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                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 1, 2013
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Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Racing and Wagering

AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to the conducting
  of games of chance and bingo by certain organizations

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

  Section 1. Subdivisions 4 and 14 of section 186 of the general munici-
pal law, subdivision 4 as amended by chapter 574 of the laws of 1978 and
subdivision  14  as  amended  by  chapter  531  of the laws of 2011, are
amended and a new subdivision 4-a is added to read as follows:
  4. "Authorized organization" shall mean  and  include  any  bona  fide
religious or charitable organization or bona fide educational, fraternal
or  service  organization  or  bona  fide organization of veterans [or],
volunteer [firemen] FIREFIGHTERS OR VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE  WORKERS,  which
by  its  charter,  certificate of incorporation, constitution, or act of
the legislature, shall have among its dominant purposes one or  more  of
the lawful purposes as defined in this article, provided that each shall
operate  without  profit  to  its  members,  and provided that each such
organization has engaged in serving one or more of the  lawful  purposes
as  defined  in  this  article for a period of three years [immediatley]
IMMEDIATELY prior to applying for a license under this article.
  No organization shall be deemed an authorized  organization  which  is
formed primarily for the purpose of conducting games of chance and which
does not devote at least seventy-five percent of its activities to other
than  conducting  games of chance. No political party shall be deemed an
authorized organization.
  4-A.  "AUXILIARY MEMBER" SHALL MEAN A BONA FIDE MEMBER OF AN ORGANIZA-
TION OR ASSOCIATION WHICH IS AUXILIARY  TO  AN  AUTHORIZED  ORGANIZATION
LICENSED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE; OR A BONA FIDE MEMBER OF AN ORGANIZA-
TION  OR ASSOCIATION OF WHICH AN AUTHORIZED ORGANIZATION LICENSED PURSU-
ANT TO THIS ARTICLE IS AN AUXILIARY; OR A BONA FIDE MEMBER OF AN  ORGAN-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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IZATION   OR   ASSOCIATION   WHICH  IS  AFFILIATED  WITH  AN  AUTHORIZED
ORGANIZATION LICENSED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE BY BEING, WITH IT, AUXIL-
IARY TO ANOTHER ORGANIZATION OR ASSOCIATION.
  14.  "One  occasion"  shall  mean the successive operations of any one
single type of game of chance which results in the awarding of a  series
of  prizes  amounting  to  five  hundred dollars or four hundred dollars
during any one license period, in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of
subdivision eight of section one hundred eighty-nine of this article, as
the  case may be. For purposes of the game of chance known as a merchan-
dise wheel or a raffle, "one occasion" shall mean the  successive  oper-
ations  of  any one such merchandise wheel or raffle for which the limit
on a series of prizes provided by subdivision six of section one hundred
eighty-nine of this article shall apply. For purposes  of  the  game  of
chance  known  as  a  bell jar, "one occasion" shall mean the successive
operation of any one such bell jar, seal card, event game,  coin  board,
or merchandise board which results in the awarding of a series of prizes
amounting  to [three] TEN thousand dollars. For the purposes of the game
of chance known as raffle "one occasion"  shall  mean  a  calendar  year
during which successive operations of such game are conducted.
  S 2. Subdivisions 5, 6, 8 and 10 of section 189 of the general munici-
pal  law,  subdivisions 5 and 8 as amended by chapter 455 of the laws of
2012, subdivision 6 as amended by chapter 302 of the laws  of  2010  and
subdivision  10  as  amended  by  chapter  574  of the laws of 1978, are
amended to read as follows:
  5. No single prize awarded by games of chance other than raffle  shall
exceed the sum or value of [three] FOUR hundred dollars, except that for
merchandise  wheels,  no  single  prize shall exceed the sum or value of
[two] THREE hundred [fifty] dollars. No single prize awarded  by  raffle
shall exceed the sum or value of one hundred thousand dollars. No single
wager  shall  exceed  six  dollars  and  for  bell jars, coin boards, or
merchandise boards, no single prize shall exceed  five  hundred  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 tick-
et  or  other receipt. For coin boards and merchandise boards, the value
of a prize shall be determined by its costs to the authorized  organiza-
tion or, if donated, its fair market value.
