[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Cazenovia 6-5-1961
(approved at special election 7-7-1961); amended in its
entirety 1-20-1965 by L.L. No. 1-1965
(Ch. 6 of the 1965 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Games of chance — See Ch. 103.
This chapter shall be known as the "Bingo Licensing Ordinance of the
Village of Cazenovia, 1961."
It shall be lawful for any authorized organization, as defined in § 479
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
Village of Cazenovia, subject to the provisions of this chapter, Article 14-H
of the General Municipal Law, and the following restrictions and any amendments
thereto:
A.
No person, firm, association, corporation or organization,
other than a licensee under the provisions of this chapter, 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 this chapter 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 (Executive Law § 430
et seq.) or from another authorized organization.
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 $1,000 in any
single game of bingo.
F.
No series of prizes on any one bingo occasion shall aggregate
more than $3,000.
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.
Limited period bingo shall be conducted in accordance
with the provisions of this chapter and the rules and regulations of the commission.
