[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Phoenix 6-26-1958,
approved by referendum 7-15-1958 (Ch. 9 of the 1993 Code);
amended 4-16-1963. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Games of chance — See Ch. 107.
The terms "bingo" or "game" and "authorized organization" as referred
to in this chapter shall have the same meanings as defined in § 476
of Article 14-H of the General Municipal Law of the State of New York.
Restrictions upon the conduct of bingo games authorized by this chapter
are as follows:
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 direct or indirect consideration
whatsoever.[1]
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 in any single game of bingo shall exceed the
amount set by the State of New York Racing and Wagering Board.
[Amended 6-20-1995 by L.L. No. 4-1995]
F.
No series of prizes in any one bingo occasion shall aggregate
more than the amounts set by the New York State Racing and Wagering Board.
[Amended 6-20-1995 by L.L. No. 4-1995]
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 provision of this chapter shall constitute and be punishable
as a misdemeanor.
