This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Games of Chance
Law of the Town of Clay."
The Town Board of the Town of Clay finds the raising of funds for the
promotion of bona fide charitable, educational, scientific, health, religious,
patriotic and other worthy causes, where the beneficiaries are undetermined,
to be in the public interest, and that the mandate of Section 9 of Article
1 of the Constitution of the State of New York, as amended, should be carried
out by rigid regulations to prevent commercialized gambling, prevent participation
by criminal and other undesirable events and prevent the diversion of funds
from the purposes herein authorized.
This chapter is subject and subordinate to all the conditions and provisions
contained in Article 9-A of the General Municipal Law and amendments thereto,
and any and all rules and regulations and opinions adopted or to be adopted
by the New York State Racing and Wagering Board.
No person, partnership, firm, corporation or organization other than
an authorized organization or authorized games of chance lessor licensed under
the provisions of this chapter shall be permitted to conduct games of chance
within the territorial limits of the Town of Clay or to lease any hall for
the purposes of conducting games of chance.
The conduct of games of chance authorized by this chapter shall be subject
to the restrictions contained in General Municipal Law § 189, as
amended.