[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Babylon 12-9-1969.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
The purpose of this chapter is to authorize
and regulate the conduct of bingo in the Town and to accomplish the
purposes and objectives stated in Article 14-H of the General Municipal
Law.
The terms "municipality," "bingo or game," "authorized
organization," "lawful purposes," "net proceeds," "net lease," "authorized
commercial lessor" and "limited period bingo," as used in this chapter,
shall have the same meanings designated and stated in Article 14-H
of the General Municipal Law.
[Amended 11-16-2022 by L.L. No. 20-2022]
Except as provided in Town Code § 84-4, no person other than an authorized organization licensed under the provisions of Article 14-H of the General Municipal Law shall be permitted to conduct bingo games within the territorial limits of the Town.
[Amended 11-16-2022 by L.L. No. 20-2022]
A.
Except as provided in Subsection B herein, no person other than a licensee under the provisions of Article 14-H of the General Municipal Law shall conduct a bingo game or shall lease or otherwise make available for conducting bingo a hall or other premises for any consideration whatsoever, direct or indirect.
B.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, a bingo license is not required for those bingo games
where no player furnishes anything of value for the opportunity to
play as more fully set forth in General Municipal Law § 495-a,
Subdivision 2(b)(i) ("free bingo games"). Free bingo games are not
subject to the requirements set forth in the remainder of this chapter.
[Amended 10-20-1970]
Conduct of games of bingo on the first day of
each week, commonly known and designated as "Sunday," is hereby authorized
under any license therefor, duly issued pursuant to this chapter.
The maximum rent for each occasion that may
be paid by a licensee for the use of a hall or other premises for
the conduct of a bingo game shall be limited to the sum of $150 for
each occasion. In the event of undue hardship or unusual circumstances,
the Town Board may grant permission for a higher rental fee.
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 profit derived from the operation of such game.
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 or from another authorized organization.
The entire net proceeds of any game of bingo
and of any rental paid in connection therewith shall be exclusively
devoted to the lawful purposes of the organization permitted to conduct
the same.
No prize shall exceed the sum or value of $250
in any single game of bingo.
No series of prizes on any one bingo occasion
shall aggregate more than $1,000.
No person except a bona fide member of an organization
licensed hereunder shall participate in the management or operation
of a bingo game. Such person shall have been a bona fide member of
such organization for at least one year prior to participation in
the management or operation of such game.
No persons shall receive any remuneration for
participating in the management or operation of any game of bingo.
