[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Mamaroneck 12-13-1976 as L.L. No. 4-1977, effective 3-25-1977. (Local Law No. 4-1977 was approved 3-15-1977 at a mandatory referendum by a majority of the qualified
electors of the Village of Mamaroneck and included as Sec. 11 of Ch. 7 of
the Unified Code of Ordinances.) Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Bingo — See Ch. 116.
This chapter shall be known as the "Games of Chance Local Law of the
Village of Mamaroneck."
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
An authorized organization as defined in Subdivision 4 of § 186
of the General Municipal Law, as it may be, from time to time, amended.
A game of chance as defined in Subdivision 3 of § 186 of
the General Municipal Law, as it may be, from time to time, amended.
The Village of Mamaroneck.
Authorized organizations may, upon the obtainment of a license from
the Clerk of the Village of Mamaroneck, conduct games of chance within the
territorial limits of the Village of Mamaroneck, as provided in Article 9-A
of the General Municipal Law and as provided further in this chapter. Such
games of chance shall be conducted in accordance with the general state law
and with the rules and regulations of the New York State Racing and Wagering
Board and this chapter.
The following restrictions shall apply to the conduct of games of chance
authorized by this chapter:
A.
No person, firm, association, corporation or organization,
other than a licensee under the provisions of this chapter and Article 9-A
of the General Municipal Law, shall conduct such game or shall lease or otherwise
make available for conducting games of chance a hall or other premises for
any consideration whatsoever, direct or indirect, except as provided in § 190
of the General Municipal Law.
B.
No game of chance 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 this chapter and Article 9-A of the General Municipal Law shall purchase
or receive any supplies or equipment specifically designed or adapted for
use in the conduct of games of chance from other than a supplier licensed
by the New York State Racing and Wagering Board or from another authorized
organization.
D.
The entire net proceeds of any games of chance 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 one hundred
dollars ($100.) in any operation or conducting of a single game of chance,
as provided in § 186 of the General Municipal Law. No single wager
shall exceed ten dollars ($10.).
F.
No series of prizes on any one (1) occasion of games
of chance shall aggregate more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.), as provided
in § 186 of the General Municipal Law.
G.
No person except a bona fide member of any such organization
or its auxiliary or affiliated organization shall participate in the management
or operation of such game, as set forth in § 195-c of the General
Municipal Law,
H.
No person shall receive any remuneration for participating
in the management or operation of any such game.
The unauthorized conduct of a game of chance shall constitute and be
punishable as a misdemeanor.
Games of chance on the first day of the week, commonly known as "Sunday,"
may be conducted pursuant to this chapter and appropriate statute and regulation.
The chief law enforcement officer of the Village of Mamaroneck, the
Chief of Police, shall exercise control and supervision of all games of chance
conducted under an appropriately issued license. Such officer shall have all
those powers and duties set forth in Article 9-A of the General Municipal
Law.
