[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Stanford 10-4-1976 as Ord. No. 2 of 1976. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
Pursuant to Article 9-A of the General Municipal
Law, the Town of Stanford hereby authorizes the conduct of games of
chance by authorized organizations as described in § 186,
Subdivision 4, of the General Municipal Law, upon any such organization's
obtaining a license therefor as provided in Article 9-A of the General
Municipal Law.
The conduct of such games of chance, in addition
to the provisions or restrictions contained in Article 9-A of the
General Municipal Law, shall be subject to the following restrictions:
A.Â
No person, firm, association, corporation or organization
other than a licensee under the provisions of this chapter shall conduct
such games or shall lease or otherwise make available for conducting
games of chance a hall or other premises for any consideration whatsoever,
direct or indirect, except as provided in § 190 of the General
Municipal Law.
B.Â
No game of chance 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 percentage of the receipts
or net profits derived from the operation of such game.
C.Â
No authorized organization licensed under the provisions
of this chapter shall purchase or receive any supplies or equipment
specifically designed or adapted for use in the conduct of games of
chance from other than a supplier licensed by the New York State Racing
and Wagering Board or from another authorized organization.
D.Â
The entire net profits of any game of chance and of
any rental shall be exclusively devoted to the lawful purposes of
the organization permitted to conduct the same.
E.Â
No prize shall exceed the sum or value of $100 in
any operation or conducting of a single game of chance as provided
in § 186 of the General Municipal Law. No single wager shall
exceed $10.
F.Â
No series of prizes on any one occasion of games of
chance shall aggregate more than $1,000 as provided in § 186
of the General Municipal Law.
G.Â
No person except a bona fide member of any such organization,
its auxiliary or affiliated organization shall participate in the
management or operation of such game, as set forth in § 195-C
of the General Municipal Law.
H.Â
No person shall receive any remuneration for participating
in the management or operation of any such game.
I.Â
The unauthorized conduct of a game of chance shall
constitute and be punishable as a misdemeanor.
The powers and duties as provided in Subdivision
1 of § 194 of the General Municipal Law shall be exercised
by the chief law enforcement officer of the County of Dutchess.
This chapter is subject to a mandatory referendum.
