NY Gen Mun L § 188-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 9-A - Local Option for Conduct of Games of Chance by Certain Organizations 188-A - Powers and Duties of the Board.

§  188-a.  Powers  and  duties  of the board. The board shall have the   power and it shall be its duty to:1. Supervise the administration of the games of chance  licensing  law   and  to  adopt,  amend  and  repeal  rules and regulations governing the   issuance and amendment of licenses  thereunder  and  the  conducting  of   games  under  such  licenses, which rules and regulations shall have the   force and effect of law and shall be  binding  upon  all  municipalities   issuing  licenses, and upon licensees of the board, to the end that such   licenses shall be issued to qualified  licensees  only,  and  that  said   games shall be fairly and properly conducted for the purposes and in the   manner  of  the  said  games  of  chance licensing law prescribed and to   prevent the games of chance thereby  authorized  to  be  conducted  from   being  conducted  for  commercial  purposes or purposes other than those   therein authorized, participated in by  criminal  or  other  undesirable   elements  and  the  funds derived from the games being diverted from the   purposes authorized, and to provide uniformity in the administration  of   said  law  throughout  the  state,  the  board  shall prescribe forms of   application for licenses, licensees, amendment of licenses,  reports  of   the conduct of games and other matters incident to the administration of   such law.2.   Conduct,   anywhere   in   the   state,   investigations  of  the   administration, enforcement and potential or actual  violations  of  the   games  of  chance  licensing law and of the rules and regulations of the   board.3. Reveiw all determinations and actions of the clerk or department in   issuing an initial license and it may review the issuance of  subsequent   licenses  and,  after hearing, revoke those licenses which do not in all   respects meet the  requirements  of  this  article  and  the  rules  and   regulations of the board.4.  Suspend  or  revoke a license, after hearing, for any violation of   the provisions of this article or  the  rules  and  regulations  of  the   board.5.  Hear  appeals  from  the  determinations  and action of the clerk,   department or officer in connection with the refusing to issue licenses,   the suspension and revocation of licenses and the imposition of fines in   the manner prescribed by law and the action  and  determination  of  the   board  upon  any such appeal shall be binding upon the clerk, department   or officer and all parties thereto.6. Carry on continuous study of the operation of the games  of  chance   licensing   law   to   ascertain  from  time  to  time  defects  therein   jeopardizing or threatening to jeopardize the purposes of this  article,   and  to formulate and recommend changes in such law and in other laws of   the state which  the  board  may  determine  to  be  necessary  for  the   realization  of  such purposes, and to the same end to make a continuous   study of the operation and administration of similar laws which  may  be   in effect in other states of the United States.7.  Supervise the disposition of all funds derived from the conduct of   games of chance by authorized organizations not  currently  licensed  to   conduct such games.8.   Issue   an  identification  number  to  an  applicant  authorized   organization if it shall determine  that  the  applicant  satisfies  the   requirements  of  the  games  of  chance licensing law and the rules and   regulations of the board.9. The board shall have the power to approve and establish a  standard   set  of games of chance equipment and shall by its rules and regulations   prescribe the manner in which such equipment is  to  be  reproduced  and   distributed   to   licensed   authorized   organizations.  The  sale  or   distribution to a licensed  authorized  organization  of  any  equipment    other  than  that  contained  in  the  standard  set  of games of chance   equipment shall constitute a violation of this section.