DC charitable game bonds.
Flat 3%. Enter your amount.
When a District charitable organization runs bingo or raffles and doesn’t already own the prizes outright, it posts a surety bond for the prizes — generally 15% above the total value of all prizes. We issue it at a flat 3% with no credit check. Enter the amount your prize list requires and the premium updates.
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No underwriting queue for the standard charitable game bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the licensing office. Here is the whole thing:
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Your organization’s details, the bond amount your prizes require, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check and no waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.
File with your game license
Submit the executed bond with your charitable game license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the office insists on them.
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Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. Enter 15% above your total prize value and the premium updates.
What it is and who needs it.
What the charitable game bond actually covers
The District authorizes qualified charitable organizations to run bingo games, raffles, and similar charitable games. When the prizes are not already owned outright by the organization, the licensing rules call for the organization to guarantee the prizes — typically by posting proof of ownership or a surety bond.
The bond amount is generally 15% above the total value of all prizes offered. It protects winners and the public by ensuring advertised prizes can actually be paid or delivered, even if the game’s proceeds fall short.
Because the amount tracks your prize list, it changes with the game. Enter the figure your prizes require — 15% above their total value — and we issue the bond at a flat 3% with no credit check. The District’s charitable gaming provisions are codified in DC Code Title 36, Chapter 6 (recently recodified from Title 3, Chapter 13); confirm the current amount with the licensing office.
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Five minutes, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with your required bond amount — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with your game license.
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Charitable game bond, issued today.
Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum. Enter your required amount and file the same day.