Bill Text: NY S03673 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Eases certain restrictions on the conducting of games of chance and bingo for charitable purposes; authorizes the payment, out of the net proceeds of games of chance and bingo, of reimbursement for reasonable expenses of volunteers working at the games; expands the frequency upon which games of chance and bingo may be held; authorizes auxiliary members of authorized organizations to operate games of chance and bingo; authorizes persons convicted of crimes to operate games of chance and bingo when participating in a rehabilitation program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-03-13 - REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE [S03673 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-S03673-Amended.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3673--B 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 25, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sens. KLEIN, CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Racing, Gaming and Wagering -- recommitted to the Committee on Racing, Gaming and Wagering in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to modernizing and reforming the conduct of games of chance and bingo by certain organizations to ease regulatory burdens and administrative costs placed on games of chance and bingo, charitable organization opera- tors, municipalities and the state gaming commission The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 186 of the general municipal law, 2 as amended by chapter 574 of the laws of 1978, is amended and two new 3 subdivisions 22 and 23 are added to read as follows: 4 6. "Net proceeds" shall mean (a) in relation to the gross receipts 5 from one or more license periods of games of chance, the amount that 6 shall remain after deducting the reasonable sums necessarily and actual- 7 ly expended for conducting games of chance including, but not limited 8 to, supplies and equipment, prizes, security-personnel, stated rental if 9 any, bookkeeping or accounting services according to a schedule of 10 compensation prescribed by the board, janitorial services and utility 11 supplies if any, license fees, and [the cost of bus transportation] 12 reimbursement of reasonable expenses incurred by volunteers who donate 13 their time to hold, operate or conduct, or assist in the conduct of such 14 games, and as authorized by the board and if authorized by the clerk or 15 department and (b) in relation to the gross rent received by an author- 16 ized games of chance lessor for the use of its premises by a game of 17 chance licensee, the amount that shall remain after deducting the EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09072-10-8S. 3673--B 2 1 reasonable sums necessarily and actually expended for janitorial 2 services and utility supplies directly attributable thereto if any. 3 22. "Reasonable expenses" shall include, but not be limited to, child 4 care expenses, transportation expenses, meals and other expenses, as 5 determined and regulated by the board. 6 23. "Ancillary non-gaming activity" shall mean any activity not 7 directly related to the conduct or outcome of any game of chance, and 8 shall include assisting at any food concession, cleaning, maintenance 9 and site preparation at the location where games of chance are 10 conducted. 11 § 2. Subdivisions 4, 5, 6, 8 and 11 of section 189 of the general 12 municipal law, subdivisions 4 and 11 as amended by chapter 574 of the 13 laws of 1978, subdivisions 5 and 6 as amended by section 11 of part MM 14 of chapter 59 of the laws of 2017 and subdivision 8 as amended by chap- 15 ter 434 of the laws of 2016, are amended to read as follows: 16 4. The entire net proceeds of any game of chance shall be exclusively 17 devoted to the lawful purposes of the organization permitted to conduct 18 the same and the net proceeds of any rental derived therefrom shall be 19 exclusively devoted to the lawful purposes of the authorized games of 20 chance lessor; provided, however, that a person may accept reimbursement 21 of reasonable expenses incurred to manage, hold, operate or conduct such 22 games. 23 5. (a) No single prize awarded by games of chance other than raffle 24 shall exceed the sum or value of [three] four hundred dollars, except 25 that for merchandise wheels, no single prize shall exceed the sum or 26 value of [two] three hundred [fifty] dollars, and for bell jar, no 27 single prize shall exceed the sum or value of one thousand dollars. 28 (b) No single prize awarded by raffle shall exceed the sum or value of 29 three hundred thousand dollars. 30 (c) No single wager shall exceed six dollars and for bell jars, coin 31 boards or merchandise boards, no single prize shall exceed one thousand 32 dollars, provided, however, that such limitation shall not apply to the 33 amount of money or value paid by the participant in a raffle in return 34 for a ticket or other receipt. 35 (d) For coin boards and merchandise boards, the value of a prize shall 36 be determined by the cost of such prize to the authorized organization 37 or, if donated, the fair market value of such prize. 38 6. (a) No authorized organization shall award a series of prizes 39 consisting of cash or of merchandise with an aggregate value in excess 40 of: 41 (1) ten thousand dollars during the successive operations of any one 42 merchandise wheel or bell jar; and 43 (2) six thousand dollars during the successive operations of any [bell44jar,] coin board or merchandise board. 