[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of DeWitt 4-24-1972.[1] Section 64-1 amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I. Other amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Games of chance — See Ch. 104.
[1]
Editor's Note: The ordinance adopted this date was passed at
referendum 11-7-1972.
Pursuant to Subdivision 2 of § 9 of Article I of the State
Constitution, it shall be lawful for any authorized organization, as defined
in § 476 of Article 14-H of the General Municipal Law, upon obtaining
the required license, to conduct bingo games within the territorial limits
of the Town of DeWitt on any day of the week, subject to the provisions of
this chapter, Article 14-H of the General Municipal Law, Article 19-B of the
Executive Law, the rules and regulations of the 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 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 adapted for use in the conduct
of bingo games from other than a supplier licensed under the Bingo Control
Law[2] or from another authorized organization.
[2]
Editor's Note: Article 19-B of the 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 two hundred
fifty dollars ($250.) in any single game of bingo.
F.
No series of prizes on any one (1) bingo occasion shall
aggregate more than one thousand dollars ($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 this chapter and the rules and regulations of the Board.
The unauthorized conduct of a bingo game and any willful violation of
any provision of this chapter shall constitute and be punishable as a misdemeanor.
