NY Gen Mun L § 189-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 9-A - Local Option for Conduct of Games of Chance by Certain Organizations 189-A - Authorized Supplier of Games of Chance Equipment.

§ 189-a. Authorized supplier of games of chance equipment.  No person, firm, partnership, corporation or organization, shall sell or distribute supplies  or  equipment  specifically  designed  or  adapted  for use in conduct of games of chance  without  having  first  obtained  a  license therefor  upon  written  application  made,  verified and filed with the board in the form prescribed by the rules and regulations of the  board. As  a  part  of its determination concerning the applicant's suitability for licensing as a games of chance supplier, the board shall require the applicant to furnish to the  board  two  sets  of  fingerprints.    Such fingerprints  shall  be  submitted  to  the division of criminal justice services for a state  criminal  history  record  check,  as  defined  in subdivision  one  of section three thousand thirty-five of the education law, and may be submitted to the federal bureau of investigation  for  a national  criminal  history  record  check.  Manufacturers  of  bell jar tickets shall be considered suppliers of such equipment.  In  each  such application  for  a  license under this section shall be stated the name and address of the applicant; the names and addresses of  its  officers, directors,  shareholders  or  partners;  the  amount  of  gross receipts realized on the  sale  and  rental  of  games  of  chance  supplies  and equipment  to  duly  licensed  authorized  organizations during the last preceding calendar or fiscal year, and such other information  as  shall be  prescribed  by  such rules and regulations. The fee for such license shall be a sum equal to twenty-five dollars plus an amount equal to  two per  centum  of  the gross sales and rentals, if any, of games of chance equipment and supplies to authorized organizations or  authorized  games of  chance  lessors by the applicant during the preceding calendar year, or fiscal year if the applicant maintains his accounts on a fiscal  year basis.  No  license  granted  pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be effective for a period of more than one year.  (a) The following shall be ineligible for such a license:  (1) a person convicted of a crime if there is  a  direct  relationship between  one or more of the previous criminal offenses and the integrity or safety of charitable gaming, considering the  factors  set  forth  in article twenty-three-A of the correction law;  (2)  a  person  who  is or has been a professional gambler or gambling promoter or who for other reasons is not of good moral character;  (3) a public officer or employee;  (4) an authorized games of chance lessor;  (5) a firm or corporation in which a person defined in paragraph  (1), (2),  (3)  or  (4)  of  this  subdivision has greater than a ten percent proprietary, equitable or credit interest or in which such a  person  is active or employed.  (b)  The board shall have power to examine or cause to be examined the books and records of any applicant for a license,  under  this  section. Any  information so received shall not be disclosed except so far as may be necessary for the purpose of carrying  out  the  provisions  of  this article.  (c)  Any  solicitation of an organization licensed to conduct games of chance, to purchase or induce the purchase of games of  chance  supplies and  equipment,  other than by a person licensed or otherwise authorized pursuant to this section shall constitute a violation of this section.  (d) Any person who willfully shall make any material  false  statement in  any  application  for  a  license authorized to be issued under this section or who willfully shall violate any of  the  provisions  of  this section  or  of  any  license  issued  hereunder  shall  be  guilty of a misdemeanor and, in addition to the penalties  in  such  case  made  and provided,  shall  forfeit  any  license  issued  to him or it under this  section and be ineligible to apply for a license under this section  for one year thereafter.  (e)   At   the  end  of  such  period  specified  in  the  license,  a recapitulation shall be made as between the licensee and  the  board  in respect  of  the  gross  sales and rentals actually recorded during that period and the fee paid therefor, and  any  deficiency  of  fee  thereby shown  to  be  due  shall  be paid by the licensee and any excess of fee thereby shown to have been paid shall be credited to  said  licensee  in such manner as the board by the rules and regulations shall prescribe.