[Adopted 4-22-1958; amended in its entirety 9-25-1979
by L.L. No. 5-1979]
This Article shall be applicable to all territory within the limits
of the Town of Riga, excluding the territory embraced in any incorporated
village in said town.
It shall be lawful for any authorized organization, namely, a bona fide
religious, charitable or nonprofit organization of veterans, volunteer firemen
and similar nonprofit organizations, upon obtaining a license therefor as
provided by the General Municipal Law, Article 14-H, and rules and regulations
adopted by the State Racing and Wagering Board pursuant to the State Lottery
Control Law, to conduct the game or games of bingo in the territory of the
Town of Riga. This Article incorporates the provisions of the aforesaid statutes
with reference to the application for licenses; investigation, issuance and
duration of licenses; hearings; form, contents and display of licenses; control,
supervision and inspection of premises; suspension of licenses; conduct of
games; charge for admission and participation; amount of prizes; advertising
of games; statement of receipts; examinations; and all other regulations contained
in said statutes by reference as if set forth in full herein.
In addition to the several restrictions imposed by the Bingo Licensing
Law (General Municipal Law, Article 14-H), the following additional restrictions
are hereby imposed on the conduct of such games in the Town of Riga:
A. Games of bingo may be conducted under any license issued
under this Article, as amended, on the first day of the week, commonly known
and designated as "Sunday," provided that the license issued for the holding,
operating and conducting thereof shall so provide.
B. 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.
C. The entire net proceeds of any game of bingo and of any
rental shall be exclusively devoted to the lawful purposes of the organization
permitted to conduct the game.
D. No prize shall exceed the sum or value of $250 in any
single game of bingo.
E. No series of prizes on any one occasion shall aggregate
more than $1,000.
F. No person except a bona fide member of any such organization
shall participate in the management or operation of such game.
G. No person shall receive any remuneration for participating
in the management or operation of any such game.
H. 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.
I. No bingo game 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.
J. No game or games of chance shall be held, operated or
conducted under any license issued under this Article more often than on six
days in any one calendar month or in any room or outdoor area where alcoholic
beverages are sold or served during the progress of the game or games.
K. No authorized organization licensed under the provisions
of Article 14-H of the General Municipal Law shall purchase 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.
The Town Board of the Town of Riga may, pursuant to § 498
of the General Municipal Law, delegate to an officer or officers of such town
designated by the Town Board the authority granted to the Town Board by said
Article 14-H of the General Municipal Law in relation to the issuance, amendment
and cancellation of licenses, the conduct of investigations and hearings,
the supervision of the operation of the games and the collection and transmission
of fees.
The making of any false statement in any application for a license or
in any statement annexed thereto, or any other violation of the provisions
of said Article 14-H of the General Municipal Law or any violation of the
terms of such license shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall subject the
offender to forfeiture of license and shall render the offender ineligible
to apply for a license for one year thereafter, all pursuant to the provisions
of § 495 of the General Municipal Law.
[Adopted 2-23-1978 as L.L. No. 1-1978]
This Article shall be known and may be cited as the "Games of Chance
Law of the Town of Riga, Monroe County, New York."
Authorized organizations may, upon the obtaining of a license from the
Town Clerk, conduct games of chance within the Town of Riga, as provided in
Article 9-A of the General Municipal Law and as provided further in this Article.
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 Article.
The conduct of games of chance authorized by this Article shall be subject
to the following restrictions:
A. No person, firm, association, corporation or organization
other than a licensee under the provisions of this Article 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 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 the General Municipal Law. 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 the General
Municipal Law.
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 § 195-c of the General
Municipal Law.
H. No person under the age of 18 years shall be permitted
to play any games of chance or conduct or assist in the conducting of any
game of chance conducted pursuant to this Article.
I. No game of chance shall be conducted under any license
more often than 12 times in any calendar year. Games shall be conducted only
between the hours of 12:00 noon and 12:00 midnight on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday and only between the hours of 12:00 noon on Friday and 2:00 a.m.
Saturday and only between the hours of 12:00 noon on Saturday and 2:00 a.m.
Sunday. The 2:00 a.m. closing period shall also apply to a legal holiday.
J. No games of chance shall be conducted on Easter Sunday,
Christmas Day or New Year's Eve.
K. No person shall receive any remuneration for participating
in the management or operation of any such game.
L. The unauthorized conduct of a game of chance shall constitute
and be punishable as a misdemeanor.
M. No games of chance shall be conducted under any license
issued under this Article on the first day of the week commonly known and
designated as Sunday unless the authorized organization applies for and obtains
under this Article permission to conduct such games on Sunday. In any event,
games of chance permitted on Sundays shall be conducted only between the hours
of 1:00 p.m. and 12:00 midnight.
This Article shall be deemed to include all of the provisions of Article
9-A of the General Municipal Law, except as otherwise provided in this Article,
and any amendment to the provisions in such Article 9-A to the extent that
such provisions and amending acts are otherwise applicable to games of chance
authorized under this Article.
The chief law enforcement officer of the County of Monroe shall exercise
control over and supervision of all games of chance conducted under a validly
issued license hereunder. Said chief law enforcement officer of the County
of Monroe shall have all those powers and duties set forth in Article 9-A
of the General Municipal Law.