[Adopted 4-19-1958; amended in its
entirety 3-6-1963]
It shall be lawful for any authorized organization, upon obtaining a
license therefor as provided by Article 14-H of the General Municipal Law,
to conduct the game of bingo within the territorial limits of the Town of
Hyde Park, subject to the provisions of this article, the provisions of Article
14-H of the General Municipal Law and the provisions of the State Lottery
Control Law.
The unauthorized conduct of a bingo game and any willful violation of
any provision of this article shall constitute and be punishable as a misdemeanor.
This article shall be applicable to all territory within the limits
of the Town of Hyde Park.
It shall hereinafter be declared lawful for any authorized organization,
upon obtaining a license therefor, to conduct specific games of chance in
which prizes are awarded on the basis of a designated winning number or numbers,
color or colors or symbol or symbols determined by chance, but not including
games commonly known as "bingo" or "lotto," which are allowed and controlled
under Article 14-H of the General Municipal Law, and also but not including slot machines, bookmaking and policy
or numbers games, as defined in § 225.00 of the Penal Law. No game
of chance shall involve wagering of money by one player against another player.
In addition to the restrictions and provisions contained in Article
9-A of the General Municipal Law, the conduct of games shall be subject to
the following restrictions:
A. No person, firm, association, corporation or organization,
other than a licensee under the provisions of Article 9-A, 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 Article 9-A.
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 article 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 Board or from another authorized organization.
D. The entire net proceeds of any game 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 $100 in any
operation or conducting of a single game of chance as provided in § 186
of Article 9-A. No single wager shall exceed $10.
F. No series of prizes on any one occasion of games of chance
shall aggregate more than $1,000 as provided in § 186 of Article
9-A.
G. No person, except a bona fide member of any such organization,
its auxiliary or affiliated organization, shall participate in the management
or operation of such game as set forth in § 195c of Article 9-A.
H. No person shall receive any remuneration for participating
in the management or operation of any such game.
I. The unauthorized conduct of a game of chance shall constitute
and be punishable as a misdemeanor.
All applications of licenses shall be made to the Town Clerk in accordance
with the regulations and references contained in Article 9-A of the General
Municipal Law.
The powers and duties, as set forth in Article 9-A of the General Municipal
Law, shall be performed and exercised by the chief law enforcement officer
of the County of Dutchess.
All fines and penalties shall be as set forth in Article 9-A of the
General Municipal Law.
This article is subject to a mandatory referendum, in accordance with
Article 9-A of the General Municipal Law, and shall take effect upon proper
approval thereunder.