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                                  5063

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 19, 2013
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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.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

              

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06121-02-3