[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Cape
May as Sec. 4-7 of the 1997 Revised General Ordinances. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
This chapter is for the purpose of regulating all games of chance
held, operated or conducted within the City, pursuant to the Acts
of the Legislature of the State of New Jersey, known as the "Bingo
Licensing Law"[1] and the "Raffles Licensing Law,"[2] and in accordance with the rules and regulations issued
or to be promulgated by the Legalized Games of Chance Control Commission
in the Department of State of the State of New Jersey. All applications,
licenses and proceedings in connection therewith shall be subject
to the provisions of the Acts and the rules and regulations, and any
laws, rules and regulations hereafter enacted; and shall be further
subject to the provisions of this chapter.
No licensee authorized by law shall hold, operate or conduct
any game of chance at the place where the game of chance is being
conducted under any license except between the hours of 1:00 p.m.
and 11:00 p.m.
The playing of bingo games on Sunday is hereby permitted in
the City commencing not sooner than 7:00 p.m.
No license to conduct a game of chance as authorized by law
shall be issued to any organization not having a bona fide situs established
in good faith within the State of New Jersey and actively engaged
in serving one or more of the authorized purposes as defined by the
rules and regulations of the Legalized Games of Chance Control Commission.
No game of chance shall be conducted under any license at any
time during which a general, municipal, primary, special or Board
of Education election is being held, while the polls are open for
voting at such election.
[Added 3-22-2011 by Ord.
No. 229-2011]
Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:47-4.10, all qualified organizations
are exempt from the payment of a municipal licensing fee under this
chapter. For purposes of this section, qualified organizations are
defined pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:47-1.1 as follows:
A.
Qualified organization means a bona fide organization or association
of veterans, religious congregation, religious organization, charitable
organization, educational organization, fraternal organization, civic
and service club, officially recognized volunteer fire company, officially
recognized first aid squad, and officially recognized rescue squad,
and senior citizens association or club, which:
(1)
Is organized as a nonprofit or religious organization and is authorized
by its certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other written
authority to support one of the authorized purposes;
(2)
Appoints the Executive Officer of the Control Commission as agent
for the service of process; and
(3)
Is constituted of not fewer than five individuals.
