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In addition to articles being used as bingo prizes, the prize may also be the right to play one or more new games. The maximum value of the prizes distributed to players may not exceed 75 per cent of the total sales value for six calendar months, and neither may the value of the prizes distributed to players exceed 95 per cent during one calendar month.

The bingo licence holder must render accounts on the bingo for the financial period defined by the licensing authority. The financial period may be a maximum of six months. The accounts must be rendered to the licensing authority within one month of the termination of the financial period.

When rendering the bingo accounts, you must include

  • a completed form concerning rendering of bingo accounts
  • a description on how the proceeds are to be used for the purpose stated in the bingo licence
  • an auditor’s statement
  • a list of tickets sold and prizes won on them
  • a list of prizes not claimed
  • a document on the value of the most expensive prize
  • a receipt for payment of lottery tax
    The licence holder must preserve the accounts with their attachments in the manner laid down in the Accounting Act (1336/1997).

A bingo licence may allow a statement to be supplied by other than an auditor referred to in the Auditing Act (936/1994) if the bingo proceeds can be assumed to be low on account of the infrequency of the bingo sessions or for some other reason.



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