45 (b) No series of prizes awarded by raffle shall have an aggregate 46 value in excess of five hundred thousand dollars. 47 (c) For coin boards and merchandise boards, the value of a prize shall 48 be determined by the cost of such prize to the authorized organization 49 or, if donated, the fair market value of such prize. 50 8. Except for merchandise wheels and raffles, no series of prizes on 51 any one occasion shall aggregate more than [four] five hundred dollars 52 when the licensed authorized organization conducts five single types of 53 games of chance during any one license period. Except for merchandise 54 wheels, raffles and bell jars, no series of prizes on any one occasion 55 shall aggregate more than five hundred dollars when the licensed author- 56 ized organization conducts less than five single types of games ofS. 3673--B 3 1 chance, exclusive of merchandise wheels, raffles and bell jars, during 2 any one license period. No authorized organization shall award by raffle 3 prizes with an aggregate value in excess of three million dollars during 4 any one license period. 5 11. No person shall receive any remuneration for participating in the 6 management or operation of any such game; provided, however, that a 7 person may accept reimbursement of reasonable expenses incurred to 8 manage, hold, operate or conduct games of chance. 9 § 3. Subparagraph 5 of paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 190 10 of the general municipal law, as amended by chapter 574 of the laws of 11 1978, is amended to read as follows: 12 (5) the purposes to which the entire net proceeds of such games are to 13 be devoted and in what manner; that no commission, salary, compen- 14 sation[,] or reward [or recompense] will be paid to any person for 15 conducting such game or games or for assisting therein except as in this 16 article otherwise provided; and such other information as shall be 17 prescribed by such rules and regulations. 18 § 4. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 190 of the general 19 municipal law, as amended by chapter 574 of the laws of 1978, is amended 20 to read as follows: 21 (b) In each application there shall be designated not less than [four] 22 three bona fide members of the applicant organization under whom the 23 game or games of chance will be managed and to the application shall be 24 appended a statement executed by the members so designated, that they 25 will be responsible for the management of such games in accordance with 26 the terms of the license, the rules and regulations of the board, this 27 article and the applicable local laws or ordinances. 28 § 5. Subdivision 3 of section 190-a of the general municipal law, as 29 added by chapter 400 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows: 30 3. No person under the age of eighteen shall be permitted to play, 31 operate or assist in any raffle conducted pursuant to this section. 32 Nothing in this section shall prevent a person sixteen years of age or 33 older from performing ancillary non-gaming activities conducted in 34 conjunction with any game of chance conducted pursuant to any license 35 issued pursuant to this article. 36 § 6. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 191 of the general 37 municipal law, as amended by section 15 of part LL of chapter 56 of the 38 laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: 39 (a) Issuance of licenses to conduct games of chance. If such clerk or 40 department shall determine that the applicant is duly qualified to be 41 licensed to conduct games of chance under this article; that the member 42 or members of the applicant designated in the application to manage 43 games of chance are bona fide active members of the applicant and are 44 persons of good moral character and have never been convicted of a 45 crime, or, if convicted, have received a pardon, a certificate of good 46 conduct or a certificate of relief from disabilities pursuant to article 47 twenty-three of the correction law, or, at the option of the applicant, 48 if convicted, the member or members are participating in a rehabili- 49 tation program licensed or certified by a state agency and operated by 50 the applicant or an auxiliary thereof; that such games are to be 51 conducted in accordance with the provisions of this article and in 52 accordance with the rules and regulations of the board and applicable 53 local laws or ordinances and that the proceeds thereof are to be 54 disposed of as provided by this article, and if such clerk or department 55 is satisfied that no commission, salary, compensation[,] or reward [or56recompense] whatever will be paid or given to any person managing, oper-S. 3673--B 4 1 ating or assisting therein except as [in this article] otherwise 2 provided in this article, including reimbursement of reasonable expenses 3 incurred by volunteers who donate their time to hold, operate or 4 conduct, or assist in the conduct of such games; it shall issue a 5 license to the applicant for the conduct of games of chance upon payment 6 of a license fee of twenty-five dollars for each license period. 