 6.

563.92 License. (1m) (a) The department may issue a Class
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(b) Under a Class A license, an organization may do all of the
following:
1. Conduct single−container raffles, a calendar raffle, or plastic or rubber duck races if the raffles or races are authorized under
s. 563.908.
2. Sell some or all tickets on days other than the same day as
the drawing.
3. Sell equal shares of a single ticket to one or more purchasers.
(c) Under a Class B license, an organization may do all of the
following:
1. Conduct multiple−container raffles or plastic or rubber
duck races if the raffles or races are authorized under s. 563.908.
2. Sell tickets in either of the following ways:
a. On the same day as the drawing.
b. On more than one day if the organization distributes tickets
to purchasers only at the event at which the drawing will take
place.
(2) The fee for a raffle license shall be $25 and shall be remitted with the application. A raffle license shall be valid for 12
months and may be renewed as provided in s. 563.98 (1g). The
department shall issue the license within 30 days after the filing
of a complete application if the applicant qualifies under s.
563.907 and has not exceeded the limits of s. 563.91. The department shall notify the applicant within 15 days after it is filed if the
raffle license application is incomplete or the application shall be
considered complete. A complete license application that is not
denied within 30 days after its filing shall be considered approved.
All moneys received by the department under this subsection shall
be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (j).
(4) The department may conduct proceedings to suspend or
revoke an organization’s license to conduct raffles for failing to
comply with the requirements of this subchapter.
History: 1977 c. 426; 1979 c. 34 s. 2100 (45) (a); 1983 a. 222; 1989 a. 147; 1991
a. 39, 189; 1991 a. 269 s. 782mt; Stats. 1991 s. 563.92; 1991 a. 315; 1995 a. 27 ss.
6976d, 6976f, 9123 (6pp); 1997 a. 27; 1999 a. 5; 2001 a. 16; 2013 a. 273; 2015 a. 6.

563.925 Liability. (1) With respect to a raffle conducted
under a Class A license, the department shall not be held responsible or liable in any dispute regarding the ownership or sale of a
share of a ticket under s. 563.93 (3i).
(2) The department and the organization conducting a raffle
under a Class B license shall not be held responsible or liable in
any dispute regarding the ownership of a ticket if the purchaser of
the ticket gives the ticket to another person to claim a prize on
behalf of the purchaser under s. 563.935 (6) (c).
History: 2015 a. 6.

