New York A 3208: Relates to the operation of bingo games

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A03208 Summary:

BILL NOA03208 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORSantabarbara

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Amd §495-a, Gen Muni L

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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.

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BILL NOA03208 

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01/23/2025referred to racing and wagering

01/07/2026referred to racing and wagering

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 3208

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 23, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. SANTABARBARA -- 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 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 470 of the laws of 2019, 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 one day per week and not more than [thirty times]
 15 two days during any calendar [year] week, and [(VI)] (V) no person
 16 [other than an employee or volunteer of such complex, community or
 17 facility conducts or assists] is paid to conduct or assist in conducting
 18 the game or games.
 19 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06237-01-5

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