[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Sylvan
Beach 6-13-1973 as Ord. No. 9.[1] Section 18-1 amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I. Other amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Games of chance — See Ch. 57.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also provided that it shall not
become operative or effective unless and until it shall have been submitted
at a general or special election and approved by a vote of the majority of
the qualified electors of the Village of Sylvan Beach voting thereon. Said
ordinance was approved at a special election held 7-13-1973.
Pursuant to Subdivision 2 of § 9 of Article I of the State
Constitution, 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 bingo games on any day of the week within
the territorial limits of the Village of Sylvan Beach, 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 of the State Racing and Wagering
Board and the following restrictions:
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 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[2] or from another authorized organization.
[2]
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 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 shall constitute and be punishable
as a misdemeanor.
J.
Limited-period bingo shall be conducted in accordance
with the provisions of Article 14-H of the General Municipal Law and the rules
and regulations of the Commission.
