New York Laws
Article 14-H - Local Option for Conduct of Bingo by Certain Organizations
475 - Short Title; Purpose of Article.

§ 475. Short title; purpose of article. This article shall be known
and may be cited as the bingo licensing law. The legislature hereby
declares that the raising of funds for the promotion of bona fide
charitable, educational, scientific, health, religious, civic and
patriotic causes and undertakings, where the beneficiaries are
indefinite, is in the public interest. It hereby finds that, as
conducted prior to the enactment of this article, bingo was the subject
of exploitation by professional gamblers, promoters, and commercial
interests. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the legislature
that all phases of the supervision, licensing and regulation of bingo
and of the conduct of bingo games, should be closely controlled and that
the laws and regulations pertaining thereto should be strictly construed
and rigidly enforced; that the conduct of the game and all attendant
activities should be so regulated and adequate controls so instituted as
to discourage commercialization in all its forms, including the rental
of commercial premises for bingo games, and to ensure a maximum
availability of the net proceeds of bingo exclusively for application to
the worthy causes and undertakings specified herein; that the only
justification for this article is to foster and support such worthy
causes and undertakings, and that the mandate of section nine of article
one of the state constitution, as amended, should be carried out by
rigid regulation to prevent commercialized gambling, prevent
participation by criminal and other undesirable elements and prevent the
diversion of funds from the purposes herein authorized.

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Article 14-H - Local Option for Conduct of Bingo by Certain Organizations

475 - Short Title; Purpose of Article.

476 - Definitions.

477 - Local Option.

478 - Local Laws and Ordinances.

479 - Restrictions Upon Conduct of Bingo Games.

480 - Application for License.

481 - Investigation; Matters to Be Determined; Issuance of License; Fees; Duration of License.

482 - Hearing; Amendment of License.

483 - Form and Contents of License; Display of License.

484 - Control and Supervision; Suspension of Licenses; Inspection of Premises.

485 - Sunday; Conduct of Games On.

486 - Participation by Persons Under the Age of Eighteen.

487 - Frequency of Game; Sale of Alcoholic Beverages.

488 - Persons Operating and Conducting Games; Equipment; Expenses; Compensation.

489 - Charge for Admission and Participation; Amount of Prizes; Award of Prizes.

490 - Advertising of Bingo Games.

491 - Statement of Receipts, Expenses; Additional License Fees.

492 - Examination of Books and Records; Examination of Managers, etc.; Disclosure of Information.

493 - Appeals From Municipal Governing Body to Control Commission.

494 - Exemption From Prosecution.

495 - Offenses; Forfeiture of License; Ineligibility to Apply for License.

495-A - Unlawful Bingo or Game.

496 - Article Inoperative Until Adopted by Voters.

497 - Amendment and Repeal of Local Laws and Ordinances.

498 - Delegation of Authority.

498-A - Powers and Duties of Mayors or Managers of Certain Cities.

499 - Severability.