[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Geneva 7-3-1968 as Ch. 12 of the 1968 Code. (The original ordinance from which this chapter is derived was approved by electors at general election held 11-4-1958.) Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Amusements — See Ch. 73.
Games of chance — See Ch. 191.
The purpose of this chapter is to permit the operation of the game of bingo by authorized organizations in the City of Geneva pursuant to Article One, Section Nine of the Constitution of the State of New York, and as implemented by the State Bingo Control Law and the Bingo Licensing Law.
[Amended by Ord. No. 77-3, eff. 5-6-1977]
It shall be lawful for any authorized organization, as defined by § 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 on any day of the week, including Sunday, within the territorial limits of the City of Geneva, New York, subject to the provisions of this chapter, Article 14-H of the General Municipal Law, Article 19-B of the Executive Law and any amendments to said law.
The conduct of bingo games authorized by this chapter shall be subject to 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 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 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 from another authorized organization.
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 provisions 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 State Bingo Control Commission.
The City Clerk is hereby designated to exercise all of the authority granted to the City Council of the City of Geneva under § 498, Article 14-H 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.