the gross receipts adjusted to reflect the value of American currency (in bingo halls where American currency is accepted).

The act of dealing with a person who is not related or a relative but an independent third party. Whether or not persons deal with each other at arm´s length in specific circumstances will be determined by the licensing authority.

a sale of goods held to raise money for a charity. Lottery events held in conjunction with a bazaar must be ancillary to the bazaar itself and require a licence.

a joint venture between the charitable sector, represented by the Ontario Charitable Gaming Association (OCGA), bingo hall operators, and the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG). Big Link Bingo is not a licensed event. The OLG conducts and manages Big Link Bingo.

a game of chance where players are awarded a prize or prizes for being the first to complete a specified arrangement of numbers on bingo paper, based on numbers selected at random.

relating to non-pooling bingo halls. See Bingo Session.

a bingo game includes all the combinations of marked numbers played for prizes on the bingo paper for that game. If multiple prizes are given out from playing the same bingo paper, that is considered one game. For example, three prizes may be awarded for playing one game: one each for filling a) the inside square, b) the outside square, and c) the [..]

a device of pre-printed numbers on disposable paper, cards or books or reusable hardboard or plastic cards.

(also known as Bingo event) – the designated time period during which a collection of bingo games, as listed on an approved bingo game schedule, is played. This definition only applies to non-pooling bingo halls.

See Hall Charities Association (HCA).