[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Tarrytown
3-15-1960, approved at referendum 3-15-1960. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Games of chance — See Ch. 179.
[Amended 9-16-1963; 5-6-1991
by L.L. No. 5-1991]
Any authorized organization, upon obtaining a license therefor as provided
in the Bingo Licensing Law, Article 14-H of the General Municipal Law of the
State of New York, may conduct the game of bingo within the Village of Tarrytown;
subject, however, to the provisions of this chapter, of said Bingo Licensing
Law and of the New York State Bingo Control Law, Article 19-B of the Executive
Law of the State of New York.
[Amended 9-16-1963; 1-13-1964]
A.
No person, firm, association, corporation or organization,
other than a licensee under the provisions of the Bingo Licensing Law of the
State of New York,[1] shall conduct such game or shall lease or otherwise make available
for conducting bingo a hall or other premises for any consideration whatsoever,
direct or indirect.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Art. 14-H of the General Municipal Law.
B.
No bingo games 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 Article 14-H of the General Municipal Law shall purchase or receive any
supplies or equipment specifically designed or adapted for use in the conduct
of bingo games from other than a supplier licensed under the Bingo Control
Law[2] or from another authorized organization.
[2]
Editor's Note: See Art. 19-B of the Executive Law.
D.
The entire net proceeds of any game of bingo 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 $250 in any
single game of bingo.
F.
No series of prizes on any one bingo occasion shall aggregate
more than $1,000.
G.
No person except a bona fide member of any such 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 game of bingo.
I.
The unauthorized conduct of a bingo game and any willful
violation of any provision of this chapter or of the Bingo Licensing Law of
the State of New York shall constitute and be punishable as a misdemeanor.
J.
Any and all other restrictions, requirements and limitations
imposed by the Bingo Licensing Law of the State of New York or any other applicable
laws, ordinances or regulations with respect to the licensing, conduct and
supervision of bingo games, the fees and statements due in connection therewith
and the provisions of this chapter shall remain in full force and effect.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Includes only bona fide religious, charitable or nonprofit organizations
of veterans, volunteer firemen and similar nonprofit organizations.
Includes a specific game of chance, commonly known as "bingo" or
"lotto," in which prizes are awarded on the basis of designated numbers or
symbols on a card conforming to numbers or symbols selected at random.