7 § 7. Subdivision 3 of section 194 of the general municipal law, as 8 amended by chapter 550 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as 9 follows: 10 3. [Service of alcoholic beverages.] Subject to the applicable 11 provisions of the alcoholic beverage control law, beer, cider and wine 12 may be offered for sale during the conduct of games of chance on games 13 of chance premises as such premises are defined in subdivision nineteen 14 of section one hundred eighty-six of this article; provided, however, 15 that nothing herein shall be construed to limit the offering for sale of 16 any other alcoholic beverage in areas other than the games of chance 17 premises or the sale of any other alcoholic beverage in premises where 18 only the games of chance known as bell jar or raffles are conducted. 19 § 8. Section 195-a of the general municipal law, as amended by chapter 20 574 of the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows: 21 § 195-a. Participation by persons under eighteen. No person under the 22 age of eighteen years shall be permitted to play any game or games of 23 chance conducted pursuant to any license issued under this article. 24 Persons under the age of eighteen years may be permitted to attend games 25 of chance at the discretion of the games of chance licensee. No person 26 under the age of eighteen years shall be permitted to operate any game 27 of chance conducted pursuant to any license issued under this article or 28 to assist therein; provided, however, that a person under the age of 29 eighteen years and who is sixteen years of age or older shall be permit- 30 ted to assist in the operation of any game of chance if accompanied by 31 an adult. 32 § 9. Section 195-b of the general municipal law, as amended by chapter 33 252 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows: 34 § 195-b. Frequency of games. No game or games of chance, shall be 35 conducted under any license issued under this article more often than 36 [twelve] eighteen times in any calendar year. No particular premises 37 shall be used for the conduct of games of chance on more than twenty- 38 four license periods during any one calendar year. Games shall be 39 conducted only between the hours of noon and midnight on Monday, Tues- 40 day, Wednesday and Thursday, and only between the hours of noon on 41 Friday and two A.M. Saturday, and only between the hours of noon on 42 Saturday and two A.M. Sunday. The two A.M. closing period shall also 43 apply to a legal holiday. The above restrictions shall not apply when 44 only the games of chance known as bell jar and/or raffle are conducted. 45 § 10. Section 195-c of the general municipal law, as amended by chap- 46 ter 252 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows: 47 § 195-c. [1.] Persons operating games; equipment; expenses; compen- 48 sation. 1. No person shall operate any game of chance under any license 49 issued under this article except a bona fide member of the authorized 50 organization to which the license is issued, or a bona fide member of an 51 organization or association which is an auxiliary to the licensee or a 52 bona fide member of an organization or association of which such licen- 53 see is an auxiliary or a bona fide member of an organization or associ- 54 ation which is affiliated with the licensee by being, with it, auxiliary 55 to another organization or association. Nothing herein shall be 56 construed to limit the number of games of chance licensees for whom suchS. 3673--B 5 1 persons may operate games of chance nor to prevent non-members from 2 assisting the licensee in any activity other than managing or operating 3 games. No game of chance shall be conducted with any equipment except 4 such as shall be owned or leased by the authorized organization so 5 licensed or used without payment of any compensation therefor by the 6 licensee. However, in no event shall bell jar tickets be transferred 7 from one authorized organization to another, with or without payment of 8 any compensation thereof. The head or heads of the authorized organiza- 9 tion shall upon request certify, under oath, that the persons operating 10 any game of chance are bona fide members of such authorized organiza- 11 tion, auxiliary or affiliated organization. Upon request by an officer 12 or the department any such person involved in such games of chance shall 13 certify that he or she has no criminal record. No items of expense shall 14 be incurred or paid in connection with the conducting of any game of 15 chance pursuant to any license issued under this article except those 16 that are reasonable and are necessarily expended for games of chance 17 supplies and equipment, prizes, security personnel, stated rental if 18 any, bookkeeping or accounting services according to a schedule of 19 compensation prescribed by the board, janitorial services and utility 20 supplies if any, and license fees, reimbursement of reasonable expenses 21 incurred by volunteers who donate their time to operate or assist in the 22 operation of games of chance and the cost of bus transportation, if 23 authorized by such clerk or department. No commission, salary, compen- 24 sation[,] or reward [or recompense] shall be paid or given to any person 25 for the sale or assisting with the sale of raffle tickets. 26 2. For the purpose of the sale of tickets for the game of raffle, the 27 term "operate" shall not include the sale of such tickets by persons of 28 lineal or collateral consanguinity to members of an authorized organiza- 29 tion licensed to conduct a raffle. 