N.Y. General Municipal Law § 195-k: Unlawful games of chance

§ 195-k. Unlawful games of chance. 1. Any person, association,

corporation or organization holding, operating, or conducting a game or

games of chance is guilty of a misdemeanor, except when operating,

holding or conducting:

(a) In accordance with a valid license issued pursuant to this

article;

(b) On behalf of a bona fide organization of persons sixty years of

age or over, commonly referred to as senior citizens, solely for the

purpose of amusement and recreation of its members where (i) the

organization has applied for and received an identification number from

the board, (ii) no player or other person furnishes anything of value

for the opportunity to participate, (iii) the prizes awarded or to be

awarded are nominal, (iv) no person other than a bona fide active member

of the organization participates in the conduct of the games, and (v) no

person is paid for conducting or assisting in the conduct of the game or

games; or

(c) A raffle pursuant to section one hundred ninety-a of this article.

2. The provisions of this section shall apply to all municipalities

within this state, including those municipalities where this article is

inoperative.