[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 25, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2000]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 25CFR502.3]

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                            TITLE 25--INDIANS
 
   CHAPTER III--NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF THE 
                                INTERIOR
 
PART 502--DEFINITIONS OF THIS CHAPTER--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 502.3  Class II gaming.

    Class II gaming means:
    (a) Bingo or lotto (whether or not electronic, computer, or other 
technologic aids are used) when players:
    (1) Play for prizes with cards bearing numbers or other 
designations;
    (2) Cover numbers or designations when object, similarly numbered or 
designated, are drawn or electronically determined; and
    (3) Win the game by being the first person to cover a designated 
pattern on such cards;

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    (b) If played in the same location as bingo or lotto, pull-tabs, 
punch boards, tip jars, instant bingo, and other games similar to bingo;
    (c) Nonbanking card games that:
    (1) State law explicitly authorizes, or does not explicitly 
prohibit, and are played legally anywhere in the state; and
    (2) Players play in conformity with state laws and regulations 
concerning hours, periods of operation, and limitations on wagers and 
pot sizes;
    (d) Card games played in the states of Michigan, North Dakota, South 
Dakota, or Washington if:
    (1) An Indian tribe actually operates the same card games as played 
on or before May 1, 1988, as determined by the Chairman; and
    (2) The pot and wager limits remain the same as on or before May 1, 
1988, as determined by the Chariman;
    (e) Individually owned class II gaming operations--
    (1) That were operating on September 1, 1986;
    (2) That meet the requirements of 25 U.S.C. 2710(b)(4)(B);
    (3) Where the nature and scope of the game remains as it was on 
October 17, 1988; and
    (4) Where the ownership interest or interests are the same as on 
October 17, 1988.