We probably don't have to have a license, only an exemption. But we must register as a qualified organization.

Email response from them -

Good morning,

Thank you for your inquiry.

The charity gaming laws apply to all non profit organizations, including
both public and non public schools, who want to conduct charity gaming
events which are:

1. Bingo
2. Raffles (50/50 drawings included)
3. Door prize drawings
4. Dice, card and wheel games
5. Pull tab, punchboard and tip board sales
6. Guessing games
7. Water races

The only organizations that can operate Charity Gaming are organizations
that can meet the definition of a qualified organization and completing
form CG-QA.

IC 4-32.2-2-24
"Qualified organization"
Sec. 24. (a) "Qualified organization" means:
(1) a bona fide religious, educational, senior citizens,
veterans, or civic organization operating in Indiana that:
(A) operates without profit to the organization's members;
( is exempt from taxation under Section 501 of the
Internal Revenue Code; and
(C) has been continuously in existence in Indiana for at
least five (5) years or is affiliated with a parent organization that
has been in existence in Indiana for at least five (5) years;
(2) a bona fide political organization operating in Indiana that
produces exempt function income (defined in Section 527 of the Internal
Revenue Code); or
(3) a state educational institution (as defined in IC
20-12-0.5-1).
(b) For purposes of IC 4-32.2-4-3, a "qualified organization"
includes the following:
(1) A hospital licensed under IC 16-21.
(2) A health facility licensed under IC 16-28.
(3) A psychiatric facility licensed under IC 12-25.
(4) An organization defined in subsection (a).
(c) For purposes of IC 4-32.2-4-10, a "qualified organization"
includes a bona fide business organization.

The organization that wants to qualify must complete a form CG-QA,
attach a copy of their Federal Letter, a copy of their by-laws/articles
of incorporation, and provide proof of existence.

If your organization can meet the above criteria, you may download the
CG-QA Qualification Application and mail to the address on the
application.

Once the qualification process has been completed, then the qualified
organization may apply for charity gaming events such as bingo, charity
game nights, raffle, door prize, festival, pull tabs, punchboards, and
tip boards. The specific types of licenses are addressed in IC
4-32.2-4.

Please visit our website www.in.gov/igc to read the charity gaming
law. You will first click on Statutes and Rules. You will then need
to click on Indiana Code: Charity Gaming Statute--IC 4-32.2. Additional
information pertaining to charity gaming can be viewed by clicking on
Indiana Administrative Code: Title 68. Once there, scroll to the
bottom. Article 21 is the rule governing charity gaming.

To determine whether you need to obtain a license or you simply need to
register the event as a non licensed event depends on the fair market
value of the prizes awarded. If the "value of all the prizes awarded" at
the event are less than $1000 for that event and they have not awarded
prizes totaling $3000 for all charity gaming events at the time of the
event. This means that if the qualified organization can keep the fair
market value of the prizes awarded to less than $1000 and this will not
cause them to exceed the $3000 per calendar year limit, they may use
form CG-EN.

An event license application will need to be complete for a charity
gaming license if your organization is awarding prizes with a value of
more than $1000.

The CG-QA, CG-EN and event license applications can be downloaded from
our website www.in.gov/igc and click on forms.

The CG-QA (processing time approximately 8 weeks), CG-EN (processing
time approximately 30 days - once the CG-QA has been approved) and event
license application processing time approximately 4 to 6 weeks - once
the CG-QA has been approved) can be downloaded from our website
www.in.gov/gaming/charity and click on forms. If the CG-QA and another
application are submitted at the same time, they will be processed
together and could take approximately 8 weeks.

There is no fee to qualify (complete CG-QA) or to register a non
licensed event (complete CG-EN). However, the fee for the first license
of any type is $50.00. The fee is then based on a graduating scale
based on the qualified organizations gross income. Refer to IC 4-32.2-6
and 68 IAC 21-2-6.

If you need more specific information, please feel free to contact our
office by calling (317) 232-4646, any of the Charity Gaming Program
Coordinators will be able to assist you.

Sincerely,

Debbie Baumann
Charity Gaming Supervisor

That's what it means, but call your gaming authority and ask. That requirement is generally meant for charitable organizations that like VFW that run routine bingo games as an ongoing business and hold an annual licenses.

There's often a different license and lessor requirements for the one-time only situations.
(However, it does seem to have that statement on that type of application as well in the site you referenced.)

So contact your local officials and please post again to share what you learned.

Not sure if this is the right forum for this...

INDIANA CHARITY GAMING FORMS

On the application for having a charity game night it says that you need to pay using your "separate and segregated charity gaming checking account." Is anyone familiar with this? Does this mean our PTC has to have two bank accounts?