[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Rotterdam 6-18-1958;
amended 7-10-1963. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Games of chance — See Ch. 142.
§ 83-1 License required.
§ 83-2 Sunday games.
§ 83-3 Lease restrictions.
§ 83-4 Purchase of equipment.
§ 83-5 Use of proceeds.
§ 83-6 Amount of single prize.
§ 83-7 Amount of series of prizes.
§ 83-8 Management and operation personnel.
§ 83-9 Remuneration for personnel prohibited.
§ 83-10 Penalties for offenses.
§ 83-11 Licensed sellers of supplies and equipment.
§ 83-12 Limited period bingo.
§ 83-1 License required.
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.
§ 83-2 Sunday games.
[Added 1-21-1970 by L.L.
No. 1-1970]
Notwithstanding the prohibition of § 485 of the General Municipal
Law, and pursuant to the authority therein contained, the Town Board of the
Town of Rotterdam may grant permission to the licensee in any license issued
pursuant to the provisions of Article 14-H of the General Municipal Law to
hold, operate and conduct bingo games on Sundays.
§ 83-3 Lease restrictions.
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.
§ 83-4 Purchase of equipment. [1]
No authorized organization licensed under the provisions of Article
14-H of the General Municipal Law shall purchase, lease 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 or from
another authorized organization.
§ 83-5 Use of proceeds.
The entire net proceeds of any game of bingo and of any rental shall
be exclusively devoted to the lawful purposes of the organizations permitted
to conduct the same.
§ 83-6 Amount of single prize. [1]
No prize shall exceed the sum or value of $1,000 in any single game
of bingo.
§ 83-7 Amount of series of prizes. [1]
No series of prizes on any one bingo occasion shall aggregate more than
$3,000.
§ 83-8 Management and operation personnel.
No person except a bona fide member of any such organization shall participate
in the management or operation of such game.
§ 83-9 Remuneration for personnel prohibited.
No person shall receive any remuneration for participating in the management
or operation of any game of bingo.
§ 83-10 Penalties for offenses.
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.
§ 83-11 Licensed sellers of supplies and equipment. [1]
No person licensed to sell bingo supplies or equipment, or his/her agents,
shall conduct, participate in, or assist in the conduct of bingo. Nothing
herein shall prohibit a licensed distributor from selling, offering for sale,
or explaining a product to an authorized organization, or installing, or servicing
bingo equipment, upon the premises of a bingo game licensee.
§ 83-12 Limited period bingo.
[Added 3-12-1986 by L.L.
No. 4-1986]
Limited period bingo shall be conducted in accordance with Article 14-H
of the General Municipal Law and the rules and regulations of the State Bingo
Control Commission.