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- Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- 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. See Wisconsin Statutes 563.03
- Bingo occasion: means a single gathering or session at which a series of successive bingo games is played. See Wisconsin Statutes 563.03
- 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. See Wisconsin Statutes 563.03
- Calendar: means a table or 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. See Wisconsin Statutes 563.03
- Calendar raffle: means a raffle for which a drawing is held and a prize awarded on each date specified in a calendar. See Wisconsin Statutes 563.03
- Civil forfeiture: The loss of ownership of property used to conduct illegal activity.
- Department: means the department of administration. See Wisconsin Statutes 563.03
- 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. See Wisconsin Statutes 563.03Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met. 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. See Wisconsin Statutes 563.03 Fire department: includes a department under…. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01 Gambling place: has the meaning designated in…. See Wisconsin Statutes 563.03 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. See Wisconsin Statutes 563.03 Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation. Lawsuit: A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty, resulting in harm to the plaintiff. Legatee: A beneficiary of a decedent Licensed organization: means an organization licensed under this chapter to conduct bingo. See Wisconsin Statutes 563.03 Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt. 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. See Wisconsin Statutes 563.03 National Bank: A bank that is subject to the supervision of the Comptroller of the Currency. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is a bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department. A national bank can be recognized because it must have "national" or "national association" in its name. Source: OCC Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program. Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer. Premises: means any room, hall, enclosure, tent, or outdoor area in which bingo is being played. See Wisconsin Statutes 563.03 Probate: Proving a will Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed. 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. See Wisconsin Statutes 563.03 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. See Wisconsin Statutes 563.03 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. See Wisconsin Statutes 563.03Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide. 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…. See Wisconsin Statutes 563.03 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. See Wisconsin Statutes 563.03 Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals). Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims. 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. See Wisconsin Statutes 563.03 Temporary restraining order: Prohibits a person from an action that is likely to cause irreparable harm. This differs from an injunction in that it may be granted immediately, without notice to the opposing party, and without a hearing. It is intended to last only until a hearing can be held. Testify: Answer questions in court. Ticket: means an instrument that entitles the purchaser to one entry in a raffle other than a calendar raffle. See Wisconsin Statutes 563.03 Uphold: The decision of an appellate court not to reverse a lower court decision. User fees: Fees charged to users of goods or services provided by the government. In levying or authorizing these fees, the legislature determines whether the revenue should go into the treasury or should be available to the agency providing the goods or services. Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.