[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Dundee 5-13-1975 by L.L. No. 1-1975 as Ch. 12 of the 1975 Village of
Dundee Municipal Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The purpose of this chapter is to permit the operation of the
game of bingo by authorized organizations in the Village of Dundee
pursuant to Article 1, § 9 of the Constitution of the State
of New York, and as implemented by the State Bingo Control Law and
the Bingo Licensing Law.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Executive Law § 430 et seq.
and General Municipal Law § 475 et seq., respectively.
It shall be lawful for any authorized organization, as defined
in § 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 within the territorial limits of the Village of
Dundee, 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 laws.
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 adopted for use in the conduct
of bingo games from other than a supplier licensed under the Bingo
Control Law[1] or from another authorized organization.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Executive Law § 430 et seq.
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.
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 Village Clerk is hereby designated to exercise all of the
authority granted to the Board of Trustees under § 498
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.
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.