  6.  No authorized organization shall award a series of prizes consist-
ing of cash or of merchandise with an aggregate value in excess  of  ten
thousand dollars during the successive operations of any one merchandise
wheel,  [and  three thousand dollars during the successive operations of
any] bell jar, coin board, or merchandise board.  No  series  of  prizes
awarded  by  raffle  shall  have  an  aggregate  value in excess of five
hundred thousand dollars. For coin boards and  merchandise  boards,  the
value  of  a  prize  shall  be  determined by its cost to the authorized
organization or, if donated, its fair market value.
  8. Except for merchandise wheels and raffles, no series of  prizes  on
any  one  occasion shall aggregate more than [four] FIVE 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 author-
ized  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 two million dollars during
any one license period.

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  10. No person except a bona fide member  of  the  licensed  authorized
organization  OR  AN AUXILIARY MEMBER OF SUCH ORGANIZATION shall partic-
ipate in the management of such games[; no person  except  a  bona  fide
member  of the licensed authorized organization, its auxiliary or affil-
iated  organization, shall participate in the operation of such game, as
set forth in section one hundred ninety-five-c of this article].
  S 3. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of  section  190  of  the  general
municipal law, as amended by chapter 574 of the laws of 1978, is amended
to read as follows:
  (b) In each application there shall be designated not less than [four]
THREE  bona  fide  members  of the applicant organization under whom the
game or games of chance will be managed and to the application shall  be
appended  a  statement  executed by the members so designated, that they
will be responsible for the management of such games in accordance  with
the  terms  of the license, the rules and regulations of the board, this
article and the applicable local laws or ordinances.
  S 4. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 190-a  of  the  general
municipal law, as amended by chapter 400 of the laws of 2005, is amended
to read as follows:
  (a)  For the purposes of this section, "authorized organization" shall
mean and include any bona fide religious or charitable  organization  or
bona  fide  educational,  fraternal or service organization or bona fide
organization of veterans [or], volunteer [firefighter]  FIREFIGHTERS  OR
VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKERS, which by its charter, certificate of incor-
poration,  constitution, or act of the legislature, shall have among its
dominant purposes one or more of the lawful purposes as defined in  this
article, provided that each shall operate without profit to its members,
and  provided  that each such organization has engaged in serving one or
more of the lawful purposes as defined in this article for a  period  of
three  years  immediately  prior to being granted the filing requirement
exemption contained in subdivision one of this section.
  S 5. Subdivision 3 of section 190-a of the general municipal  law,  as
added by chapter 400 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
  3.  No  person  under  the age of eighteen shall be permitted to play,
operate or assist in any raffle  conducted  pursuant  to  this  section;
PROVIDED,  HOWEVER, A MEMBER OR AUXILIARY MEMBER OVER THE AGE OF SIXTEEN
YEARS, BUT UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN YEARS, SHALL BE PERMITTED TO ASSIST
IN ANY RAFFLE CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, IF ACCOMPANIED  BY  AN
ADULT.
  S  6.  Subdivision  3  of section 194 of the general municipal law, as
amended by chapter 550 of the laws  of  1994,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  3.  [Service  of  alcoholic  beverages.]  Subject  to  the  applicable
provisions of the alcoholic beverage control law, beer AND WINE  may  be
offered  for  sale  during  the  conduct  of games of chance on games of
chance premises as such premises are defined in subdivision nineteen  of
section  one hundred eighty-six of this article; provided, however, that
nothing herein shall be construed to limit the offering for sale of  any
other  alcoholic  beverage in areas other than the games of chance prem-
ises or the sale of any other alcoholic beverage in premises where  only
the games of chance known as bell jar or raffles are conducted.
