[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Jamestown 8-22-1988.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance was approved by a majority of the voters
on 11-8-1988.
[Amended 9-12-1988]
Pursuant to Subdivision 2 of § 9 of Article 1 of the State
Constitution, it shall be lawful for any authorized organization, as defined
in § 186 of Article 9-A of the General Municipal Law, upon obtaining
the required license, to conduct games of chance as such are defined by Subdivision
3 of § 186 of the General Municipal Law, as amended by Chapter 46
of the Laws of 1988, within the territorial limits of the City, subject to
the provisions of this chapter, Article 9-A of the General Municipal Law,
§ 186 of the General Municipal Law, as amended by Chapter 46 of
the Laws of 1988, and the rules and regulations of the New York State Racing
and Wagering Board.
[Amended 9-12-1988]
No person, firm, association, corporation or organization other than
a licensee under the provisions of Article 9-A of General Municipal Law shall
conduct such games of chance or shall lease or otherwise make available for
conducting such games of chance or other premises for any consideration whatsoever,
direct or indirect.
No games 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 profit derived from the
operation of such game.
[Amended 9-12-1988]
No authorized organization licensed under the provisions of 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 under the New York State Racing
and Wagering Board.
A.
No single prize shall exceed the sum or value of $100,
except that for merchandise wheels, no single prize shall exceed the sum or
value of $250 and for bell jars, no single prize shall exceed the sum or value
of $500. No single wager shall exceed $2.
[Amended 1-30-1995]
B.
The accounting for games of chance proceeds, the filing
of required financial statements and the disposition of games of chance proceeds
to the licensee and City of Jamestown shall be governed by the rules and regulations
of the New York State Racing and Wagering Board, and said rules and regulations
as from time to time amended are hereby incorporated by reference herein.
C.
No series of prizes on any one game of chance shall aggregate
more than $1,000 for any one occasion as the term "one occasion" is defined
by Subdivision 14 of Section 186 of the General Municipal Law, as amended
by Chapter 46 of the Laws of 1988, except that for bell jars, no series of
prizes for any one game of chance shall aggregate more than $3,000 and for
merchandise wheels, no series of prizes on any one game of chance shall aggregate
more than $10,000.
[Amended 1-30-1995]
A.
No person except a bona fide member of any such organization
shall participate in the management or operation of such game of chance.
B.
No person shall receive any remuneration for participating
in the management or operation of any game of chance, except that the compensation
of bookkeepers and accounts for preparing the quarterly summary statement
required for games of chance operations shall be $20 per statement.
The rules and regulations of the New York State Racing and Wagering Board, as from time to time amended, are hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this Chapter 155 as though more fully put forth herein.
The unauthorized conduct of any game of chance and any willful violation
of any provision of this chapter shall constitute and be punishable as a misdemeanor.
