It shall be lawful for any authorized organization, as defined in § 476
of the General Municipal Law, upon obtaining the required license, to conduct
the game of bingo within the territorial limits of the Town of Tonawanda subject
to the provisions of this chapter, Article 14-H of the General Municipal Law,
Article 19-B of the Executive Law, the rules and regulations promulgated by
the Lottery Control Commission and the restrictions herein set forth.
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.
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 through
another organized organization.
No bingo game 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.
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.
[Amended 4-22-2002]
No prize in any single game of bingo shall exceed the amount specified
in § 479 of the General Municipal Law of the State of New York,
as amended from time to time.
[Amended 4-22-2002]
No series of prizes on any one bingo occasion shall aggregate more than
the limit specified in § 479 of the General Municipal Law of the
State of New York, as amended from time to time.
[Amended 3-24-1975]
The game of bingo may be conducted on Sunday. Whenever a license authorizes
the conduct of bingo on Sunday, it shall so state.
No person under the age of 18 years shall be permitted to participate
in any game or games of chance operated and conducted pursuant to any license
issued under this chapter unless accompanied by an adult.
No alcoholic beverages shall be sold in any room or outdoor area during
the progress of any game or games of chance except in a separate building
or structure which shall be situated at least 100 feet distant from the room,
building, area or structure where such bingo, game or games of chance are
being conducted or played.
No game or games of chance shall be conducted, played or operated on
more than 10 separate occasions in the Town of Tonawanda on any single day.
The unauthorized conduct of a bingo game and any willful violation of
any provision of this chapter shall constitute and be punishable as a misdemeanor.