[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Ulysses 9-23-1980 by L.L. No.
1-1980. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Bingo — See Ch. 73.
The title of this chapter is "Authorization for the Conduct
of Games of Chance Within the Town of Ulysses, Tompkins County."
Any words or phrases used in this statute which are defined
in Article 9-a of the General Municipal Law of the State of New York
shall have, for the purpose of this chapter, the meanings ascribed
to them by that article.
It shall be lawful for any authorized organization, upon obtaining
a license therefor, to conduct games of chance within the territorial
limits of the Town of Ulysses, County of Tompkins, subject to the
provisions of this chapter, the provisions of Article 9-a of the General
Municipal Law of the State of New York, and the rules and regulations
of the New York State Racing and Wagering Board.
Each applicant for a license to conduct games of chance shall
first obtain an identification number from the New York State Racing
and Wagering Board and thereafter file an application, upon forms
prescribed by the New York State Racing and Wagering Board, with the
Town Clerk.
Upon receipt of an application to conduct games of chance, the
Town Clerk shall make an investigation of the qualifications of each
applicant and the merits of each application, in the manner specified
in Article 9-a of the General Municipal Law of the State of New York,
and shall make a determination that the applicant either is, or is
not, duly qualified to be licensed to conduct games of chance, and
whether each of the requirements and standards set forth in Article
9-a of the General Municipal Law have been met.
If the Town Clerk shall determine that all requirements and
standards set forth in Article 9-a of the General Municipal Law have
been met, a license shall issue to the applicant for the conduct of
games of chance upon payment of a license fee as set from time to
time by resolution of the Town Board.
Each applicant for a license to lease premises to a licensed
organization for the purpose of conducting games of chance therein
shall file an application, upon forms prescribed by the New York State
Racing and Wagering Board, with the Town Clerk.
Upon receipt of an application for a license to lease premises
to a licensed organization for the purpose of conducting games of
chance therein, the Town Clerk shall make an investigation of the
qualifications of each applicant and the merits of each application,
in the manner specified in Article 9-a of the General Municipal Law
of the State of New York, and shall make a determination that the
applicant either is, or is not, duly qualified to be licensed to lease
premises for the conduct of games of chance to a games of chance licensee,
and whether each of the requirements and standards set forth in Article
9-a of the General Municipal Law have been met.
If the Town Clerk shall determine that all requirements and
standards set forth in Article 9-a of the General Municipal Law have
been met, a license shall issue to the applicant for the leasing of
premises for the conduct of games of chance to a games of chance licensee
upon payment of a license fee as set from time to time by resolution
of the Town Board.
No application for the issuance of a license to conduct games
of chance or to lease premises to a games of chance licensee shall
be denied by the Town Clerk until after a hearing, held by the Town
Clerk, on at least three days’ notice to the applicant, at which
the applicant shall be entitled to be heard, upon the qualifications
of the applicant and the merits of the application.
The conduct of games of chance on Sunday is only permitted when
it is specifically provided for in the license issued. No games of
chance, however, shall be conducted on Easter Sunday, Christmas Day,
New Year's Eve, Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur.
