[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Gardiner as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 3-20-1984 by L.L. No. 2-1984 as Ch. 12 of the 1984 Code]
The purpose of this article is to permit the operation of the game of bingo by authorized organizations in the Town of Gardiner pursuant to Article 1, Section 9, of the Constitution of the State of New York, and as implemented by the State Bingo Control Law and the Bingo Licensing Law.
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Editor's Note: This article is derived from an ordinance adopted by the Town Board on July 1, 1958, and approved by the electorate on August 12, 1958.
It shall be lawful for any authorized organization, as defined in § 476 of Article 14-H of the General Municipal Law of the State of New York, upon obtaining the required license, to conduct the game of bingo within the territorial limits of the Town of Gardiner, New York, subject to the provisions of this article, Article 14-H of the General Municipal Law, Article 19-B of the Executive Law and any amendments to said laws.
[Amended 8-12-2003 by L.L. No. 3-2003]
The conduct of bingo games authorized by this article shall he subject to the restrictions set forth in § 479 of the General Municipal Law.
The Town Clerk is hereby designated to exercise all of the authority granted to the Town Board under § 498 of the General Municipal Law, in relation to the issuance, amendment and cancellation of licenses, the conduct of investigations and hearings, the supervision of the operation of the games and the collection and transmission of fees.
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Games of bingo may be conducted in the Town on the first day of the week, commonly known and designated as "Sunday," provided the license to conduct such games so specifies.
B. 
Any license issued pursuant to this article shall specify that the holding, operating and conducting of the game of bingo on Sunday is permissible unless the Town Clerk shall determine that the conduct of the game on Sundays shall interfere with the good order and repose of the neighborhood where the game is to be conducted.
[Adopted 3-20-1984 by L.L. No. 2-1984 as Ch. 14 of the 1984 Code]
This article is enacted pursuant to the authority of Article 9-A of the General Municipal Law of the State of New York, and shall be known as the "Games of Chance Law of the Town of Gardiner."
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Editor's Note: This article is derived from L.L. No. 3-1979 which was approved at a referendum held at the general election on November 6, 1979.
The words and terms used in this article shall have the same meaning as such words and terms are used in Article 9-A of the General Municipal Law, unless otherwise provided herein or the context requires a different meaning.
OFFICER
The chief law enforcement officer of the Town.
TOWN
The Town of Gardiner.
Games of chance may be conducted in the Town by an authorized organization, after obtaining a license therefor, in accordance with the provisions, requirements and limitations of Article 9-A of the General Municipal Law, the rules and regulations of the New York State Racing and Wagering Board and this article.
The conduct of games of chance on Sundays is authorized, except as otherwise provided in Article 9-A of the General Municipal Law.