Operators are members of a qualified organization who are responsible for conducting an allowable activity IC 4-32.3-2-25 or overseeing critical aspects 68 IAC 21-8-15 (1) gaming activities including, but not limited to:
- Accounting for money received and disbursed at the charity gaming event;
- Keeping records of the charity gaming event;
- Announcing the letter-number combination at a bingo event;
- Conducting:
- The winning draw for a raffle;
- A door prize drawing;
- Determining the winner in a guessing game or a water race;
- Determining the flare and seal card winner;
- Controlling the mixing and distribution of pull-tabs;
- Redeeming a pull-tab, punchboard, or tip board valued at more than fifty dollars ($50); or
- Performing a task of a worker
An operator is also a non-member remunerated or paid bartender designated on a qualified organization's Annual Activity license. 68 IAC 21-8-15 (2) allows the paid non-member bartender to sell pull tabs, punch boards, tip boards, raffle tickets during the normal work responsibilities.
To be an operator:
- The individual must be a member of the qualified organization for at least 60 days. IC 4-32.3-5-13 (The only exception is the remunerated bartender associated with an annual activity license.)
- The individual must be eighteen (18) years of age. IC 4-32.3-5-17 (a) (2) and 68 IAC 21-10-9 (e)
- The individual cannot have been convicted of a felony within ten (10) years. IC 4-32.3-5-7
An operator may never participate in charity gaming on the same day that they served as an operator. IC 4-32.3-5-11 (a) Example: Susie called bingo for ABC organization earlier in the day, she cannot go to the bar area and purchase pull tabs later that evening.
An individual may only serve as an operator on no more than three (3) qualified organization licenses during a calendar month. IC 4-32.3-5-10 (b)
