[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Newstead 4-28-1958
(Ch. 29 of the 1988 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Games of chance — See Ch. 213.
[Amended 2-8-1993 by L.L. No. 1-1993]
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 Newstead, 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
following restrictions:
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 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, lease 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.[2]
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 maximum amount set by New York
State Law as the same may be amended from time to time.
[Amended 4-24-1997 by L.L. No. 1-1997]
F.
No series of prizes of any one bingo occasion shall aggregate
more than the maximum amount set by New York State Law as the same may be
amended from time to time.
[Amended 4-24-1997 by L.L. No. 1-1997]
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 Article 14-H of the General Municipal Law and the rules
and regulations of the State Racing and Wagering Board.
J.
No person licensed to sell bingo supplies or equipment, or their
agents, shall conduct, participate in, or assist in the conduct of bingo.
Nothing herein shall prohibit a licensed distributor from selling, offering
for sale, or explaining a product to an authorized organization, or installing,
or servicing bingo equipment, upon the premises of a bingo game licensee.[3]
[Amended 2-8-1993 by L.L. No. 1-1993]
Each applicant for a license shall file with the Town Clerk of the Town
of Newstead a written application therefor in the form prescribed in the rules
and regulations of the State Racing and Wagering Board.
The Town Clerk of the Town of Newstead shall cause to be investigated
the qualifications of each applicant for a license and the merits of each
application with due expedition after the filing of the application.
If the Town Clerk of the Town of Newstead shall determine that the requisite
conditions have been met by the applicant, the Town Board shall issue a license
to the applicant for the holding, operation and conduct of the specific games
of chance applied for upon payment of a license fee as established by General
Municipal Law § 481, as amended from time to time, for each occasion
upon which any games of chance are to be conducted under the license, which
fees are to be paid to the general fund of the Town of Newstead.
If the Town Clerk of the Town of Newstead shall determine that the requisite
conditions have not been met by the applicant for the issuance of a license,
he shall deliver to the Town Board of the Town of Newstead the application,
together with the supporting documents therefor and the report of his investigation,
whereupon the Town Board shall, upon due notice to the applicant, hold a hearing
upon the qualifications of the applicant and the merits of the application.
[Amended 2-8-1993 by L.L. No. 1-1993; 4-24-1997
by L.L. No. 1-1997]
On or before the 30th day of each month, the Supervisor of the Town
of Newstead shall transmit to the State Comptroller a sum as may be established
by the State of New York and/or the State Comptrollers office from time to
time, per occasion of all license fees collected by the Town of Newstead pursuant
to this chapter during the preceding calendar month.
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.
