---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 543.4"
title: "25"
number: "543.4"
heading: "Does this part apply to small and charitable gaming operations?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/543.4"
---

# §543.4. Does this part apply to small and charitable gaming operations?

- (a) **Small gaming operations.** This part does not apply to small gaming operations provided that:
  - (1) The TGRA permits the operation to be exempt from this part;
  - (2) The annual gross gaming revenue of the operation does not exceed $3 million; and
  - (3) **The TGRA develops, and the operation complies with, alternate procedures that—**
    - (i) Protect the integrity of games offered;
    - (ii) Safeguard the assets used in connection with the operation; and
    - (iii) **Create, prepare and maintain records in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.**
- (b) **Charitable gaming operations.** This part does not apply to charitable gaming operations provided that:
  - (1) All proceeds are for the benefit of a charitable organization;
  - (2) The TGRA permits the charitable organization to be exempt from this part;
  - (3) The charitable gaming operation is operated wholly by the charitable organization's agents;
  - (4) The annual gross gaming revenue of the charitable operation does not exceed $3 million; and
  - (5) **The TGRA develops, and the charitable gaming operation complies with, alternate procedures that—**
    - (i) Protect the integrity of the games offered;
    - (ii) Safeguard the assets used in connection with the gaming operation; and
    - (iii) **Create, prepare and maintain records in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.**
- (c) **Independent operators.** Nothing in this section exempts gaming operations conducted by independent operators for the benefit of a charitable organization.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 25 U.S.C. 2702(2), 2706(b)(1-4), 2706(b)(10).

### Source

Source: 77 FR 58712, Sept. 21, 2012, unless otherwise noted.