N.Y. Gen. Mun. Law § 189-a

§ 189-a. Authorized supplier of games of chance equipment. * No\nperson, firm, partnership, corporation or organization, shall sell or\ndistribute supplies or equipment specifically designed or adapted for\nuse in conduct of games of chance without having first obtained a\nlicense therefor upon written application made, verified and filed with\nthe board in the form prescribed by the rules and regulations of the\nboard. As a part of its determination concerning the applicant's\nsuitability for licensing as a games of chance supplier, the board shall\nrequire the applicant to furnish to the board two sets of fingerprints.\nSuch fingerprints shall be submitted to the division of criminal justice\nservices for a state criminal history record check, as defined in\nsubdivision one of section three thousand thirty-five of the education\nlaw, and may be submitted to the federal bureau of investigation for a\nnational criminal history record check. Manufacturers of bell jar\ntickets shall be considered suppliers of such equipment. In each such\napplication for a license under this section shall be stated the name\nand address of the applicant; the names and addresses of its officers,\ndirectors, shareholders or partners; the amount of gross receipts\nrealized on the sale and rental of games of chance supplies and\nequipment to duly licensed authorized organizations during the last\npreceding calendar or fiscal year, and such other information as shall\nbe prescribed by such rules and regulations. The fee for such license\nshall be a sum equal to twenty-five dollars plus an amount equal to two\nper centum of the gross sales and rentals, if any, of games of chance\nequipment and supplies to authorized organizations or authorized games\nof chance lessors by the applicant during the preceding calendar year,\nor fiscal year if the applicant maintains his accounts on a fiscal year\nbasis. No license granted pursuant to the provisions of this section\nshall be effective for a period of more than one year.\n * NB Effective until December 19, 2026\n * No person, firm, partnership, corporation or organization, shall\nsell or distribute supplies or equipment specifically designed or\nadapted for use in conduct of games of chance without having first\nobtained a license therefor upon written application made, verified and\nfiled with the commission in the form prescribed by the rules and\nregulations of the commission. As a part of its determination concerning\nthe applicant's suitability for licensing as a games of chance supplier,\nthe commission shall require the applicant to furnish to the commission\ntwo sets of fingerprints. Such fingerprints shall be submitted to the\ndivision of criminal justice services for a state criminal history\nrecord check, as defined in subdivision one of section three thousand\nthirty-five of the education law, and may be submitted to the federal\nbureau of investigation for a national criminal history record check.\nManufacturers of bell jar tickets shall be considered suppliers of such\nequipment. In each such application for a license under this section\nshall be stated the name and address of the applicant; the names and\naddresses of its officers, directors, shareholders or partners; the\namount of gross receipts realized on the sale and rental of games of\nchance supplies and equipment to duly licensed authorized organizations\nduring the last preceding calendar or fiscal year, and such other\ninformation as shall be prescribed by such rules and regulations. The\nfee for such license shall be a sum equal to twenty-five dollars plus an\namount equal to two per centum of the gross sales and rentals, if any,\nof games of chance equipment and supplies to authorized organizations or\nauthorized games of chance lessors by the applicant during the preceding\ncalendar year, or fiscal year if the applicant maintains their accounts\non a fiscal year basis; provided, however, that for manufacturers of\nelectronic bell jar vending machines, the fee for such license shall be\nan additional one thousand dollars. No license granted pursuant to the\nprovisions of this section shall be effective for a period of more than\none year.\n * NB Effective December 19, 2026\n (a) The following shall be ineligible for such a license:\n (1) a person convicted of a crime if there is a direct relationship\nbetween one or more of the previous criminal offenses and the integrity\nor safety of charitable gaming, considering the factors set forth in\narticle twenty-three-A of the correction law;\n (2) a person who is or has been a professional gambler or gambling\npromoter or who for other reasons is not of good moral character;\n (3) a public officer or employee;\n (4) an authorized games of chance lessor;\n (5) a firm or corporation in which a person defined in paragraph (1),\n(2), (3) or (4) of this subdivision has greater than a ten percent\nproprietary, equitable or credit interest or in which such a person is\nactive or employed.\n (b) The board shall have power to examine or cause to be examined the\nbooks and records of any applicant for a license, under this section.\nAny information so received shall not be disclosed except so far as may\nbe necessary for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this\narticle.\n (c) Any solicitation of an organization licensed to conduct games of\nchance, to purchase or induce the purchase of games of chance supplies\nand equipment, other than by a person licensed or otherwise authorized\npursuant to this section shall constitute a violation of this section.\n (d) Any person who willfully shall make any material false statement\nin any application for a license authorized to be issued under this\nsection or who willfully shall violate any of the provisions of this\nsection or of any license issued hereunder shall be guilty of a\nmisdemeanor and, in addition to the penalties in such case made and\nprovided, shall forfeit any license issued to him or it under this\nsection and be ineligible to apply for a license under this section for\none year thereafter.\n (e) At the end of such period specified in the license, a\nrecapitulation shall be made as between the licensee and the board in\nrespect of the gross sales and rentals actually recorded during that\nperiod and the fee paid therefor, and any deficiency of fee thereby\nshown to be due shall be paid by the licensee and any excess of fee\nthereby shown to have been paid shall be credited to said licensee in\nsuch manner as the board by the rules and regulations shall prescribe.\n