Gambling & Gaming in Rochester, NY (2026)
1 verified gambling & gaming rules for Rochester, New York, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Charitable Bingo and Raffles
Rochester's Bingo License Law, approved by city voters in an August 1958 referendum, lets licensed nonprofits run bingo on Sundays under City Clerk oversight, and a separate 1979 referendum authorized games of chance on Sundays except Easter, Christmas and New Year's Eve.
Rochester Bingo and Games of Chance Licensing
Some RestrictionsCode of the City of Rochester § 36-7
§ 36-7. When effective. A. This article shall not become operative or effective unless and until it shall have been approved by a majority of the qualified electors of the City of Rochester voting on a proposition which shall state: "Shall the ordinance adopted June 24, 1958, by the Council of the City of Rochester which authorizes the conduct of bingo games within the City of Rochester be appr...
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