[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Lockport 10-6-1976.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Bingo — See Ch. 62.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance was approved at referendum 11-2-1976.
It shall be lawful for any authorized organization, as defined in § 186 of Article 9-A of the General Municipal Law, upon obtaining the required license, to conduct games of chance, as defined in § 186 of Article 9-A of the General Municipal Law, including the conduct of such games on Sunday, within the territorial limits of the City of Lockport, subject to the provisions of this chapter, the provisions of Article 9-A of the General Municipal Law, the provisions set forth by the New York State Racing and Wagering Board and the following restrictions.
A. 
No person, firm, association, corporation or organization other than a licensee under the provisions of this Article[1] shall conduct such game or shall lease or otherwise make available for conducting games of chance a hall or other premises for any consideration whatsoever, direct or indirect, except as provided in Article 9-A of the General Municipal Law.
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Editor's Note: "This Article" refers to Article 9-A of the General Municipal Law.
B. 
No game of chance shall be held, operated or conducted on or within any leased premises if rental under such lease is to be paid, wholly or partly, on the basis of a percentage of the receipts or net profits derived from the operation of such game.
C. 
No authorized organization licensed under the provisions of this Article shall purchase or receive any supplies or equipment specifically designed or adapted for use in the conduct of games of chance from other than a supplier licensed by the New York State Racing and Wagering Board or from another authorized organization.
D. 
The entire net proceeds of any game of chance and of any rental shall be exclusively devoted to the lawful purposes of the organization permitted to conduct the same.
E. 
No prize shall exceed the sum or value of $10 in any operation or conducting of a single game of chance as provided in this Article.
F. 
No series of prizes on any one occasion of games of chance shall aggregate more than $1,000.
G. 
No person except a bona fide member of any such organization, its auxiliary or affiliated organization shall participate in the management or operation of such game.
H. 
No person shall receive any remuneration for participating in the management or operation of any such game.
The unauthorized conduct of a game of chance and any willful violation of any provision of this chapter or of Article 9-A of the General Municipal Law shall constitute and be punishable as a misdemeanor, as provided therein.
Any amendments or changes in Article 9-A of the General Municipal Law which may hereafter be made and which shall be applicable to the City of Lockport shall become and be a part of this chapter.