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What is NYC AC § 20-443?

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This section regulates the frequency and scheduling of games of chance conducted under a specific license. It limits such games to twelve times per calendar year and specifies permitted hours for operation, prohibiting games on certain holidays. Applies to organizations licensed to conduct games of chance in New York City.

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§ 20-443 Frequency and scheduling of games.

AC § 20-443

No game or games of chance shall be conducted under any license issued under this subchapter more often than twelve times in any calendar year. Games shall be conducted only between the hours of noon and midnight on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday; and between the hours of noon on Friday and two a.m. Saturday; and between the hours of noon on Saturday and two a.m. Sunday. The two a.m. closing period shall also apply to a legal holiday. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section no games of chance shall be conducted on Easter Sunday, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, and the days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. The restrictions in this section shall not apply when only the game of chance known as raffle is conducted, provided that authorized organizations licensed under this subchapter may conduct raffles during professional and collegiate sporting competitions at sports venues only from two hours before the beginning of play until the end of play. (Am. L.L. 2023/060, 5/25/2023, eff. 5/25/2023)

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