---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 502.3"
title: "25"
number: "502.3"
heading: "Class II gaming."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/502.3"
---

# §502.3. Class II gaming.


Class II gaming means:

- (a) **Bingo or lotto (whether or not electronic, computer, or other technologic aids are used) when players—**
  - (1) Play for prizes with cards bearing numbers or other designations;
  - (2) Cover numbers or designations when object, similarly numbered or designated, are drawn or electronically determined; and
  - (3) Win the game by being the first person to cover a designated pattern on such cards;
- (b) If played in the same location as bingo or lotto, pull-tabs, punch boards, tip jars, instant bingo, and other games similar to bingo;
- (c) **Nonbanking card games that—**
  - (1) State law explicitly authorizes, or does not explicitly prohibit, and are played legally anywhere in the state; and
  - (2) Players play in conformity with state laws and regulations concerning hours, periods of operation, and limitations on wagers and pot sizes;
- (d) **Card games played in the states of Michigan, North Dakota, South Dakota, or Washington if—**
  - (1) An Indian tribe actually operates the same card games as played on or before May 1, 1988, as determined by the Chairman; and
  - (2) The pot and wager limits remain the same as on or before May 1, 1988, as determined by the Chariman;
- (e) **Individually owned class II gaming operations—**
  - (1) That were operating on September 1, 1986;
  - (2) That meet the requirements of [25 U.S.C. 2710(b)(4)(B)](/usc/25/2710.md?p=b-4-B);
  - (3) Where the nature and scope of the game remains as it was on October 17, 1988; and
  - (4) Where the ownership interest or interests are the same as on October 17, 1988.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.

### Source

Source: 57 FR 12392, Apr. 9, 1992, unless otherwise noted.