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    S. 1673                                                  A. 1587

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                            January 11, 2011
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IN  SENATE  --  Introduced by Sens. MONTGOMERY, HASSELL-THOMPSON -- read
  twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
  Committee on Racing, Gaming and Wagering

IN  ASSEMBLY  -- Introduced by M. of A. McENENY, FARRELL, PEOPLES-STOKES
  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Racing and Wagering

AN ACT to amend the general  municipal  law,  in  relation  to  who  may
  conduct games of bingo

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 481 of the gener-
al municipal law, as amended by  section 17 of part LL of chapter 56  of
the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
  (a)  Issuance  of  licenses to conduct bingo. If the governing body of
the municipality shall determine that the applicant is duly qualified to
be licensed to conduct bingo under this  article;  that  the  member  or
members  of the applicant designated in the application to conduct bingo
are bona fide active members of the applicant and are  persons  of  good
moral  character  and  have  never  been  convicted  of  a  crime or, if
convicted, have received a pardon or a certificate of good conduct or  a
certificate of relief from disabilities pursuant to article twenty-three
of  the  correction  law  OR,  WHERE  SUCH  MEMBER  OR MEMBERS HAVE BEEN
CONVICTED OF A CRIME BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED A PARDON  OR  CERTIFICATE  OF
GOOD CONDUCT, AND THE MEMBER OR MEMBERS ARE INVOLVED IN A REHABILITATION
PROGRAM  LICENSED  OR  CERTIFIED  BY A STATE AGENCY AND CONDUCTED BY THE
APPLICANT OR AN AFFILIATE, AND THAT SUCH GAMES ARE CONDUCTED ON PROPERTY
LEASED OR OWNED BY THE APPLICANT; that such games are to be conducted in
accordance with the provisions of this article and  in  accordance  with
the rules and regulations of the commission, and that the proceeds ther-
eof  are  to  be  disposed  of  as  provided by this article, and if the
governing body is satisfied that no  commission,  salary,  compensation,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01817-01-1
              

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reward  or recompense whatever will be paid or given to any person hold-
ing, operating or conducting or assisting in the holding, operation  and
conduct  of any such games except as in this article otherwise provided;
and  that  no  prize  will  be offered and given in excess of the sum or
value of one thousand dollars in any single game and that the  aggregate
of  all  prizes  offered  and  given in all of such games conducted on a
single occasion, under said license shall not exceed the sum or value of
three thousand dollars, it shall issue a license to  the  applicant  for
the  conduct  of bingo upon payment of a license fee of eighteen dollars
and seventy-five cents for each bingo occasion; provided, however,  that
the governing body shall refuse to issue a license to an applicant seek-
ing  to  conduct bingo in premises of a licensed commercial lessor where
it determines that the premises presently  owned  or  occupied  by  said
applicant  are  in  every  respect  adequate and suitable for conducting
bingo games.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.