New York Laws
Article 9-A - Local Option for Conduct of Games of Chance by Certain Organizations
189 - Restrictions Upon Conduct of Games of Chance.

(b) No single prize awarded by raffle shall exceed the sum or value of
three hundred thousand dollars.
(c) No single wager shall exceed six dollars and for bell jars, coin
boards or merchandise boards, no single prize shall exceed one thousand
dollars, provided, however, that such limitation shall not apply to the
amount of money or value paid by the participant in a raffle in return
for a ticket or other receipt.
(d) For coin boards and merchandise boards, the value of a prize shall
be determined by the cost of such prize to the authorized organization
or, if donated, the fair market value of such prize.
6. (a) No authorized organization shall award a series of prizes
consisting of cash or of merchandise with an aggregate value in excess
of:
(1) ten thousand dollars during the successive operations of any one
merchandise wheel; and
(2) six thousand dollars during the successive operations of any bell
jar, coin board or merchandise board.
(b) No series of prizes awarded by raffle shall have an aggregate
value in excess of five hundred thousand dollars.
(c) For coin boards and merchandise boards, the value of a prize shall
be determined by the cost of such prize to the authorized organization
or, if donated, the fair market value of such prize.
7. In addition to merchandise wheels, raffles and bell jars, no more
than five other single types of games of chance shall be conducted
during any one license period.
8. Except for merchandise wheels and raffles, no series of prizes on
any one occasion shall aggregate more than four hundred dollars when the
licensed authorized organization conducts five single types of games of
chance during any one license period. Except for merchandise wheels,
raffles and bell jars, no series of prizes on any one occasion shall
aggregate more than five hundred dollars when the licensed authorized
organization conducts less than five single types of games of chance,
exclusive of merchandise wheels, raffles and bell jars, during any one
license period. No authorized organization shall award by raffle prizes
with an aggregate value in excess of three million dollars during any
one license period.
9. Except for the limitations on the sum or value for single prizes
and series of prizes, no limit shall be imposed on the sum or value of
prizes awarded to any one participant during any occasion or any license
period.
10. No person except a bona fide member of the licensed authorized
organization shall participate in the management of such games; no
person except a bona fide member of the licensed authorized
organization, its auxiliary or affiliated organization, shall
participate in the operation of such game, as set forth in section one
hundred ninety-five-c of this article.
11. No person shall receive any remuneration for participating in the
management or operation of any such game.
12. No authorized organization shall extend credit to a person to
participate in playing a game of chance.
13. (a) No game of chance, other than a raffle that complies with
paragraph (b) of this subdivision, shall be conducted on other than the
premises of an authorized organization or an authorized games of chance
lessor.
(b) Raffle tickets may be sold to the public, and a raffle drawing may
occur, outside the premises of an authorized organization or an
authorized games of chance lessor if such sales occur, or such drawing
occurs, in a municipality that:
(1) has passed a local law, ordinance or resolution in accordance with
sections one hundred eighty-seven and one hundred eighty-eight of this
article approving the conduct of games of chance;
(2) is located in the county in which the municipality issuing the
raffle license is located or in a county that is contiguous to the
county in which the municipality issuing the raffle license is located;
(3) has not objected to such sales after the gaming commission gives
notice to such municipality of an authorized organization's request to
sell such raffle tickets in such municipality; and
(4) has not objected to the location in such municipality that such
drawing is proposed to occur, after the commission gives notice to such
municipality of an authorized organization's request to conduct such
drawing in such municipality. A location of a drawing may be on
state-owned property so long as the authorized organization conducting
the raffle obtains all required authorizations to do so and complies
with this paragraph.
(c) The gaming commission may by regulation prescribe the advance
notice an authorized organization must provide to the gaming commission
in order to take advantage of the provisions of paragraph (b) of this

subdivision, forms in which such a request shall be made and the time
period in which a municipality must communicate an objection to the
gaming commission.
(d) No sale of raffle tickets shall be made more than one hundred
eighty days prior to the date scheduled for the occasion at which the
raffle will be conducted.
(e) The winner of any single prize in a raffle shall not be required
to be present at the time such raffle is conducted.
13-a. No person licensed to manufacture, distribute, or sell games of
chance supplies or equipment, or their agents, shall conduct,
participate in, or assist in the conduct of games of chance. Nothing
herein shall prohibit a licensed distributor from selling, offering for
sale, or explaining a product to an authorized organization or
installing or servicing games of chance equipment upon the premises of
games of chance licensees.
14. The unauthorized conduct of a game of chance shall constitute and
be punishable as a misdemeanor.
15. No coins or merchandise from a coin board or merchandise board
shall be redeemable or convertible into cash directly or indirectly by
the authorized organization.
16. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, games known
as "raffles", at the discretion of the games of chance licensee, may be
purchased via the internet or mobile application with a debit or credit
card, upon the account holder's direct consent, provided, however, that
the gaming commission shall promulgate any necessary rules and
regulations to ensure, to a reasonable degree of certainty that:
(a) the purchase of the raffle ticket is initiated and received or
otherwise made in accordance with subdivision thirteen of this section;
(b) purchasers are not less than eighteen years of age; and
(c) the privacy and online security of participants is protected.