| The Chief of the State Police may issue licenses to operate |
beano or bingo games on a monthly basis to any volunteer fire |
| department or any agricultural fair association or bona fide |
| nonprofit charitable, educational, political, civic, |
| recreational, fraternal, patriotic, religious or veterans' |
| organization that was in existence and founded, chartered or |
| organized in the State at least 2 years prior to its application |
| for a license, when sponsored, operated and conducted for the |
| exclusive benefit of that organization by duly authorized |
| members. The Chief of the State Police may also issue a license |
| to any auxiliary associated with an organization, department or |
| association qualified for a license under this section if the |
| auxiliary was founded, chartered or organized in this State and |
| has been in existence at least 2 years before applying for a |
| license and the games are sponsored, operated and conducted for |
| the exclusive benefit of the auxiliary by duly authorized members |
| of the auxiliary. Proceeds from any game conducted by the |
| auxiliary or the auxiliary's parent organization may not be used |
| to provide salaries, wages or other remuneration to members, |
| officers or employees of the auxiliary or its parent |
| organization, except as provided in sections 326 and 335. The 2 |
| years' limitation does not apply to any organizations in this |
| State having a charter from a national organization, or |
| auxiliaries of those organizations, even though the organizations |
| have not been in existence for 2 years prior to their application |
| for a license. The 2 years' limitation does not apply to any |
| volunteer fire department or rescue unit or auxiliary of that |
| department or unit. A license may be issued to an agricultural |
| fair association when sponsored, operated and conducted for the |
| benefit of such agricultural fair association. |