Pursuant to Article 9-A of the General Municipal Law, the Town
of Beekman 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 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. 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 said Article.
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 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 other authorized organizations.
D. 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. 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 said
Article. 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 said Article.
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 said
Article.
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.
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.