30 § 11. Subdivision 1 of section 195-n of the general municipal law, as 31 amended by chapter 637 of the laws of 1999, is amended to read as 32 follows: 33 1. Distribution; manufacturers. For business conducted in this state, 34 manufacturers licensed by the board to sell bell jar tickets shall sell 35 only such tickets to distributors licensed by the board. Manufacturers 36 of bell jar tickets, seal cards, merchandise boards, and coin boards may 37 submit samples, artists' renderings, or color photocopies of proposed 38 bell jar tickets, seal cards, merchandise boards, coin boards, payout 39 cards, and flares for review and approval by the board. Within thirty 40 days of receipt of such sample or rendering, the board shall approve or 41 deny such bell jar tickets. [Following approval of a rendering of a bell42jar ticket, seal card, merchandise board, or coin board by the board] 43 Prior to the sale of a bell jar game, jar ticket, seal card, merchandise 44 board or coin board to any licensed distributor for resale in this 45 state, the manufacturer shall submit to the board a sample of the print- 46 ed bell jar ticket, seal card, merchandise board, coin board, payout 47 card, and flare for such game. [Such sample shall be submitted prior to48the sale of the game to any licensed distributor for resale in this49state.] Within forty-five days of receipt of such sample, the board 50 shall approve or deny the bell jar ticket, jar ticket, seal card, 51 merchandise board or coin board. For coin boards and merchandise boards, 52 nothing herein shall require the submittal of actual coins or merchan- 53 dise as part of the approval process. Any licensed manufacturer who 54 willfully violates the provisions of this section shall: (a) upon such 55 first offense, have their license suspended for a period of thirty days; 56 (b) upon such second offense, participate in a hearing to be conductedS. 3673--B 6 1 by the board, and surrender their license for such period as recommended 2 by the board; and (c) upon such third or subsequent offense, have their 3 license suspended for a period of one year and shall be guilty of a 4 class E felony. Any unlicensed manufacturer who violates the provisions 5 of this section shall be guilty of a class E felony. 6 § 12. Subdivisions 7, 10 and 11-a of section 476 of the general munic- 7 ipal law, subdivision 7 as amended by chapter 438 of the laws of 1962, 8 subdivision 10 as amended by chapter 364 of the laws of 1968 and subdi- 9 vision 11-a as added by chapter 160 of the laws of 1994, are amended and 10 a new subdivision 14 is added to read as follows: 11 7. "Net proceeds" shall mean (a) in relation to the gross receipts 12 from one or more occasions of bingo, the amount that shall remain after 13 deducting the reasonable sums necessarily and actually expended for 14 conducting bingo games including, but not limited to, bingo supplies and 15 equipment, prizes, stated rental if any, bookkeeping or accounting 16 services according to a schedule of compensation prescribed by the 17 commission, janitorial services and utility supplies if any, license 18 fees, and [the cost of bus transportation] reimbursement of reasonable 19 expenses incurred by volunteers who donate their time to hold, operate 20 or conduct, or assist in the conduct of such games, [if] as authorized 21 by the control commission, and (b) in relation to the gross rent 22 received by an organization licensed to conduct bingo for the use of its 23 premises by another licensee, the amount that shall remain after deduct- 24 ing the reasonable sums necessarily and actually expended for janitorial 25 services and utility supplies directly attributable thereto if any. 26 10. "Limited period bingo" shall mean the conduct of bingo by a 27 licensed authorized organization, for a period of not more than [seven] 28 ten of [twelve] fourteen consecutive days in any one year, at a 29 festival, bazaar, carnival or similar function conducted by such 30 licensed authorized organization. No authorized organization licensed to 31 conduct limited period bingo shall be otherwise eligible to conduct 32 bingo pursuant to this article in the same year. 33 11-a. "Early bird" shall mean a bingo game which is played as a 34 special game, conducted not more than [twice] three times during a bingo 35 occasion, in which prizes are awarded based upon a percentage not to 36 exceed seventy-five percent of the sum of money received from the sale 37 of the early bird cards and which is neither subject to the prize limits 38 imposed by subdivisions five and six of section four hundred seventy- 39 nine and paragraph (a) of subdivision one of section four hundred eight- 40 y-one, nor the special game opportunity charge limit imposed by section 41 four hundred eighty-nine of this article. The percentage shall be speci- 42 fied both in the application for bingo license and the license. Not more 43 than one dollar shall be charged per card with the total amount 44 collected from the sale of the early bird cards and the prize for each 45 game to be announced before the commencement of each game. 46 14. "Reasonable expenses incurred by a volunteer" shall include, but 47 not be limited to, child care expenses, transportation expenses, meals 48 and other expenses, as determined and regulated by the board. 