N.Y. Gen. Mun. Law § 490
Advertising of bingo games
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Current — January 1, 2018
As of January 1, 2015
§ 490. Advertising of bingo games. A licensee may advertise the\nconduct of an occasion of bingo to the general public by means of\nnewspaper, radio, circular, handbill and poster, and by one sign not\nexceeding sixty square feet in area, which may be displayed on or\nadjacent to the premises owned or occupied by a licensed authorized\norganization, and when an organization is licensed to conduct bingo\noccasions on the premises of another licensed authorized organization or\nof a licensed commercial lessor, one additional such sign may be\ndisplayed on or adjacent to the premises in which the occasions are to\nbe conducted. Additional signs may be displayed upon any firefighting\nequipment belonging to any licensed authorized organization which is a\nvolunteer fire company, or upon any equipment of a first aid or rescue\nsquad in and throughout the community served by such volunteer fire\ncompany or such first aid or rescue squad, as the case may be. All\nadvertisements shall be limited to the description of such event as\n"bingo", the name of the licensed authorized organization conducting\nsuch occasions, the license number of the authorized organization as\nassigned by the clerk and the date, location and time of the bingo\noccasion.\n
§ 490. Advertising of bingo games. A licensee may advertise the\nconduct of an occasion of bingo to the general public by means of\nnewspaper, radio, circular, handbill and poster, by one sign not\nexceeding sixty square feet in area, which may be displayed on or\nadjacent to the premises owned or occupied by a licensed authorized\norganization, and through the internet or television as may be regulated\nby the rules and regulations of the commission. When an organization is\nlicensed to conduct bingo occasions on the premises of another licensed\nauthorized organization or of a licensed commercial lessor, one\nadditional such sign may be displayed on or adjacent to the premises in\nwhich the occasions are to be conducted. Additional signs may be\ndisplayed upon any firefighting or ambulance equipment belonging to any\nlicensed authorized organization which is a volunteer fire company,\nvolunteer ambulance corps or upon any equipment of a first aid or rescue\nsquad in and throughout the community served by such volunteer fire\ncompany, volunteer ambulance corps or such first aid or rescue squad, as\nthe case may be. All advertisements shall be limited to the description\nof such event as "bingo", the name of the licensed authorized\norganization conducting such bingo occasions, the license number of the\nauthorized organization as assigned by the clerk; the prizes offered and\nthe date, location and time of the bingo occasion.\n
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