Bill > HB1669

This bill repeals the existing tax imposed on the sale of bingo cards and pull-tab cards in Missouri. Currently, suppliers were required to pay a tax of ten dollars per box of pull-tab cards (until January 1, 1995) and subsequently a two percent tax on gross receipts, with those taxes being deposited into the bingo proceeds for education fund. The bill removes these tax requirements while maintaining other regulatory provisions for bingo equipment and supplies. The legislation continues to require licensing for bingo equipment manufacturers and suppliers, including background checks through fingerprint investigations, and establishes application and renewal fees for different types of licenses (suppliers, manufacturers, and hall providers). The bill preserves requirements for licensees to maintain detailed business records for at least three years and provides mechanisms for the gaming commission to monitor financial transactions and payment delinquencies in the bingo supply chain. Notably, the bill retains a provision that pull-tab cards must be printed to ensure at least 60% of gross revenues are returned to purchasers, but eliminates the previous tax structure associated with these sales.

https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB1669&year=2026&code=R