NYC Administrative Code

§ 20-351 — Persons operating and conducting games; equipment; expenses; compensation.

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This section regulates the operation and conduct of bingo games under a specific license, stipulating that only active members of the authorized organization may hold or assist in such games. It mandates that all equipment used must be owned by the organization and outlines permissible expenses related to bingo operations. Applies to organizations licensed to conduct bingo games.

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§ 20-351 Persons operating and conducting games; equipment; expenses; compensation.

AC § 20-351

No person shall hold, operate or conduct any game of bingo under any license issued under this subchapter and article fourteen-H of the general municipal law except an active member of the authorized organization to which the license is issued, and no person shall assist in the holding, operating or conducting of any game of bingo under such license except such an active member or a member of an organization or association which is an auxiliary to the licensee or a member of an organization or association of which such licensee is an auxiliary or a member of an organization or association which is affiliated with the licensee by being, with it, auxiliary to another organization or association and except bookkeepers or accountants as hereinafter provided. No game of bingo shall be conducted with any equipment except such as shall be owned absolutely by the authorized organization so licensed or used without payment of any compensation therefor by the licensee. No item of expense shall be incurred or paid in connection with the conducting of any game of bingo pursuant to any license issued under this subchapter and article fourteen-H of the general municipal law, except those that are reasonable and are necessarily expended for bingo supplies and equipment, prizes, stated rental if any, bookkeeping or accounting service according to a schedule of compensation prescribed by the commission, janitorial services and utility supplies if any, and license fees, and the cost of bus transportation, if authorized by the control commission.

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