Town of Rotterdam, NY
Schenectady County
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Chapter 83: Bingo
[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.
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.
[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.
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.
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.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
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.
No prize shall exceed the sum or value of $1,000 in any single game of bingo.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
No series of prizes on any one bingo occasion shall aggregate more than $3,000.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
No person except a bona fide member of any such organization shall participate in the management or operation of such game.
No person shall receive any remuneration for participating in the management or operation of any game of bingo.
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.
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.
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Editor's Note: Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
[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.