N.Y. General Municipal Law § 488: Persons operating and conducting games; equipment; expenses; compensation

§ 488. Persons operating and conducting games; equipment; expenses;

compensation. 1. No person shall hold, operate or conduct any game of

bingo under any license issued under this article except a bona fide

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 a bona fide member or a

bona fide member of an organization or association which is an auxiliary

to the licensee or a bona fide member of an organization or association

of which such licensee is an auxiliary or a bona fide 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. Provided,

however, any person may assist the licensed organization in any activity

related to the game of bingo which does not actually involve the

holding, conducting, managing or operating of such game of bingo. No

game of bingo shall be conducted with any equipment except such as shall

be owned absolutely or leased by the authorized organization so licensed

or used without payment of any compensation therefor by the licensee.

Lease terms and conditions shall be subject to rules and regulations

promulgated by the board. This article shall not be construed to

authorize or permit an authorized organization to engage in the business

of leasing bingo supplies or equipment. No items of expense shall be

incurred or paid in connection with the conducting of any game of bingo

pursuant to any license issued under this article, except those that are

reasonable and are necessarily expended for bingo supplies and

equipment, prizes, stated rental if any, bookkeeping or accounting

services 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.

2. Notwithstanding any provision of this article to the contrary, a

person who is a bona fide member of an organization licensed to conduct

the game of bingo and is also a bona fide member of one or more other

organizations which are also licensed to conduct the game of bingo, and

such organizations are not affiliates or auxiliaries of the others,

shall be authorized to operate, conduct or assist in the operation or

conduct of games of bingo held by any of such organizations licensed to

conduct bingo.