[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Kinderhook 3-14-1977 by L.L. No.
2-1977; approved by electors 7-19-1977 (Ch. 53 of the 1978 Code).
Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Bingo — See Ch. 86.
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 Town of Kinderhook, subject to
the provisions of this chapter and Article 9-A of the General Municipal
Law.
The conduct of games of chance 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 9-A of the General Municipal
Law shall conduct such game 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 Article 9-A of the General Municipal Law.
B.
No games 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
9-A 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 New
York State Racing and Wagering Board or from another authorized organization.
D.
The entire net proceeds 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.
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 Article 9-A of the General Municipal Law. No single wager shall
exceed $10.
F.
No series of prizes on any one occasion of games of chance shall
aggregate more than $1,000 as provided in § 186 of Article
9-A of the General Municipal Law.
G.
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 Article
9-A of the General Municipal Law.
H.
No person shall receive any remuneration for participating in the
management or operation of any such game.
I.
The unauthorized conduct of a game of chance shall constitute and
be punishable as a misdemeanor.
This chapter shall not become operative or effective unless
and until it shall have been approved by a majority of the electors
voting on a proposition submitted at a general or special election
held within the Town of Kinderhook who are qualified to vote for officers
of the Town of Kinderhook.