  S  7.  Section 195 of the general municipal law, as amended by chapter
461 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows:
  S 195. Sunday; conduct of games on. Except as provided in section  one
hundred  ninety-five-b of this article, [no] games of chance [shall] MAY
be conducted under any license issued under this article  on  the  first

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day  of  the  week,  commonly  known and designated as Sunday, unless it
shall be otherwise provided in the license  issued  for  the  conducting
thereof,  pursuant to the provisions of a local law or an ordinance duly
adopted by the governing body of the municipality wherein the license is
issued,  [authorizing]  PROHIBITING the conduct of games of chance under
this article on that day [only between the hours of noon and  midnight].
Notwithstanding  the  foregoing  provisions  of this section no games of
chance shall be conducted on Easter Sunday or Christmas Day.
  S 8. Section 195-a of the general municipal law, as amended by chapter
574 of the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows:
  S 195-a. Participation by persons under eighteen. No person under  the
age  of  eighteen  years shall be permitted to play any game or games of
chance conducted pursuant to any  license  issued  under  this  article.
Persons under the age of eighteen years may be permitted to attend games
of  chance at the discretion of the games of chance licensee.  No person
under the age of eighteen years shall be permitted to operate  any  game
of chance conducted pursuant to any license issued under this article or
to  assist therein; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT A MEMBER OR AUXILIARY MEMBER
WHO IS UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN YEARS AND WHO IS SIXTEEN YEARS  OF  AGE
OR  OLDER  SHALL  BE PERMITTED TO ASSIST IN THE OPERATION OF ANY GAME OF
CHANCE IF ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT.
  S 9. Section 195-b of the general municipal law, as amended by chapter
252 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows:
  S 195-b. Frequency of games. No game or  games  of  chance,  shall  be
conducted  under  any  license issued under this article more often than
[twelve] EIGHTEEN times in any calendar  year.  No  particular  premises
shall  be  used  for the conduct of games of chance on more than twenty-
four license periods during  any  one  calendar  year.  Games  shall  be
conducted only between the hours of noon and midnight on SUNDAY, Monday,
Tuesday,  Wednesday  and Thursday, and only between the hours of noon on
Friday and two A.M.  Saturday, and only between the  hours  of  noon  on
Saturday  and  two A.M.   Sunday. The two A.M. closing period shall also
apply to a legal holiday.  The above restrictions shall not  apply  when
only the games of chance known as bell jar and/or raffle are conducted.
  S  10. Section 195-c of the general municipal law, as amended by chap-
ter 252 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows:
  S 195-c. [1.] Persons operating games;  equipment;  expenses;  compen-
sation.  1. No person shall operate any game of chance under any license
issued  under this article except a bona fide member OR AUXILIARY MEMBER
of the authorized organization to which the license  is  issued[,  or  a
bona fide member of an organization or association which is an auxiliary
to  the licensee or a bona fide member of an organization or association
of which such licensee is an auxiliary or  a  bona  fide  member  of  an
organization  or  association  which  is affiliated with the licensee by
being, with it, auxiliary to another organization or association]. Noth-
ing 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 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 OR AUXILIARY

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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[,] OR reward
[or recompense] shall be paid or given to any person  for  the  sale  or
assisting with the sale of raffle tickets.
  2.  For the purpose of the sale of tickets for the game of raffle, the
term "operate" shall not include the sale of such tickets by persons  of
lineal or collateral consanguinity to members of an authorized organiza-
tion licensed to conduct a raffle.
  S 11.  Section 195-e of the general municipal law, as amended by chap-
ter 94 of the laws of 1981, is amended to read as follows:
  S  195-e.  Advertising  games. A licensee may advertise the conduct of
games of chance to the general public by means of  newspaper,  circular,
handbill  [and],  poster, ELECTRONIC MAIL, ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS AND
GOVERNMENT ACCESS TELEVISION BROADCASTS, and by one sign  not  exceeding
sixty  square feet in area, which may be displayed on or adjacent to the
premises owned or occupied by a licensed  authorized  organization,  and
when  an organization is licensed to conduct games of chance on premises
of an authorized games of chance lessor, one additional such sign may be
displayed on or adjacent to the premises in which the games  are  to  be
conducted.    Additional  signs  may be displayed upon any fire fighting
equipment belonging to any licensed authorized organization which  is  a
volunteer  fire  company, or upon any equipment of a first aid or rescue
squad, OR VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE COMPANY in and  throughout  the  community
served by such volunteer fire company or such first aid or rescue squad,
OR  VOLUNTEER  AMBULANCE COMPANY, as the case may be. All advertisements
shall be limited to the description of such event as "Games  of  chance"
or "Las Vegas Night", the name of the authorized organization conducting
such  games,  the  license  number  of  the  authorized  organization as
assigned by the clerk or department and the date, location and  time  of
the event.
