Article II, § 17A — Bingo games; organizations authorized to conduct; submission to referendum; districts; regulation; penalties

(a) The game of bingo shall be lawful when sponsored and conducted by volunteer fire companies, veterans' organizations, religious or charitable organizations, or by fraternal societies provided the net receipts or profits arising from the conducting or operating of such bingo games by the aforementioned companies, organizations, or societies are used solely for the promotion or achievement of the purposes of such companies, organizations, or societies, and provided further that the aforementioned companies, organizations, or societies are operated in a manner so as to come within the provisions of Section 170 of the U.S. Revenue Code and Regulations promulgated thereunder by the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.