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