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CHARITABLE BINGO OPERATIONS DIVISION2011 ANNUAL REPORTCONDUCTOR LICENSESSection 2001.101 of the Act defines the types of nonprofit organizations eligible fora license to conduct bingo in Texas. Those organizations are:• A religious society that has existed in Texas for at least three years.• A nonprofit organization:°whose predominant activities are for the support of medical researchor treatment programs; and°that for at least three years:n must have had a governing body or officers elected by a vote ofmembers or by a vote of delegates elected by the members, orn must have been affiliated with a state or national organizationorganized to perform the same purposes as the nonprofitorganization.• A fraternal organization.• A veterans organization that has existed in this state for at least three years.• A volunteer fire department that has existed in this state for at least threeyears.• An emergency medical service that has existed in this state for at least threeyears.The following table shows conductor licenses issued by organization type fromcalendar year 2002 through 2011:CALENDARYEARLICENSED AUTHORIZED CONDUCTOR ORGANIZATIONSBY ORGANIZATION TYPE 2002 – 2011RELIGIOUS MEDICAL FRATERNAL1986 - 2002 Source is Texas Lottery Commission (CBS)2003 - 2011 Source is Texas Lottery Commission (ACBS)VOLUNTEERFIRE DEPT.VETERANEMSNATIONALHISTORICALTOTAL2002 175 44 744 71 413 1,4472003 166 40 740 74 410 1,4302004 168 38 743 71 399 1,4192005 169 35 717 66 376 1,3632006 160 32 721 64 341 1,3182007 155 30 803 64 260 1,3122008 149 30 815 61 255 1,3102009 141 30 793 52 236 3 1,2552010 141 301 793 52 236 3 1 1,2542011 131 30 792 51 219 3 1 1,22713