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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Any person, association or corporation who or which shall:
(1) make any false statement in any application for any license authorized to be issued under this article;
(2) pay or receive, for the use of any premises for conducting bingo, a rental in excess of the amount specified as the permissible rent in the license provided for in subdivision two of section four hundred eighty of this article;
(3) fail to keep such books and records as shall fully and truly record all transactions connected with the conducting of bingo or the leasing of premises to be used for the conduct of bingo;
(4) falsify or make any false entry in any books or records so far as they relate in any manner to the conduct of bingo, to the disposition of the proceeds thereof and to the application of the rents received by any authorized organization;
(5) divert or pay any portion of the net proceeds of any game of bingo to any person, association or corporation, except in furtherance of one or more of the lawful purposes defined in this article; or
(6) violate any of the provisions of this article or of any term of any license issued under this article;
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall forfeit any license issued under this article and be ineligible to apply for a license under this article for one year thereafter.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New York Consolidated Laws, General Municipal Law - GMU § 495. Offenses; forfeiture of license; ineligibility to apply for license - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/general-municipal-law/gmu-sect-495/
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