[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Glens
Falls 8-17-1977 (Ch.
51 of the 1967 Code).[1] Section 118-3C amended at time of adoption of
Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I. Other amendments noted
where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: This legislation was approved 11-7-1978
by a majority of the electors voting thereon.
The words and phrases used in this chapter shall, for the purpose
of this chapter, have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by
Article 9-A of the General Municipal Law.
It shall be lawful for any authorized organization, as defined
in § 186 of Article 9-A of the General Municipal Law, upon
obtaining the required license therefor, to conduct games of chance
within the territorial limits of the City of Glens Falls, subject
to the provisions of this chapter and Article 9-A of the General Municipal
Law.
[Amended 4-4-1979]
The conduct of games of chance authorized by this chapter shall
be subject to the following restrictions:
A.
No person, firm, partnership, corporation or organization other than
a licensee under the provisions of § 191 of the General
Municipal Law shall conduct such game or shall lease or otherwise
make available for conducting games of chance premises for any consideration
whatsoever, direct or indirect.
B.
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 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
9A of the General Municipal Law 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 Board
or from another authorized organization.[1]
D.
The entire net proceeds of any game of chance shall be exclusively
devoted to the lawful purposes of the organization permitted to conduct
the same, and the net proceeds of any rental derived therefrom shall
be exclusively devoted to the lawful purposes of the authorized games-of-chance
lessor.
E.
No single prize shall exceed the sum or value of $100, except that
for merchandise wheels, no single price shall exceed the sum or value
of $250. No single wager shall exceed $2.
F.
No authorized organization shall award a series of prizes consisting
of merchandise with an aggregate value in excess of $1,000 during
the successive operations of any one merchandise wheel.
G.
In addition to merchandise wheels, no more than five other single
types of games of chance shall be conducted during any one license
period.
H.
Except for merchandise wheels, no series of prizes on any one occasion
shall aggregate more than $200 when the licensed authorized organization
conducts five single types of games of chance during any one license
period. Except for merchandise wheels, no series of prizes on any
one occasion shall aggregate more than $250 when the licensed authorized
organization conducts fewer than five single types of games of chance,
exclusive of merchandise wheels, during any one license period.
I.
Except for the limitations on the sum or value for single prizes
and series of prizes, no limit shall be imposed on the sum or value
of prizes awarded to any one participant during any occassion or any
license period.
J.
No person except a bona fide member of the licensed authorized organization
shall participate in the management of such games. No person except
a bona fide member of the licensed authorized organization, its auxiliary
or affiliated organization shall participate in the operation of such
game as set forth in § 195-c of the General Municipal Law.
K.
No person shall receive any remuneration for participating in the
management or operation of any such game.
L.
No authorized organization shall extend credit to a person to participate
in playing a game of chance.
M.
No game of chance shall be conducted on other than the premises of
an authorized organization or an authorized game-of-chance lessor.
N.
The unauthorized conduct of a game of chance shall
constitute and be punishable as a misdemeanor.
