Bill Text: NY S00177 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Authorizes housing authorities to operate bingo games; adds guests invited by residents of any apartment, condominium or cooperative complex, housing authority, retirement community, or other group residential complex or facility to the scope of application; allows games to be conducted two days per week; makes related provisions.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - REFERRED TO RACING, GAMING AND WAGERING [S00177 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S00177-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                           177
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                       (Prefiled)
                                     January 9, 2019
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        Introduced  by  Sen. HELMING -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Racing, Gaming and  Wager-
          ing
        AN  ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to the operation
          of bingo games
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Clause (B) of subparagraph (i) of paragraph (b) of subdivi-
     2  sion  2  of  section  495-a  of the general municipal law, as amended by
     3  chapter 441 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows:
     4    (B) within any apartment, condominium or cooperative complex,  housing
     5  authority,  retirement  community, or other group residential complex or
     6  facility where (I) [sponsored by  the  operator  of  or  an  association
     7  related  to  such  complex,  community or facility, (II)] such games are
     8  conducted solely for the purpose of  amusement  and  recreation  of  its
     9  residents  and  guests invited by such residents, [(III)] (II) no player
    10  or other person furnishes anything of more than one dollar in value  per
    11  game  for  the opportunity to participate, [(IV)] (III) the value of the
    12  prizes shall not exceed ten dollars for any one game or a total  of  one
    13  hundred fifty dollars in any calendar day, [(V)] (IV) such games are not
    14  conducted  on  more  than  [fifteen] two days during any calendar [year]
    15  week, and [(VI)] (V) no person [other than an employee or  volunteer  of
    16  such  complex,  community  or  facility  conducts or assists] is paid to
    17  conduct or assist in conducting the game or games.
    18    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD04987-01-9