[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Manorhaven 9-24-1958 by Ord. No. XLV. Amendments noted where applicable.]
It shall be lawful for any authorized organization, upon obtaining a license therefor as hereunder provided, to conduct the game of bingo within the territorial limits of the Village of Manorhaven, subject to the provisions of this chapter, the provisions of Article 14-G of the General Municipal Law (L. 1957, c. 854)[1] and the provisions of the State Lottery Control Law and the rules and regulations of the State Lottery Control Commission.
[1]
Editor's Note: For current provisions, see Article 14-H of the General Municipal Law.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
AUTHORIZED ORGANIZATION
Includes only bona fide religious, charitable or nonprofit organizations of veterans, volunteer firemen and similar nonprofit organizations.
BINGO or GAME
Includes a specific game of chance, commonly known as "bingo" or "lotto," in which prizes are awarded on the basis of designated numbers or symbols on a card conforming to numbers or symbols selected at random.
A. 
No person, firm, association, corporation or organization other than an authorized organization licensed under this chapter and the provisions of Article 14-G of the General Municipal Law (L. 1957, c. 854)[1] shall be permitted to conduct such games.
[1]
Editor's Note: For current provisions, see Article 14-H of the General Municipal Law.
B. 
No bingo game 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. 
The entire net proceeds of any game shall be exclusively devoted to the lawful purposes of the organization permitted to conduct the same.
D. 
No single prize shall exceed the sum of $250.
E. 
No series of prizes on any one occasion shall aggregate more than $1,000.
F. 
No person except a bona fide member of any such organization shall participate in the management or operation of such game.
G. 
No person shall receive any remuneration for participating in the management or operation of any such game.
H. 
No person under 18 shall be allowed to participate in any such game unless accompanied by an adult.
I. 
No such game shall be held in any room or outdoor area where alcoholic beverages are sold or served during the progress of the game.
A. 
Applications for licenses shall be filed with the Village Clerk upon forms to be provided by him.
B. 
Licenses shall be issued to qualified applicants by the Board of Trustees in accordance with the provisions of the General Municipal Law, upon payment of a license fee or fees of $10 for each occasion upon which any games of chance are to be conducted under such license. The Board of Trustees, in its discretion, may refuse to issue a license which would authorize the conduct of any such game upon a Sunday. No license or licenses shall be issued for an organization to hold, operate or conduct a game or games oftener than on six days in any one calendar month.
C. 
The Board of Trustees, in its discretion, may revoke or suspend any existing license and refuse for such time as it sees fit to grant further licenses to the organization involved or for the use of the premises involved in the event of any violation of the provisions of this chapter or in the event of any failure to maintain order during the conduct of the games.
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 and shall also subject the violator to a penalty of $100 for each offense.