Pursuant to Subdivision 2 of § 9 of Article I of the
State Constitution, 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, to conduct games of chance
within the territorial limits of the Village of Pittsford, subject
to the provisions of this chapter, Article 9-A of the General Municipal
Law, the rules and regulations of the New York State Racing and Wagering
Board and 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.
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
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.
Furthermore, no organization shall purchase bell jar tickets or deals
of bell jar tickets from any other person or organization other than
those specifically authorized under §§ 195-n and 195-o
of the General Municipal Law.
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, 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 awarded by games of chance other than raffle shall
exceed the sum or value of $300, except that for merchandise wheels,
no single prize shall exceed the sum or value of $250. No single prize
awarded by raffle shall exceed the sum or value of $50,000, except
that an authorized organization may award by raffle a single prize
having a value of up to and including $100,000 if its application
for a license filed pursuant to § 190 of the General Municipal
Law includes a statement of its intent to award a prize having such
value. No single wager shall exceed $6, and for bell jars, no single
prize shall exceed $500; provided, however, that such limitation shall
not apply to the amount of money or value paid by the participant
in a raffle in return for a ticket or other receipt.
F. No authorized organization shall award a series of prizes consisting
of cash or of merchandise with an aggregate value in excess of $10,000
during the successive operations of any one merchandise wheel and
$3,000 during the successive operations of any bell jar as provided
in § 186 of Article 9-A of the General Municipal Law. No
series of prizes awarded by raffle shall have an aggregate value in
excess of $100,000.
G. In addition to merchandise wheels, raffles and bell jars, no more
than five other single types of games of chance shall be conducted
during any one license period.
H. Except for merchandise wheels and raffles, no series of prizes on
any one occasion shall aggregate more than $400 when the licensed
authorized organization conducts five single types of games of chance
during any one license period. Except for merchandise wheels, raffles
and bell jars, no series of prizes on any one occasion shall aggregate
more than $500 when the licensed authorized organization conducts
less than five single types of games of chance, exclusive of merchandise
wheels, raffles and bell jars, during any one license period. No authorized
organization shall award by raffle prizes with an aggregate value
in excess of $100,000 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 occasion 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 Article 9-A 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 games of chance lessor.
Nothing herein shall prohibit the sale of raffle tickets to the public
outside the premises of an authorized organization or an authorized
games of chance lessor; provided, however, that no sale of raffle
tickets shall be made more than 180 days prior to the date scheduled
for the occasion at which the raffle will be conducted. The winner
of any single prize in a raffle shall not be required to be present
at the time such raffle is conducted.
N. The unauthorized conduct of a game of chance shall constitute and
be punishable as a misdemeanor.