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Timestamp: 2017-11-22 19:59:42
Document Index: 779145531

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 118', '§ 118', '§ 118', '§ 118', '§ 118', '§ 118', '§ 118', '§ 476', '§ 186', '§ 186', '§ 225', '§ 190', '§ 186', '§ 186', '§ 195']

Town of Highlands, NY Games of Chance
Ch 118 Art I Bingo
§ 118-1 Conduct of game authorized.
Ch 118 Art II Games of Chance
§ 118-2 Title.
§ 118-4 Games of chance authorized.
§ 118-5 Restrictions upon conduct of games of chance.
§ 118-6 Incorporation of state law.
§ 118-7 Sunday games.
Chapter 118: Games of Chance
Chapter 118 : Games of Chance
[Adopted 9-11-1958]
§ 118-1 Conduct of game authorized. [1]
It shall be lawful for any authorized organization, as defined in § 476 of Article 14-H the General Municipal Law, upon obtaining the required license, conduct the game of bingo within the territorial limits of the Town of Highlands, subject to the provisions of this article, Article 14-H of the General Municipal Law and Article 19-B of the Executive Law, and the following restrictions:
No person, firm, association, corporation or organization, other than an authorized organization licensed under the provisions of this article shall be permitted to conduct such games.
The unauthorized conduct of a bingo game and any willful violation of any provision of such local law or ordinance shall constitute and be punishable as a misdemeanor.
[Adopted 3-14-1978 by L.L. No. 2-1978]
This article shall be known as the "Games of Chance Law of the Town of Highlands, New York."
Includes any bona fide religious or charitable organization or bona fide educational or service organization or bona fide organization of veterans or volunteer firemen, which by its charter, certificate of incorporation, constitution, or act of the legislature, shall have among its dominant purposes one or more of the lawful purposes as defined in § 186 of the General Municipal Law, provided that each shall operate without profit to its members, and provided that each such organization has engaged in serving one or more of the lawful purposes as defined in § 186 of the General Municipal Law for a period of three years immediately prior to applying for a license under this article and Article 9-A of the General Municipal Law.
Includes specific games of chance, in which prizes are awarded on the basis of a designated winning number or numbers, color or colors, symbol or symbols determined by chance, but not including games commonly known as "bingo" or "lotto" which are controlled under Article 14-H of the General Municipal Law and also 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.
The Town of Highlands in the County of Orange and State of New York.
Authorized organizations may, upon the obtainment of a license from the Town Clerk, conduct games of chance within the Town of Highlands 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 of this article.
No person, firm, association, corporation or organization other than a licensee under the provisions of this chapter, 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.
No game of chance shall be held, operated or conduced 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.
No prize shall exceed the sum or value of $300 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 $6.[1]
No series of prizes on any one occasion of games of chance shall aggregate more than $10,000 as provided in § 186 of the General Municipal Law.[2]
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.
No game of chance shall be conducted under any license issued more often than 12 times in any calendar year. Games shall be conducted only between the hours of noon and midnight on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and only between the hours of noon on Friday and 2:00 a.m. Saturday and only between the hours of noon on Saturday and 2:00 a.m. Sunday. Games of chance on Sunday may be conducted only between the hours of 1:00 p.m. and midnight.
Games of chance on the first day of the week, commonly known as "Sunday," may be conducted pursuant to this article and appropriate statute and regulations.
The police officers of the town shall exercise control over and supervision of all games of chance conducted under an appropriately issued license. Such police officers shall have all those powers and duties set forth in Article 9-A of the General Municipal Law.