  S 12. Subdivisions 10 and 11-a of section 476 of the general municipal
law,  subdivision  10  as amended by chapter 364 of the laws of 1968 and
subdivision 11-a as added by chapter  160  of  the  laws  of  1994,  are
amended and a new subdivision 4-a is added to read as follows:
  4-A.  "AUXILIARY MEMBER" SHALL MEAN A BONA FIDE MEMBER OF AN ORGANIZA-
TION  OR  ASSOCIATION  WHICH  IS AUXILIARY TO AN AUTHORIZED ORGANIZATION
LICENSED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE; OR A BONA FIDE MEMBER OF AN ORGANIZA-
TION OR ASSOCIATION OF WHICH AN AUTHORIZED ORGANIZATION LICENSED  PURSU-
ANT  TO THIS ARTICLE IS AN AUXILIARY; OR A BONA FIDE MEMBER OF AN ORGAN-
IZATION  OR  ASSOCIATION  WHICH  IS  AFFILIATED   WITH   AN   AUTHORIZED
ORGANIZATION LICENSED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE BY BEING, WITH IT, AUXIL-
IARY TO ANOTHER ORGANIZATION OR ASSOCIATION.
  10.  "Limited  period  bingo"  shall  mean  the  conduct of bingo by a
licensed authorized organization, for a period of not more than  [seven]
TEN  of  [twelve]  FOURTEEN  consecutive  days  in  any  one  year, at a
festival,  bazaar,  carnival  or  similar  function  conducted  by  such

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licensed authorized organization. No authorized organization licensed to
conduct  limited  period  bingo  shall  be otherwise eligible to conduct
bingo pursuant to this article in the same year.
  11-a.  "Early  bird"  shall  mean  a  bingo  game which is played as a
special game, conducted not more than [twice] THREE TIMES during a bingo
occasion, in which prizes are awarded based upon  a  percentage  not  to
exceed  seventy-five  percent of the sum of money received from the sale
of the early bird cards and which is neither subject to the prize limits
imposed by subdivisions five and six of section  four  hundred  seventy-
nine and paragraph (a) of subdivision one of section four hundred eight-
y-one,  nor the special game opportunity charge limit imposed by section
four hundred eighty-nine of this article. The percentage shall be speci-
fied both in the application for bingo license and the license. Not more
than [one dollar] TWO DOLLARS shall be charged per card with  the  total
amount collected from the sale of the early bird cards and the prize for
each game to be announced before the commencement of each game.
  S  13.    Subdivisions 3 and 7 of section 479 of the general municipal
law, subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 337 of the  laws  of  1998  and
subdivision 7 as amended by chapter 814 of the laws of 1964, are amended
to read as follows:
  3.  No  authorized  organization licensed under the provisions of this
article shall purchase, lease, or  receive  any  supplies  or  equipment
specifically  designed  or adapted for use in the conduct of bingo games
from other than a supplier licensed under [the bingo control law]  ARTI-
CLE NINETEEN-B OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW or from another authorized organiza-
tion.
  7. No person except a bona fide member OR AUXILIARY MEMBER of any such
organization  shall  participate  in the management or operation of such
game.