49 § 13. Subdivisions 3 and 8 of section 479 of the general municipal 50 law, subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 337 of the laws of 1998 and 51 subdivision 8 as amended by chapter 814 of the laws of 1964, are amended 52 to read as follows: 53 3. No authorized organization licensed under the provisions of this 54 article shall purchase, lease, or receive any supplies or equipment 55 specifically designed or adapted for use in the conduct of bingo games 56 from other than a supplier licensed under [the bingo control law] arti-S. 3673--B 7 1 cle nineteen-B of the executive law or from another authorized organiza- 2 tion. 3 8. No person shall receive any remuneration for participating in the 4 management or operation of any game of bingo; provided, however, that a 5 person may accept reimbursement of reasonable expenses incurred to 6 manage, hold, operate or conduct such games. 7 § 14. Subparagraph 6 of paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 480 8 of the general municipal law, as amended by section 4 of part MM of 9 chapter 59 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows: 10 (6) the specific purposes to which the entire net proceeds of such 11 games of bingo are to be devoted and in what manner; that no commission, 12 salary, compensation[,] or reward [or recompense] will be paid to any 13 person for conducting such bingo game or games or for assisting therein 14 except as in this article otherwise provided; and such other information 15 as shall be prescribed by the rules and regulations of the commission. 16 § 15. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 and subdivision 3 of section 481 17 of the general municipal law, paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 as amended 18 by section 5 of part MM of chapter 59 of the laws of 2017 and subdivi- 19 sion 3 as amended by chapter 284 of the laws of 1969, are amended to 20 read as follows: 21 (a) Issuance of licenses to conduct bingo. If the governing body of 22 the municipality determines that the applicant is duly qualified to be 23 licensed to conduct bingo under this article; that the member or members 24 of the applicant designated in the application to conduct bingo are bona 25 fide active members of the applicant and are persons of good moral char- 26 acter and have never been convicted of a crime or, if convicted, have 27 received a pardon or a certificate of good conduct or a certificate of 28 relief from disabilities pursuant to article twenty-three of the 29 correction law, or, at the option of the applicant, if convicted, the 30 member or members are participating in a rehabilitation program licensed 31 or certified by a state agency and operated by the applicant or an 32 auxiliary thereof; that such games of bingo are to be conducted in 33 accordance with the provisions of this article and in accordance with 34 the rules and regulations of the commission, and that the proceeds ther- 35 eof are to be disposed of as provided by this article, and if the 36 governing body is satisfied that no commission, salary, compensation[,] 37 or reward [or recompense] what so ever will be paid or given to any 38 person holding, operating or conducting or assisting in the holding, 39 operation and conduct of any such games of bingo except as [in this40article] otherwise provided in this article, including reimbursement of 41 reasonable expenses incurred by volunteers who donate their time to 42 hold, operate or conduct, or assist in the conduct of such games; and 43 that no prize will be offered and given in excess of the sum or value of 44 five thousand dollars in any single game and that the aggregate of all 45 prizes offered and given in all of such games conducted on a single 46 occasion, under said license shall not exceed the sum or value of 47 fifteen thousand dollars, then the municipality shall issue a license to 48 the applicant for the conduct of bingo upon payment of a license fee of 49 eighteen dollars and seventy-five cents for each bingo occasion; 50 provided, however, that the governing body shall refuse to issue a 51 license to an applicant seeking to conduct bingo in premises of a 52 licensed commercial lessor where such governing body determines that the 53 premises presently owned or occupied by such applicant are in every 54 respect adequate and suitable for conducting bingo games. 55 3. No license shall be issued under this article which shall be effec- 56 tive for a period of more than one year. In the case of limited periodS. 3673--B 8 1 bingo, no license shall be issued authorizing the conduct of such games 2 on more than [two] three occasions in any one day nor shall any license 3 be issued under this article which shall be effective for a period of 4 more than [seven] ten of [twelve] fourteen consecutive days in any one 5 year. No license for the conduct of limited period bingo shall be issued 6 in cities having a population of one million or more. 7 § 16. Subdivision 1 of section 483 of the general municipal law, as 8 amended by chapter 438 of the laws of 1962, is amended to read as 9 follows: 10 1. [Eeach] Each license to conduct bingo shall be in such form as 11 shall be prescribed in the rules and regulations promulgated by the 12 control commission, and shall contain a statement of the name and 13 address of the licensee, of the names and addresses of the member or 14 members of the licensee under whom the games will be conducted, of the 15 place or places where and the date or dates and time or times when such 16 games are to be conducted and of the specific purposes to which the 17 entire net proceeds of such games are to be devoted; if any prize or 18 prizes are to be offered and given in cash, a statement of the amounts 19 of the prizes authorized so to be offered and given; and any other 20 information which may be required by said rules and regulations to be 21 contained therein, and each license issued for the conduct of any game 22 shall be conspicuously displayed at the place where same is to be 23 conducted at all times during the conduct thereof. 