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Assembly Bill A1733

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the operation of certain bingo games

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2017-A1733 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4174
Current Committee:
Assembly Racing And Wagering
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §495-a, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A5063, S3575
2015-2016: A1914, S3187
2019-2020: A6212, S3917

2017-A1733 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Limits the operation of certain bingo games run by retirement communities and social or charitable organizations to no more than 2 days per week.

2017-A1733 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1733
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 12, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Racing and Wagering
 
 AN  ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to the operation
   of certain bingo games
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Clauses (B) and (C) of subparagraph (i) of paragraph (b) of
 subdivision  2 of section 495-a of the general municipal law, as amended
 by chapter 441 of the laws of 2007, are amended to read as follows:
   (B) within any apartment, condominium or cooperative complex,  retire-
 ment community, or other group residential complex or facility where (I)
 sponsored  by the operator of or an association related to such complex,
 community or facility, (II) such games  are  conducted  solely  for  the
 purpose of amusement and recreation of its residents, (III) no player or
 other  person furnishes anything of value for the opportunity to partic-
 ipate, (IV) the value of the prizes shall not exceed ten dollars for any
 one game or a total of one hundred fifty dollars in  any  calendar  day,
 (V)  such  games are not conducted on more than [fifteen days during any
 calendar year] TWO DAYS PER WEEK, and  (VI)  no  person  other  than  an
 employee or volunteer of such complex, community or facility conducts or
 assists in conducting the game or games.
   (C) on behalf of any bona fide social, charitable, educational, recre-
 ational, fraternal, RELIGIOUS, NOT-FOR-PROFIT or age group organization,
 club  or  association solely for the purpose of amusement and recreation
 of its members or beneficiaries where (I)  no  player  or  other  person
 furnishes anything of value for the opportunity to participate, (II) the
 value  of  the prizes shall not exceed ten dollars for any one game or a
 total of one hundred fifty dollars in any calendar day, (III) such games
 are not conducted on more than [fifteen days during any  calendar  year]
 TWO  DAYS  PER WEEK, (IV) no person other than a bona fide active member
 of the organization, club or association participates in the conduct  of
 the  games, and (V) no person is paid for conducting or assisting in the
 conduct of the game or games.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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