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BACKGROUND 17 c M 1 "t 0 , t 11 l I T o Eight of the nine states require annual licenses for, organizations to conduct lawful, 1 111 gambli"ng; New Hampshire, licenses, all , activities monthlY., Nebraska also licenses a number of individuals involved, 'in lawful gambling including gaming managers (primarily for bingo), sales agents (liaisons, between organi- zations, and pull-tab sii,tes), pull -tab operators (primanfly liquor I establishments), commercial, lessors (primarily bingo sites ,and organizational 1 - suplemsing members and members responsible for utilizing gambiline funds. All nine states, require regular, reporting by organizations, conducting lawful gambling. However', the reporting frequency ranges widely, from reports after every binglo occasion in Massachusetts, to yearly reports, in hie. Three states, includin I IIII I M*nnesiota,, require organizations to report monthly. Washington also requires a reporting of Isorts to the players. Pull-tab sellers must maintain and display lan ongoing status, report on the number and amounts ofwinning tickets that have been redeemed. This is commonly re- 6 ferred to as "posting"' of winning tickets., Washington Gambling Commission staff' reported to us, their opinion that posting winning tickets, has reduced abuses caused by, the trading, of inside information. On-Site Enforcement Site visits are seen as a critical part, of all states' enforcement activities, but only Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Washington report routine site Site visits, to 41 �visits for all organizations. Gambling operations in Massachusetts and New gambling Hampshire are evaluated on-site apprommately four times a year. In Massa- organizations chusetts,, state officials also conduct on-site Visits as a regular part of the are important, license application process,. The proposed bingo operation is evaluated, and according to the organizational, leadership is educated as to its rep ens ibilities. Staff in Mas- siac�huset,t,s also report that state officials attend a new licensee"s first (and state officials, 0 occasionally second) bingo occasion to ensure that the games are running well.