[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Hamburg
1-3-1983 by L.L. No. 1-1983, approved at referendum 3-15-1983. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Bingo — See Ch. 114.
This chapter shall be known as the "Games of Chance Law of the Village
of Hamburg."
Authorized organizations may, upon the obtainment of a license from
the Clerk of the Village, conduct games of chance within the Village of Hamburg
as provided in Article 9-A of the General Municipal Law and as provided further
in this chapter. Such games of chance shall be conducted in accordance with
the general state law and with the rules and regulations of the New York State
Racing and Wagering Board and this chapter. An organization may file with
the Village Clerk a summary application, pursuant to General Municipal Law § 190,
subdivision 3.
Restrictions upon the conduct of games of chance within the village
shall be as set forth in General Municipal Law § 189.
Games of chance on the first day of the week, commonly known as "Sunday,"
may be conducted pursuant to this chapter and appropriate statute and regulation.
The Chief of Police of the village shall exercise control over and supervision
of all games of chance conducted under an appropriately issued license. Such
officer shall have all those powers and duties set forth in Article 9-A of
the General Municipal Law.
Except as herein otherwise provided, the provisions of Article 9-A of
the General Municipal Law shall apply to the licensing and conduct of games
of chance.
