Town of Shelter Island, NY Chapter 38 Bingo

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Shelter Island 7-8-1958;[1] amended in its entirety 4-9-1963. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Games of chance — See Ch. 71.

[1] Editor's Note: This ordinance was passed at mandatory referendum 7-29-1958.

§ 38-1 Conduct of game deemed lawful.

It shall be lawful for any authorized organization, as defined in § 476 of Article 14-H of the General Municipal Law, upon obtaining the required license, to conduct the game of bingo within the territorial limits of the Town of Shelter Island, subject to the provisions of this chapter, Article 14-H of the General Municipal Law and Article 19-B of the Executive Law and the restrictions enumerated in § 38-2.

§ 38-2 Restrictions; penalties for offenses.

A. No person, firm, association, corporation or organization, other than a licensee under the provisions of Article 14-H of the General Municipal Law, 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.

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[1] or from another authorized organization.

[1] Editor's Note: See § 430 et seq. 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 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 any bingo game and any willful violation of any provisions of this chapter shall constitute and be punishable as a misdemeanor.

§ 38-3 Subsequent statutory provisions included.

This chapter shall include any further deletions or amendments subsequently enacted by the State Legislature.