Clarkstown, NY Gambling & Gaming: Charitable Bingo and Raffles (2026)

Chapter 102, Article I, known as the "Bingo Ordinance of the Town of Clarkstown" (§ 102-1), requires bingo to be conducted per General Municipal Law § 479 (§ 102-2). Article II, adopted 10-13-1976, governs games of chance: § 102-3 finds that fundraising for bona fide charitable and religious organizations is in the public interest under Article I, § 9 of the state Constitution, while remaining "subject and subordinate to all the conditions and provisions contained in Article 9-A of the General Municipal Law" (§ 102-4). § 102-6 delegates the Town Board's licensing authority to the Town Clerk, who issues licenses, investigates applicants, and collects fees, while the Chief of Police is designated the "officer" who exercises rigid supervision over licensed games (§ 102-5B, § 102-13A). § 102-7 bars anyone but a licensed authorized organization from conducting games of chance in the Town. § 102-9 limits Sunday play to what the license specifically allows and bans games entirely on Easter Sunday, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, and requires the hall used to comply with state and Town fire laws. § 102-13B allows beer to be sold during licensed games but bars all other alcoholic beverages, and § 102-15J separately bars offering any alcoholic beverage as a prize. § 102-14B requires the licensee to pay the Town Clerk 5% of net proceeds as an administrative fee within seven days of the licensed period's end.