(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, an organization may, at any one time, be licensed to conduct only one bingo, lotto or Monte Carlo event operation. The license shall authorize the organization to conduct its operation within only one county, which shall be a county designated by the licensee at the time of application for the license. The license shall authorize the organization to conduct games at a designated location that shall not vary except upon authorization of the Department of Justice.

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(2) The department may license an organization to conduct one bingo game per county in not more than three counties provided that:

(a) The bingo games are conducted at a location in which the organization regularly conducts charitable program activities; and

(b) The organization has a cumulative annual handle from its bingo operation that does not exceed $250,000. [1987 c.914 § 10; 1997 c.867 § 10; 2005 c.355 § 1]