It shall be lawful for authorized organizations, upon obtaining a license
therefor, to conduct games of bingo within the limits of the Town under the
provisions of this chapter, the provisions of the Bingo Licensing Law of the State of New York, and any amendments thereto and the provisions
of the State Lottery Control Law.
The provisions of the Bingo Licensing Law of the state and the provisions
of the State Lottery Control Law shall control the licensing of organizations
and the conduct of bingo games in the Town, and this chapter incorporates
the provisions of those statutes by reference as if set forth in full herein.
Any inconsistency between this chapter and the said statutes shall be resolved
in favor of the statutes.
In addition to the several restrictions imposed by the Bingo Licensing
Law of the state, the following additional restriction is hereby imposed on
the conduct of such games in the Town:
A. No game of chance shall be conducted under any license
issued under this chapter on the first day of the week, commonly known and
designated as "Sunday."
The Town Board hereby creates the position of Bingo Inspector for the
Town and delegates to said Bingo Inspector the responsibility and authority
granted to it by law in relation to the supervision and operation of bingo
games and the collection and transmission of fees.
The Bingo Inspector shall receive for services rendered by him such
pay as shall be established by the Town Board.
The Bingo Inspector shall serve at the discretion of the Town Board.
The duties of the Bingo Inspector shall be as follows:
A. To check bingo games for all violations of rules.
B. To check sales figures turned in by the organizations.
C. To keep a comparison of figures turned in by organizations
and table counts made by the Inspector.
D. To check names of bingo workers on each occasion against
an authorized list.
E. To investigate complaints made by players and report
on same.
F. To file individual inspection reports with the Town Clerk
each Monday for the preceding week.
G. To perform any related work in conjunction with the Town
Board and to cooperate and work with the State Bingo Inspector in any manner
pertaining to the conduct of bingo games in the Town.