563.93 The conduct of raffles under a Class A license.
All of the following shall apply to the conduct of a raffle under a
Class A license:
(1e) No person may sell a ticket or calendar unless authorized
by an organization with a Class A license.
(1m) All tickets and all calendars shall be identical in form
and include:
(a) The number of the license issued by the department.
(b) The name and address of the sponsoring organization.
(c) The price of the ticket or calendar and the discounted price,
if any, applicable to multiple ticket or calendar purchases.
(d) A place for the purchaser to enter his or her name and
address.
(e) The date, time and place of each drawing.
(f) A list of each prize to be awarded that has a fair market value
of $1,000 or more.
(2g) An organization that conducts a raffle under a Class A
raffle license shall do all of the following:
(a) Prominently display, at each place where tickets may be
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imposes an age restriction on who may possess a prize that will be
awarded in the raffle.
(b) Make a good faith effort to award all of the prizes offered
for a raffle. If the organization is unable to award a prize, it may
hold the prize and use it for future fund−raising purposes.
(c) Provide the purchaser of a ticket or calendar with the purchaser’s portion of the ticket or calendar at the time of purchase
or at any time before each drawing is held.
(d) Hold all drawings in public.
(e) Print an identification number on both the purchaser’s and
the organization’s portion of the ticket or calendar. The tickets or
calendars shall be numbered consecutively in relation to the other
tickets or calendars for the same drawing.
(f) Refund the drawing receipts to the ticket or calendar purchasers if a drawing is canceled. The organization may not deduct
from the refund a handling charge or other amount relating to the
expense incurred in the sale of a ticket or calendar. The organization may not reclaim any prize awarded in a drawing that has
already been held at the time a calendar raffle is canceled.
(g) In raffles that involve drawings, as defined in s. 563.03 (5r)
(a), place the organization’s portion of the ticket or calendar in the
drawing container prior to the time of the drawing.
(h) Retain the organization’s portion of each ticket or calendar
sold for one year after the date on which the drawing is held and
provide any of these portions to the department upon request.
(2r) An organization that conducts a calendar raffle shall do
all of the following:
(a) Print identical drawing dates and identical prize amounts
for each drawing on every calendar sold.
(b) After holding a drawing, replace the winning tickets into
the container to allow the purchasers the chance to win again in
subsequent drawings.
(3e) An organization that conducts a raffle under a Class A
raffle license may not do any of the following:
(a) Permit another organization or individual to use its license
to conduct a raffle.
(b) Resell a ticket or calendar.
(c) Offer tickets for a proposed raffle for sale more than one
year before the date of the drawing.
(d) Require the purchaser of a ticket or calendar to be present
at the drawing to win a prize.
(3i) An organization conducting a raffle under a Class A
license may not sell equal shares of a ticket unless all of the following apply:
(a) The organization does not sell more than 4 equal shares of
one ticket.
(b) The organization does not offer a price discount to the purchaser of more than one share of a ticket.
(c) Each share of a ticket is identical in form to other shares and
includes the organization’s portion and the purchaser’s portion.
(d) Each purchaser’s portion of a share of a ticket includes all
of the information required under subs. (1m) (a), (b), (c), (e), and
(f) and (2g) (e).
(e) Each organization’s portion of a share of a ticket includes
the ticket identification number, an identification letter for each
share of the ticket, and a place for the purchaser to enter the purchaser’s name and address next to the share identification letter.
(f) Each prize is in the form of cash or a number of items that
is equally divisible by the maximum allowable number of shares
of a ticket.
(g) The organization directly delivers to each holder of a share
of a winning ticket his or her share of the prize.
(h) The organization purchases, prior to the date on which a
drawing is held, any unsold shares of tickets of which one or more
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(3m) An organization that conducts a calendar raffle may not
do any of the following:
(a) Sell any calendars after holding the first drawing.
(b) Change the dates of any drawings or the amounts of any
prizes designated on the calendar after the first calendar is sold.
History: 1977 c. 426; 1983 a. 222; 1987 a. 399; 1989 a. 147; 1991 a. 269 s. 782nd;
Stats. 1991 s. 563.93; 1993 a. 152; 1995 a. 27 ss. 6976m to 6976t, 9123 (6pp); 1997
a. 27; 2001 a. 16, 109; 2007 a. 206; 2009 a. 315; 2013 a. 273, 319; 2015 a. 6.

563.935 The conduct of raffles under a Class B
license. All of the following shall apply to the conduct of a raffle
under a Class B license:
(1) All tickets shall be identical in form.
(1m) If state or federal law places an age restriction on who
may possess any prize that will be awarded for a raffle, the organization conducting the raffle shall prominently display a notice
describing the restriction at each place where tickets may be purchased.
(2) The tickets need not be numbered consecutively.
(4) No person may sell a ticket unless authorized by an organization with a Class B license.
(5) All drawings shall be held in public.
(6) (a) Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c), the purchaser
of a ticket must be present at the drawing to win a prize.
(b) Any organization conducting a raffle may, according to
procedures determined by the organization, allow the purchaser
of a ticket not to be present at the drawing to win a prize.
(c) The purchaser of a ticket may give the ticket to another person who may claim the prize on behalf of the purchaser, but only
if that other person is present at the drawing.
(7) All prizes shall be awarded.
(8) The date, time, and place of each drawing, the prizes to be
awarded, and the prize amount or the methodology used to determine the prize amount shall be posted or announced before each
drawing.
(9) If a drawing is canceled, the organization shall refund the
receipts to the ticket purchasers.
History: 1995 a. 27, 301; 1997 a. 27; 2009 a. 317; 2013 a. 273; 2015 a. 6.