  S 14. Subdivision 3 of section 481 of the general  municipal  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  284  of  the  laws  of 1969, is amended to read as
follows:
  3. No license shall be issued under this article which shall be effec-
tive for a period of more than one year. In the case of  limited  period
bingo,  no license shall be issued authorizing the conduct of such games
on more than [two] THREE occasions in any one day nor shall any  license
be  issued  under  this article which shall be effective for a period of
more than [seven] TEN of [twelve] FOURTEEN consecutive days in  any  one
year. No license for the conduct of limited period bingo shall be issued
in cities having a population of one million or more.
  S  15.  Subdivision  1 of section 483 of the general municipal law, as
amended by chapter 438 of the laws  of  1962,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  1.  [Eeach]  EACH  license  to  conduct bingo shall be in such form as
shall be prescribed in the rules  and  regulations  promulgated  by  the
control  commission,  and  shall  contain  a  statement  of the name and
address of the licensee, of the names and addresses  of  the  member  or
members  of  the licensee under whom the games will be conducted, of the
place or places where and the date or dates and time or times when  such
games  are  to  be  conducted  and of the specific purposes to which the
entire net proceeds of such games are to be devoted;  if  any  prize  or
prizes  are  to be offered and given in cash, a statement of the amounts
of the prizes authorized so to be  offered  and  given;  and  any  other
information  which  may  be required by said rules and regulations to be
contained therein, and each license issued for the conduct of  any  game

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shall  be  conspicuously  displayed  at  the  place  where same is to be
conducted at all times during the conduct thereof.
  S  16. Section 485 of the general municipal law, as amended by chapter
438 of the laws of 1962, is amended to read as follows:
  S 485. Sunday; conduct of games on. [No games] GAMES of bingo  [shall]
MAY  be  conducted  under  any  license issued under this article on the
first day of the week, commonly known as [designated as] Sunday,  unless
it  shall  be  otherwise provided in the license issued for the holding,
operating and conducting thereof, pursuant to the provisions of a  local
law  or  an  ordinance duly adopted by the governing body of the munici-
pality issuing the license, [authorizing]  PROHIBITING  the  conduct  of
bingo under this article on that day.
  S  17. Section 486 of the general municipal law, as amended by chapter
438 of the laws of 1962, is amended to read as follows:
  S 486. Participation by persons under eighteen. No  person  under  the
age  of  eighteen  years shall be permitted to play any game or games of
bingo conducted pursuant to any license issued under this article unless
accompanied by an adult. No person under the age of eighteen years shall
be permitted to conduct or assist in the conduct of any  game  of  bingo
conducted  pursuant  to any license issued under this article; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, THAT A MEMBER OR AUXILIARY MEMBER WHO IS UNDER THE AGE OF EIGH-
TEEN YEARS AND WHO IS SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER SHALL  BE  PERMITTED
TO  ASSIST  IN  THE  CONDUCT  OF  ANY GAME OF BINGO IF ACCOMPANIED BY AN
ADULT.
  S 18. Section 487 of the general municipal law, as amended by  chapter
72 of the laws of 1982, is amended to read as follows:
  S  487.  Frequency  of  game;  sale of alcoholic beverages. No game or
games of bingo, except limited period bingo, shall  be  conducted  under
any  license  issued  under  this  article more often than on [eighteen]
TWENTY-SEVEN days in any three successive calendar months.   No game  or
games  of  limited  period bingo shall be conducted between the hours of
twelve midnight postmeridian and noon, and no more than sixty games  may
be  conducted on any single occasion of limited period bingo. No game or
games of bingo shall be conducted in any  room  or  outdoor  area  where
alcoholic  beverages are sold, served or consumed during the progress of
the game or games.
