The Army said Monday it is examining its bingo gaming program, less than a week after the Navy abruptly suspended its bingo games at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

The Army said there are no plans to discontinue the popular games while the study is conducted.

“We are committed to following state law and if we suspect for any reason that our program violates (headquarters) guidance or state law, we will cease bingo operations immediately,” the Army said in a statement emailed to the Star-Advertiser.

The Army said it is conducting “an audit of our existing bingo operations to ensure we are compliant with (Installation Management Command) regulations. We hope to have completed the audit within a week.”

The U.S. Army Pacific staff judge advocate’s office will then “conduct a legal review to ensure we are not violating state law,” the Army said.

Asked what prompted the study, the Army said “conducting internal reviews of these operations is a normal action to help ensure we are doing the right things and doing things right.”

The Army sponsors bingo on Sunday, Tuesday and Friday.

The Navy is also conducting a review of its bingo, which was offered Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings at Hickam, but it has suspended its games.

Bingo has been offered on a variety of Hawaii military bases for at least three decades, players say.

Military concern over the legality of bingo led to a meeting in 2000 of the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Honolulu Police Department, city Prosecutor’s Office and military judge advocates — and to the continuance of military bingo.

Players can win thousands in cash prizes. The Army and Navy say the bingo games are not gambling, which is prohibited in Hawaii.