Documents you will need (this checklist is on the application form to guide you):
copy of meeting minutes authorizing the application
copy of Incorporation Certificate
copy of group's operating bylaws
current List of Elected Executive, including addresses and telephone numbers
current membership list, including addresses and telephone numbers
copy of the last year of financial statements
budget for the current year or proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year
land title certificate or lease/rental agreement, if you own or rent a facility for your programs
Fees
There is no cost to submit an eligibility application.
How long it takes after you apply
A complete application will take approximately six weeks to review. If there is any missing information, we will contact you by letter, email or phone call.
The decision
AGLC will provide the eligibility decision to you in writing.
Several charities form or are part of a bingo association. Member groups of a bingo association hold events four or more days a week in a licensed bingo facility.
Non‐association (community) bingo
A group that is individually licensed to conduct bingos from its own facility three or fewer days a week.
Before you start
Whether a group is a member of a bingo association or has its own community bingo, each group that wants to have bingo events must follow the same rules.
Bingo Licensee Terms & Conditions explain requirements for groups that hold bingo in a licensed bingo facility that is in operation four or more days a week.
How to apply
A group must complete and submit this form at least four weeks prior to the first event:
Groups that have bingo events in an association bingo facility pay $20 per event. The facility collects and pays the fees on behalf of its member groups.
There is no fee for community bingo if the annual gross revenue is less than $150,000.
If the community bingo earns more than $150,000 annually, there is a fee of $20 per event.