563.94 Profits. All profits from raffles shall be used by the
organization conducting the raffles to further the organization’s
purpose for existence and no salaries, fees, or profit shall be paid
to any other organization or individual in connection with the
operation of a raffle. This section does not prohibit the printing
of tickets or calendars or the purchase of equipment or prizes for
a raffle.
History: 1977 c. 426; 1983 a. 222; 1989 a. 147; 1991 a. 269 s. 782nh; Stats. 1991
s. 563.94; 2015 a. 6.

563.95 Denial of application; hearing. Within 30 days
after receiving written notification of a denial by the department
of a license to conduct a raffle, an applicant may demand in writing a hearing before the department upon the applicant’s qualifications and the merit of the application. If, after the hearing, the
department enters an order denying the application, the order shall
set forth in detail the reasons for the denial. Upon entry of such
an order or upon expiration of the 30−day period during which a
hearing may be demanded, the applicant’s license fee shall be
refunded. If the department approves the application, the department shall issue the license within 14 days after approval.
History: 1977 c. 426; 1979 c. 34; 1989 a. 147; 1991 a. 269 s. 782np; Stats. 1991
s. 563.95; 1995 a. 27 s. 9123 (6pp); 1997 a. 27; 2015 a. 6.

563.97 Records. (1) Each organization licensed to conduct
raffles shall maintain a list of the names and addresses of all persons winning prizes with a fair market value of $600 or more, and
the prizes won, for at least 12 months after each raffle is conducted. The list shall be available at reasonable times for public
examination and shall be provided to the department upon
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(2) An organization licensed to conduct raffles shall keep an
electronic or paper copy of its license that is available for any person to inspect upon request at the event during which a drawing
is held.
History: 1983 a. 222; 1991 a. 269 s. 782nt; Stats. 1991 s. 563.97; 1995 a. 27 s.
9123 (6pp); 1997 a. 27; 2015 a. 6.

563.98 Annual financial reports; renewals. (1) Each
organization licensed under this subchapter shall, on or before the
last day of the 12th month beginning after the date on which the
license is issued and on or before that same date in each subsequent year, prepare and make available for inspection a report
containing the following information in writing regarding the raffles that it has conducted during the previous 12 months:
(a) The number and dates of raffles conducted.
(b) The receipts.
(c) The amount of prizes paid.
(d) The net profit or loss.
(f) For raffles with drawings of the types described in s. 563.03
(5r) (b), an accounting of all sold and unsold tickets for each raffle.
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under sub. (1) only upon the receipt of a complaint regarding the
conduct of a raffle.
(1g) An organization licensed under this subchapter may
renew the license by submitting a $25 renewal fee. All moneys
received under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (j).
(2) If the fee specified in sub. (1g) is not paid, the department
may refuse to renew a license or may suspend a license until the
fee is paid.
History: 1977 c. 426; 1979 c. 34 s. 2100 (45) (a); 1983 a. 222; 1989 a. 147; 1991
a. 269 s. 782pd; Stats. 1991 s. 563.98; 1995 a. 27 s. 9123 (6pp); 1997 a. 27; 1999 a.
5; 2013 a. 273; 2015 a. 6.

563.99 Penalties. (1) Any person who violates this subchapter shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not
more than 30 days or both.
(2) The district attorney of a county of an actual or potential
violation may commence an action in circuit court in the name of
the state to restrain any violation of this subchapter. The court
may, prior to entry of final judgment, make such an order or judgment as necessary to restore to any person any pecuniary loss suffered because of the acts or practices involved in the violation.
History: 1977 c. 426; 1979 c. 34; 1991 a. 269 s. 782ph; Stats. 1991 s. 563.99.

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