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House subcommittee advances bill to raise pay cap for bingo callers to $200
Summary
A House Labor and Commerce subcommittee voted to report House Bill 1920 as amended to allow higher remuneration for paid bingo callers and managers, replacing a decades-old $100 per-session cap with language that permits higher pay while keeping volunteer work preferred.
A House Labor and Commerce subcommittee on ABC gaming voted to report House Bill 1920 as amended on a unanimous voice vote, moving to allow higher pay for paid bingo callers and managers.
The bill, presented on behalf of Delegate Ward, strikes the current mandatory language that limits remuneration and inserts permissive language at line 99 of the code so organizations may pay callers more than the long-standing $100 per session cap. The amendment keeps volunteer callers as the preferred option while permitting negotiated pay for professional callers; the amendment sponsor framed…
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