24 § 17. Section 487 of the general municipal law, as amended by chapter 25 72 of the laws of 1982, is amended to read as follows: 26 § 487. Frequency of game; sale of alcoholic beverages. No game or 27 games of bingo, except limited period bingo, shall be conducted under 28 any license issued under this article more often than on [eighteen] 29 twenty-seven days in any three successive calendar months. No game or 30 games of limited period bingo shall be conducted between the hours of 31 twelve midnight postmeridian and noon, and no more than sixty games may 32 be conducted on any single occasion of limited period bingo. No game or 33 games of bingo shall be conducted in any room or outdoor area where 34 alcoholic beverages are sold, served or consumed during the progress of 35 the game or games. 36 § 18. Subdivision 1 of section 488 of the general municipal law, as 37 amended by chapter 337 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as 38 follows: 39 1. No person shall hold, operate or conduct any game of bingo under 40 any license issued under this article except a bona fide member of the 41 authorized organization to which the license is issued, and no person 42 shall assist in the holding, operating or conducting of any game of 43 bingo under such license except such a bona fide member or a bona fide 44 member of an organization or association which is an auxiliary to the 45 licensee or a bona fide member of an organization or association of 46 which such licensee is an auxiliary or a bona fide member of an organ- 47 ization or association which is affiliated with the licensee by being, 48 with it, auxiliary to another organization or association and except 49 bookkeepers or accountants as hereinafter provided. Provided, however, 50 any person may assist the licensed organization in any activity related 51 to the game of bingo which does not actually involve the holding, 52 conducting, managing or operating of such game of bingo. No game of 53 bingo shall be conducted with any equipment except such as shall be 54 owned absolutely or leased by the authorized organization so licensed or 55 used without payment of any compensation therefor by the licensee. 56 Lease terms and conditions shall be subject to rules and regulationsS. 3673--B 9 1 promulgated by the board. This article shall not be construed to author- 2 ize or permit an authorized organization to engage in the business of 3 leasing bingo supplies or equipment. No items of expense shall be 4 incurred or paid in connection with the conducting of any game of bingo 5 pursuant to any license issued under this article, except those that are 6 reasonable and are necessarily expended for bingo supplies and equip- 7 ment, prizes, stated rental if any, bookkeeping or accounting services 8 according to a schedule of compensation prescribed by the commission, 9 janitorial services and utility supplies if any, and license fees, 10 reimbursement of reasonable expenses incurred by volunteers who donate 11 their time to hold, operate or conduct or assist in the conduct of such 12 games, and the cost of bus transportation, if authorized by the control 13 commission. 14 § 19. Subdivision 1 of section 491 of the general municipal law, as 15 amended by section 9 of part MM of chapter 59 of the laws of 2017, is 16 amended to read as follows: 17 1. Within [seven] ten days after the conclusion of any occasion of 18 bingo, the authorized organization that conducted the same, and such 19 authorized organization's members who were in charge thereof, and when 20 applicable the authorized organization that rented its premises there- 21 for, shall each furnish to the clerk of the municipality a statement 22 subscribed by the member in charge and affirmed by such person as true, 23 under the penalties of perjury, showing the amount of the gross receipts 24 derived therefrom and each item of expense incurred, or paid, and each 25 item of expenditure made or to be made, the name and address of each 26 person to whom each such item has been paid, or is to be paid, with a 27 detailed description of the merchandise purchased or the services 28 rendered therefor, the net proceeds derived from such game or rental, as 29 the case may be, and the use to which such proceeds have been or are to 30 be applied and a list of prizes offered and given, with the respective 31 values thereof. A clerk may make provisions for the option for the elec- 32 tronic filing of such statement. It shall be the duty of each licensee 33 to maintain and keep such books and records as may be necessary to 34 substantiate the particulars of each such statement and within fifteen 35 days after the end of each calendar quarter during which there has been 36 any occasion of bingo, a summary statement of such information, in form 37 prescribed by the commission, shall be furnished in the same manner to 38 the commission. 39 § 20. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed- 40 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
