Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 563 - Bingo and raffle control.
563.04 - General duties of the department.

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 the 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; 2017 a. 361.

Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Chapter 563 - Bingo and raffle control.

563.02 - Purpose.

563.03 - Definitions.

563.04 - General duties of the department.

563.05 - Departmental duties; powers; prohibitions.

563.051 - Bingo and raffle security.

563.055 - Cancellation of license; reinstatement.

563.10 - Rules governing commingling of receipts prohibited.

563.11 - License to conduct bingo.

563.12 - Bingo license application.

563.13 - Affidavits and fees.

563.135 - Bingo license application; community-based residential facilities, senior citizen community centers and adult family homes.

563.14 - Department determinations.

563.15 - Issuance of license to conduct bingo.

563.16 - Amendment of license to conduct bingo.

563.17 - Denial of application; hearing.

563.18 - Suspension or revocation.

563.21 - Supplier's license.

563.22 - Supplier's license application.

563.24 - Issuance of supplier's license.

563.25 - Supplier to notify department of changes.

563.26 - Maintenance of supplier's books and records.

563.27 - Persons not eligible for supplier's license.

563.28 - Suspension or restriction of a supplier's license for delinquent child support payments.

563.285 - Supplier's license and delinquent taxes or unemployment insurance contributions.

563.29 - Supplier prohibitions.

563.51 - Restrictions on the conduct of bingo.

563.52 - Limited period bingo.

563.53 - Special bingo games.

563.54 - Progressive jackpot bingo.

563.55 - Local ordinances.

563.61 - Report of bingo operations.

563.62 - Reports improperly filed.

563.63 - Bingo account.

563.64 - Bookkeeping and accounts.

563.65 - Proper and legitimate expenditures; reimbursement and waiver.

563.66 - Financial report to membership.

563.68 - Expenditure of bingo funds after cessation of bingo.

563.69 - Exemptions; community-based residential facilities, senior citizen community centers and adult family homes.

563.71 - Duties of the department of justice.

563.72 - Inspection for enforcement.

563.73 - Penalties.

563.80 - Gross receipts tax.

563.907 - Qualified organizations.

563.908 - Requirements of raffles.

563.91 - Limit.

563.92 - License.

563.925 - Liability.

563.93 - The conduct of raffles under a Class A license.

563.935 - The conduct of raffles under a Class B license.

563.94 - Profits.

563.95 - Denial of application; hearing.

563.97 - Records.

563.98 - Annual financial reports; renewals.

563.99 - Penalties.