9.1 General
9.2 Expenses, advertising and gestures of player appreciation
9.3 Licensees using the services of an Operator of a bingo hall registered under the Gaming Control Act, 1992:
9.4 Licensees not using the services of an Operator registered under the Gaming Control Act, 1992:
Total expenses, not including the Goods and Services Tax, incurred in the conduct of the bingo must not exceed 15 per cent of the gross receipts. Allowable expenses include, but are not limited to, licence fee, expenses of bona fide members, hand-held personal bingo verifiers, advertising and promotions, transportation, as authorized in Section 7.1, shortages, bingo paper, security, storage, equipment and building lease/rent.
9.5 Licensees operating a Special (Monster) Bingo event from a premises which is exempt from registration under the Gaming Control Act, 1992:
Total expenses, not including the Goods and Services Tax, incurred in the conduct of the bingo must not exceed 15 per cent of the gross receipts or such other limit as may be approved by the Registrar. Allowable expenses include, but are not limited to, licence fee, expenses of bona fide members, hand-held personal bingo verifiers, advertising and promotions, transportation, as authorized in Section 7.1, shortages, bingo paper, security, storage, equipment and building lease/rent.
10.1 Only licensees which conduct bingos from border cities where the majority of bingo players are American may accept American currency for the payment of bingo paper.
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10.4 The distribution of gross receipts must be calculated in accordance with Sections 9.3(a), 9.3(b), 9.4 or 9.5. For licensees which accept American currency, gross receipts referred to in these paragraphs shall refer to the adjusted gross receipts which is calculated as follows:
Total gross receipts in Canadian dollars (+) total gross receipts in American dollars (+) the premium paid on American dollars (-) the premium on the prizes paid out in American dollars.
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10.6 For the purposes of calculating the adjusted gross receipts, the licensee must use the daily “buying” exchange rate set by the chartered banks. The licensee must obtain this information from the Operator of the bingo hall on a daily basis.
10.7 All bingo paper sold in the lower-valued currency must be distinguished with a hole punch. The licensee must receive the bingo paper pre-punched from the Operator of the bingo hall.
10.8 All players purchasing bingo paper in Canadian currency must be paid prizes in Canadian currency.
10.9 All players purchasing bingo paper in American currency must be paid prizes in American currency and may be paid from the cash proceeds or by cheque from the American account.
11.1 The licensee must obtain receipts for each expense incurred.
11.2 The licensee shall maintain detailed records of the disbursement of all proceeds derived from the conduct and management of the lottery schemes.
11.3 The licensee must maintain books, records and other documents in support of all financial reports or statements. These records must be kept up to date and be retained for no less than four (4) years from the date of the bingo.
11.4 The licensee must: