Research

Scope and Content Note

This series contains transcripts of public hearings held by the commission to present to the public some of the information obtained during its investigation. The series includes the exhibits accepted into evidence during the hearings. The commission submitted these transcripts and exhibits to the governor along with their final report, which is also included in the series.

Public hearing witnesses testifying about the organization and conduct of bingo games included: State Lottery Control Commission investigators; State Investigation Commission investigators; district attorneys and assistant district attorneys; local government officials, including those with licensing responsibilities; lessors of premises used for games; bingo game operators; and manufacturers and distributors of bingo equipment.

Exhibits presented at the hearings included: minutes of State Investigation Commission hearings of April-May 1961; State Investigation Commission report on bingo operations, December 1961; annual reports of the State Lottery Control Commission; financial records of organizations involved in supplying, organizing, or conducting bingo games; police records of individuals involved in supplying, organizing, or conducting bingo games; investigation reports describing procedures at particular bingo games; and the commission's proposed legislative amendments.