  S 19. Subdivision 1 of section 488 of the general  municipal  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  337  of  the  laws  of 1998, is amended to read as
follows:
  1. No person shall hold, operate or conduct any game  of  bingo  under
any  license  issued  under  this  article  except a bona fide member OR
AUXILIARY MEMBER of the authorized organization to which the license  is
issued[, and]. FURTHERMORE, no person shall assist in the holding, oper-
ating  or conducting of any game of bingo under such license except such
a bona fide member or [a bona fide] AUXILIARY member [of an organization
or association which is an auxiliary to the  licensee  or  a  bona  fide
member  of  an  organization or association of which such licensee is an
auxiliary or a bona fide member of an organization or association  which
is  affiliated with the licensee by being, with it, auxiliary to another
organization or association and except  bookkeepers  or  accountants  as
hereinafter  provided].  Provided,  however,  any  person may assist the
licensed organization in any activity related to the game of bingo which
does not actually involve the holding, conducting, managing or operating
of such game of bingo. No game of bingo  shall  be  conducted  with  any
equipment  except  such  as  shall  be owned absolutely or leased by the
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compensation therefor by the licensee.  Lease terms and conditions shall
be subject to rules and regulations promulgated by the board. This arti-
cle  shall  not be construed to authorize or permit an authorized organ-
ization  to  engage  in the business of leasing bingo supplies or equip-
ment. No items of expense shall be incurred or paid in  connection  with
the conducting of any game of bingo pursuant to any license issued under
this  article,  except  those  that  are  reasonable and are necessarily
expended for bingo supplies and equipment, prizes, stated rental if any,
bookkeeping or accounting services according to a  schedule  of  compen-
sation  prescribed  by  the  commission, janitorial services and utility
supplies if any, and license fees, and the cost of  bus  transportation,
if authorized by the control commission.
  S  20. Section 490 of the general municipal law, as amended by chapter
99 of the laws of 1988, is amended to read as follows:
  S 490. Advertising of  bingo  games.  A  licensee  may  advertise  the
conduct  of an occasion of bingo to the general public by means of news-
paper, radio, circular, handbill [and], poster, ELECTRONIC  MAIL,  ELEC-
TRONIC  COMMUNICATIONS  AND GOVERNMENT ACCESS TELEVISION BROADCASTS, and
by one sign not exceeding sixty  square  feet  in  area,  which  may  be
displayed on or adjacent to the premises owned or occupied by a licensed
authorized organization, and when an organization is licensed to conduct
bingo occasions on the premises of another licensed authorized organiza-
tion or of a licensed commercial lessor, one additional such sign may be
displayed  on  or adjacent to the premises in which the occasions are to
be conducted. Additional signs may be displayed  upon  any  firefighting
equipment  belonging  to any licensed authorized organization which is a
volunteer fire company, or upon any equipment of a first aid  or  rescue
squad,  OR  VOLUNTEER  AMBULANCE COMPANY in and throughout the community
served by such volunteer fire company or such first aid or rescue squad,
OR VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE COMPANY, as the case may be.  All  advertisements
shall  be  limited to the description of such event as "bingo", the name
of the licensed authorized organization conducting such  occasions,  the
license  number  of the authorized organization as assigned by the clerk
and the date, location and time of the bingo occasion.
  S 21. Subdivision 1 of section 491 of the general  municipal  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  667  of  the  laws  of 1980, is amended to read as
follows:
  1. Within [seven] TEN days after the conclusion  of  any  occasion  of
bingo,  the  authorized  organization  which conducted the same, and its
members who were in charge thereof, and when applicable  the  authorized
organization  which  rented its premises therefor, shall each furnish to
the clerk of the municipality a statement subscribed by  the  member  in
charge and affirmed by him OR HER as true, under the penalties of perju-
ry,  showing the amount of the gross receipts derived therefrom and each
item of expense incurred, or paid, and each item of expenditure made  or
to  be  made, the name and address of each person to whom each such item
has been paid, or is to be paid, with  a  detailed  description  of  the
merchandise  purchased  or  the  services  rendered  therefor,  the  net
proceeds derived from such game or rental, as the case may be,  and  the
use  to which such proceeds have been or are to be applied and a list of
prizes offered and given, with the respective  values  thereof,  and  it
shall  be  the duty of each licensee to maintain and keep such books and
records as may be necessary to substantiate the particulars of each such
statement and within fifteen days after the end of each calendar quarter
during which there has been any occasion of bingo, a  summary  statement

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of such information, in form prescribed by the state, shall be furnished
in the same manner to the [state racing and wagering] board.
  S 22. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.