Assembly Bill A10069

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Removes restrictions on the frequency certain authorized organizations may conduct bingo games

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A10069 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Racing And Wagering
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §495-a, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A3681

2023-A10069 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Removes restrictions on the frequency certain authorized organizations may conduct bingo games.

2023-A10069 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10069
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 2, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. WOERNER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Racing and Wagering
 
 AN ACT to amend the general  municipal  law,  in  relation  to  removing
   restrictions  on  the  frequency  certain authorized organizations may
   conduct 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 470 of the laws of 2019, 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,
 AND  (V) [such games are not conducted on more than one day per week and
 not more than thirty times during any calendar year, and (VI)] no person
 other than an employee or volunteer of such complex, community or facil-
 ity 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 one day per week and not more  than
 thirty times during any calendar year, (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)] (IV) no person is paid for
 conducting or assisting in the conduct of the game or games.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.

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