S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3679
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 27, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. TENNEY -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Racing and Wagering
AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to easing certain
restrictions on the management and operation of games of chance for
charitable purposes
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The section heading and subdivision 1 of section 195-c of
the general municipal law, as amended by chapter 252 of the laws of
1998, are amended to read as follows:
[1.] Persons operating AND MANAGING games; equipment; expenses;
compensation. [No] 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAWS, RULES OR REGULATIONS TO
THE CONTRARY, NO person shall operate OR MANAGE any game of chance under
any license issued under this article except a bona fide member OR HIRED
EMPLOYEE of the authorized organization to which the license is issued,
or a bona fide member OR HIRED EMPLOYEE of an organization or associ-
ation which is an auxiliary to the licensee or a bona fide member OR
HIRED EMPLOYEE of an organization or association of which such licensee
is an auxiliary or a bona fide member OR HIRED EMPLOYEE of an organiza-
tion or association which is affiliated with the licensee by being, with
it, auxiliary to another organization or association. NOTWITHSTANDING
ANY LAWS, RULES OR REGULATIONS TO THE CONTRARY THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
SECTION SHALL AUTHORIZE A CURRENT BONA FIDE MEMBER OR EMPLOYEE TO MANAGE
OR OPERATE GAMES, EQUIPMENT, EXPENSES AND COMPENSATION WITHOUT REGARD TO
THE EMPLOYEE'S LENGTH OF EMPLOYMENT OR BONA FIDE MEMBER'S LENGTH OF
MEMBERSHIP. Nothing herein shall be construed to limit the number of
games of chance licensees for whom such persons may operate games of
chance nor to prevent non-members from assisting the licensee in any
activity other than managing or operating games. No game of chance shall
be conducted with any equipment except such as shall be owned or leased
by the authorized organization so licensed or used without payment of
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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any compensation therefor by the licensee. However, in no event shall
bell jar tickets be transferred from one authorized organization to
another, with or without payment of any compensation thereof. The head
or heads of the authorized organization shall upon request certify,
under oath, that the persons operating any game of chance are bona fide
members of such authorized organization, auxiliary or affiliated organ-
ization. Upon request by an officer or the department any such person
involved in such games of chance shall certify that he or she has no
criminal record. No items of expense shall be incurred or paid in
connection with the conducting of any game of chance pursuant to any
license issued under this article except those that are reasonable and
are necessarily expended for games of chance supplies and equipment,
prizes, security personnel, stated rental if any, bookkeeping or
accounting services according to a schedule of compensation prescribed
by the board, janitorial services and utility supplies if any, and
license fees, and the cost of bus transportation, if authorized by such
clerk or department. No commission, salary, compensation, reward or
recompense shall be paid or given to any person for the sale or assist-
ing with the sale of raffle tickets.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.